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Over the next several weeks we will be walking through the following Spiritual Disciplines:
Bible Intake
Prayer
Worship
Evangelism
Serving
Stewardship
Fasting
Silence and Solitude
Journaling
Learning
Perseverance in the Disciplines
Donald S. Whitney, Spiritual Disciplines for the Christian Life, Revised and Updated. (Colorado Springs, CO: NavPress; Tyndale House Publishers, Inc., 2024)
The book that will guide our study: GET IT AND READ IT!!!!! We have a few available at church.
Spiritual Disciplines for the Christian Life – Amazon Link
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.
Studying God’s Word
The Word is:
Alive – The Author is alive. His Words are alive
Powerful – Strength, Change, Accomplishes its purpose.
Sharp – Lays open our soul.
Have a plan (DO IT!)
Start with a Chapter (start small and grow)
Read intro material for the particular book
The author. The audience. The theme (study bibles have this info)
Read everyday. Make it part of who you are.
Write down your questions.
Find the answers.
Bible Study Tools
Study Bibles
Commentaries
pastorjonbeck.com – Reading List and Bookstore – Scroll down to commentaries and Bible study section.
Websites
Ligonier Ministries (R.C. Sproul) – Topical Index
The Gospel Coalition – Online Commentaries and studies on each book of the Bible.
Logos Bible Study Program – Online/Computer Bible study program.
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