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Personal Spiritual Personal Spiritual FormationFormation
A Personal Transparent A Personal Transparent Account Account
of Trying to Maintain Fresh of Trying to Maintain Fresh Springs of LifeSprings of Life
in the Midst of in the Midst of
Intense, Time-consuming Intense, Time-consuming MinistryMinistry
John 4:14, 7:38John 4:14, 7:38
My children, with whom I am again in labor until Christ is formed in you - Gal 4:19
My children, with whom I am again in labor until Christ is formed in you - Gal 4:19
Two RealizationsTwo Realizations1.1. God will not bring about a movement God will not bring about a movement
if you are not a person of Godif you are not a person of God Person of GodPerson of God – (Psalm 78.72) Nothing lasting – (Psalm 78.72) Nothing lasting
will happen in your ministry without you first will happen in your ministry without you first being a man or woman of God with a heart of being a man or woman of God with a heart of integrityintegrity
The quality of your ministry will directly reflect the The quality of your ministry will directly reflect the quality of your spiritual life.quality of your spiritual life.
Are you building fruit that will Are you building fruit that will remainremain? (John 15:16)? (John 15:16) Jesus’ ministry life was built around his relationship with Jesus’ ministry life was built around his relationship with
the Father.the Father. Are you the type of person God would use to Are you the type of person God would use to
build a movement through?build a movement through? CPMs are built around men and women of GodCPMs are built around men and women of God God uses men not simply methods!God uses men not simply methods!
Two RealizationsTwo Realizations2.2. The more intense your ministry The more intense your ministry
becomes the more you will need to becomes the more you will need to be sustained in personal devotional be sustained in personal devotional lifelife
E.g. SWBTS chapel speakerE.g. SWBTS chapel speaker You don’t have time not to be You don’t have time not to be
consistently at His feetconsistently at His feet E.g. Mary and MarthaE.g. Mary and Martha
This is an intensely personal area, but This is an intensely personal area, but there are things we can learn togetherthere are things we can learn together
ExerciseExercise What are some spiritual disciplines What are some spiritual disciplines
you see in the lives of . . .you see in the lives of . . . DavidDavid JesusJesus PaulPaul
Small groups – pick one and discuss Small groups – pick one and discuss the “secrets” of what sustained them the “secrets” of what sustained them spirituallyspiritually Report back with sample passagesReport back with sample passages
Consistency in QTConsistency in QT
Escaping in a busy life – Mk 1:35Escaping in a busy life – Mk 1:35 Consistency over volumes of timeConsistency over volumes of time
My secret date with God – Matt 6:6My secret date with God – Matt 6:6 Makes me long for itMakes me long for it
Connected to God in prayer through Connected to God in prayer through the daythe day Like breathingLike breathing
How is your consistency?How is your consistency?
Transparent JournalingTransparent Journaling David’s Prayer David’s Prayer
Journal - PsalmsJournal - Psalms Anger – Psa Anger – Psa
109:6ff109:6ff Excitement – Excitement –
Psa 103 Psa 103 Earnest desire – Earnest desire –
Psa 7:1-2Psa 7:1-2 Transparency – Transparency –
Psa 7:3Psa 7:3 Recording God’s Recording God’s
victories and victories and deliverance in deliverance in his life – Psa 18his life – Psa 18
Surrender – Psa Surrender – Psa 131131
What is a father’s greatest What is a father’s greatest desire for his children?desire for his children? Loving, transparent relationshipLoving, transparent relationship Not perfectionNot perfection E.g. Pharisees sought perfection; E.g. Pharisees sought perfection;
disciples a relationshipdisciples a relationship Journaling helps me to be Journaling helps me to be
honest with Godhonest with God Written to GodWritten to God
Looking back thru my journal Looking back thru my journal reminds me of reminds me of How God has been faithfulHow God has been faithful How He has changed me – the How He has changed me – the
processprocess How are you being How are you being
transparent and transparent and honest?honest?
Accountability & Accountability & ExamplesExamples Brothers in deep Brothers in deep
accountabilityaccountability LEAD SCsLEAD SCs
Meet 2x a yearMeet 2x a year Retreat: Retreat: ..\Covenant Questions - ..\Covenant Questions - LEAD.docLEAD.doc
Email: Email: “Keep up the good work “Keep up the good work and don't get buried settling and don't get buried settling into the new role.”into the new role.”
