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Articles (8 found)

Making space for life 1: Making space for God.
Using early monastic communities as an inspiration, Erik looks at how we make space for God in the middle of everyday life, and what can happen as a result.
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Creating Sanctuary Part 2 - silence and contemplation
The first step in creating sanctuary is silence and contemplation - it's like laying down the floor of the house.
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Meditation
Minicab 1 looked at three ways of doing Bible meditation that all ages can join in with: * Lectio divina * Walking meditation * Art meditation
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Why Do I Fast? To pray in His name
The spiritual discipline of fasting gives God the opportunity to teach, train and heal us. It is not a way of earning answers to prayer but of learning how to pray.
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Why Do I Fast? Going for gold
The only way an athlete wins gold is by disciplining and controlling their body. This is another reason why I fast.
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Why Do I Fast? Remembering a broken world
Jesus was sometimes criticised for not fasting - or at least his disciples were. Why did he fast sometimes and not at other times? Because there are situations where justice has still to be done.
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Why Do I Fast? False comforts
The bible encourages us to fast but is not prescriptive about how we should do it nor indeed what it is. People fast in different ways and for different reasons. Here is one of the reasons I fast.
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James 5:13-18 - confession and prayer
James ends his letter with an encouragement to pray. These verses paint a picture of a praying community.
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David Flowers
Our sanctuary needs an altar. Somewhere to sacrifice and allow God to make us holy, clean, ready for him. Facing death and hearing the truth about the hope we have is our altar of sacrifice.
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  • Recorded: 28/10/2007
  • Length: 32 minutes
  • Reference: Romans 12:1
David Flowers
After laying a floor of silence and prayer we think about who we choose to obey and who we are. We build the walls of the sanctuary by choosing to listen to the Father's voice and understanding what it is to be humble.
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  • Recorded: 14/10/2007
  • Length: 44 minutes
  • Reference: Matthew 18:2-4
David Flowers
Learning silence, contemplation and prayer helps lay a floor as we seek to create a sanctuary in our lives.
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  • Recorded: 16/09/2007
  • Length: 29 minutes
  • Reference: Psalm 46:10
David Flowers
An introduction to a series on creating sanctuary in a busy world
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  • Recorded: 09/09/2007
  • Length: 27 minutes
  • Reference: Genesis 3:9