Category: Sunday Word
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Fasting ~ How and How Not?
We are continuing where we left off last week. Today, we will continue to discuss the spiritual discipline of fasting, particularly how and how not to fast. In this, we will briefly recap last week’s message and learn about starting small, doing it for God, being missional and doing something, being intentional, and making sure…
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Fasting ~ What & Why?
Today, we begin to explore the third discipline of our series, covering spiritual discipline. This is the discipline of fasting. We will examine what fasting is and why we would want to practice it by debunking various myths about it. We will emphasize the importance of spiritual disciplines, highlighting that they are essential for deepening…
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P.R.A.Y. ~ Ask ~ Unanswered Prayer
In this sermon, “P.R.A.Y. ~ Ask ~ Unanswered Prayer,” we will delve into the problematic topic of unanswered prayer, emphasizing that all prayer is answered, though not always as we hope. We will highlight the importance of prayer to commune with God and draw on the P.R.A.Y. method – Pause, Rejoice/Remember, Ask, Yield. As we…
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Art Camp 2024
This sermon reflects on this past week at Art Camp 2024, where kids learned about God-given skills of art to be creative and to be His masterpieces. Through songs and biblical references, the sermon emphasizes glorifying God, God’s love, and Jesus’ light overcoming darkness. The focus is on embracing our uniqueness, God’s transformative work, and…
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Spiritual Disciplines: Pray ~ Rejoice
Today, we move to the R. in our acrostic on how to pray P.R.A.Y. P. was to pause, and R. is to rejoice. We will emphasize the importance of rejoicing in prayer, highlighting Psalm 103 as a hymn of praise. We will be encouraged to seek instruction from God and to maintain focus on rejoicing…
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Spiritual Disciplines ~ How to Pray: Pause
Today, we will continue to discuss the importance of pausing in prayer to deepen our connection with God. We will dive into the P.R.A.Y., an acrostic that is to P to pause, R to rejoice, A to ask, and Y to yield. We will emphasize the P, which means to pause, and the significance of…
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Spiritual Disciplines ~ Prayer: Why, What, & How?
In today’s message from God’s Word, we will hear and respond to “Prayer: Why, What, & How.” We will emphasize the importance of prayer for spiritual growth. We will highlight the transformative power of the spiritual disciplines, especially prayer. Quoting authors like Richard Foster and Brennan Manning, we will explore prayer as essential for deepening…
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Spiritual Disciplines: Contemplation ~ Tuning the heart
In our time to hear and respond to a message from God’s Word today, we will continue to explore the importance of contemplation and how it is a vital practice that allows us to tune our hearts to Christ. We will discuss practically what it means to tune one’s heart to align with God’s heart.…
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Today, in our time of hearing and responding to God’s Word, we will discuss the spiritual discipline of contemplation and its significance within the Spiritual Disciplines for deepening our faith and relationship with Christ. We will talk more about the daily examen to prepare hearts for encountering God urging us to seek and meditate on…
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Spiritual Disciplines ~ The Disciplined Life
Today’s sermon on “Living a Life of Discipline” is an introduction to our extended series we are beginning over the spiritual disciplines. It highlights the importance of spiritual practices rooted in ancient traditions of faith, emphasizing the role of the Holy Spirit in developing these disciplines. Drawing from Paul’s analogy of discipline in running a…