Why are some Christians spiritually stronger than others?

Speaker: Matthew Ruttan

February 17, 2025

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Motivation matters. For example, people who do better in surgery are people who have a reason to live afterwards. It’s a matter of motivation.

With that in mind, spiritual muscle matters. Agreed. But we probably won’t do anything to make it happen unless we’re properly motivated. How’s this for motivation? If you do not grow spiritual muscle, not only will you suffer, but there is a risk that people around you will suffer as well.

In Mark 9:14-32 the disciples weren’t able to help a severely demonized boy because they didn’t have the proper spiritual conditioning for the job. In this sermon by Pastor Ruttan (also released as a podcast episode), we unpack this fascinating text and apply this same principle to the entirety of our lives. Spiritual muscle makes a difference.

What if there was hurt or harm in our lives—or in the lives of the people we care about—that we were simply unable to address because of a lack of spiritual conditioning? All Christians are saved; but not all Christians are at the same level of spiritual maturity.

Fortunately, God educates and equips us, not only to be victorious in the realm of spiritual warfare, but to share and show the light of Christ with the people around us and in the world at large. Spiritual muscle makes a difference.