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HOW SIN WORKS IN OUR LIVESHOW SIN WORKS IN OUR LIVESB.B.

HOW WE GROW IN HOLINESSHOW WE GROW IN HOLINESS

11 22 33 44 5/65/6 77 88 99 1010 1111Intro to Intro to IntegrityIntegrity

Growing Growing in Gracein Grace

Flesh Flesh Seven Seven Deadly Deadly

SinsSins

A Letter A Letter From From Your Your

TempterTempter

Fear of Fear of the Lordthe Lord

Spirit Spirit Spiritual Spiritual DisciplinesDisciplines

Fruit of Fruit of the Spiritthe Spirit

Growing Growing in in

IntegrityIntegrity

Introduce Introduce IntegrityIntegrity

and and reconnect reconnect with group with group membersmembers

Examine Examine and utilize and utilize

five five characteristcharacterist

ics of ics of growing in growing in grace for grace for spiritual spiritual health health

diagnosisdiagnosis

Define Define fleshflesh

Honestly Honestly assess assess

where sin where sin has taken has taken root in our root in our own livesown lives

Examine Examine how your how your

specific sin specific sin operates, operates,

what payoff what payoff you hope you hope

for from the for from the sin, and sin, and

what habits what habits and ways of and ways of thinking the thinking the

sin stems sin stems fromfrom

UnderstandUnderstandand grow in and grow in fear of the fear of the

LordLord

Explore Explore what it what it

means to means to ‘‘walk by the walk by the

SpiritSpirit’’(Gal 5:16)(Gal 5:16)

UnderstandUnderstandand and

practice practice spiritual spiritual

disciplinesdisciplines

Explore Explore the fruits of the fruits of the Spiritthe Spirit

Review key Review key semester semester conceptsconcepts

Spiritual DisciplinesSpiritual DisciplinesSession 9Session 9

SF103 Curriculum TrainingSF103 Curriculum TrainingFall 2010Fall 2010

SF 103 INTEGRITY OVERVIEWSF 103 INTEGRITY OVERVIEWHOW SIN WORKS IN OUR LIVESHOW SIN WORKS IN OUR LIVES HOW WE GROW IN HOLINESSHOW WE GROW IN HOLINESS

11 22 33 44 5/65/6 77 88 99 1010 1111Intro to Intro to IntegrityIntegrity

Growing Growing in Gracein Grace

Flesh Flesh Seven Seven Deadly Deadly

SinsSins

A Letter A Letter From From Your Your

TempterTempter

Fear of Fear of the Lordthe Lord

Spirit Spirit Spiritual Spiritual DisciplinesDisciplines

Fruit of Fruit of the Spiritthe Spirit

Growing Growing in in

IntegrityIntegrity

Introduce Introduce IntegrityIntegrity

and and reconnect reconnect with group with group membersmembers

Examine Examine and utilize and utilize

five five characteristcharacterist

ics of ics of growing in growing in grace for grace for spiritual spiritual health health

diagnosisdiagnosis

Define Define fleshflesh

Honestly Honestly assess assess

where sin where sin has taken has taken root in our root in our own livesown lives

Examine Examine how your how your

specific sin specific sin operates, operates,

what payoff what payoff you hope you hope

for from the for from the sin, and sin, and

what habits what habits and ways of and ways of thinking the thinking the

sin stems sin stems fromfrom

UnderstanUnderstand and grow d and grow in fear of in fear of the Lordthe Lord

Explore Explore what it what it

means to means to ‘‘walk by the walk by the

SpiritSpirit’’(Gal 5:16)(Gal 5:16)

UnderstanUnderstand and d and

practice practice spiritual spiritual

disciplinesdisciplines

Explore the Explore the fruits of the fruits of the

SpiritSpirit

Review key Review key semester semester conceptsconcepts

Spiritual Formation:Spiritual Formation:““The process by which God forms ChristThe process by which God forms Christ’’s character s character

in believers by the ministry of the Spirit, in the in believers by the ministry of the Spirit, in the context of community, and in accordance with context of community, and in accordance with biblical standards. This process involves the biblical standards. This process involves the

transformation of the whole person in thoughts, transformation of the whole person in thoughts, behaviors and styles of relating to God and others. behaviors and styles of relating to God and others. It results in a life of service to others and witness to It results in a life of service to others and witness to

Christ.Christ.””

