Jesus spoke of the heart. Our hearts must be protected and healthy. If our hearts are healthy, then we are healthy.
Not “Feeling It” During Worship?
How do we know if we have truly worshipped when we’ve been to a “worship service?” Just as the prophet Isaiah learned, we should know that there are at least three distinctive things that happen when we truly worship. We see this in Isaiah 6.
The Anatomy of Joy
Some of you remember the Gene Kelly movie “Singing In the Rain.” I recall the scene where he was so happy as he was singing while it was raining. Thinking of that made me wonder: how do we sing in the rain? In other words, when life is hard, how do we remain joyful?
Seek First the Kingdom
According to a 2017 article from Social Media Today, the average American will spend 5 years and 4 months of his life on social media. With the time we spend on social media, we could do the following things:
4 Phases of Biblical Transformation
I think it’s important to know that the Bible was not intended to merely inform us, but also to transform us. So, to “know” the Word is to know what it says and apply what it says. So, what’s the process to make that happen?
Abide in Truth
Jesus says we are to abide in his word. What does it mean to abide? To abide means to “bear patiently” or to “endure without yielding”. Other definitions include: “to wait for or to accept without objection”.
Is Something Missing From Your Bible Time?
And of course Bible reading is absolutely vital to the Christian life, and so is Scripture memory and Bible study. But perhaps the one Bible discipline that we don’t mention as often, and which is probably just as important as the others, is Bible meditation.
Spiritual Discipline of Solitude
Many of you can recall days of your childhood when you played outside all day. You had nowhere to go, so you enjoyed the day making up games. Nowadays, our kids are rushed from one event to another…many parents run their children to school, then to dance, then to soccer practice, then to a birthday party…all in the same day!
The Spiritual Practice of Celebration
It’s a practice we need to train ourselves to do, especially in a culture that is often devoid of true, pure joy and gratitude. In fact, we are commanded to be joyful (see Philippians 4:4 and 1 Thessalonians 5:16).
The Secret Power of Secrecy
Secrecy can be a “secret” weapon in our spiritual growth. The discipline of secrecy is the practice of abstaining from causing our good deeds and qualities to be known.