“Spiritual formation . . . is the process by which the human spirit or will is given a definite “form” or character. It is a process that happens to everyone. The most despicable as well as the most admirable of persons have had a spiritual formation. Terrorists as well as saints are the outcome of [...]
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Spiritual Responsibility
Posted: January 21, 2011 by Paul Carter in Insight & Encouragement, Journey Sermons, Scripture & StudyTags: change, Dallas Willard, psalms, spiritual formation
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Meditation: Irrigation of the Soul (Psalm 1)
Posted: January 7, 2011 by Shawn in Journey Sermons, Scripture & StudyTags: joy, meditation, psalms, righteous, wicked
Joy is what we experience when our longing for eternity is satisfied by an encounter with the Lord. When we meet with God through His Word and draw close to Him through righteous living we enter into fellowship with Him and get a taste of eternity. Psalm 1 reveals that those who take pleasure in and preoccupy themselves with God’s law will prosper and experience true joy. In other words, meditation on God’s Word irrigates our souls and makes us grow.
“Follow Me”
Posted: April 12, 2010 by The Journey in 2-BELONGING, Fellowship & Ministry, Journey Sermons, VideoTags: follow me, Matthew
If I am following Jesus and you are following Jesus, we end up not only walking with Him but with each other too. The Christian journey is not and cannot be a walk alone, though some of us would prefer it to be at times. To be a Christian is to follow Jesus, and to [...]
Worship is Responding to God and Becoming like Him
Posted: April 8, 2007 by Shawn in Journey Sermons, Worship & TheologyTags: Anselm, Athanasius, God-conscious, Jack Hayford, Martin Luther, Patrick Kavanaugh, Robert Webber, Sally Morgenthaler
Jack Hayford opens his book, Worship His Majesty, with these words: “In a tropical forest a tribal chieftain bows before a crude figure fashioned from sticks and stones bound together by jungle vines. Somewhere in Asia in a fantastically ornate temple a young man burns incense before a lavishly decorated Buddha. In the heartland of America, [...]
My Money Is Not My Money
Posted: April 15, 2005 by Shawn in A Biblical Perspective, Journey Sermons, Worship & TheologyOne year Bob P. Taxpayer came down with a bad case of the (conscience-induced) post-tax-day blues. Knowing full well he had been a little less than honest with Uncle Sam in the twenty-plus years he’d been earning taxable income, he was moved by the Spirit to send a reimbursement check to the tune of 7,000 [...]
