SCRIPTURE
Core Practice #1: ENGAGE SCRIPTURE DAILY
“Make them holy by your truth; teach them your word, which is truth.” John 17:17
Core Practice #1: ENGAGE SCRIPTURE DAILY
We commit to engage with the Scriptures every day. (John 17:17)
Hearing, reading, praying, studying, memorizing, and meditating on the Bible is one of the primary ways that we grow in our relationship with God, which is foundational for the flourishing in all of our other relationships (with self, others and creation). In our current age, we have to take radical steps to ensure that we are prioritizing God’s voice, and His truth, over other all of the other competing voices. Whether it is reading a verse, or more in-depth engagement with the Scriptures through Bible study and meditation, we will connect with God on a daily basis by being in His Word.
Fights Against: PLURALISM & FALSE NARRATIVES
The prevailing ideologies in our postmodern, pluralistic society, allows for no absolute or universal truth. Additionally, we are constantly being told (implicitly and explicitly) lies about God and ourselves through media, advertising, culture, etc. We need to be immersed in Scripture so that we can know what is true and not true, and The Truth will set us free!
Supportive Prayer Style: LISTENING
Listening Prayer is a type of prayer where we make time to listen to God. We sit and simply listen with a posture of seeking what God would have us do in response to the truth revealed in Scripture. Journaling can be a helpful tool for listening and responding to God’s Word!
Reach Practices:
Silence & Solitude
Morning Routine of “Scripture before Screens"
Fasting
Scripture Memory; Bible Study
Establish structured limits for our use of screens, and our consumption of entertainment (including the quantity, frequency, and moral character of such consumption).
Morning Routine of “Scripture before Screens"
Fasting
Scripture Memory; Bible Study
Establish structured limits for our use of screens, and our consumption of entertainment (including the quantity, frequency, and moral character of such consumption).