Preparing Your Sabbath
We serve a God who commands us to rest. How could we ever doubt that he has our best interest in mind with such a directive? I grew up thinking the Sabbath was one thing but Scripture teaches something very different and life-changing.…
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Protecting Your Devotions
If you’ve been following Jesus for a while, someone has encouraged you to do a quiet time. Most likely, some of them made the unthinkable suggestion that the mornings are actually better, but you find yourself groggy and distracted as soon as you wake.…
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The Dailiness of Devotion
Luke 5:15-16 – You will not grow closer to Christ by accident. Our spiritual conditions are contingent upon the intentional disciplines to withdraw from distractions and engage with devotions.…
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Stilling Your Soul
I go to bed looking for recent updates. I wake up groggy wondering what I’ve missed on my phone the last few hours. I go throughout my day tethered to a device that constantly interrupts my concentration on what matters most. If you’re like me, it’s time to go the second mile in stilling your soul. …
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Growing Spiritually This Summer
It seems like that the more free time we have, the less disciplined we can become regarding spiritual growth. Here are 5 simple steps to help you create a plan to grow spiritually this summer.…
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Putting on Your Spiritual Oxygen Mask First
No amount of compassion will make you invincible to the needs of your own soul. Your unwillingness to care for yourself will actually deprive you the opportunity to minister to more in the long run.…
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Selecting Your Next Spiritual Discipline
No disciples grows by accident. Through spiritual disciplines, we grow more into who Christ calls us to be.…
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Fast Approvals
Like many other spiritual disciplines, fasting can, unfortunately, be a means to gain the approval of others. Jesus taught that fasting should only be something directed to and noticed by God.…
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Committed Yet Disconnected
As Jesus’ ministry grew, His circle of friends grew as well. While He called out 12 disciples to specific service, there was a…
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Eliminate Distractions
How distracted are you? What about others in your life? How preoccupied is your child? We live in a time when we are…
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Making Time to Meet with God
Do you have an adequate margin to meet with God regularly? Your most important appointment of the day is making time to meet…
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Never Noticed/Always Observed
What is never noticed in the life of a believer yet always observed? It is spiritual disciplines. If done correctly, you never see…
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