Spending Time with God: Fasting

Spending Time with God: When You Pray

How would you describe your prayer life? Is it a time to be in the presence of the God who made you and knows you best, or is it little more than "information transfer" from you to God. In this episode, you're invited to consider what it means to pray as a spiritual discipline. Scripture: Matthew 6:5-15

Spending Time with God: Fasting

Fasting is a powerful tool for spiritual growth. It's a practice that Jesus instructs us to do and has been a part of the Christian walk for centuries. But few people within the protestant church maintain a consistent fasting practice in 2023. Today we explore the purpose of fasting and just how we ought to fast. Scripture: Matthew 6:16-18

Spending Time with God: The Power of Confession

The Bible tells us to confess our sins to one another. But for some of us there are about a million things we'd rather do than show that level of vulnerability. In this episode, we explore the power of confession to break the hold that sin has on our life by taking that which is in the dark and dragging it into the light! If you would like a copy of our Spiritual Practices booklet, send an email to info@rosewoodchurchohio.org Scripture: James 5:13-18

Spending Time with God: Staying in the Word

We know how to fix physical/material problems with physical/material solutions, but how do we grow and develop our spirit? Today, we discuss how to engage and grow spiritually by exploring the spiritual practice of scripture reading.  If you would like a copy of our Spiritual Practices booklet, send an email to info@rosewoodchurchohio.org  Scripture: John 1:1-14

Spending Time with God: In Spirit and Truth

Jesus tells us that we are to worship God in "Spirit and Truth". But how do we learn to say no to our sinful desires of the flesh, and yes to the leading of the spirit of God? Today's message is our last foundation-building discussion ahead of our look at specific spiritual practices that are designed to starve the flesh and feed the spirit.  Scripture: John 4:4-26