This week we being a new sermon series: “Habits of Highly Godly People”, a look at classic spiritual practices and their application to our ultra-busy contemporary lives through the lens of the book of Nehemiah.
Scripture Reference
Nehemiah 1: 4-11
Sermon Audio
Sermon Notes
What are Spiritual Disciplines?
The spiritual disciplines are those practices found in Scripture that promote spiritual growth among believers in the gospel of Jesus Christ. They are habits of devotion, habits of experiential Christianity that have been practiced by God’s people since biblical times.
“To be a Christian without prayer is no more possible than to be alive without breathing.” ~ Martin Luther
Characteristics of Spiritual Disciplines
- Personal/Interpersonal
- Are activities not Attitudes
- Bible-based, modeled from Scriptures
- For growing in Christlikeness
- Use to take us deeper in Christ
- Are a means not an end. Result = Godliness
In our 2020 Vision, we targeted this concept of Spiritual Disciplines under the Building Up Pillar as one of the initiatives:
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- Continually equip and encourage every member of the Community of Faith to apply classic spiritual practices to their contemporary lives.
5 Principles in Prayer
- In Humility (Zephaniah 2: 3)
- In Faith (Mark 11: 240
- In accordance with God’s Will (1 John 5: 14)
- Others-focused (Ephesians 6: 18)
- In the name of Jesus (John 14: 12-14)
“Is prayer your steering wheel or your spare tire?” ~ Corrie ten Boom