In this week’s message at New Hope, Greg began a new series called Progress, exploring what it truly means to grow spiritually. He reminded us that maturity in faith doesn’t happen automatically with time—it comes through allowing the Holy Spirit to transform us from the inside out. Using Hebrews 5 and James 1, Greg contrasted spiritual infancy with maturity, showing how endurance in life’s troubles becomes the soil where transformation happens. As we learn to rely less on our own strength and more on God’s Spirit, we begin to reflect the character of Jesus in real and lasting ways.