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| Passionate participation in God Project/Adventure/journey Info
 Below is detailed info on the Passionate Participation in God Project/Adventure/Journey that will start Tuesday Jan 12, 2010. It offers a simple plan with additional options for those with more time to dig deeper.
This will make your personal transformation into the likeness of Jesus the Messiah a practical and realistic option for your daily life.
Our desire to see this maturing process which we all long for but seem never to find a simple and practical plan to follow up on in our own lives is available "inch by precious inch" if we will seek it in small bites on a daily basis.
One of the key aspects of Spiritual growth is that of biblical spiritual disciplines, without which we live soulish lives ungrounded in God's Word, and subject to the winds of doctrine which men proclaim as new or deep, but which lack the stability found in a firm relationship with God through His written and living Word. This daily devotional adventure will advance us in our growth.
Passionate participation in God Project/Adventure/Journey Information
Start Date:01-12-2010
Objective: In A Year with God, will be transformed in your life with God, day by day. You will fulfill the promise of Ephesians 4:13 Place: Wherever you can read the daily devotion. Required material:
 'A Year with God, Living Out the Spiritual Disciplines' by Richard Foster See ordering information below: A Year with God offers a daily practice designed to increase your personal connection with God through the exploration
of the 18 spiritual disciplines
Time required: Enough to do a daily devotional
Optional Items:
1. Online daily Community group interaction opportunity. ( coming this week on Facebook)
2. Daily Twitter bites to encourage your journey
3. Blog Articles: that will help you discover the King, His Kingdom and personally grow in measure and stature to the full measure of Jesus the Messiah. Eph 4:13 until we all attain to the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to mature manhood, to the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ.
Optional resources:
1. The Life with God Bible
 In The Life with God Bible some of the most notable figures in Christian discipleship offer their insights to help
illuminate how the spiritual practices present in Scripture apply to our everyday lives and circumstances. This is the
resource for connecting Scripture and daily discipleship
2. Life With God:  Reading the Bible for Spiritual transformation.
Reading the Bible for Spiritual transformation.
Too often, our study of the Bible focuses on searching for specific information or some formula that will solve our pressing needs of the moment. But what if we approached the Bible differently, and instead of transforming the text to meet our needs, allowed it to transform us?
You can get these materials online at http://www.renovare.us/buyresources/product/
You can also contact Renovaré USA
8 Inverness Drive East, Suite 102, Englewood, CO, 80112
303-792-0152 - 303-792-0146 (fax) - www.renovare.us ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Spiritual Formation/Spiritual Maturity/Spiritual Growth  In the days, weeks and months ahead that will form 2010 I will seek to offer material that will make your personal transformation into the likeness of Jesus the Messiah a practical realistic option for your daily life. I will be framing this as 'The Passionate Participation in God Project/Adventure/Journey.'
My desire and hope is that we will discover the King, His Kingdom and personally grow in measure and stature to the full measure of Jesus the Messiah. Eph 4:13 until we all attain to the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to mature manhood, to the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ.
This maturing process has been called discipleship, transformation, spiritual growth and spiritual formation.
To begin I will be using two primary books and the Life with God Bible, all of which are described in some detail at http://equipperstoolbox.blogspot.com/ I also will bring other materials and offer other books for our consideration during the coming year. Church history, and the Church today are full of materials that can assist us as we seek to grow into the full measure of Christ.
One of the key aspects of Spiritual growth is that of biblical spiritual disciplines, without which we live soulish lives ungrounded in God's Word, and subject to the winds of doctrine which men proclaim as new or deep, but which lack the stability found in a firm relationship with God through His written and living Word.
Although as a Charismatic/Pentecostal believer I will have different view of some of these areas and hope to add to them in a positive way Renovar' does a great job in the area of spiritual disciplines.
I have copied the materials below from the RENOVARÉ web site. http://www.renovare.us/ which offers many useful tools in the area of spiritual formation and growth.
