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Introduction to the idea of Solitude and Silence
Is it important?
Is it necessary?
1. Am I Called to Solitude?
Example: Spurgeon’s sermon illustration about end of sermon conviction…what then?
2. Am I Positioned to Hear God’s Voice?
Over stimulation vs.
1 Kings 19:`11
Example: Silence: just listen to others without speaking
What are you “passionate” about?
Passion: Latin: To suffer
Passion is a misused word
3. Am I Ready to Follow Jesus into Intimacy?
“He aches over our distance and preoccupation.
He mourns that we do not draw near to Him.
He grieves that we have forgotten Him.
He weeps over our obsession with muchness and manyness.
He longs for our presence.”
Richard Foster
Do you have time alone with God on a regular basis?
4. Am I Open to God’s Heart?
1 Samuel
David grew up in solitude.
Shepherding sheep.
Am I a man/woman/teenager/child after God’s heart?
5. Do I Need Strength for Temptation?
“Too often I looked at being relevant, popular, and powerful as ingredients of an effective ministry.
The truth, however, is that these are not vocations, but temptations.”
Nenry Nouwen
Solitude is that discipline which draws us into God’s presence in times of testing.
Application:
Lets start basic:
Psalm
Start with 10 to 15 minutes a day
Stretch to half an hour, then an hour
A half day?
A full day?
A Bible, a journal, a pen is all you need
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