Spiritual Disciplines Or The Anti-Sloth Hour

The Charismatic Tradition – Some Disciplines to Practice Study the Scripture passages about the Holy Spirit – including the fruit and the gifts. Enter deeply into every aspect of corporate worship meetings, empowered and enlivened by the Holy Spirit. Spend time in prayer, asking the Father to fill you with the Holy Spirit.

The Contemplative Tradition – Some Disciplines to Practice Read a devotional classic. (You don’t have to agree with everything in it to benefit from it). Practice listening to God, spend time in silence this week. Take a prayer walk. Write an original prayer (in words, music, visual art, drama, dance, media).

A Spiritual Formation Workbook by James Bryan Smith & Richard J. Foster

1 Holiness Having pure thoughts, words, and actions, and overcoming temptation 10 Charismatic Welcoming the Holy Spirit while nurturing and exercising my spiritual gifts Contemplative Spending time with God in prayer and meditation Incarnational Unifying the sacred secular areas of my life while showing forth God’s presence Social Justice Helping others less fortunate than I Evangelical Sharing the gospel of Jesus Christ and reading the Scriptures

Holiness – The Virtuous Life Discipline By God’s grace, I will strive mightily against sin [and will prevail] and will do deeds of love and mercy.

The Holiness Tradition – Some Disciplines to Practice Try a 24 hour fast – from food, TV, speech. Write out a confession in a journal. Find an accountability partner to help you be victorious over temptation – meet regularly and be honest. Do a “covet” check list and a “treasure” check list. Anything you prize too highly? Give it away.

Incarnational – The Sacramental Life Discipline By God’s grace, I will joyfully seek to show forth the presence of God in all that I am, in all that I do, in all that I say. By God’s grace, I will joyfully seek to show forth the presence of God in all that I am, in all that I do, in all that I say.

The Incarnational Tradition – Some Disciplines to Practice Spend time with children and look for God in and with them. Bring Christ’s presence to the ill through visitation. Read The Practice of the Presence of God by Brother Lawrence. Live a day paying particular attention to the Lord’s presence moment by moment, in every activity.

SPIRITUAL DISCIPLINES: Life patterns that direct us to God and disciple us more fully into the likeness of Jesus Christ.

The Call to the Inner Life Name some enemies of your soul. How are you waging war against them? What spiritual disciplines do you practice consistently? Which ones are encouraged in your context and practiced by others – soldiers, officers and other leaders?

In the Bible, how does God communicate? How does God communicate to you?

Listening or Visualizing Prayer “Open the eyes of my heart” – Eph 1:18 “My sheep listen to my voice” – John 10:27

PRAISE

THANKSGIVING

CONFESSION

REQUESTS

PETITION

PETITION/CONFESSION

... AS A PERSON SPEAKS WITH THEIR FRIEND...EX 33:11

PRAYER OF FAITH

INQUIRING OF THE LORD

PRAYING WITHOUT CEASING