Insights from My Spiritual Father | Summer at DC | Pastor LA Joiner
Summer at DC 2024
Insight from my Spiritual Father…
1 John 3:2-3 (NLT) 2 Dear friends, we are already God’s children, but he has not yet shown us what we will be like when Christ appears. But we do know that we will be like him, for we will see him as he really is. 3 And all who have this eager expectation will keep themselves pure, just as he is pure.
Spiritual Formation:
1.) The Church:
Matthew 16:18 (ESV) 18 And I tell you, you are Peter, and on this rock, I will build my church, and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.
Ephesians 5:25 (ESV) … Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her…
- What does the church mean to you?
- How do you see the role of the Church evolving in today’s society especially in the context of cultural norms?
2.) Discipleship:
Matthew 16:24 (NIV) 24 Then Jesus said to his disciples, “Whoever wants to be my disciple must deny themselves and take up their cross and follow me.
- What does discipleship mean to you?
- What’s still the most effective way that you and the churches that you are ministering to are doing it right now?
3.) Holy Spirit:
Acts 1:8 (ESV) 8 “But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth.”
- What role has the Holy Spirit played in your life?
- How are you seeing the Holy Spirit minister in the lives of believers and churches today?