Milk vs Solid Food—Recreate Church, Pastor Michael Shockley—Service, June 29, 2025

Milk vs. Solid Food ReCreate Church | David Boudreaux

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EPISODE SUMMARY

Are you still drinking spiritual milk when God is calling you to solid food? In this challenging message, David Boudreaux explores what it means to mature in our faith journey. Through Hebrews 5:9-14, discover why some believers remain "dull of hearing" and how we can graduate from basic spiritual principles to deeper understanding and application. Learn the difference between head knowledge and heart transformation, and why God desires every believer to move from being fed to becoming feeders of others.

Core Message: God wants us to graduate from spiritual milk to solid food - from being babes in Christ to mature disciples who can teach others.

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KEY TOPICS COVERED The Problem of Dull Hearing

- Why the writer of Hebrews couldn't share deeper truths

- Understanding "dull of hearing" as spiritual laziness, not physical impairment

- How believers can become sluggish in their spiritual walk

The Need for Spiritual Milk

- Why new believers need foundational truths (1 Peter 2:1-3)

- The importance of "first principles" in faith development

- How spiritual milk provides necessary foundation for growth

The Call to Spiritual Maturity

- Moving from being taught to becoming teachers

- The danger of remaining perpetually immature

- Why some need to relearn basic principles they've already heard

Head Knowledge vs. Heart Transformation

- The difference between knowing facts and living truth

- How information without application leads to spiritual ineffectiveness

- Moving from "big head" syndrome to heart change

Discerning Good from Evil

- How mature believers develop spiritual discernment

- The role of practice and habit in spiritual growth

- Exercising our spiritual senses through consistent application

False Doctrine and Spiritual Immaturity

- Why immature believers are vulnerable to false teaching

- The example of Jesus dying "once for all" vs. repeated sacrifice

- How solid food equips us to recognize error

The Journey from Introvert to Community

- Personal testimony of reluctant fellowship

- How God challenges our comfort zones for spiritual growth

- The importance of community in maturation process

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MEMORABLE QUOTES

"Tell me and I forget, teach me and I remember, involve me and I learn."

"If it never gets from our head to our heart, we haven't gotten it."

"God speaks to us every day. But in order to hear His voice, we must be tuned in to His frequency."

"God doesn't want you to remain a 'babe' in Christ, but to mature, to graduate to solid food."

"For Ezra had set his heart to study the Law of the LORD, and to do it and to teach his statutes and rules in Israel."

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BIBLICAL FOUNDATION

- Primary Text: Hebrews 5:9-14

- Supporting Texts: 1 Peter 2:1-3, 1 Corinthians 3:1-3, Ezra 7:10, Ephesians 4:14

- Key Theme: Spiritual maturation from milk to solid food

- Context: The superiority of Christ's priesthood and the call to spiritual maturity

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PRACTICAL APPLICATION If You're New in Your Faith:

- Desire the pure milk of God's Word for foundational growth

- Don't rush the process - milk is necessary for new believers

- Focus on basic principles before moving to deeper truths

If You've Been a Believer for Years:

- Assess honestly whether you're still on spiritual milk

- Move from being constantly taught to becoming a teacher

- Practice what you've learned to develop spiritual discernment

If You Struggle with False Teaching:

- Develop skills to discern between good and evil

- Study God's Word consistently to recognize error

- Move beyond surface-level understanding to deeper truth

If You're Reluctant About Fellow