Spiritual Formation:Spiritual Formation:““The process by which God forms ChristThe process by which God forms Christ’’s character s character

in believers in believers by the ministry of the by the ministry of the SpiritSpirit, in the , in the context of community, and in accordance with biblical context of community, and in accordance with biblical standards. This process involves standards. This process involves the transformation the transformation

of the whole personof the whole person in thoughts, behaviors and styles in thoughts, behaviors and styles of relating to God and others. It results in a life of of relating to God and others. It results in a life of

service to others and witness to Christ.service to others and witness to Christ.””

““When we despair of gaining inner transformation When we despair of gaining inner transformation through human powers of will and determination, through human powers of will and determination, we are open to a wonderful new realization: inner we are open to a wonderful new realization: inner

righteousness is a gift from God to be graciously righteousness is a gift from God to be graciously received. The needed change within us is Godreceived. The needed change within us is God’’s s

work, not ourswork, not ours……The Disciplines allow us to place The Disciplines allow us to place ourselves before God so that he can transform ourselves before God so that he can transform

usus……By themselves the Spiritual Disciplines can By themselves the Spiritual Disciplines can do nothing; they can only get us to the place where do nothing; they can only get us to the place where

something can be done.something can be done.””

Richard Foster, Richard Foster, Celebration of Discipline: The Path to Spiritual GrowthCelebration of Discipline: The Path to Spiritual Growth

““When we despair of gaining inner transformation When we despair of gaining inner transformation through human powers of will and determination, through human powers of will and determination, we are open to a wonderful new realization: we are open to a wonderful new realization: inner inner

righteousness is a gift from God righteousness is a gift from God to be graciously to be graciously received. received. The needed change within us is GodThe needed change within us is God’’s s

work, work, not oursnot ours……The Disciplines allow us to The Disciplines allow us to place place ourselves before God so that he can transform ourselves before God so that he can transform

usus……By themselves the Spiritual Disciplines can By themselves the Spiritual Disciplines can do nothing; they can only get us to the place where do nothing; they can only get us to the place where

something can be done.something can be done.””

Richard Foster, Richard Foster, Celebration of Discipline: The Path to Spiritual GrowthCelebration of Discipline: The Path to Spiritual Growth

““This is the way it is with the Spiritual This is the way it is with the Spiritual DisciplinesDisciplines——they are a way of sowing to the they are a way of sowing to the

Spirit. The Disciplines are GodSpirit. The Disciplines are God’’s way of s way of getting us into the ground; they put us where getting us into the ground; they put us where

he can work within us and transform us.he can work within us and transform us.””

Richard Foster, Richard Foster, Celebration of Discipline: The Path to Spiritual GrowthCelebration of Discipline: The Path to Spiritual Growth

A farmer A farmer ……

““Spiritual practices donSpiritual practices don’’t give us t give us ‘‘spiritual spiritual brownie pointsbrownie points’’ or help us or help us ‘‘work the work the

systemsystem’’ for a passing grade with God. for a passing grade with God. They simply put us in a place where we They simply put us in a place where we

can begin to notice God and respond to can begin to notice God and respond to his word to us.his word to us.””

Adele Calhoun, Adele Calhoun, Spiritual Disciplines Handbook: Practices That Transform Us Spiritual Disciplines Handbook: Practices That Transform Us

““Spiritual practices Spiritual practices dondon’’t give us t give us ‘‘spiritual spiritual brownie pointsbrownie points’’ or help us or help us ‘‘work the work the

systemsystem’’ for a passing grade with God. for a passing grade with God. They simply put us in a place where we They simply put us in a place where we

can begin to can begin to notice God and respond notice God and respond to to his word to us.his word to us.””

