{"id":1069327,"date":"2024-07-23T15:43:16","date_gmt":"2024-07-23T21:43:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/awmi2.wpenginepowered.com\/?post_type=browse-teaching&#038;p=1069327"},"modified":"2025-10-06T12:18:32","modified_gmt":"2025-10-06T18:18:32","slug":"four-essential-elements-of-christian-maturity","status":"publish","type":"browse-teaching","link":"https:\/\/www.awmi.net\/browse-teaching\/four-essential-elements-of-christian-maturity\/","title":{"rendered":"Four Essential Elements of Christian Maturity"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"1069327\" class=\"elementor elementor-1069327\" data-elementor-post-type=\"browse-teaching\">\n\t\t\t\t<div data-dce-background-overlay-color=\"#227AAD\" data-dce-background-image-url=\"https:\/\/cdn.awmi.net\/awmi-images\/teachingarticle_banner-sans_text-1400x330-LG20240425-v05-copy.webp\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2ee608f9 e-con-full elementor-hidden-mobile e-ecs-flex e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2ee608f9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;ecs_container_type&quot;:&quot;flex&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div data-dce-title-color=\"#FFFFFF\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2be9a45c elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2be9a45c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Four Essential Elements of Christian Maturity<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div data-dce-background-image-url=\"https:\/\/cdn.awmi.net\/awmi-images\/teachingarticle_mobile_sans-text-480x270-LG20240425-v05-copy.webp\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1c667a8c elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet e-ecs-flex e-flex 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data-settings=\"{&quot;ecs_container_type&quot;:&quot;flex&quot;}\" href=\"#video-teaching\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-175d2d48 ta-icon-6 videoModeBtn dce_masking-none elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"175d2d48\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"294\" src=\"https:\/\/www.awmi.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/icon-screen-white-20-300x294.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-1084170\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.awmi.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/icon-screen-white-20-300x294.png 300w, https:\/\/www.awmi.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/icon-screen-white-20-1024x1004.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.awmi.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/icon-screen-white-20-768x753.png 768w, https:\/\/www.awmi.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/icon-screen-white-20-1536x1505.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.awmi.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/icon-screen-white-20-75x75.png 75w, https:\/\/www.awmi.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/icon-screen-white-20.png 1709w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Watch<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-744090a audioModeBtn e-ecs-flex e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"744090a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ecs_container_type&quot;:&quot;flex&quot;}\" href=\"#audio-teaching\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element 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https:\/\/www.awmi.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/icon-headphones-white-20-768x767.png 768w, https:\/\/www.awmi.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/icon-headphones-white-20-75x75.png 75w, https:\/\/www.awmi.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/icon-headphones-white-20.png 1451w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Listen<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-95e2d05 e-ecs-flex e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"95e2d05\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ecs_container_type&quot;:&quot;flex&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-344b0a52 ta-icon-6 dce_masking-none elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"344b0a52\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><a href=\"https:\/\/store.awmi.net\/purchase\/1108-c\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.awmi.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/icon-cart-white-22-300x300.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-1084172\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.awmi.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/icon-cart-white-22-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.awmi.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/icon-cart-white-22-1021x1024.png 1021w, https:\/\/www.awmi.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/icon-cart-white-22-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.awmi.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/icon-cart-white-22-768x770.png 768w, 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1024w, https:\/\/www.awmi.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/icon-screen-white-21-768x753.png 768w, https:\/\/www.awmi.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/icon-screen-white-21-1536x1505.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.awmi.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/icon-screen-white-21-75x75.png 75w, https:\/\/www.awmi.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/icon-screen-white-21.png 1709w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Watch<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5499db2 audioModeBtn e-ecs-flex e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5499db2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ecs_container_type&quot;:&quot;flex&quot;}\" href=\"#audio-teaching\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element 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https:\/\/www.awmi.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/icon-headphones-white-21-768x767.png 768w, https:\/\/www.awmi.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/icon-headphones-white-21-75x75.png 75w, https:\/\/www.awmi.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/icon-headphones-white-21.png 1451w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Listen<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2356933e e-ecs-flex e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2356933e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ecs_container_type&quot;:&quot;flex&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/store.awmi.net\/purchase\/1108-c\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-394d834b ta-icon-6 dce_masking-none elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"394d834b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.awmi.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/icon-cart-white-23-300x300.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-1084175\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.awmi.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/icon-cart-white-23-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.awmi.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/icon-cart-white-23-1021x1024.png 1021w, https:\/\/www.awmi.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/icon-cart-white-23-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.awmi.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/icon-cart-white-23-768x770.png 768w, https:\/\/www.awmi.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/icon-cart-white-23-75x75.png 75w, https:\/\/www.awmi.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/icon-cart-white-23.png 1445w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Purchase<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-576edbba e-ecs-flex e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"576edbba\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;ecs_container_type&quot;:&quot;flex&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-308a4bf6 e-ecs-flex e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"308a4bf6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ecs_container_type&quot;:&quot;flex&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div 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