Celebration of Discipline: The Path to Spiritual Growth

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Each beloved book of the Bible comes to life with outstanding performances by Jim Caviezel as Jesus, Richard Dreyfuss as Moses, Gary Sinise as David, Jason Alexander as Joseph, Marisa Tomei as Mary Magdalene, Stacy Keach as Paul, Louis Gossett, Jr.

This study of the classic spiritual disciplines includes meditation, prayer, fasting, study, simplicity, solitude, submission, service, confession, worship, guidance and celebration. The discussion on corporate guidance (not the same as in corporate organization) was interesting in that Foster observed how decisions in the early church were regularly agreed upon by using other spiritual disciplines: prayer, worship, fasting, etc. The corporate Disciplines of confession, worship, guidance, and celebration bring us nearer to one another and to God.

and casually ends the chapter with: "Now is the time for all who hear the voice of Christ to obey it" (p61). But in the same way God showed me the things I could take from the youth Portakabin into the rest of my life, I believe God wants us to take things from lockdown into the rest of our lives both for our own walk with God and what we bring to our congregations and churches when we can meet together again. The discussion of celebration, often the most neglected of the Disciplines, shows its critical importance, for it stands at the heart of the way to Christ. Foster says, ‘As those early believers gathered they were keenly aware that the veil had been ripped in two. He says the posture you use isn't important at all, then he talked about the posture he used and immediately said why it should be done that way and how doing it some other ways might not work as well.

It’s often easier to numb our thoughts, feelings and longings with distraction rather than engaging with them in the quiet place, but that is what this discipline is all about. It’s old wisdom, made accessible for the modern Christian, and if modern people are scared of it or turn their noses up at it, it’s to their detriment. It is wonderful when a particular meditation leads to ecstasy, but it is far more common to be given guidance in dealing with ordinary human problems” (p22).These practices in themselves will not transform us to look like Jesus (only Jesus himself can do that) but what they can do is to bring us in front of Jesus. Surprisingly, even though our culture seems emphatic about the need for the spontaneous and passionate expression of our love affection towards God, there is beauty to be found in the discipline of regiment. The purpose of the Discipline of submission is to liberate us from the tyranny of our own wills (pp. If those expectations aren't met, I get resentful, and then I have to do a lot of work on myself I could've avoided if I'd just left the thing alone in the first place. I suppose many would say I'm not a Christian at all, but luckily all that is between me and God and not His other children.

We approach worship because of Jesus and for Jesus but as we do that he meets us, changes us and speaks to us. By using the Web site, you confirm that you have read, understood, and agreed to be bound by the Terms and Conditions. I recognise that Jesus is there in the kitchen – normally by acknowledging him out loud or in my head and then I quietly pray in tongues as I unstack.As I mentioned before all of these build one on the other, and celebration is at the end for a reason. Celebration of Discipline will help Christians everywhere to embark on a journey of prayer and spiritual growth. It beautifully describes, goes into detail, gives examples for, and connects all of the spiritual rhythms in a way that makes them seem realistic, attainable, and necessary for the day to day life.