The purpose of this 12-session plan is to help you think realistically and practically about how to grow spiritually. It will help you understand what the Scriptures have to say about this important topic, and how to make it a part of your daily experience. It addresses specific disciplines like fasting, lectio divina, and giving, and also challenges you to think about past experiences, sharing in the community, and more.
Session One
Customizing Spiritual Formation
How do we develop a plan for spiritual formation that will foster lasting life change?
Session Two
Dive into the Spiritual Life
Learning about spiritual formation isn't enough; we must practice it.
Session Three
The Secret of Satisfaction
We are blessed when our actions display a hunger and thirst for righteousness.
Session Four
Spiritual Growth—My Job or God's?
Sanctification involves a mysterious partnership with God.
Session Five
Imitating Christ
Jesus' life was marked by mediation, proclamation, and compassion.
Session Six
Silence and Solitude
These disciplines supply fuel for the soul.
Session Seven
The Benefit of Fasting
Fasting is the voluntary denial of an otherwise normal function for the sake of intense spiritual activity.
Session Eight
Lectio Divina
Four simple steps can help Christians become transformed.
Session Nine
Sacrificial Giving
Our trust grows when we give to God in ways that make us dependent on him.
Session Ten
Using Experience in Spiritual Transformation
What we can learn about spiritual formation from Saul
Session Eleven
Spiritual Discipline in Community
How spiritual formation is a part of every Christian's life
Session Twelve
Tending to the Soul
Why spiritual formation is the primary work of every Christian
Total number of pages—124
