1. Pray to hear from God as you read his word.
2. Read the Bible.
3. Meditate on some scripture that stood out to you.
4. Pray something fixed.
5. Pray something free.
6. Journal prayers.
| Prayer
A.C.T.S.
Adoration - Adore God with praise for the truth revealed in your reading of and meditation on the scriptures
Confession - Confrss your sins and failings and foibles
Thanksgiving - Give thanks for his grace and mercy
Supplication - Petition him. Ask him for requests for yourself, family, church, and beyond
- Pray something fixed like this, then pray our hearts freely. Burdens and anxieties of the day or season of life.
- Write out prayers with focus and care
Pray Privately
- "in the closet" and on the move
Pray Corporately
Corporate Prayer
1. Make it regular & Have an End Date
2. Start with scripture
3. Limit share time
4. Encourage brevity & focus
5. Pray without show but with others in mind
| Fasting
1. Start small, maybe skip a meal a week for several weeks, then try two meals and work your way up to a day long fast. Eventually try a 2 day juice fast. Don’t ever obstaib from water.
2. Plan what you’ll do instead of eating. Each fast should have a specific focus. Decide what that is and craft a specific plan for what to do instead of eating.
3. Consider how it will affect others. It doesn’t give you a license to be unloving.
4. Try different kinds of fasting.
5. Fast from something other than food.
6. Don’t think of white elephants. Don’t just think about how hungry you are, but let it turn your mind to God.
| Keep a journal
- No rules
- Don’t expect to put everything in
- it’s ok to miss a lot and miss days
- don’t backfill
- don’t write for others who might read it later
| Listen Well to Others
- Good listening reflects our relationship with God. Our inability to listen well to others may be symptomatic is a chatty spirit that is drowning out the voice of God.
| Corporate Worship
- self forgetfulness in worshiping him together
| Preaching
- refills our faith
- strengthens our faith
- sanctification on the spot
- equipping
- builds up the church
- encounter Jesus
| Embrace Rebuke
- the kind that stops us from continuing down a destructive path is done so as an act of love
2. Read the Bible.
3. Meditate on some scripture that stood out to you.
4. Pray something fixed.
5. Pray something free.
6. Journal prayers.
| Prayer
A.C.T.S.
Adoration - Adore God with praise for the truth revealed in your reading of and meditation on the scriptures
Confession - Confrss your sins and failings and foibles
Thanksgiving - Give thanks for his grace and mercy
Supplication - Petition him. Ask him for requests for yourself, family, church, and beyond
- Pray something fixed like this, then pray our hearts freely. Burdens and anxieties of the day or season of life.
- Write out prayers with focus and care
Pray Privately
- "in the closet" and on the move
Pray Corporately
Corporate Prayer
1. Make it regular & Have an End Date
2. Start with scripture
3. Limit share time
4. Encourage brevity & focus
5. Pray without show but with others in mind
| Fasting
1. Start small, maybe skip a meal a week for several weeks, then try two meals and work your way up to a day long fast. Eventually try a 2 day juice fast. Don’t ever obstaib from water.
2. Plan what you’ll do instead of eating. Each fast should have a specific focus. Decide what that is and craft a specific plan for what to do instead of eating.
3. Consider how it will affect others. It doesn’t give you a license to be unloving.
4. Try different kinds of fasting.
5. Fast from something other than food.
6. Don’t think of white elephants. Don’t just think about how hungry you are, but let it turn your mind to God.
| Keep a journal
- No rules
- Don’t expect to put everything in
- it’s ok to miss a lot and miss days
- don’t backfill
- don’t write for others who might read it later
| Listen Well to Others
- Good listening reflects our relationship with God. Our inability to listen well to others may be symptomatic is a chatty spirit that is drowning out the voice of God.
| Corporate Worship
- self forgetfulness in worshiping him together
| Preaching
- refills our faith
- strengthens our faith
- sanctification on the spot
- equipping
- builds up the church
- encounter Jesus
| Embrace Rebuke
- the kind that stops us from continuing down a destructive path is done so as an act of love
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