Tag: Spiritual Disciplines
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Surrender & Submit ~ How? Look to Jesus
Today, we explore the theme of surrender and submission to God further and ask how we do this by following the example of Jesus. We will turn to the passage from Mark 14:32-42, where Jesus prays in Gethsemane. Highlighting that true submission involves, at times, doing what we would rather not do, emphasizing the importance…
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Spiritual Disciplines ~ The Purpose of Study?
Today’s message is to continue our series on the spiritual discipline of study and discuss the purpose of studying God’s Word. Understanding, as we have already seen, the study of the Word of God is not merely an academic exercise but a transformative spiritual discipline aimed at shaping and changing our lives. Through the insight…
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Spiritual Disciplines: Study ~ What is it?
Today, we emphasize the importance of spiritual disciplines in deepening one’s relationship with Christ, focusing mainly on the discipline of study. We will highlight that actual study goes beyond mere reading; it involves meditation and the application of Scripture to foster personal transformation and spiritual growth. Drawing from various biblical passages, our message today…
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Spiritual Disciplines ~ Silence & Solitude
Today’s message will encourage us to actively explore the spiritual disciplines that foster a deeper relationship with God, emphasizing the importance of what we invest in our faith journey. Today, we will be introduced to the practices of silence and solitude as vital means of renewal, as they allow believers to detach from worldly distractions…
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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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Spiritual Disciplines: P.R.A.Y. ~ Ask
In this sermon, “P.R.A.Y. ~ Ask,” returns to our focus this year on Spiritual Discipline. Returning to our exploration of prayer and the importance of approaching God with reverence and faith that we can have in doing as we have discussed these past several weeks to understand what we are doing in that we are…
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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: 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…