Adele Calhoun, Adele Calhoun, Spiritual Disciplines Handbook: Practices That Transform Us Spiritual Disciplines Handbook: Practices That Transform Us

Spiritual Disciplines are Spiritual Disciplines are ““nothing but an nothing but an activity undertaken to bring us into more activity undertaken to bring us into more

effective cooperation with Christ and his effective cooperation with Christ and his Kingdom.Kingdom.””

Dallas Willard, Dallas Willard, Spirit of the Disciplines: Understanding How God Changes LivesSpirit of the Disciplines: Understanding How God Changes Lives

““We can become like Christ by doing one thingWe can become like Christ by doing one thing——by by following him in the overall style of life he chose following him in the overall style of life he chose

for himself...We can, through faith and grace, for himself...We can, through faith and grace, become like Christ by practicing the types of become like Christ by practicing the types of

activities he engaged in, by arranging our whole activities he engaged in, by arranging our whole lives around the activities he himself practiced in lives around the activities he himself practiced in

order to remain constantly at home in the order to remain constantly at home in the fellowship of his Father.fellowship of his Father.””

Dallas Willard, Dallas Willard, The Spirit of the Disciplines: Understanding How God Changes LivThe Spirit of the Disciplines: Understanding How God Changes Liveses

““We can become like Christ by doing one thingWe can become like Christ by doing one thing——by by following him in the overall style of life he chose following him in the overall style of life he chose

for himselffor himself...We can, through faith and grace, ...We can, through faith and grace, become like Christ by practicing the types of become like Christ by practicing the types of

activities he engaged in, by arranging our whole activities he engaged in, by arranging our whole lives around the lives around the activities he himself practiced activities he himself practiced in in

order to order to remain constantly at home in the remain constantly at home in the fellowship of his Fatherfellowship of his Father..””

Dallas Willard, Dallas Willard, The Spirit of the Disciplines: Understanding How God Changes LivThe Spirit of the Disciplines: Understanding How God Changes Liveses

““What activities did Jesus practice? Such things as What activities did Jesus practice? Such things as solitude and silence, prayer, simple and sacrificial solitude and silence, prayer, simple and sacrificial living, intense study and meditation upon Godliving, intense study and meditation upon God’’s s

Word and GodWord and God’’s ways, and service to others. Some s ways, and service to others. Some of these will certainly be even more necessary to us of these will certainly be even more necessary to us

than they were to him, because of our greater or than they were to him, because of our greater or different need. But in a balanced life of such different need. But in a balanced life of such

activities, we will be constantly enlivened by activities, we will be constantly enlivened by ‘‘The The Kingdom Not of This WorldKingdom Not of This World’’——the Kingdom of the Kingdom of

Truth as seen in John 18:36Truth as seen in John 18:36--37.37.””Dallas Willard, Dallas Willard, The Spirit of the Disciplines: Understanding How God Changes LivThe Spirit of the Disciplines: Understanding How God Changes Liveses

““What activities did Jesus practice? Such things as What activities did Jesus practice? Such things as solitude and silence, prayer, simple and sacrificial solitude and silence, prayer, simple and sacrificial living, intense study and meditation upon Godliving, intense study and meditation upon God’’s s

Word and GodWord and God’’s ways, and service to others. s ways, and service to others. Some Some of these will certainly be even more necessary to us of these will certainly be even more necessary to us

than they were to him, because of our greater or than they were to him, because of our greater or different need. But different need. But in a balanced life of such in a balanced life of such

activities, we will be constantly enlivened byactivities, we will be constantly enlivened by‘‘The Kingdom Not of This WorldThe Kingdom Not of This World’’——thethe

