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Embracing Spiritual Disciplines: The Journey of Working Out Your Salvation

The Christian phrase “working out your salvation,” refers to a lifelong process of spiritual growth and transformation, not earning salvation. Key to this journey are spiritual disciplines like prayer, Bible study, fasting, service, worship, and fellowship. Despite its challenges, practicing these disciplines fosters personal growth, enables a deeper relationship with God, and enhances one’s witness…
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Journey to the Divine

The author shares their spiritual journey discovering Ignatian spirituality, a path offering personal worship and divine communion. Through practices such as contemplative prayer and discernment, and adopting a life of reflection, they experienced a transformative and intimate relationship with God, transcending rituals and doctrines. The author invites readers to share their spiritual experiences, fostering a…
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Disappointed with God?

Are you disappointed with God? Have you become bitter?
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Recovery in a Broken World

by Cliff Kosier Recovery in a Broken World / Love; Trust; Trial; Prayer; God’s Power; Spiritual Discipline; El Roi / Psalm 63:1–4; Acts 16:22–30; John 16:33; Genesis 6:13 Patience in trouble is one of the most difficult emotions to master. How do we trust in a God that is invisible? Can we really trust him?…
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Worship Through Prayer

Today, I want to share with you the spiritual discipline called “BREATH PRAYER”. Our breath is the sign of life within us, when we breathe in we take the sustenance of life that nourishes our lungs and body; with exhalation we discard those things that are not good for the body. Breath Prayer is similar…
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The Elephant in the Sanctuary: Spiritual Disciplines that Enhance Worship Part IV

The Elephant in the Sanctuary: Spiritual Disciplines that Enhance Worship Part Four: Spiritual Disciplines that Intersect with Worship The Word of God In today’s culture, it is often more accepted to quote religious memes than to quote the word of God. The world has moved away from using the Bible as the authority by which…
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The Elephant in the Sanctuary: Spiritual Disciplines that Enhance Worship, Part II.
Part Two So, What is the Problem? Paul says in I Corinthians 14:26 (NIV), “What then shall we say, brothers and sisters? When you come together, each of you has a hymn, or a word of instruction, a revelation, a tongue or an interpretation. Everything must be done so that the church may be…
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The Elephant in the Sanctuary: Spiritual Disciplines that Enhance Worship – Part I
Today, church leaders, look around to frequently see spiritual disengagement in congregational worship. People are choosing to engage in their worship based on the personal preferences for certain types of platform visuals, style and superficial production elements.
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The Elephant in the Sanctuary: Spiritual Disciplines that Enhance Worship
Introduction -The Relationship between Discipleship and Worship A philosophy is defined as specific thoughts and ideas that are held to be true by a specific person or group as pertaining to a specific subject. As we explore the options one has in seeking discipleship with Jesus Christ, there are several different avenues one can travel…