Prayer is simply talking to God. As believers, we have access to God the Father through our relationship with Jesus Christ. Prayer reminds us we are dependent on God for every aspect of our lives and we grow in that relationship by communing with Him in prayer. Donald Whitney reminds us in regards to the spiritual disciplines that prayer is second only to Bible intake in the order of importance.Prayer is not demanding but we are coming before the Lord with open hands to what He knows is ... continue reading...
Podcast EP 55: How to Study the Bible (Spiritual Disciplines Series)
We're continuing in a series on the Spiritual Disciplines and today's episode is on Bible Study. We're going to talk about the benefits, explain some basic Bible study methods, share some resources to help you get started digging into the Word.Jerry Bridges says in regard to God’s Word - "Reading gives us breadth, but study gives us depth."*I stated in the podcast the next episode in the Spiritual Disciplines series will be on prayer, and it will be up on Tuesday, April 23rd instead ... continue reading...
Podcast EP 54: Meditating on God’s Word & Scripture Memory (Spiritual Discipline Series)
We all want to grow in our walk as Christians. We've talked about how often we read God’s Word close the book and forget what we’ve read. We can blame our memories or our intelligence or our age, but the reality is it has more to do with our method than our abilities. Today's podcast episode is going to address areas that are important to our growth as believers: Meditation on God's Word and Scripture Memory. 26 For consider your calling, brothers: not many of you were wise according to ... continue reading...
Podcast EP 53: Daily Bible Reading (Spiritual Disciplines Series)
We are continuing in a series here at the podcast on the Spiritual Disciplines. On today's episode, we are going to discuss the importance of reading God's Word along with some practical helps to implement it into our days.We have a God that we can know and meet with and because of that, we should meet with God on a regular daily basis.My hope is by the end of the podcast today that we would all see and understand why we need to do this as those who are born again - first off if we’re in ... continue reading...
Seeking Whatever is Good
What do you think of when you hear the word discernment? The dictionary defines it as making a distinction between good and evil and truth and falsehood. As believers, we all desire to be discerning and wise in our choices. As we mature and grow in our knowledge of the scriptures, the hope is we will use that information to make choices in line with God's will. Hannah Anderson describes discernment in, All That's Good: Recovering the Lost Art of Discernment, as "the ability to ... continue reading...
