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Scripture, experience, and generations have all demonstrated the value of practicing the Spiritual Disciplines

While lament postures for dependence and fasting is the practice of dependence, simply depending on the Lord is not the goal. Submission to the Lord is the goal of the believer. In this message, we discuss this and what submission looks like as a discipline in practice.

Focusing on Faith Practices that open us to God, pastor Nick zooms in on the spiritual discipline of self-care. Through this discipline, we will learn and discover a call to be faithful stewards of God's gift of us to us. Join us as we look into the life habits and words of Jesus to learn about what it really means to take care of ourselves in a way that reflects God's love in and for us. #faithpractices2023 #ohcrc

The first online streaming video of our Spiritual Disciplines for the Christian Life series. This is the seventh lesson in the series. It is focused on the spiritual discipline of serving.

Continuing in our acronym, WORSHIP, this week we focus on the type of spiritual disciplines that actively let go of old habits, old ways, of the old and dead person we used to be before Jesus. Pastor Nick zooms into these faith practices by focusing specifically on the spiritual discipline of submission. Embodied by Christ, expressed in the Godhead, and meant as a mindset that lets go of our need for things to go our way, submission has much more to it than first meets the eye. Join us today!

Faith practices are intentional attempts at resting and learning the “unforced rhythms of grace” from Jesus. The early church was a picture of believers who shared a desire to go deeper with God, a community characterized by spiritual rhythms that made space in everyday life for him.

Introduction Carla started running again this week. She sets her alarm for 6:15 and often goes out in the darkness to run a couple of miles. She will continue doing this even when it is cold outside. There is effort and pain involved in this discipline. You may wonder why she would do such a thing. The…

Introduction This summer on our vacation, we travelled through southern Saskatchewan on our way to Banff. Instead of driving down the Trans-Canada, we drove on Hwy. 13 at the south of the province. As we travelled further west, it got drier and drier. The area south of Swift Current and west from there…

Introduction The other day, I watched a portion of “Fear Factor.” Several people were willing to do a bunch of scary things in order to win $1 million. They did some manoeuvres high in the sky, ate leeches, swam in fish guts and drove a 4 wheeler off a 200 foot cliff. Only the one who did all of these…

What’s Your Connection? September 11, 2005 I am really excited about sharing this message with you. I actually put it off till after summer. This material represents a real “ah-ha” moment for me and changed how I connect with God. Connecting with God has been a long-standing struggle for me. By “connecting”…

Success often depends on the habits you develop. A doctor was counseling his patient about a problem with his weight. “I don’t know what the problem is doctor. I just can’t seem to get rid of this flab. Maybe I have an overactive thyroid.” To which the doctor replied, “Listen, I’ve run tests and your…

Finishing Well July 3, 2005 Are you looking forward to the 4th, lighting off some fire works? Any grown men planning on using sparklers? Ken? If you don’t know what I’m talking about, I’m not telling you. · Celebrate our country’s independence by blowing part of it up. Tribute to Billy Q: Did you follow…

Matters of the Heart, Part 2 Renewing the Heart Watch over your heart with all diligence, for from it flow the springs of life (Proverbs 4:23). Last week, we learned . . . Our lives will be a reflection of our hearts within. We must then address the heart by . . . Admitting a heart problem exists. (sinful…

Topical: The Idol of $$$ 1 Timothy 6:6-10 October 18, 2009 Main Point(s) of sermon: · Money is one of the biggest idols in our lives. · The desire to be rich (for its own sake) is a sin. · Giving is a spiritual discipline just like prayer or Bible reading. · Giving is a vital investment in the work of…

James 4:2 "You do not have, because you do not ask God." It was a nightmare Lt. Shane Osborn couldn't wake up from. After two "fly bys" the Chinese pilot hit the number 1 propeller and sheered off the nose cone of the EP-3E surveillance plane he was flying. Immediately, the plane rolled 130 degrees and…