1 Timothy 4: 6-10

Summary: This Sunday will be our final and therefore summary sermon on the Spiritual Disciplines. We’ll conclude where we started with Paul’s command to “train” ourselves in godliness. Much like a physical training regimen, the spiritual disciplines build within us a strength and capacity we could not have without them; namely, the capacity for godliness. As we review this Sunday each of the seven disciplines we covered this year (I.e. scripture reading, meditation, prayer, fasting, solitude, service, and simplicity), we’ll do so remembering that the disciplines ought not to be seen as a burden, but as means of liberation from self-interest and fear. The disciplines help place us in the path of God’s grace where we can encounter his transformative power and strength.