Key Verse:   1 Peter 2:2 "...as newborn babes, desire the pure milk of the word, that you may grow thereby."

 Main Point: Christians who are constantly growing in Christlikeness bring honor and glory to God.

 Psalm 1:1-3     Blessed is the man who walks not in the counsel of the ungodly, Nor stands in the path of sinners, Nor sits in the seat of the scornful; 2 But his delight is in the law of the Lord, and in His law he meditates day and night. 3 He shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that brings forth its fruit in its season, whose leaf also shall not wither; and whatever he does shall prosper.

Ezra 7:10 For Ezra had prepared his heart to seek the Law of the Lord, and to do it, and to teach statutes and ordinances in Israel.

Ezra’s approach to the Word of God teaches us the road to Christian success…

1. Ezra prepared his heart.
2. Ezra pursued God’s word.           
3. Ezra performed the word of God.
4. Ezra passed on the word of God.