Reviewing the Rule of Life Discipleship S.T.E.P.S.: Practice Scripture: See then that ye walk circumspectly, not as fools, but as wise, Redeeming the time, because the days are evil. – Ephesians 5:15-16 Walking circumspectly means living with intentionality, carefully navigating the complexities of life to ensure our actions are consistent with our faith. We are…
Celebrating Feasts Discipleship S.T.E.P.S.: Practice Scripture: And this day shall be unto you for a memorial; and ye shall keep it a feast to the LORD throughout your generations; ye shall keep it a feast by an ordinance for ever. – Exodus 12:14 God established feasts and memorials in Scripture to ensure that His people…
Reviewing the Rule of Life Discipleship S.T.E.P.S.: Practice Scripture: Now therefore thus saith the LORD of hosts; Consider your ways. – Haggai 1:5 The command in Haggai to ‘consider your ways’ is a necessary invitation to audit our lives. As the calendar year ends, it is the perfect time to stop the frantic pace and…
Unceasing Prayer Discipleship S.T.E.P.S.: Practice Scripture: Pray without ceasing. – 1 Thessalonians 5:17 Praying without ceasing doesn’t mean we spend 24 hours a day on our knees; it means we live in a constant state of awareness of God’s presence. It is a mindset of ‘checking in’ with the Father throughout the day—offering up small,…
Fasting from Sleep Discipleship S.T.E.P.S.: Practice Scripture: And in the morning, rising up a great while before day, he went out, and departed into a solitary place, and there prayed. – Mark 1:35 There is something uniquely sacred about the pre-dawn hours. Jesus often chose to sacrifice sleep to carve out a ‘solitary place’ with…
Night of Prayer Discipleship S.T.E.P.S.: Practice Scripture: And it came to pass in those days, that he went out into a mountain to pray, and continued all night in prayer to God. – Luke 6:12 Jesus, the Son of God, consistently withdrew from the noise of the crowds to engage in extended, deep communication with…
Extended Fasting Discipleship S.T.E.P.S.: Practice Scripture: And when he had fasted forty days and forty nights, he was afterward an hungred. – Matthew 4:2 Jesus’ wilderness fast was a prerequisite for His ministry, signaling that He was powered not by the appetites of the flesh, but by the Word of God. He entered the desert…
Sabbaticals Discipleship S.T.E.P.S.: Practice Scripture: But in the seventh year shall be a sabbath of rest unto the land, a sabbath for the LORD: thou shalt neither sow thy field, nor prune thy vineyard. – Leviticus 25:4 The principle of the sabbatical—a season of extended rest—is a profound act of faith. It forces us to…
Spiritual Direction Discipleship S.T.E.P.S.: Practice Scripture: Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths. – Proverbs 3:5-6 Leaning on our own understanding is a comfortable habit, especially when we feel we have the experience to handle…
Fixed Rhythms Discipleship S.T.E.P.S.: Practice Scripture: Now when Daniel knew that the writing was signed, he went into his house; and his windows being open in his chamber toward Jerusalem, he kneeled upon his knees three times a day, and prayed, and gave thanks before his God, as he did aforetime. – Daniel 6:10 Daniel…