Sermons on Spiritual Disciplines
The Discipline of Fellowship
The Discipline of Fellowship Acts 2:42-47 Genesis 2:18 (ESV) Then the Lord God said, “It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him a helper fit for him.” 1. A Community Fully Devoted to Spiritual Discipline The text properly reads, “the prayers” suggesting specific prayers, probably both Jewish and Christian. The early believers suddenly saw the old formal prayers through new eyes and also, in their new joy, created new prayers of praise. Kent Hughes,…
The Discipline of Solitude
The Discipline of Solitude1 Kings 19:4-12 Solitude is a Time of Wrestling with God Solitude is a Time of Waiting on God In Solitude God Reveals Himself at the Proper Time 1 Kings 19:18Psalms 22:24 (ESV) B.L. Solitude is for Our Strengthening
The Discipline of Worship
The Discipline of Worship Romans 12:1-2 1. Worship is a Response to God’s Mercy John 4:23-24 (ESV) 2. Worship Requires Spiritual Transformation 3. Worship Requires Everything from You Luke 10:27 (ESV) Bottom Line God’s Work Demands Our Worship
The Discipline of Fasting
The Discipline of FastingJonah 3:5-10Fasting Helps Us Find God’s Greatest Good When We Need it Most Fasting is a Discipline of Dependence Fasting is a Discipline of CircumstanceMatthew 9:14-17 (ESV) Fasting is a Discipline of Transcendence Jonah 1:2 (ESV) Jonah 4:2 (ESV) Bottom Line – Fasting Helps Us Find God’s Greatest Good When We Need it Most
The Discipline of Prayer
The Discipline of PrayerMatthew 6:7-15 A Healthy Prayer Life Is Radically Reverent A Healthy Prayer Life Radically Seeks the Kingdom The Glory of God Will Reveal What We Need Most in PrayerMatthew 6:25-33 (ESV) Bottom Line A Healthy Prayer Life Passionately Pursues the Glory of God Ephesians 1:16-21, Ephesians 3:14-21 (ESV)