Spiritual Disciplines

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Spiritual Disciplines

• Or
• The Anti-Sloth Hour

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SPIRITUAL DISCIPLINES

• Life patterns that direct us to God and disciple
  us more fully into the likeness of Jesus Christ.

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The Evangelical Tradition Some Disciplines to
Practice

• Pray the Bible out loud 15 minutes daily.
• Memorize a passage of Scripture.
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• Start or join a Bible study.
• Read through the Bible in a year.

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Spiritual Disciplines

• A 3-Way Journey
• The Spirit of the Disciplines
• by Dallas Willard

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The Journey Upward

• Solitude Planned Availability
• Thanksgiving Waging War on Discontentment
• Confession Being Honest with God
• Bible Meditation Crawling Through Scripture by
  Sacred Reading

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The Journey Inward

• Journal Keeping
• Healing of Memories Walking Through Life with
  Jesus

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The Journey Outward

• Intercession
• Forgiveness
• Hospitality
• Social Action
• Spiritual Gifts

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A Spiritual Formation Workbookby James Bryan
Smith Richard J. Foster http//renovare.org/
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Holiness Having pure thoughts, words, and
actions, and overcoming temptation
Charismatic Welcoming the Holy Spirit while
nurturing and exercising my spiritual gifts
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Contemplative Spending time with God in prayer
and meditation
Social Justice Helping others less fortunate than
I
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Incarnational Unifying the sacred secular areas
of my life while showing forth Gods presence
Evangelical Sharing the gospel of Jesus Christ
and reading the Scriptures
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Charismatic The Spirit-Empowered
LifeDiscipline

• By Gods grace, I will welcome the Holy
  Spirit, exercising the gifts and nurturing the
  fruit while living in the joy and power of the
  Spirit.

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Contemplative A Prayer-Filled LifeDiscipline

• By Gods grace, I will set aside time regularly
  for prayer, meditation, and spiritual reading and
  will seek to practice the presence of God.

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The Sacred Way Spiritual Practices for Everyday
Life

• By Tony Jones

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Lectio Divina Sacred Reading

• Reading (Lectio) slow down and savour.
• Meditation (Meditatio) attend to deeper
  meanings. Pay attention to emotions.
• Prayer (Oratio) ask God for illumination about
  meaning and emotions experienced.
• Contemplation (Contemplatio) beyond words and
  intellect into communion with God.

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The Call to the Inner Life

• Name some enemies of your soul.
• How are you waging war against them?
• What spiritual disciplines do you practice
  consistently?
• Which ones are encouraged in your context and
  practiced by others soldiers, officers and
  other leaders?
• Describe your relationship to the Holy Spirit.

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