Practicing the Way of Jesus
Solitude
In an increasingly distracted and noisy world, we need solitude more than ever. The practice of solitude mimics Jesus’ rhythm of retreat and return: retreat from people and distractions to be with God, in order to return to community in love and service.
12 November 2023
Solitude’s highest purpose is found by opening ourselves to God’s personal voice and enjoying his love.
5 November 2023: Session 3 - Encounter with our enemy
Solitude helps quiet us so we can hear spiritual truth and fight against he enemies of our soul.
15 October 2023: Session 1 - The Quiet Place
Solitude helps us break free from noise and distractions to help us be in the presence of God.
29 October 2023: Session 2 - Encounter with our self
Through solitude, we face emotions that live below the surface of our lives and bring them to God.
Fasting
Fasting is one of the most essential and powerful of all the practices of Jesus and, arguably, the single most neglected one in the modern, Western church. The Fasting Practice will train you in this ancient discipline, integrating your whole body into life with God.
20 August 2023: Session 1 - To Offer Ourselves to God
Fasting is one of the best disciplines we have to offer our whole selves to God in surrender.
27 August 2023: Session 2 - To Grow in Holiness
Fasting has many physical benefits for our bodies that mirror how it benefits our souls.
3 September 2023: Session 3 - To Amplify Our Prayers
When we combine prayer with fasting, it’s like a chemical reaction that amplifies our prayer.
10 September 2023: Session 4 - Standing with the Poor
Fasting is not only about ourselves: It’s also a vehicle for biblical justice, for remembering the needs of our neighbors near and far. For acting on those needs, standing against evil while standing for God’s kingdom.
Sabbath
The Sabbath is a twenty-four hour time period set aside to stop, rest, delight, and worship. It is the best day of the week. In our era of chronic exhaustion, emotional unhealth, and spiritual stagnation, few things are more necessary than the recovery of this ancient practice.
21 May 2023: Stop
God built a rhythm of rest into the fabric of creation. When we live in alignment with this ancient rhythm, we find peace and joy, but when we fight it, we fracture our souls.
28 May 2023: Rest
Sabbath isn’t just a day off to take a long nap — it’s a form of resistance that requires us to fight powerful forces that war against Sabbath spirituality
11 June 2023: Delight
Sabbath is a full day set aside to celebrate our life with God in his world, and it is designed to be done in community — a life-giving day of delight
18 June 2023: Worship
Sabbath isn’t just a day to stop, rest, and throw a feast in community — it’s a holy day set apart and dedicated to God himself.
Prayer
The Prayer Practice will help you learn to set aside dedicated time to intentionally be with God, in order to become like him and partner with him in the world.
25 June 2023: Prayer 1- Talking to God
As we learn the pragmatics of prayer, we’ll begin habituating and fine-tuning a daily prayer rhythm.
23 July 2023: Prayer 2 - Talking with God
In prayer, we bring our pain, hopes, joys, and fears to God in a personalized way.
30 July 2023: Listening to God
Prayer is not just when we talk but when we listen to hear his voice.
6 August 2023: Being with God
Learn about the type of prayer that goes beyond words to simple loving presence, or what the ancient Christians called “union” with God.
SUNDAY SERVICES
At 10am with:
LIL SPROUTS (Ages 0 to 4) and
At 10:30am with:
LIGHTHOUSE (School Years 1 to 6)
REBOOT (School Years 7 to 9)
LOCATION
14A Haynes Place
Rototuna, Hamilton
3281
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Office 07 854 1483
