DISCUSSION:
In
his book, Celebration of Discipline, minster Richard Foster tells the story of the first
church that he worked with. He describes how for the first three months he was
there, he worked and worked pouring out his soul into his ministry and at the
end of the three months – there was barely any change. He attributed this to
the fact that he and the church were spiritually bankrupt. There was a lack of
deep spiritual growth and the spirit working in their lives. For the problem to
be fixed and Foster to lead the congregation to growth, he himself had to grow
first.
This
week we will be looking at spiritual disciplines that can help us grow deeper
to appreciate and love God on a new level. That’s what David was talking about
when he wrote the 42nd Psalm – growing deeper with God! Whether you
are 5, 50, or 105 we can all learn to fill up more on God spirit and less on
the things of this world. So this week our goal is to fill up on buckets on
practical ways to get out of spiritual bankruptcy.
APPLICATION:
Look
up what it means to be bankrupt. How does this process help someone who needs
help? What is the spiritual application of this?
Prayer
Requests: ____________________________________________________________