What is spiritual formation? spir•i•tu•al (spĭr'ĭ-chōō-əl) adj.: Of, relating to, consisting of, or having the nature of spirit; not tangible or material.
We are all spiritual beings. We have physical bodies, but our lives are largely driven by an unseen part of us. There is an immaterial center in us that shapes the way we see the world and ourselves, directs the choices we make, and guides our actions. Our spirit is the most important part of who we are. And yet we rarely spend time developing our inner life. That's what spiritual formation is all about.
Spiritual Formation is a process, but it is also a journey through which we open our hearts to a deeper connection with God. We are not bystanders in our spiritual lives, we are active participants with God, who is ever inviting us into relationship with him.
Jesus said, “I came that they may have life and have it abundantly” (Jn. 10:10). We at Renovaré believe that such abundant life is possible here and now, because Jesus showed us the way to it. As we take on the life of Jesus – become like him – we experience a richness in life and faith that is truly renewed day by day (Col. 3:10).
Why is spiritual formation important? If you are weary of some sleepy form of devotion, probably God is as weary of it as you are.~ Frank Laubach
Closeness with God brings us true freedom and fullness (Jn. 8:36, Col. 2:9-10). Yet many people—Christians included—find their lives fall short of the kind Jesus promised and proclaimed. If God is present with us, why is there so little joy, power, energy, and peace in our lives?
We keep trying: to find happiness, to experience God, to fill the emptiness. And that’s the problem. Trying just tires us out, distracts us from what’s important, and discourages us when we fail.
We are eternal beings, but have lost sight of eternal living. We spend time, energy, and money on our physical needs, but neglect our souls. Our misplaced efforts leave us feeling powerless and detached from God.
That’s not how God intended it to be. We are meant to be in relationship with God and others in a way that is dynamic, whole, and fresh every day (Jn. 17:24, 2 Cor. 4:16)—relationship that extends beyond church services into every facet of our lives.
Spiritual formation helps us reclaim our relationship with God as it was meant to be. It’s not trying – it’s training in eternal living, determined discipleship to Jesus Christ, and the way we discover the renewable source of spiritual energy we’ve been looking for (2 Cor. 4:16).
Living Like Jesus:
Renovaré’s Balanced Vision for Spiritual Formation Nothing less than life in the steps of Christ is adequate to the human soul or the needs of our world. ~Dallas Willard, The Great Omission
Jesus gave us a complete picture of God, and demonstrated how we can experience vitality and fullness in our life with God (Col. 2:9, Jn. 10:10). The historical Church (Christians), despite its divisions and differences, has upheld the core characteristics of Christ’s life through what we now call traditions.
Taken together, these traditions help us envision a balanced spiritual life. They serve as a guide to help us take on the life of Jesus—to become like Jesus ourselves—and as a result to be transformed from the inside out.
Prayer-Filled Life: Our heart’s steady attention on God
Virtuous Life: Responding with integrity
Spirit-Empowered Life: Fueling our lives from the presence and power of God
Compassionate Life: Extending compassion in every sphere of life
Word-Centered Life: Living the life-giving message
Sacramental Life: Encountering the invisible God in the visible world
Practicing Like Jesus: Renovaré’s Practical Strategy for Spiritual Formation Practices such as reading Scripture and praying are important—not because they prove how spiritual we are—but because God can use them to lead us into life. ~John Ortberg, The Life You’ve Always Wanted
Jesus is the way to life—and not just life after death, but life here and now. When he said, “Follow me,” he meant it. In all he did and taught, Jesus conveyed that our spiritual life takes place in our physical reality as well as in the heart. If we believe what he said about the spiritual life, it only makes sense we should do what he did.
The practices of Jesus have been recognized for centuries as the core activities of the spiritual life. In the same way a runner is equipped to compete in a marathon by the discipline of physical training, so training through spiritual disciplines frees us to live each day with the “easy yoke” and “light burden” Jesus spoke of (Matt. 11:30).
