Private Devotion (9/4/22)

Preach Jesus: the life habits of Jesus

Private Devotion

Matthew 4:1-22

 

Three Habits of Individual Spiritual Disciplines:

• Study

  • Intake of God's Word

  • WHY?

    • The Bible teaches us how to live our lives.

• Pray

  • Continual conversation with God.

  • WHY?

    • Prayer builds relationship with God

• Silence and Solitude

  • Silence is quieting our lives to hear God speak.

    • Internal and External

  • Solitude is to be alone with God and think.

  • WHY?

    • Time with God prepares us for time with people

 

In - Then Through

• Public faith begins in private devotion.

 

Final Thought: If you want to change the world around you, change the spiritual practices within you.