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Next Steps
Contributed by James Jackson on Feb 8, 2021 (message contributor)
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1. Habits Of Abiding, Part 2: Community And Accountability
Contributed on Feb 8, 2021
We don't often think of community as a spiritual discipline. But its one the body of Christ literally can't do without.
Good morning. Please turn in your Bibles to Romans chapter 15. We are continuing our series on spiritual disciplines. When we started this, I introduced you to this illustration of building a trellis—a framework on which your spiritual life can grow. The trellis helps the plant grow in a healthy ...read more
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2. Training Vs. Trying
Contributed on Feb 8, 2021
We tend to overcomplicate "spiritual maturity." But really maturity just comes down to two things: Can you feed yourself, and are you reproducing?
Good morning. Please open your Bibles to Hebrews 5. We are starting a new series called “Next Steps.” Appropriate for the beginning of the year, isn’t it? The New Year is always a great time to try to begin a new program or routine or regimen. Nothing wrong with that. There is something about ...read more
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3. Habits Of Pruning, Part 1: Sabbath (Exodus 16)
Contributed on Feb 8, 2021
Sabbath reminds us that God's got this. And He's got us, too.
Good morning. Please open your Bibles to Exodus 16. We’re going to look at several scripture passages this morning, but the biggest chunk is going to come from Exodus 16, so you can go ahead and turn there. For the past several weeks we’ve been talking about developing spiritual disciplines. ...read more
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4. Habits Of Pruning, Part 2: Fasting (Matthew 6:16-18)
Contributed on Feb 13, 2021
Fasting is probably the least understood of the spiritual disciplines. But it has the potential to be one of the most rewarding.
[I am very grateful to SermonCentral contributor Jim Luthy for his sermon "To Fast or Not to Fast." His opening illustration and structure formed the backbone of this sermon.] Good morning. Please open your Bibles to Matthew 6. How many of you are tea drinkers? I know we are in the ...read more
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5. Habits Of Pruning, Part 3: Withness (Luke 7:36-50)
Contributed on Feb 19, 2021
Withness is the art of making the person in front of you feel like they are the most important person in the world to you. How are you with that?
We are coming to the close of our series on cultivating spiritual disciplines. We’ve got two more disciplines to talk about, and next week I will wrap up with what this all means in terms of a life of holiness. So let me just remind you where we’ve been. We are looking at eight habits we can ...read more
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6. The Last Habit: That All May See Your Progress (1 Tim. 4:10-16)
Contributed on Mar 1, 2021
Concluding our series on spiritual disciplines, we look at the discipline of decision making, and why it matters to live a life of visible holiness.
The Last Habit: That All May See Your Progress (1 Timothy 4:10-16) Good morning. Please open your Bibles to 1 Timothy 4 Today we are wrapping up our series on developing spiritual disciplines. Next week, Cody will be preaching as part of our DNow weekend, and after that, we will be starting ...read more