Disciplines do not earn us favor with God or measure spiritual success. They are exercises which equip us to live fully and freely in the present reality of God—and God works with us, giving us grace as we learn and grow.
Meditation, Prayer, Fasting, Study, Simplicity, Solitude,
Submission, Service, Confession, Worship, Guidance , Celebration _______________________________________________________________ Abba's Glory Flash Update 9-19-2009 Our fist class launch was delayed because of techical problems. stayed tuned to this site or follow me on twitter and facebook to find our more about class and ministry launch info...
Abba's Glory Flash 06-24-2009 Our First Class in the Abba's Glory School of Supernatural Living and Ministry will come via Our Facebook Group and other social networking Sites, with links to our blogs and web site. LOOK FOR YOUR CHANCE TO SIGN UP and be a part of this 21st Century School of Supernatural Living and Ministry! FREE ONLINE! 'One:One' is Coming Soon! ___________________________________________________________________________________ Abba's Glory Flash This coming week on Wednesday March 11th we would like to have a concentrated time of Prayer for break through for our new ministry, Abba's Glory.
 We are asking people to join us in Prayer where they are at all over the world during a 12 hour Prayer Storm, beginning Wednesday a 12: 00 noon mountain time and finishing up at midnight that day.
This is the time for break through, destroying the works of darkness and for raising up of the people of God to joyfully and boldly fulfill John 17:22. So that the Glory of the Most High God would sweep away the sleep and apathy from His people and the darkness from those who have not seen the light. That there might be an open heaven and that God's people would be raised up to accomplish all that Jesus began to do and teach.
"Let us put an end to God's people perishing for a lack of intimate knowledge of the most high and His ways."
Please let me know if you will be available join us during this 12 hour prayer storm as we seek to Spring into the fullness of God's will!.
What is Abba's Glory and what is it's purpose?
Abba's Glory is a ministry designed to fulfill John 17:22 22 I have given to them the glory and honor which You have given Me, that they may be one [even] as We are one: AMP
Abba's Glory seeks to equip and provide resources for those believers who are desperate for more of God, who are passionate about being a part of all that Jesus began to do and teach, who will take up the mantle and towel of the King and fully Embrace His Kingdom!
We are in the process of developing (in Obedience to a prophetic Word God gave me over a one year ago.)
A School of Supernatural Living ( Becoming all that Jesus desires(discipleship) ) and
A School of Supernatural Ministry ( Doing all that Jesus began to do and Teach )(ministry Training for a new Day.)
PRAYER REQUEST
That we have the will of God in all things. Specifically:
1. Spiritual discernment and strategies to see the power of God released upon His people, that they might walk in the revelation of the fullness of the Glory Christ has given us.
2. Where and when we hold meetings and classes, including web classes.
3. Development of a web portal to communicate what we are doing and to link believers to other ministries and multimedia resources so that they might fulfill God's design for their life. 4. Right Relationships with those God desires for the accomplishment of the Vision
5. Resources to accomplish all that God desires according to His Time table. 6. Alignment with those who have a common Vision and who desire to see a mighty army raised up in this generation. Both customers and potential customers are interested in what's happening at your company. This page is easier and faster to update than a traditional printed newsletter--and it will save you money. Use the Web Parts and zones to break it up into topical sections as we have done here. Keep this information current. "News" that is six months old presents a message that not much is happening at a company. Highlight a product or service Product and service descriptions are useful when people are shopping, but it's a great idea to give them some interesting "between the lines" information. Give tips that your employees or customers have discovered, ideas on how to maximize use, or suggestions for modifications. This little bit of extra effort can help drive interest and sales. Announcements Customers and visitors like to know about new products or services that you offer or plan to offer. You can also highlight an upcoming event, company award, or changes in staff, such as hiring a new employee. | |
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