Kingdom of Truth as seen in John 18:36Kingdom of Truth as seen in John 18:36--37.37.””Dallas Willard, Dallas Willard, The Spirit of the Disciplines: Understanding How God Changes LivThe Spirit of the Disciplines: Understanding How God Changes Liveses

An athlete in trainingAn athlete in training……““no one ever says, no one ever says, ‘‘If you want to be a great If you want to be a great

athlete, go vault eighteen feet, run the mile under athlete, go vault eighteen feet, run the mile under four minutes,four minutes,’’ or or ‘‘If you want to be a great If you want to be a great

musician, play the Beethoven violin concerto.musician, play the Beethoven violin concerto.’’Instead, we advise the young artist or athlete to Instead, we advise the young artist or athlete to

enter a certain kind of overall life, one involving enter a certain kind of overall life, one involving deep associations with qualified people as well deep associations with qualified people as well as rigorously scheduled time, diet, and activity as rigorously scheduled time, diet, and activity

for the mind and body.for the mind and body.””Dallas Willard, Dallas Willard, The Spirit of the Disciplines: Understanding How God Changes LivThe Spirit of the Disciplines: Understanding How God Changes Liveses

““Our mistake is to think that following Jesus Our mistake is to think that following Jesus consists in loving our enemies, going the consists in loving our enemies, going the

‘‘second mile,second mile,’’ turning the other cheek, turning the other cheek, suffering patiently and hopefullysuffering patiently and hopefully——while living while living

the rest of our lives just as everyone around the rest of our lives just as everyone around us doesus does……If we wish to follow ChristIf we wish to follow Christ——and to and to

walk in the easy yoke with himwalk in the easy yoke with him——we will have to we will have to accept his overall way of life as our way of life accept his overall way of life as our way of life

totally.totally.””Dallas Willard, Dallas Willard, The Spirit of the Disciplines: Understanding How God Changes LivThe Spirit of the Disciplines: Understanding How God Changes Liveses

““Our mistake is to think that following Jesus Our mistake is to think that following Jesus consists in loving our enemies, going the consists in loving our enemies, going the

‘‘second mile,second mile,’’ turning the other cheek, turning the other cheek, suffering patiently and hopefullysuffering patiently and hopefully——while living while living

the rest of our lives just as everyone around the rest of our lives just as everyone around us doesus does……If we wish to follow ChristIf we wish to follow Christ——and to and to

walk in the easy yoke with himwalk in the easy yoke with him——we will have to we will have to accept his overall way of life as our way of life accept his overall way of life as our way of life

totally.totally.””Dallas Willard, Dallas Willard, The Spirit of the Disciplines: Understanding How God ChangesThe Spirit of the Disciplines: Understanding How God Changes

““But the news about Him was spreading But the news about Him was spreading even farther, and large crowds were even farther, and large crowds were

gathering to hear Him and to be gathering to hear Him and to be healed of their sicknesses. But Jesus healed of their sicknesses. But Jesus

Himself would often slip away to the Himself would often slip away to the wilderness and pray.wilderness and pray.””

Luke 5:15Luke 5:15--1616

Rule of LifeRule of Life““A rule of life is a way of ordering our life A rule of life is a way of ordering our life

around the values, practices and around the values, practices and relationships that keep us open and relationships that keep us open and

available to God for the work of spiritual available to God for the work of spiritual transformation that only God can bring transformation that only God can bring

about.about.””

Ruth Haley Barton, Ruth Haley Barton, Sacred Rhythms: Arranging Our Lives For Spiritual TransformationSacred Rhythms: Arranging Our Lives For Spiritual Transformation

Two Categories of Spiritual Two Categories of Spiritual DisciplinesDisciplines

1. Practices of Abstinence:1. Practices of Abstinence:Practices in which we Practices in which we ““abstain to some degree abstain to some degree

and for some time from the satisfaction of and for some time from the satisfaction of what we generally regard as normal and what we generally regard as normal and legitimate desires.legitimate desires.”” This would include This would include

solitude, silence, fasting, frugality, chastity, solitude, silence, fasting, frugality, chastity, secrecy, and sacrifice.secrecy, and sacrifice.

