Comments on: Spiritual Discipline http://churchethos.com/2009/09/23/spiritual-discipline/ Making Disciples and Planting Churches Fri, 12 Mar 2010 13:19:24 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Pat W. Kirk http://churchethos.com/2009/09/23/spiritual-discipline/comment-page-1/#comment-644 Pat W. Kirk Sun, 04 Oct 2009 22:22:55 +0000 http://churchethos.com/?p=1046#comment-644 In this day of Spiritual nonsense for the Christian body, we can't neglect Spiritual discipline. If it didn't do anything else (and I know it does a lot more) it sharpens discernment. It's so good to know what the Bible says when those around you are saying something completely different. Thanks for the reminder. In this day of Spiritual nonsense for the Christian body, we can’t neglect Spiritual discipline. If it didn’t do anything else (and I know it does a lot more) it sharpens discernment. It’s so good to know what the Bible says when those around you are saying something completely different.

Thanks for the reminder.

]]> By: Jorge Bessa http://churchethos.com/2009/09/23/spiritual-discipline/comment-page-1/#comment-643 Jorge Bessa Sun, 04 Oct 2009 21:00:49 +0000 http://churchethos.com/?p=1046#comment-643 Great post! It’s specially unique by the fact that it covers a wide spectrum of spiritual discipline. We have to fight a daily fight, but even to do so, we must be disciplined. Great aide-memoire. Thanks! Great post! It’s specially unique by the fact that it covers a wide spectrum of spiritual discipline. We have to fight a daily fight, but even to do so, we must be disciplined.

Great aide-memoire. Thanks!

]]> By: Melodie Fleming http://churchethos.com/2009/09/23/spiritual-discipline/comment-page-1/#comment-642 Melodie Fleming Sat, 26 Sep 2009 18:12:09 +0000 http://churchethos.com/?p=1046#comment-642 Oops, made a mistake above. I meant to say that "should" is guilt based and "want" is love based. Both are great and Biblical motivators. For me, the childlike attitude, however, is need based. I need God. I need his Word. Oops, made a mistake above. I meant to say that “should” is guilt based and “want” is love based. Both are great and Biblical motivators. For me, the childlike attitude, however, is need based. I need God. I need his Word.

]]> By: Melodie Fleming http://churchethos.com/2009/09/23/spiritual-discipline/comment-page-1/#comment-641 Melodie Fleming Sat, 26 Sep 2009 18:10:17 +0000 http://churchethos.com/?p=1046#comment-641 Amen, Nathan! A great challenging book about this concept is Richard Foster's classic Celebration of Discipline. I read it last year. Now I need to go through it again and actually develop the disciplines! One thing I've found key to helping me get motivated to stay faithful to read my Bible and pray is to reallize how much I NEED it. I know I should (guilt based) and sometimes I do it because I want to (need based). Both are legitimate motivators to get me to Scripture. But when I realized how desperately I need time with the Lord each day if I'm going to live in his ways with his joy, then I'm more consistent in my spiritual disciplines. Amen, Nathan! A great challenging book about this concept is Richard Foster’s classic Celebration of Discipline. I read it last year. Now I need to go through it again and actually develop the disciplines! One thing I’ve found key to helping me get motivated to stay faithful to read my Bible and pray is to reallize how much I NEED it. I know I should (guilt based) and sometimes I do it because I want to (need based). Both are legitimate motivators to get me to Scripture. But when I realized how desperately I need time with the Lord each day if I’m going to live in his ways with his joy, then I’m more consistent in my spiritual disciplines.

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