Roots of the Faith - Spiritual Disciplines: Bible Intake (Part 1) - 9/11/24

Spiritual Disciplines

• Bible Intake

• Prayer

• Worship

• Evangelism

• Serving

• Stewardship

• Fasting

• Silence and Solitude

• Journaling

• Learning

• Perseverance in the Disciplines
  

The book that will guide our study: GET IT AN READ IT!!!!! We have a few available at church.

Donald S. Whitney, Spiritual Disciplines for the Christian Life, Revised and Updated. (Colorado Springs, CO: NavPress; Tyndale House Publishers, Inc., 2024)

Spiritual Disciplines for the Christian Life – Amazon Link

Bible Intake

Central Idea No spiritual discipline is more important that the intake of God’s Word. Nothing can substitute for it. There is simply no healthy Christian life apart from a diet of the milk and meat of Scripture. Only as we read and study the Bible can we appropriate what God has for us. We do this through hearing, reading, studying, memorizing and meditating on Scripture and by applying what we learn to our daily lives. The Importance of Bible Intake In the Bible we learn the ways and will of the Lord.  We find in Scripture how to live in a way that is pleasing to God as well as best and most fulfilling for ourselves. Questions to Consider How do we grow in our knowledge and understanding? Colossians 1:9-14 How does God speak to us? How do we know God’s will?

Hearing God’s Word

Romans 10:17; Luke 11:28; 1 Timothy 4:13

• Preaching/Teaching

• Corporate Worship

• Private listening (podcasts, online)
  

Reading God’s Word

2 Tim. 3:14-17

• Find the time

• Find a reading plan

• Find at least on word, phrase, or verse to meditate on each time you read
  

Studying God’s Word

Psalm 119:1-176

• Study Bibles

• Commentaries