EP 52: Spiritual Disciplines for the Christian Life - Introduction

Thankful Homemaker: A Christian Homemaking Podcast

Marci Ferrell: Christian Homemaker, Wife, Mother and Grandmother

Religion & Spirituality:christianity, Religion, Christianity, Religion & Spirituality

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🗓️ 26 February 2019

⏱️ 25 minutes

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Summary

We're starting a new series here at the podcast on the spiritual disciplines. Today's episode is introducing us to what they are and the vital role they play in our sanctification as believers. In this series, we’re going to talk about why we need to practice them and share practical biblical ways how we as followers of Jesus Christ can pursue Christlikeness through these means of grace. The means of grace or spiritual disciplines (Bible intake, prayer, and fellowship the three main areas and we’ll work through each of them more each episode) are ways the Holy Spirit conforms us more and more into the image of Christ. I have two primary resources in addition to scripture that I'm utilizing in this series, and they are Donald Whitney's book called, Spiritual Disciplines for the Christian Life and Habits of Grace: Enjoying Jesus through the Spiritual Disciplines by David Mathis. I encourage you if you want to dig a bit deeper to grab a copy of both or one of these as we work through them together. Spiritual Disciplines we hope to cover in this series: Bible reading, Bible Study, Meditation, Prayer, Fasting, Evangelism, Journaling, Fellowship and Service. Show Notes: Romans 8:28 1 John 3:2 1 Peter 1:16 1 Timothy 4:7-8 John 14:6 Acts 2:42 Romans 8:29 Philippians 1:6 Philippians 3:8 John 17:3 Colossians 1:9-11 Spiritual Disciplines for the Christian Life by Donald Whitney Habits of Grace: Enjoying Jesus through the Spiritual Disciplines by David Mathis Simplify Your Spiritual Life: Spiritual Disciplines for the Overwhelmed by Donald Whitney The Disciplines of the Christian Life by Eric Liddell Holy Helps for a Godly Life by Richard Rogers Podcast EP 6: What Does Self-Discipline Look Like in Our Homes @Thankful Homemaker The Center for Biblical Spirituality- Donald Whitney's Website (tons of helpful resources to dig into) What are the Spiritual Disciplines @Desiring God What are the Spiritual Disciplines @Got Questions Thankful Homemaker Facebook Group Find the full show notes at the blog here - ThankfulHomemaker.com Subscribe to ThankfulHomemaker Follow ThankfulHomemaker on Facebook, Pinterest & Instagram Subscribe to the Podcast on Your Favorite App

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0:00.0	Welcome to the Thankful Homemaker Podcast, a podcast to be an encouragement and
0:11.3	blessing to each other and the role God has called us to as women.
0:15.0	I'm so thankful you stop by.
0:17.0	So grab yourself a coffee or tea and sit with me a bit
0:20.0	as we talk about how God's word impacts every area of our lives as Christian women.
0:25.7	Hello friends, I'm Marcy Farrell from thankful homemaker.com and we are on episode 52 today and with this episode I'm starting a series on the
0:37.0	spiritual discipline so this is our introductory one and it's an area that I've
0:41.7	wanted to study and understand and apply more into my own life for my own spiritual growth.
0:48.0	So I'm really just going to take you all along with me.
0:51.0	And in this introductory episode, I'm hoping to clarify what they are and the
0:55.8	role that they have in our lives as Christians. And I'm going to be utilizing two main resources
1:02.3	and I'll have some other supplemental resources that I'll share
1:05.4	as they come into play in the various episodes but mainly it's Donald Whitney's
1:10.5	book on the spiritual disciplines and Dave Mathis's book called
1:14.0	Habits of Grace which are also on the Spiritual Disciplines and I will link to both
1:18.8	of those in the show notes too. So what are they? What are the spiritual disciplines? Donald Whitney explains, he says,
1:27.0	the spiritual disciplines are those personal and corporate disciplines that promote spiritual growth.
1:33.4	They are the habits of devotion and experiential Christianity
1:37.5	that have been practiced by the people of God since biblical times.
1:41.3	The spiritual disciplines are the God-given means we are to use in the spirit-filled pursuit
1:48.0	of godliness."
1:50.0	So we know Romans 828 tells us that for those he for knew, he also predestined to be
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