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…

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…

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…

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…

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….

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…