Spiritual Disciplines
Or
The Anti-Sloth Hour
The Charismatic Tradition –
Some Disciplines to Practice
Study the Scripture passages about the Holy
Spirit – including the fruit and the gifts.
Enter deeply into every aspect of corporate
worship meetings, empowered and enlivened by
the Holy Spirit.
Spend time in prayer, asking the Father to fill
you with the Holy Spirit.
The Contemplative Tradition –
Some Disciplines to Practice
Read a devotional classic. (You don’t have to
agree with everything in it to benefit from it).
Practice listening to God, spend time in silence
this week.
Take a prayer walk.
Write an original prayer (in words, music, visual
art, drama, dance, media).
A Spiritual Formation Workbook
by James Bryan Smith
& Richard J. Foster
http://renovare.org/
Holiness
Having pure thoughts,
words, and actions,
and overcoming
temptation
Charismatic
10
10
Contemplative
Spending time
with God in
prayer and
meditation
Welcoming the Holy
Spirit while nurturing
and exercising my
spiritual gifts
Social Justice
10
1
10 Helping others less
fortunate than I
Incarnational
Unifying the sacred
10
secular areas of my life
while showing forth
God’s presence
Evangelical
10
Sharing the gospel of
Jesus Christ and
reading the Scriptures
Holiness –
The Virtuous Life
Discipline
By God’s grace, I will strive mightily against
sin [and will prevail] and will do deeds of
love and mercy.
The Holiness Tradition –
Some Disciplines to Practice
Try a 24 hour fast – from food, TV, speech.
Write out a confession in a journal.
Find an accountability partner to help you be
victorious over temptation – meet regularly and
be honest.
Do a “covet” check list and a “treasure” check
list. Anything you prize too highly? Give it away.
Incarnational –
The Sacramental Life
Discipline
By God’s grace, I will joyfully seek to show forth
the presence of God in all that I am, in all that I
do, in all that I say.
The Incarnational Tradition –
Some Disciplines to Practice
Spend time with children and look for God in and with
them.
Bring Christ’s presence to the ill through visitation.
Read The Practice of the Presence of God by Brother
Lawrence.
Live a day paying particular attention to the Lord’s
presence moment by moment, in every activity.
SPIRITUAL DISCIPLINES:
Life patterns that direct
us to God and disciple us
more fully into the
likeness of Jesus Christ.
The Call to the Inner Life
Name some enemies of your soul.
How are you waging war against them?
What spiritual disciplines do you practice
consistently?
Which ones are encouraged in your
context and practiced by others – soldiers,
officers and other leaders?
In the Bible, how does God
communicate?
How does God communicate
to you?
Listening or Visualizing Prayer
“Open the eyes of my heart” – Eph 1:18
“My sheep listen to my voice” – John 10:27
PRAISE
THANKSGIVING
CONFESSION
REQUESTS
PETITION
PETITION/CONFESSION
. . . AS A PERSON SPEAKS WITH THEIR FRIEND . . .EX 33:11
PRAYER OF FAITH
INQUIRING OF THE LORD
PRAYING WITHOUT CEASING