Spiritual Practices Study Guide

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TOPICS THE PRACTICE OF PRAYER THE PRACTICE OF SCRIPTURE THE PRACTICE OF FASTING THE PRA...

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1. THE PRACTICE OF PRAYER W hat is PRAYER Prayer is the way we communicate with God, and almost everyone has done it a...

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Matthew 6 9-13 Jesus continues, This, then, is how you should pray Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name, you...

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If you practiced prayer by praying through The Lord s Prayer this week, how did that go One way we learn is to seek ...

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2. THE PRACTICE OF SCRIPTURE W hat is SCRIPTURE Scripture is the written record of how God has revealed himself throug...

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We want to study Scripture so we are able to understand and apply it to our lives properly. There are volumes of amazing B...

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The Lord is the everlasting God, the Creator of the ends of the earth. He will not grow tired or weary, and his underst...

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3. THE PRACTICE OF FASTING W hat is FASTING Simply put, fasting is voluntarily going without food or any other regu...

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Fasting was a part of the rhythm of life in the Bible so much so that Jesus was questioned about why his disciples were ...

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Is not this the kind of fasting I have chosen to loose the chains of injustice and untie the cords of the yoke, to set th...

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THE PRACTICE OF SOLITUDE SILENCE W hat is SOLITUDE SILENCE If you live in a busy house or have a hectic job, the id...

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- Set your alarm to wake you 30 minutes early in the morning for some silence and solitude or a reminder to go to bed 30 ...

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If you were able to spend some time practicing silence and solitude this week, what did you enjoy most If you did not pra...

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5. THE PRACTICE OF CONFESSION W hat is CONFESSION When we confess, we acknowledge the sin in our lives harm we have ...

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There really is something powerful about not just confessing in our mind speaking or writing out the words of sin begins ...

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S peaking of CONFESSION What part of the weekend sermon is still sitting with you today Which practice s of confession...

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6. THE PRACTICE OF OBEDIENCE W hat is OBEDIENCE Just before Jesus was arrested, he was in the Garden if Gethsemane cry...

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P racticing OBEDIENCE This week we will practice obedience by demonstrating love to others in three ways. LOVE AS RESTRA...

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S peaking of OBEDIENCE Why do you think Jesus ties obedience to loving others How does loving others help you feel more ...

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7. THE PRACTICE OF SERVICE W hat is SERVICE The Gospel of Mark records a conversation between Jesus and the disciples ...

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JESUS MODELED THE LIFE OF SERVANT LEADERSHIP ALL THE WAY TO, AND INCLUDING HIS DEATH ON THE CROSS. P racticing SERVICE A...

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One of Paul s statements reads, You, my brothers and sisters, were called to be free. But do not use yo...

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8. THE PRACTICE OF GIVING W hat is GIVING We give because God has given to us. He is a generous God and everything we ...

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Money can become a rival god. One of the main ways that we can keep ourselves free from this idolatry is through giving. W...

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We are called to give tithes and o erings, tithes being a committed giving amount out of every paycheck, and o erings bein...

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9. THE PRACTICE OF WORSHIP W hat is WORSHIP Come, let us bow down in worship, let us kneel before the Lord our Make...

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Worship is placing and keeping God alone at the highest place in your life. The act of demonstrating worship to God can lo...

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Choose a song or scripture a few suggestions listed below to help center your mind on God, but then allow yourself to go...

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10. THE PRACTICE OF CELEBRATION W hat is CELEBRATION The Bible is full of feast days and celebrations. Every sabbath w...

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- Plan for a day of celebration if possible, do not work today or use it to catch up on chores. Set the scene with some ...

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- Play some music and practice your childlike worship again. Have each person share some ways they understand or have exp...

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P aper Chain Decoration Activity Print these pages or copy the scriptures onto another piece of paper. If there are youn...

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1 Corinthians 6 14 And God raised the Lord and will also raise us up by his power. ESV Romans 8 34 Christ Jesus who...

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John 11 25 Jesus said to her, I am the resurrection and the life. The one who believes in me will live, even though t...