sspp seminar 2014 #1
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SSPP Seminar 2014 (Version #2)
Session Visuals for a “seven session” delivery
©SSPP/JCD2014
Session #1Session #1
Christian Spiritual Formation
“The process of being conformed to
the Image of Christ for the sake of
others” Robert Mulholland
Session #1
Our logo . . . LUKE 24:13 Now that same day two of them were going to a village called Emmaus, about seven miles from Jerusalem. 14They were talking with each other about everything that had happened. 15As they talked and discussed these things with each other, Jesus himself came up and walked along with them; 16 but they were kept from recognizing him . . .
"Were not our hearts burning within us while he talked with us on the road and opened the Scriptures to us?"
This seminar is about spiritual disciplines . . .
Christian spiritual Christian spiritual disciplines disciplines
Identifying, understanding, observing, attending, experimenting, modelling, practicing, developing, choosing, changing, reproducing, habituating, renewing, scheduling, engaging
What are Christian spiritual disciplines? Simply put . . .
– spiritual disciplines are;
• historically accepted essential practices of,
• habitual relationships and experiences
– through which Christian disciples routinely engage in the pursuit of . . .
• maintaining faith,
• nurturing and growing spirituality, and
• developing conformity with the image of Christ
– All spiritual disciplines contain both rhythm and rule.
Spiritual disciplines as devotional
spiritual formation practices
disciples apply consistently will help
maintain and nurture faith, grow
spirituality, and build up Christ-
conformity.
OVERTURE
Commencement exercise as an act of fellowship and worship in which the teacher will model the skill/behavior of the previous teaching session in sharing spiritual thought/reflection.
TEACHING Interactive teaching supported by visual media, and examples.
PRAXIS ACTIVITY
A planned activity to enable personal and group processing of the teaching’s focus
EPILOGUE Closing exercise of session-summary as an act of corporate worship
Each seminar session contains four aspects
Our time together today . . .
Welcome and Introductions
Teaching - Spirituality
Teaching – Meditation
Praxis Activity
Epilogue – Modeling
Christian Spirituality is
Lifelong Growth; it’s Discipleship
Christian spirituality is the holistic relating of one’s
entire life as understood, felt, imagined and
decided upon in relationship to God as Father by
being united to Him through Jesus Christ, and
empowered by the Spirit’s indwelling presence.
“It’s the quest for a fulfilled and authentic Christian existence,
involving the bringing together of the basic ideas of Christianity and the whole experience of living within the
Christian faith.”
Alister E. McGrath, Christian Spirituality: An Introduction (Oxford: Blackwell Publishers, 1999), 1.
When Jesus called followers to . . .
“come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.”
(Matt.11:28),
He wasn’t calling them to detachment from religious pursuit, or offering freedom from all constraints, but rather into engagement with Himself uttered in the
expression “my yoke” (v:29), a metaphor for the discipline of discipleship.
• Biblical spiritual growth works to enable us to realise our personal and corporate humanity
• Spiritual growth is observable
• Spiritual growth is subject to both progression and regression.
• Purposefully supported spiritual growth evidences maturity
• Discipleship is not only an intention it’s also action within a self-disciplined structure
• Spiritual disciplines practices enable effective spiritual formation/ discipleship growth, especially when supported by Rule of Life regula and rhythms.
Meditation as a Christian spiritual discipline
MEDITATION DESIRE To more deeply gaze on God’s works
and words
DEFINITION Meditation is a long, ardent gaze at God, His
work and His Word. Slowing down and giving one's undivided
attention to God lies at the core of Christian meditation.
Adele Ahlberg Calhoun, Spiritual Disciplines Handbook: Practices That Transform Us. Downers Grove, Ill.: InterVarsity Press, 2005, p.172-175.
GOD GIVEN FRUIT
• developing sight for the interior things of God in the natural external world
• seeing beyond a first glance and first impression gazing into the heart of God
• developing depth of insight
• developing a love for gazing on God
• experiencing calmness, serenity and quietness stemming from an awareness of God’s nearness.
REFLECTION QUESTIONS
1. How would you characterize your ability to pay attention?
2. When do you find it easiest to focus your mind or heart?
3. How might the tendency to do everything quickly affect your ability to meditate?
4. What is your gut reaction to the word meditation?
Doing Biblical meditation/reflection from
applied VARK learning styles
You are about to give directions to a person who is with you. She wants to visit your house later. She has a car. I would:
1. Draw, or give her a map.
2. Provide transportation for her
3. Tell her the directions
4. Write down the directions -without a map
You are about to give directions to a person who is with you. She wants to visit your house later. She has a car. I would:
1. Draw, or give her a map. (V or seeing)
2. Provide transportation for her (K or doing)
3. Tell her the directions (A or hearing)
4. Write down the directions -without a map (R or analyzing)
Here’s a question to guide our “reading the passage” . . .
1. “What do you see in the text?” or,
2. “What do you hear in the text, what’s it saying?” or,
3. “Why are the things in the text happening, what’s behind the directions and actions?” or, .
4. “What is being done in the text, how is it happening?”
Here’s a question to guide our “reading the passage” . . .
1. “What do you see in the text?” (V group) or,
2. “What do you hear in the text, what’s it saying?” (A group) or,
3. “Why are the things in the text happening, what’s behind the directions and actions?” (R group) or,
4. “What is being done in the text, how is it happening?” (K group)
MARK 6:30 The apostles gathered around
Jesus and reported to him all they had
done and taught. 31Then, because so
many people were coming and going that
they did not even have a chance to eat, he
said to them, "Come with me by
yourselves to a quiet place and get some
rest“ . . .
My daily-weekly Exercises and Devotional activity
Click here for our Web-blog . . . http://spiritmentor12.blogspot.co.nz/
Epilogue
LUKE 2:51 Then he went down to Nazareth
with them and was obedient to them.
But his mother treasured all these
things in her heart. 52And Jesus grew in
wisdom and stature, and in favour
with God and men.
INTELLECTUAL PHYSICAL SPIRITUAL SOCIAL
Samuel 1 Sam. 2:21b -- -- grew up in
the presence of the LORD
--
Samuel 1 Sam. 2:26 -- Grow in stature
favour with the LORD
favour with men
John B Luke 1:80 -- Child grew became
strong in spirit --
Jesus Luke 2:40 filled with wisdom
became strong;
grace of God was upon him
--
Jesus Luke 2:52 Wisdom stature favour with
God favour with
men
2 4 5 2
But you, dear friends, build yourselves up in your most holy faith and pray in the
Holy Spirit. Keep yourselves in God's love as you wait for the mercy of our Lord
Jesus Christ to bring you to eternal life.
JUDE 1:20-21
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