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Engage It’s probably an understatement for me to say this morning that the lives of ordinary men and women are busier than ever. We have more commitments and obligations than the generations which precede us. We’re routinely racing from one event to the next, our minds two steps ahead of where we’re…

Introduction Me We Today we are talking about a spiritual discipline that we all need to practice and to understand Christ Jesus practiced this discipline This Exercise on numerous occasions 23 And after he sent away the crowds, he went up on the mountain by himself to pray. So when evening came, he…

Quality alone time with God is essential to the health of all Christians.

Games/Announcements Ask group about picking up Kendra and sisters Hit the bucket (like ultimate frisbee) Summary Summary – This week we are talking about the importance of Silence and Solitude in our lives. Our world is full of so many distractions that want to pull us away from what is really going…

Prayer What Goes Through Your Mind? At the very beginning of C.S. Lewis’ classic, The Screwtape Letters, the higher level demon, Screwtape, is instructing his mentee, Wormwood, on how to keep his “patient” away from the Enemy, from God. His very first instructions have to do with the patient’s mind,…

There are many times in life where we experience loneliness. Times where we feel alone, empty, and disconnected. On the contrary, solitude is a sense of deep connection with our God where we find a sense of belonging. Jesus often spent times in silence and solitude to encounter the Father. Loneliness is dependent on what is happening around us, where solitude is time alone that is focused solely on our dependence on God. In times of loneliness, encountering the Father, produces strength in solitude.

The Psalmist recognized the value of practicing silence and solitude as an important component of experiencing God's presence. We must prioritize silence and solitude to grow in the way God intends.

The best way to hear and follow the Lord is to get alone with him.

Gibt es einen Ausweg aus der Einsamkeit? Ist Einsamkeit und Alleinsein das selbe? Wie kann ich mich vor Einsamkeit schützen?

Let’s Wait a Minute 12 The Lord said to Moses, “Come up to me on the mountain, and wait there; and I will give you the tablets of stone, with the law and the commandment, which I have written for their instruction.” 13 So Moses set out with his assistant Joshua, and Moses went up into the mountain of…

Jesus often found a 'Lonely' place for solitude to be with God; Be Refreshed; Be Empowered

To show the Biblical principle of quieting our souls before God and move the people to employ it

Our theme for 2020 is Seeing Spiritually. Our church and many churches are spending some time in prayer and fasting as we begin the new year. Prayer and fasting is a spiritual discipline that has been practiced by the church since the time of Christ, but there are more spiritual disciplines than just…

35 And rising very early in the morning, while it was still dark, he departed and went out to a desolate place, and there he prayed. 36 And Simon and those who were with him searched for him, 37 and they found him and said to him, “Everyone is looking for you.” 38 And he said to them, “Let us go on to…

Fix your gaze on Jesus

2 - Spiritual Formation Becoming a Modern Monk They like Paul, learned to master their body But it was not for the end result of just mastering their body, their disciplines were not an end but rather a means - a means to practicing the presence of God and the fullness of joy and pleasure that comes…

There are patterns of grace that produce change in our lives. In this message by Pastor Mason Phillips learn about the power of simplicity, solitude, submission, and service to change your life.

The Problem of Hurry Two biggest enemies illustration - talk about them in a metaphorical way as these two people who hold me back and are actually really toxic for my relationship with God. Reveal my iPhone and my AirPods Our phones are probably the one thing that we have today that are literally the…

Introduction · Please turn to 1 Kings 17 . · Well, we are now in week six of the stay at home orders. Feeling lonely yet? · The columnist Burton Hillis once said, “One of my friends can always tell when he has reached the crisis stage of being lonely—it’s when he opens his junk mail and actually reads…

Introdução Introdução O segundo domingo de junho é o dia do pastor batista; Nada melhor que ouvir palavras sábias de um velho pastor em seus últimos dias; Tenho observado que no passar dos anos, as pessoas cada vez mais tendem a não ter medo da sinceridade; E aqui vamos encontrar um velhor pastor falando…