Imagine you are handed a screw and a painting and are tasked with hanging it on the wall. Would you rather use a regular screwdriver or an electric drill? Your answer should be obvious. Every year was take at least a month or two to talk about the Spiritual Disciplines, which are (in John Pryor's words), the spiritual equivilent of power tools.
"Don't you realize that in a race everyone runs, but only one person gets the prize? So run to win! All athletes are disciplined in their training. They do it to win a prize that will fade away, but we do it for an eternal prize. So I run with purpose in every step. I am not just shadowboxing. I discipline my body like an athlete, training it to do what it should. Otherwise, I fear that after preaching to others I myself might be disqualified." 1 Corinthians 9:24-27
Do you want to get serious about your faith? These Spiritual Disciplines are here for you. Follow along with this series if you want to learn how you might better integrate them into your daily life.
Speaker: John Pryor, Senior Minister
Notes:
We CAN accomplish God's goals with His help.
1 Corinthians 10:13
We become what we do, and because our Maker knows best, we study to learn His Way. Psalm 119, Ezra 7:9-10
Study focuses on God's Word. Be careful “studying” anything from an ungodly or anti-God perspective! Ecclesiastes 12:12, Ephesians 5:12
We study so we can learn, understand, apply and teachGod's truth, especially to our children!
2 Timothy 2:15, Joshua 1:8, Deuteronomy 6:4-9
Secrecy forces us to totally trust God, and it helps us crucify our pride and arrogance. Matthew 6
(Secret sins will also be revealed when our secret good deeds are rewarded, but that is a whole other subject...) Psalm 90:8, Ecclesiastes 12:14, Jeremiah 17:10, Mark 4:22, Romans 16:25, 1 Timothy 5:24-25
Lord, I will...