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What is Contemplative Prayer?

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The Remnant Radio

Society & Culture, Philosophy, Christian Faith, Remnant Radio, Apologetics Podcast, Theology Podcast, The Remnant Radio, Religion & Spirituality, Gifts Of The Spirit, Christianity, Culture

4.7576 Ratings

🗓️ 16 May 2020

⏱️ 80 minutes

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Summary

In this episode of Remnant Radio, Joshua Lewis and Michael Rowntree will talk to Matthew Esquivel about “contemplative prayer”. Matthew will explain contemplative prayer as understood by two spiritual heavyweights in church history; Teresa of Avila and John of the Cross. Using scripture and the guidance from Teresa and John, Matthew seeks to distinguish between the New Age views of contemplative prayer and the kind contemplative prayer within the Christain tradition. While tying this an...

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0:00.0

Hey guys, Joshua Lewis here with Remnant Radio, and I'll tell you about Rimcon this spring in San Diego, California.

0:06.8

The dates are February 5th through the 7th, and the subject of the conference is growing in the Gifts of the Spirit.

0:12.3

You can join us there in person or via live stream, and what you're going to get out of that conference is some serious theological training on the gifts of the Spirit.

0:22.6

What are they? How do they operate?

0:28.1

There's also going to be opportunities to break out and practice spiritual gifts in a kind of biblical,

0:33.9

safe, and orderly way. We've got lectures from myself, Michael Miller, Michael Roundtry, John Mark Baker, from the Minor Prophets, and Dr. Sam Storms. So if you're looking to move beyond just the theoretical and learning the theology of spiritual

0:41.6

guests, but you're actually wanting to start practicing them for yourself, I'd encourage

0:45.7

you to come out and hang out with us February 5th through the 7th there in San Diego, California.

0:51.4

Hey, everybody.

0:52.0

This is Joshua Lewis with Remnant Radio.

0:54.1

We're talking about today about contemplative prayer. I'm in studio with Matthew Escoville and Michael Roundtree. Before we have Matthew introduce himself. I'm going to have Michael say shout out. How's Corona? How's Corona by your treating you? Corona. How is Corona itself? How's it treating me? Not so great.

1:11.6

But, you know, we're just still adjusting.

1:13.6

Same-o-same-all. Cool. Yeah. Okay. I don't have your graphic in, but I do have the link in. Perfect. I just realized it just now. I was like, don't call for the graphic. That's all right. All right. Tell us about yourself in your ministry, Matthew.

1:25.1

Okay.

1:25.8

So I'm Matthew Esquivel.

1:27.3

I am an associate pastor at the Dallas House of Prayer,

1:30.2

working on my doctorate right now at Southern Methodist University.

1:33.8

And anyway, I am associate pastor there,

1:36.9

but also direct our Encounter Jesus School,

1:39.9

which Josh has a link for in the comments.

1:44.3

I don't know where to find that, but in the video description.

1:46.6

That one.

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