Spiritual Disciplines

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Spiritual Disciplines. Or The Anti-Sloth Hour. SPIRITUAL DISCIPLINES:. Life patterns that direct us to God and disciple us more fully into the likeness of Jesus Christ. The Evangelical Tradition – Some Disciplines to Practice. Pray the Bible out loud 15 minutes daily. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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Spiritual DisciplinesSpiritual DisciplinesOrOr

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SPIRITUAL DISCIPLINES:SPIRITUAL DISCIPLINES:

Life patternsLife patterns that direct that direct us to God and disciple us us to God and disciple us

more fully into the more fully into the likeness of Jesus Christ.likeness of Jesus Christ.

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The Evangelical Tradition – Some Disciplines to Practice

Pray the Bible out loud 15 minutes daily.Pray the Bible out loud 15 minutes daily.

Memorize a passage of Scripture.Memorize a passage of Scripture. ICO VolunteersICO Volunteers

Start or join a Bible study.Start or join a Bible study.

Read through the Bible in a year.Read through the Bible in a year.

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Spiritual DisciplinesSpiritual DisciplinesA 3-Way JourneyA 3-Way Journey

The Spirit of the DisciplinesThe Spirit of the Disciplines by Dallas Willardby Dallas Willard

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The Journey UpwardThe Journey Upward

Solitude: Planned AvailabilitySolitude: Planned Availability

Thanksgiving: Waging War on Thanksgiving: Waging War on DiscontentmentDiscontentment

Confession: Being Honest with GodConfession: Being Honest with God

Bible Meditation: Crawling Through Bible Meditation: Crawling Through Scripture by Sacred ReadingScripture by Sacred Reading

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The Journey InwardThe Journey Inward

Journal KeepingJournal Keeping

Healing of Memories: Walking Healing of Memories: Walking Through Life with JesusThrough Life with Jesus

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The Journey OutwardThe Journey Outward

IntercessionIntercession

ForgivenessForgiveness

HospitalityHospitality

Social ActionSocial Action

Spiritual GiftsSpiritual Gifts

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A Spiritual Formation A Spiritual Formation WorkbookWorkbook

by James Bryan Smith by James Bryan Smith & Richard J. Foster& Richard J. Foster

http://renovare.org/http://renovare.org/

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Holiness

Having pure thoughts, words, and actions, and overcoming temptation

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Charismatic

Welcoming the Holy Spirit while nurturing

and exercising my spiritual gifts

Contemplative

Spending time with God in prayer and meditation

Incarnational

Unifying the sacred secular areas of my life

while showing forth God’s presence

Social Justice

Helping others less fortunate than I

Evangelical

Sharing the gospel of Jesus Christ and

reading the Scriptures

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Charismatic –Charismatic –The Spirit-Empowered LifeThe Spirit-Empowered Life

DisciplineDiscipline

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

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Contemplative – Contemplative – A Prayer-Filled LifeA Prayer-Filled Life

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

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The Sacred Way: The Sacred Way: Spiritual Practices for Everyday LifeSpiritual Practices for Everyday Life

By Tony JonesBy Tony Jones

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Lectio Divina – Sacred Reading

ReadingReading ( (LectioLectio)) – slow down and savour.

MeditationMeditation ( (MeditatioMeditatio) – attend to deeper ) – attend to deeper meanings. Pay attention to emotions.meanings. Pay attention to emotions.

PrayerPrayer ( (OratioOratio) – ask God for illumination ) – ask God for illumination about meaning and emotions experienced.about meaning and emotions experienced.

ContemplationContemplation ( (ContemplatioContemplatio) – beyond ) – beyond words and intellect into communion with words and intellect into communion with God.God.

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The Call to the Inner Life

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

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