Week 05 | Formed by Jesus As believers, there are many things we are commanded to do. Our faith is active, it involves us expending energy for the goodness of God. But God knows we have limits, and he has given us ways we can discipline ourselves in order to be rejuvenated for the work he has for us. How …
Week 04 | Formed by Jesus The follower of Christ is meant to dwell with God through prayer and fasting. Prayer allows us an avenue to converse with the Lord. God has made himself available to us. Fasting holds a different but similar purpose. Fasting is a response to the Lord for guidance, worship, or mourning. Download the STUDY GUIDE.
Week 03 | Formed by Jesus Growing in holiness is hard. It is even harder to grow alone. The church is not a building, but a body of believers who belong to one another. As we walk together, practicing spiritual disciplines, we do two things. We help one another in living out what Scripture asks of us and we show …
Week 02 | Formed by Jesus As we seek to live out the spiritual disciplines in our lives, we have a source of instruction. God’s Word was given to us that we might know him and learn of his grace and of his will for us. The Grand Narrative story reveals his redemptive plan to save us from ourselves and …
Week 01 | Formed by Jesus The spiritual disciplines are not qualities we have, but practices to lead us to characteristics of Jesus. They are made to allow us to experience the peace, joy, and love of God. They put us in the path of the Lord in order to feel his wake as he moves and works. But, we …