GROW
GROW
All healthy things grow. It is our prayer that you would not just come and connect with us, but that you would grow with us. This page is dedicated to providing some resources to help you grow spiritually.
If you have ever thought about reading your Bible, you’ve probably discovered the YouVersion Bible App for your phone. If you haven't yet, you should go ahead and downloard it. It’s a fantastic resource with countless Bible translations and Bible reading plans.
When people start reading the Bible two of the most common questions people ask are:
1. I want to read the Bible, but where do I start?
2. I found the reading plans on YouVersion, but how do I know which ones are good?
So I thought I would put something together to help.
First of all, there are really four types of YouVersion Reading Plans:
Bible Book Plans – This allows you to read through the scripture, book by book, or all the way through in a set period of time.
Book Based Plans – These are plans that are written around a particular book and are written by the author of the book. They also include scripture.
Topical Plans – These allow you to read scripture on a particular topic and then read a devotional commentary written about the scripture.
Seasonal Plans – These are plans created around particular seasons in the calendar like Easter or Christmas.
How do you know which plans are good to start with? That’s a great question. Here are a few that might interest you.
Old Testament (The Bible Project)
New Testament (The Bible Project)
The Gospels in 90 Days (The Bible Project)
The Writtings of John in 26 Days (The Bible Project)
Paul's Letters in 60 Days (The Bible Project)
Galatians (Timothy Keller)
Genesis-Deuteronomy in 100 Days (The Bible Project)
Wisdom Books in 60 Days (The Bible Project)
Proverbs (Timothy & Kathy Keller)
Minor Prophets in 25 Days (The Bible Project)
Include bible reading plans, books, articles, videos, and helpful apps
If you have ever thought "what can I do practically to grow spiritually?" you are in good company here, because Christians throughout time have asked the very same question. Thankfully, we have a few pointers from Christians about how we can adopt some spiritual practices in our life to grow Spiritually.
Here are a few that might be helpful to you.
Refraining from interacting with people to engage God’s presence alone. You might try taking one hour a week to removing all the noise to listen to God in silence. (When was the last time you were alone to be with and listen to God?)
Temporally stopping a regular practice for a period of intensive prayer. You might try fasting from something you regularly rely on and spend that time praying. (Have you ever stopped doing something for a whole day to focus on prayer? e.g. eating, social media, television etc.)
Doing no work to find rest in God’s person and provision by enjoying time with God and others. You might consider taking a day or part of a day to not work and instead relax and enjoy time with God and others. (When was the last time you took a day off working to be with God and those you care about?)
Not making know your good deeds and qualities to let your praise come from God alone. You might go somewhere to do kind things for someone around town, give a good size tip to a server, and then keep that between you and God. (When you do something good, how often to you use that to get praise from others?)
Not asserting ourselves by coming under the authority and power of Jesus; Simple obedience. You might spend the day without arguing or objecting but just listening and doing. (Do you read the Bible for knowledge or obedience?)
Trusting the Word of God as the guide and strength of life through studying and reflecting. You might make it a regular habit to read through the Bible in a year. (Is bible reading as regular as eating?)
Writing out scriptures, prayers, and thoughts to further deepen your appreciation and understanding of God's Work and Word in your life. You might find the S.O.A.P. method helpful. Write out the following:
Scripture: Physically write out a scripture.
Observation: Write out your observations. (What do you see in the verses that you’re reading? Who is the audience? Is there a repetition of words? What words stand out to you?)
Application: Write out your application. (What is God saying to me today? How can I apply what I just read to my own personal life? What changes do I need to make? Is there an action that I need to take?)
Prayer: Pray God’s Word back to Him. (If He has revealed something to you during this time in His Word, pray about it. Confess if He has revealed some sin that is in your life.)
Appreciating and acknowledging God’s greatness and goodness. You might listen to some worship music or take a walk thinking of reasons to thank God. (When was the last time you bragged on God before others or thanked God for who He is and what He does?)
Talking with God (not necessarily to God) by asking boldly and surrendering completely. You might including these 4 things in your prayers:
1. Praising God (1 Thess 5:18)
2. Repenting of Sins (1 John 1:9)
3. Asking God to work (John 15:7)
4. Yeilding yourself to God's will (Matt 26:39)
(When you pray are you more focused on getting something from Jesus or seeing Jesus kingdom grow?)
Christianity was never meant to be lived alone. You might try getting together regularly with other Christian friend for prayer, conversation, confession, friendship, and study. (Outside of Sunday morning worship, do you meet regularly with other Christians to grow?)
Humbly using the resources, ability, and spiritual gifts you have to serve others for the building up of his Church. You might trying begin my volunteering to serve in any area of the church. As time goes on you might try doing things you feel is your passion.
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