:: No GREAT HARVEST comes without the rest of the process.
Spiritual Disciplines:
Inward Disciplines: Meditation, Prayer, Fasting, Study
Outward Disciplines: Simplicity, Solitude, Submission, Service
Corporate Disciplines: Confession, Worship, Guidance, Celebration
:: Some things only happen by PRAYER & FASTING.
Mark 9:29
“This kind can come out by nothing but prayer and fasting.”
John 15:5
“Yes, I am the vine; you are the branches. Those who remain in me, and I
in them, will produce much fruit. For apart from me you can do
NOTHING.”
Mark 10:27 “…all things are POSSIBLE with God.” - Jesus
S TUDY
CRAVE
P RAYER
F ASTING
2 Chronicles 7:14
“…if my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves and
pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear
from heaven, and I will forgive their sin and will heal their land.”
:: We engage in Spiritual Disciplines in order for God to bring
CHANGE that leads to His greater purposes.
Psalm 63:1
"O God, you are my God, earnestly I seek you, my soul thirsts for you, my
body longs for you, in a dry and weary land where there is no water."
What do you LONG for?
So What?
...We are going to seek to Crave God TOGETHER!
CRAVE
EASTER
Check out Pastor Shawn’s blog for more information, resources
and daily reflections throughout the 21 days of Crave.
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NOTES:
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Spiritual Disciplines: “Doing what we can do with our body, mind,
spirit, to receive from God power or ability to do what we cannot do by
human effort.” - Dallas Willard
Now What? [For further reflection]
Review the Crave Series and the design of the 21 days:
:: What have you learned [or been reminded of] in the Crave journey so far?
:: Discuss the primary components of the 21 days of Crave.
:: How are you planning to engage?
:: What are you most excited about?
:: What will be the hardest part of the journey for you?
:: Why is it important to do these things together?
Reflections on Prayer:
:: How familiar/comfortable are you with engaging in this discipline?
:: How have you seen this discipline make a difference in your life or the life of
someone else?
:: What are you most excited about as it relates to pursuing this discipline?
:: What will be obstacles or challenges for you while engaging in this discipline?
:: How will you limit distractions/interruptions while leaning into this discipline?
Reflections on Study:
[Answer the above for study]
Reflections on Fasting:
[Answer the above for fasting]
Reread 2 Chronicles 7:14-15:
:: What are some of your first observations?
:: What does this mean for us today?
:: How does this passage relate/connect to our Crave journey?
:: What’s one thing you can do this week that you are not currently doing to
prepare to more fully seek His face during Crave?
Today’s Scripture is from the New Living Translation [NLT]
& New King James [NKJV]
Shawn Cossin, March 22 & 23, 2014
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