1. THE SPIRIT OF THE DISCIPLINES CS 510

2. COUNTING THE COST Christianity has not so much been tried and found wanting, as it has been found difficult and left untried—G. K. ChestertonChristianity has not so much been tried and found wanting, as it has been found difficult and left untried—G. K. Chesterton Lk 14:25-33Lk 14:25-33 The cost of discipleship Crushing burdens, failures, disappointmentsCrushing burdens, failures, disappointments Unresolved problemsUnresolved problems Mt 16:24-26Mt 16:24-26 The cost of nondiscipleship

3. CHARACTER TRANSFORMATION Solid beliefs and doctrines Definitive actions

4. A HOLISTIC SALVATION Provides deliverance leading toward an abundant spiritual life Invites participation in the reign of God through bodily action

5. SPIRITUAL LIFE - WILLARD That range of activities in which people cooperatively interact with God and with the spiritual order, which flows from and through God’s personality and action.

6. SPIRITUAL PERSON - WILLARD One whose life is correctly integrated into and dominated by God’s Kingdom.

7. WHAT SPIRITUALITY IS NOT A lifestyle A commitment A social or political stance An attempt to correct social and political injustice

8. CHRISTIAN SPIRITUALITY INCLUDES… Activities of mind and body purposefully undertaken to bring personality and being into effective cooperation with the divine order; Bringing fulfillment to the body as well as to the spirit. The idea that a lack of the disciplines associated with spirituality damages the body as well as the spirit

9. THE SPIRITUAL DISCIPLINES Have no value in themselves The aim of the spiritual life is in the effective and full enjoyment of active love of God and humankind in all the daily rounds of normal existence The spiritually advanced person is not the one who engages in lots and lots of disciplines

10. THE SPIRITUAL DISCIPLINES Missing the point If it is easy to engage a certain discipline, it is no longer a discipline The “disciplines” to practice are those one is not “good at” and hence does not enjoy

11. THE SPIRITUAL DISCIPLINES Missing the point Those who think they are spiritually superior because they practice the disciplines The need to extensive practice is an indication of weakness, not strength

12. THE SPIRITUAL DISCIPLINES The spiritual disciplines, then, are those practices which, when “endued with power from on high” (Lk 24:49), enhance the spiritual walk and help apprentices become more like the Rabbi

13. THE SPIRITUAL DISCIPLINES The spiritual disciplines bring the whole self into cooperation with the divine order, so that apprentices can experience vision and power beyond themselves

14. THE SPIRITUAL DISCIPLINES The spiritual disciplines cease to be disciplines when they are fully integrated into one’s spiritual life

15. THE OUTWARD DISCIPLINES

16. SimplicitySolitude SubmissionService

17. SIMPLICITY What do you think of when you hear or see the word “simplicity”? What do you think of when you hear or see the word “simplicity”? An attempt to define An attempt to define Brings freedom and generosity Brings freedom and generosity Cultivates the great art of letting go Cultivates the great art of letting go Aims at loosening inordinate attachments Aims at loosening inordinate attachments

18. SIMPLICITY Why should disciples practice simplicity? Why should disciples practice simplicity? To live an uncluttered life To live an uncluttered life To live out of the “Divine Center” To live out of the “Divine Center” To stake one’s identity in God’s love rather than in possessions To stake one’s identity in God’s love rather than in possessions

19. SIMPLICITY “True simplicity makes us conscious of a certain openness, gentleness, innocence, gaiety, and serenity, which is charming when we see it near to and continually with pure eyes”—François F é nelon “True simplicity makes us conscious of a certain openness, gentleness, innocence, gaiety, and serenity, which is charming when we see it near to and continually with pure eyes”—François F é nelon The practice of simplicity The practice of simplicity Spiritual Classics (114, 137) Spiritual Classics (114, 137) Spiritual Disciplines (74-77) Spiritual Disciplines (74-77)