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C. Pastoral Spirituality

A. Biblical Models. B. Non-Christian Models. C. Pastoral Spirituality. Planted by Stream. Bearing Fruit. Prospers Everything. Knowing. Loving. Doing. Communion. Community. Commission. Mary. Martha. Take Root Below. Bear Fruit Above. Isaiah 37:31. A. Biblical Models.

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C. Pastoral Spirituality

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  1. A. Biblical Models B. Non-Christian Models C. Pastoral Spirituality

  2. Planted by Stream Bearing Fruit Prospers Everything Knowing Loving Doing Communion Community Commission Mary Martha Take Root Below Bear Fruit Above Isaiah 37:31 A. Biblical Models

  3. A. Biblical Models Most Holy Place The Holy Place Bread = Word Incense = Prayer Light = Service

  4. A. Biblical Models 5 spiritual disciplines: Every day Study God’s Word Meditate and Pray Serve Others Every Week Be in Small Group Be in Worship

  5. A. Biblical Models Read God’s Word, Pray with devotion Serve one another, Be love in motion. That’s the way we grow everyday in the Lord. And every week, we come together. To worship Him, to be with friends, It strengthens our faith on our way to heaven, So we . . .

  6. A. Biblical Models 1. The Pastoral Model Genesis 13:12 “Abram lived in the land of Canaan, while Lot lived among the cities of the plain and pitched his tents near Sodom.” 2. The Sanctuary Model Jeremiah 3:17 At that time they will call Jerusalem The Throne of the LORD, and all nations will gather in Jerusalem to honor the name of the LORD.

  7. A. Biblical Models 3. The Faith-Based Model John 4:22-24 Jesus declared, “Believe me, woman, a time is coming when you will worship the Father neither on this mountain nor in Jerusalem. . . . 23 Yet a time is coming and has now come when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and truth, for they are the kind of worshipers the Father seeks. 24 God is spirit, and his worshipers must worship in spirit and in truth.”

  8. A. Biblical Models 4. The Mission-Based Model Acts 18:9-12 One night the Lord spoke to Paul in a vision: “Do not be afraid; keep on speaking, do not be silent. 10 For I am with you, and no one is going to attack and harm you, because I have many people in this city.” 11 So Paul stayed for a year and a half, teaching them the word of God.

  9. A. Biblical Models Genesis 13:12 “Abram lived in the land of Canaan, while Lot lived among the cities of the plain and pitched his tents near Sodom.” Although the sanctuary was built in the wilderness, it came to rest in the city of Jerusalem. Discuss the challenges of growing spirituality in the city.

  10. B. Non-Christian Models “While Christianity emphasizes doctrines and teaching and puts great stock in creeds, confessions and statements of beliefs, Buddhism puts stress on the practice of religion, and, in particular, meditation” (Jon Dybdahl, Asian Adventist Seminary Studies 2000:82).

  11. B. Non-Christian Models “In traditional Buddhist countries, sincere Buddhists are at times disturbed by Christians who seem to them irreligious because their lives are devoid of regular times of worship and devotion. (Jon Dybdahl, Asian Adventist Seminary Studies 2000:82).

  12. B. Non-Christian Models In this sense Buddhism challenges Christianity to not just teach a series of beliefs but lead people to experience “the Divine, in a life-changing daily devotional practice. In this case Buddhist devotion can challenge activist Christians to keep their connection with God alive.” (Jon Dybdahl, Asian Adventist Seminary Studies 2000:82).

  13. B. Non-Christian Models Seventh-day Adventists can learn from the spirituality of other religions in order to gain an appreciation of their positive aspects, provide a critique of its own practices and construct a common ground on which to foster a conversation about the teaching and practice of a deeper and truer spirituality. (Jon Dybdahl, Asian Adventist Seminary Studies 2000:82).

  14. B. Non-Christian Models Get in your groups and discuss what the SDA church can learn from the practices of Buddhism or other religions.

  15. C. Pastoral Spirituality Protecting your . . . 1. Time 2. Marriage 3. Eyes 4. Children 5. Members

  16. C. Pastoral Spirituality Protecting your . . . 6. Health 7. Attitude 8. Influence 9. Money 10. Life

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