Disciplines of abstinence counteract Disciplines of abstinence counteract tendencies toward sins of tendencies toward sins of commission commission and the and the

disciplines of engagement counteract disciplines of engagement counteract tendencies towardtendencies toward

sins of sins of omissionomission..

Dallas Willard, Dallas Willard, The Spirit of the Disciplines: Understanding How God Changes LivThe Spirit of the Disciplines: Understanding How God Changes Liveses

““A proper abstinence actually breaks the A proper abstinence actually breaks the hold of improper engagements so that the hold of improper engagements so that the

soul can be properly engaged in and by soul can be properly engaged in and by God.God.””

Dallas Willard, Dallas Willard, The Spirit of the Disciplines: Understanding How God Changes LivThe Spirit of the Disciplines: Understanding How God Changes Liveses

2. Practices of Engagement2. Practices of EngagementDisciplines which we intentionally incorporate Disciplines which we intentionally incorporate

into our normal rhythms and routines . into our normal rhythms and routines . These would include These would include study, worship, study, worship,

celebration, service, prayer, fellowship, celebration, service, prayer, fellowship, confession and submissionconfession and submission..

““When I am still, When I am still, compulsioncompulsion (the busyness that (the busyness that Hilary of Tours called a Hilary of Tours called a ‘‘blasphemous anxiety blasphemous anxiety

to do Godto do God’’s work for hims work for him’’) gives way to ) gives way to compunctioncompunction (being pricked or punctured). That (being pricked or punctured). That

is, God can break through the many layers with is, God can break through the many layers with which I protect myself, so that I can hear his which I protect myself, so that I can hear his

Word and be poised to listen.Word and be poised to listen.””Leighton Ford, Leighton Ford, The Attentive Life: Discerning GodThe Attentive Life: Discerning God’’s Presence in All Thingss Presence in All Things

Cultivating Inner StillnessCultivating Inner Stillness……

Discuss at your tableDiscuss at your table1.1. According to the gospel accounts, what disciplines According to the gospel accounts, what disciplines

did Jesus practice? As a way of did Jesus practice? As a way of ““sowing to the sowing to the SpiritSpirit”” or or ““cooperating with Christ and His cooperating with Christ and His

Kingdom,Kingdom,”” what are some ways that you can you what are some ways that you can you incorporate these disciplines this semester?incorporate these disciplines this semester?

2.2. What are some ways that you could bring some What are some ways that you could bring some spiritual disciplines into your SF group? spiritual disciplines into your SF group?

Resources Resources Barton, Ruth Haley, Barton, Ruth Haley, Sacred Rhythms: Arranging Our Lives For Spiritual Sacred Rhythms: Arranging Our Lives For Spiritual

TransformationTransformation

Calhoun, Adele, Calhoun, Adele, Spiritual Disciplines Handbook: Practices That Transform UsSpiritual Disciplines Handbook: Practices That Transform Us

Ford, Leighton, Ford, Leighton, The Attentive Life: Discerning GodThe Attentive Life: Discerning God’’s Presence in All Thingss Presence in All Things

Foster, Richard, Foster, Richard, Celebration of Discipline: The Path to Spiritual GrowthCelebration of Discipline: The Path to Spiritual Growth

Willard, Dallas, Willard, Dallas, Spirit of the Disciplines: Understanding How God Changes Spirit of the Disciplines: Understanding How God Changes LivesLives

Resources Resources Dallas WillardDallas Willard’’s website:s website:

www.dwillard.orgwww.dwillard.org

Gary ThomasGary Thomas’’ website:website:www.garythomas.comwww.garythomas.com

Ruth Haley BartonRuth Haley Barton’’s Transforming Center:s Transforming Center:www.thetransformingcenter.orgwww.thetransformingcenter.org