Kunming SC friendKunming SC friend Weekly transparencyWeekly transparency Piercing questions - Piercing questions - ..\Wesley - Holy Life ..\Wesley - Holy Life
Questions.docQuestions.doc
MentorsMentors Significant conversation with Significant conversation with
other believersother believers
Time with Time with LauraLaura
BiographiesBiographies House ChurchHouse Church
Can’t run Can’t run away from away from themthem
Helps me put Helps me put things in things in perspectiveperspective
Accountability & Accountability & ExamplesExamples Brothers in deep Brothers in deep
accountabilityaccountability LEAD SCsLEAD SCs
Meet 2x a yearMeet 2x a year Retreat: Retreat: ..\Covenant Questions - ..\Covenant Questions - LEAD.docLEAD.doc
Email: Email: “Keep up the good work “Keep up the good work and don't get buried settling and don't get buried settling into the new role.”into the new role.”
Kunming SC friendKunming SC friend Weekly transparencyWeekly transparency Piercing questions - Piercing questions - ..\Wesley - Holy Life ..\Wesley - Holy Life
Questions.docQuestions.doc
MentorsMentors Significant conversation with Significant conversation with
other believersother believers Helps me put things in Helps me put things in
perspectiveperspective
BiographiesBiographies House ChurchHouse Church
Can’t run away Can’t run away from themfrom them
Who are you Who are you being being accountable accountable with? with?
Are you Are you opening up opening up fully with fully with them?them?
Regular times of SolitudeRegular times of Solitude Mark 6:30-31Mark 6:30-31
Keeps me away from Keeps me away from burn-outburn-out
My target:My target: ½ day a week – Monday ½ day a week – Monday
morningmorning 1 day each 2-3 months1 day each 2-3 months
Actual target: 2Actual target: 2ndnd Tuesday of each Tuesday of each monthmonth
Time off after intense Time off after intense ministryministry
Sabbath day each weekSabbath day each week
Quiet enough to Quiet enough to hear Godhear God
Puts ministry Puts ministry and life in and life in perspectiveperspective
My journal My journal accounts after accounts after these times – these times – wonderfully wonderfully transformedtransformed
When do you When do you get away to get away to hear God?hear God?
30 The apostles gathered together with Jesus; and they reported to Him all that they had done and taught. 31 And He said to them, “Come away by yourselves to a secluded place and rest a while.” (For there were many people coming and going, and they did not even have time to eat.)
30 The apostles gathered together with Jesus; and they reported to Him all that they had done and taught. 31 And He said to them, “Come away by yourselves to a secluded place and rest a while.” (For there were many people coming and going, and they did not even have time to eat.)
Life Built Around the Life Built Around the WordWord
Not just Not just readingreading the the WordWord
My continual My continual obsession in life: obsession in life: How is this area to How is this area to be based on the be based on the Word?Word? Is this idea consistent Is this idea consistent
or built on the word?or built on the word? Laura & I discuss this Laura & I discuss this
much.much.
This leads to a This leads to a quiet confidence quiet confidence that life is built on that life is built on an enduring an enduring foundationfoundation Has sustained me Has sustained me
often in times of often in times of fruitlessness or fruitlessness or doubtdoubt
A Habit of GratitudeA Habit of Gratitude
Rom 1:21; Col 3:15-Rom 1:21; Col 3:15-17; 1 Thes 5:1817; 1 Thes 5:18
A habit of gratitude A habit of gratitude is a sign that you is a sign that you have a trust in the have a trust in the absolute goodness absolute goodness of Godof God Anger is often the Anger is often the
opposite – angry at opposite – angry at how God is running how God is running thingsthings
Gratitude is a good Gratitude is a good barometer of a barometer of a person’s faithperson’s faith
Do you have a Do you have a habit of giving habit of giving thanks in each thanks in each situation?situation?
Personal and Family Personal and Family WorshipWorship
Personal guitar playing and worshipPersonal guitar playing and worship Singing and making melody as I go Singing and making melody as I go
placesplaces Family timesFamily times
What have you found that has What have you found that has helped?helped?
When you leave here, things will get When you leave here, things will get incredibly busy. incredibly busy. What will you do What will you do to keep the springs of life to keep the springs of life flowing through you?flowing through you? Jot down some specific plans you haveJot down some specific plans you have