The Formation of The Soul
It is very clear through the words of Jesus after he predicted his own death in Matthew 16 that he clearly identifies the importance of his disciple's souls. More than the lives themselves, Jesus makes a clear statement about the necessity of our eternality being founded in His person. In so doing he intentionally places a desperate need that they had before them, as we now have, to care for our eternal souls. Thus the context of this study is emphasized not only on specific disciplines which we will cover, but more importantly on the very nature of the formation of the soul.
September 22nd | Knowing God God calls us to grow in the knowledge of Himself (2 Peter 3:18). We need to know who He is, at least begin to understand, in order to truly know and understand ourselves and why the disciplines are necessary. Tim Gibb with Pastor Jaye Rice - Download |
October 6th | Knowing Yourself Often times we begin to know God but ignore the importance of knowing ourselves. When we truly begin to understand ourselves in light of knowing God we can journey in the disciplines far more effectively and more importantly relate better to work of God that Ephesians 1:7-8 talks about: âÂÂIn him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, in accordance with the riches of GodâÂÂs grace that he lavished on us with all wisdom and understanding. Tim Gibb with Pastor Jaye Rice - Download |
October 23rd | A Reflection on the Disciplines Now that we see the need to really know God and understand ourselves we can dive into what it really means to engage the disciplines, remember, it isn'ÂÂt about what Jesus would do but how Jesus lived. Tim Gibb with Pastor Jaye Rice - Download |
October 23rd | An Introduction to Prayer Have you ever wanted to know why we pray or how to pray? This week we begin to reflect on prayer and its many facets beginning with A.C.T.S. Tim Gibb with Pastor Jaye Rice - Download |
November 3rd | Following Brother Lawrence Breathe prayer comes from the understanding that just as we are unable to live from one breathe of air we are unable to live spiritually with only one breathe from God. Tim Gibb with Pastor Jaye Rice - Download |
November 3rd | Prayer is Learned Prayer is learning, prayer is also expected. How do we do prayer in a life that is so busy...let's talk about it. Tim Gibb with Pastor Jaye Rice - Download |
November 24th | Misunderstood Meditation Understanding what true Christian Meditation is helps us obediently listen to our creator God. Meditation is reflecting all about God's word and actions. Tim Gibb with Pastor Jaye Rice - Download |
November 24th | Reflections on Imposters Eastern Meditation has played havoc on our understanding of our own Christian Meditation, consider what it means to truly worship through Meditation. Tim Gibb with Pastor Jaye Rice - Download |
December 8th | Bible Intake If your growth in godliness was measured by the quality of your Bible intake, what would be the result? Tim Gibb with Pastor Jaye Rice - Download |
January 19th | Lectio Divina (Part 1) The life of discipline is an incredible journey that we are blessed to be part of. A significant part of that journey is how we work through bible intake, meditation and prayer. What if we could put those all together? What if there was on discipline that integrated all three into one? Well, it's been done, it's called sacred reading, or perhaps better known as Lectio Divina. Let's journey together through this exciting discipline! Time Gibb with Pastor Jaye Rice - Download |
January 19th | Lectio Divina (Part 2) Part 2 of Lectio Divina. Tim Gibb with Pastor Jaye Rice - Download |
January 19th | Lectio Divina (Part 3) Part 3 of Lectio Divina. Tim Gibb with Pastor Jaye Rice - Download |
January 19th | Lectio Divina (Part 4) Part 4 of Lectio Divina Tim Gibb with Pastor Jaye Rice - Download |
January 19th | Lectio Divina (Part 5) Part 5 of Lectio Divina. Tim Gibb with Pastor Jaye Rice - Download |
March 3rd | Simplicity (Part 1) Part one of three in a series on the spiritual discipline of Simplicity. Tim Gibb with Pastor Jaye Rice - Download |
March 3rd | Simplicity (Part 2) Part two of three in a series on the spiritual discipline of Simplicity. Tim Gibb with Pastor Jaye Rice - Download |
March 3rd | Simplicity (Part 3) Part three of three in a series on the spiritual discipline of Simplicity. Tim Gibb with Pastor Jaye Rice - Download |
March 5th | Inward Simplicity (Part 1) Part one of two in a series on the spiritual discipline of Inward Simplicity. Tim Gibb with Pastor Jaye Rice - Download |
March 5th | Inward Simplicity (Part 2) Part two of two in a series on the spiritual discipline of Inward Simplicity. Tim Gibb with Pastor Jaye Rice - Download |
April 7th | Silence & Solitude (Part 1) Part one of four in a series on the spiritual disciplines of Silence & Solitude. Tim Gibb with Pastor Jaye Rice - Download |
April 7th | Silence & Solitude (Part 2) Part two of four in a series on the spiritual disciplines of Silence & Solitude. Tim Gibb with Pastor Jaye Rice - Download |
April 7th | Silence & Solitude (Part 3) Part three of four in a series on the spiritual disciplines of Silence & Solitude. Tim Gibb with Pastor Jaye Rice - Download |
April 7th | Silence & Solitude (Part 4) Part four of four in a series on the spiritual disciplines of Silence & Solitude. Tim Gibb with Pastor Jaye Rice - Download |
April 21st | Sabbath (Part 1) Part one of three in a series on the spiritual discipline of Sabbath Keeping. Tim Gibb with Pastor Jaye Rice - Download |
April 21st | Sabbath (Part 2) Part two of three in a series on the spiritual discipline of Sabbath Keeping. Tim Gibb with Pastor Jaye Rice - Download |
April 21st | Sabbath (Part 3) Part three of three in a series on the spiritual discipline of Sabbath Keeping. Tim Gibb with Pastor Jaye Rice - Download |
May 13th | Fasting (Part 1) Part one of three in a series on the spiritual discipline of Fasting. Tim Gibb with Pastor Jaye Rice - Download |
May 13th | Fasting (Part 2) Part two of three in a series on the spiritual discipline of Fasting. Tim Gibb with Pastor Jaye Rice - Download |
May 13th | Fasting (Part 3) Part three of three in a series on the spiritual discipline of Fasting. Tim Gibb with Pastor Jaye Rice - Download |
For more information, email Pastor Jaye Rice at jrice@bentonstreetbaptist.org