SPIRITUAL DISCIPLINES:

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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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NO EXCUSES

• God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of
  power, of love and self-discipline.
• 2 Timothy 17
• His divine power has given us everything we need
  for life and godliness through our knowledge of
  him . . . 2 Peter 13

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May God himself, . . .sanctify you through and
through. May your whole spirit, soul and body be
kept blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus
Christ. The one who calls you is faithful and he
will do it. 1 Thes. 523-24
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Celebration of DisciplineBy Richard Foster
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Disciplines of Abstinence(to counteract
tendencies towardsins of commission)

• Abstain from fleshly lusts which war against the
  soul.
• 1 Peter 211

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Disciplines of Abstinence

• Fasting
• Solitude
• Silence
• Frugality

• Chastity
• Secrecy
• Sacrifice
• Simplicity

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Disciplines of Engagement(to counteract
tendencies towardsins of omission)

• Arise, take up your bed, and go your way.
• Mark 211

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Disciplines of Engagement

• Study
• Worship
• Celebration
• Service

• Prayer
• Fellowship
• Submission
• Confession

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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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Evangelical The Word-Centered Life Discipline

• By Gods grace, I will share my faith with
  others as God leads and will study the Scriptures
  regularly.

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Pray Out Loud

• Do not let this Book of the Law depart from your
  mouth meditate on it day and night
• Joshua 18

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To Meditate to murmur, to mutter, to have a deep
tone, growl (like a lion over its prey), groan,
utter, moan (like a dove), mourn.
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Pick up your Sword of the Spirit.(Ephesians
6)The word of God is living and active . .
.(Hebrews 412)
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Begin to pray/read Bible verses and chapters
phrase by phrase, slowly and repetitively.
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Why Out Loud?Two reasons
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So you know when youve stopped.Because its
hard to think about something else when youre
talking!
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SCRIPTURE

• SATURATE
• VOCABULARY
• RHEMA Living Word
• DILIGENCE A LIFESTYLE OF STUDY

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Resources Challenges

• Prayers from the Bible
• www.ArmyOnItsKnees.org
• www.ihop.org
• www.heroresources.com
• Start a Bible Study

• Commit to Scripture memorization
• Pray the Bible 15 minutes a day
• Read through the Bible this year