Introduction In teaching spiritual formation, there are at least twelve spiritual disciplines that believers are taught. These consist of the following: [taken from Celebration of Discipline: The Path to Spiritual Growth, Richard J. Foster] Meditation Prayer Fasting Study of the Holy Scriptures Living a simplic lifestyle Solitude Submission Service Confession/repentance Worship Guidance Celebration Of these … [Read more…]
Quote “Light of the world so clear and bight, Please enter our homes this Christmas night; Re-light our souls so tenderly, That we may grow to be like Thee. -Anonymous The Divine Plan of God His genealogy links Him (Jesus) to the son of King David and the Son of Abraham. This lineage binds Him … [Read more…]
Solitude The glory of God is the manifestation of God’s presence, power, and goodness on the earth in a visible way, i.e., fire, cloud, light, healing, deliverance, etc. (Exodus 13:21, 22; 2 Chronicles 5:14; Luke 5:17; 11:20; John 11:40-44; Acts 2:3; Acts 9:3). Jesus was God’s glory manifested in the earth when He was here, … [Read more…]
Preface Today’s blog post centers upon the gift of the spiritual discipline of simplicity and its life-giving properties for the believer who has an unhealthy perspective of money and its dangers to the soul. The scripture references that were used for this lesson are Matthew 6:19-24 [dealing with the appropriate Godly perspective of money], and … [Read more…]