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Spiritual Disciplines: things we do in order to reorient our life, habits, and routines in a way that feeds our spirit more than our flesh.Truly, truly I say to you, the one who believes in Me, the works that I do, he will do also; and greater works than these he will do; because I am going to the Father.JOHN 14:12MATTHEW 4:1-11IF JESUS OVERCAME TEMPTATION, I CAN OVERCOME TEMPTATIONJOHN 13:3-5IF JESUS SERVED OTHERS, I CAN SERVE OTHERS. LUKE 9:40-43IF JESUS HEALED AND SET OTHERS FREE, I CAN HEAL AND SET OTHERS FREE.MATTHEW 26:38-39IF JESUS FOLLOWED GOD NO MATTER WHAT, I CAN FOLLOW GOD NO MATTER WHAT.52 And Jesus grew in wisdom and stature, and in favor with God and man. LUKE 2:52 “And in this truth lies the secret of the easy yoke: the secret involves living as he lived in the entirety of his life - adopting his OVERALL life-style. Following “in his steps” cannot be equated with behaving as he did when he was “on the spot.’ To live as Christ lived is to live as he did ALL his life.”DALLAS WILLARD27 I discipline my body like an athlete, training it to do what it should.1 CORINTHIANS 9:27DISCIPLINES OF ABSTINENCE (starving your flesh)DISCIPLINES OF ENGAGEMENT (feeding your spirit)For to set the mind on the flesh is death, but to set the mind on the Spirit is life and peace.ROMANS 8:6But put on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make no provision for the flesh, to gratify its desires.ROMANS 13:14Whatever I FEED will eventually grown. Whatever I STARVE will eventually die.DISCIPLINES OF ABSTINENCE (starving your flesh)Solitude and Silence Fasting FrugalityPurity SecrecySacrificDISCIPLINES OF ENGAGEMENT (feeding your spirit)Study Worship Celebration Serving Praying FellowshipConfession SubmissionFor the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.ROMANS 6:23GRACE IS NOT OPPOSED TO ACTION. IT’S OPPOSED TO EARNING. 28 Then Jesus said, “Come to me, all of you who are weary and carry heavy burdens, and I will give you rest. 29 Take my yoke upon you. Let me teach you, because I am humble and gentle at heart, and you will find rest for your souls. 30 For my yoke is easy to bear, and the burden I give you is light.”MATTHEW 11:28-30THERE’S A WEIGHT WE CARRY (whether it’s from Jesus or not)“To depart from righteousness is to choose a life of crushing burdens, failures, and disappointments, a life caught in the toils of endless problems that are never resolved… The cost of discipleship, though it may take all we have, is small when compared to the lot of those who don’t accept Christ’s invitation to be a part of his company in ‘The Way’ of life.”DALLAS WILLARD2.  IT’S NOT, ONE SIZE FITS ALL3.   IF THE YOKE IS HARD AND HEAVY; IT’S NOT FROM JESUS If your yoke is hard and your burden is heavy, then we can say that it isn’t His yoke or burden, and you aren’t letting Him bear it with you. Jesus said it plainly: My yoke is easy and My burden is light.GUZIK

Show Notes

Spiritual Disciplines: things we do in order to reorient our life, habits, and routines in a way that feeds our spirit more than our flesh.

Truly, truly I say to you, the one who believes in Me, the works that I do, he will do also; and greater works than these he will do; because I am going to the Father.
JOHN 14:12
MATTHEW 4:1-11

IF JESUS OVERCAME TEMPTATION, I CAN OVERCOME TEMPTATION
JOHN 13:3-5

IF JESUS SERVED OTHERS, I CAN SERVE OTHERS. 


LUKE 9:40-43

IF JESUS HEALED AND SET OTHERS FREE, I CAN HEAL AND SET OTHERS FREE.

MATTHEW 26:38-39


IF JESUS FOLLOWED GOD NO MATTER WHAT, I CAN FOLLOW GOD NO MATTER WHAT.


52 And Jesus grew in wisdom and stature, and in favor with God and man. 
LUKE 2:52 

“And in this truth lies the secret of the easy yoke: the secret involves living as he lived in the entirety of his life - adopting his OVERALL life-style. Following “in his steps” cannot be equated with behaving as he did when he was “on the spot.’ To live as Christ lived is to live as he did ALL his life.”
DALLAS WILLARD


27 I discipline my body like an athlete, training it to do what it should.
1 CORINTHIANS 9:27


DISCIPLINES OF ABSTINENCE (starving your flesh)
DISCIPLINES OF ENGAGEMENT (feeding your spirit)

For to set the mind on the flesh is death, but to set the mind on the Spirit is life and peace.
ROMANS 8:6

But put on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make no provision for the flesh, to gratify its desires.
ROMANS 13:14

Whatever I FEED will eventually grown. Whatever I STARVE will eventually die.

DISCIPLINES OF ABSTINENCE (starving your flesh)
  • Solitude and Silence 
  • Fasting 
  • Frugality
  • Purity 
  • Secrecy
  • Sacrific
DISCIPLINES OF ENGAGEMENT (feeding your spirit)
  • Study 
  • Worship 
  • Celebration 
  • Serving 
  • Praying 
  • Fellowship
  • Confession 
  • Submission


For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.
ROMANS 6:23

GRACE IS NOT OPPOSED TO ACTION. IT’S OPPOSED TO EARNING. 

28 Then Jesus said, “Come to me, all of you who are weary and carry heavy burdens, and I will give you rest. 29 Take my yoke upon you. Let me teach you, because I am humble and gentle at heart, and you will find rest for your souls. 30 For my yoke is easy to bear, and the burden I give you is light.”
MATTHEW 11:28-30

  1. THERE’S A WEIGHT WE CARRY (whether it’s from Jesus or not)


“To depart from righteousness is to choose a life of crushing burdens, failures, and disappointments, a life caught in the toils of endless problems that are never resolved… The cost of discipleship, though it may take all we have, is small when compared to the lot of those who don’t accept Christ’s invitation to be a part of his company in ‘The Way’ of life.”
DALLAS WILLARD

2.  IT’S NOT, ONE SIZE FITS ALL



3.   IF THE YOKE IS HARD AND HEAVY; IT’S NOT FROM JESUS

 If your yoke is hard and your burden is heavy, then we can say that it isn’t His yoke or burden, and you aren’t letting Him bear it with you. Jesus said it plainly: My yoke is easy and My burden is light.
GUZIK

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