Spiritual Disciplines: Introduction

-Love-Demonstrated

"But God demonstrates His love toward us, in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us."— Romans 5:8, NASB. Love demonstrated is love that acts, not because of who we are, but because of who God is. Romans 5:8 (NASB) shows us the heart of the Gospel: "But God demonstrates His love toward us, in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us." This isn’t conditional love. It’s not the kind that waits for us to clean up, show up, or measure up. It’s love that moved first. Love that saw our sin and still chose sacrifice. Love that didn’t hesitate, even when we weren’t ready to receive it. Words do not prove God’s love — it’s proven by the cross. He demonstrated it. Openly. Publicly. Eternally. And He did it while we were still sinners — not after we believed, repented, or got it right. This kind of love rewrites the story. It tells us we are wanted, valued, and pursued — even in our brokenness. It becomes the standard, the model, and the challenge: To love not just when it’s easy or earned, but when it reflects the heart of God. This is love, demonstrated. ❤️ Love Demonstrated – Based on Romans 5:8 (NASB)

Spiritual Discipline - Solitude

Solitude (NASB)Matthew 6:6 But you, when you pray, go into your inner room, close your door and pray to your Father who is in secret, and your Father who sees what is done in secret will reward you.

Spiritual Discipline - Prayer

In Matthew 6:9-13 during his Sermon on the Mount, Jesus explicitly tells us how to pray, even giving us a sample prayer we can model. He says,“(NASB) 9 “Pray, then, in this way: ‘Our Father who is in heaven, Hallowed be Your name. 10 ‘Your kingdom come. Your will be done, On earth as it is in heaven. 11 ‘Give us this day our daily bread. 12 ‘And forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors. 13 ‘And do not lead us into temptation, but deliver us from evil. [For Yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen.’]

Characteristics of the Spiritual Disciplines Part 1

Characteristics of the Spiritual Disciplines Part 1 John 14:6, “...(NASB) “I am the way, and the truth, and the life; no one comes to the Father but through Me.

Spiritual Disciplines: Introduction

Spiritual Discipline pt 1 Paul puts it this way in I Corinthians 9:24-27: “Know ye not that they which run in a race run all, but one receiveth the prize? So run, that ye may obtain. And every man that striveth for the mastery is temperate in all things. Now they do it to obtain a corruptible crown; but we an incorruptible. I therefore so run, not as uncertainly; so fight I, not as one that beateth the air: But I keep under my body, and bring it into subjection: lest that by any means, when I have preached to others, I myself should be a castaway.”