PPT-REAP CU9 Spiritual Formation

for Religious Educators Greg Sunter Evangelisation amp Spiritual Formation What is Spirituality Spirituality is about what we do with the fire inside of us the inner yearning a quest for ultimate meaning in the face of death Spirituality searches for a relationship with God a sense of transcendence and the sacred Kevin . Handfuls of Purpose And when ye reap the harvest of your land, thou shalt not wholly reap the corners of thy field, neither shalt thou gather the gleanings of thy harvest . And thou shalt not glean th Ro 8:5 For those who live according to the flesh set their minds on the things of the flesh, but those who live according to the Spirit, the things of the Spirit.. 6 For to be carnally minded is death, but to be spiritually minded is life and peace.. CS 654. Houston Graduate School of Theology. Spiritual Formation. Foundations. Spiritual Formation Defined. Spiritual Formation Defined. Spiritual Formation Defined. Dallas Willard says that spiritual formation is . . .. Why is it important?. It’s the central theme of . Jesus. message. . Mth4:17. It’s . important. to Jesus.. The . secrets . about the Kingdom / the knowledge . The . keys . are in the teachings . . GALATIANS 6:7-9. Why Sow?. To reproduce. Seed produces . after its own kind . Gen. 1:11-12. To multiply. “A hundred fold” . Luke 8:8, Hos. 8:7. God gives . the increase . 1 Corinthians 3:6-7. To have something to reap . Hosea 8. The Error of Ephraim. Religion without commitment.. Presumed God was with them.. Found the wrong leaders.. Forgot the principle of “reaping and sowing”.. Hosea 8:1-6. Satan’s Lies. “The good times never end.”. 25.  Since we live by the Spirit, let us keep in step with the Spirit. . 26.  Let us not become conceited. , provoking . and envying each other.. 6 . Brothers and sisters, if someone is caught in a sin, you who live by the Spirit . 2. Flow of Fruitfulness. 1. Created to be Fruitful. Be Fruitful. 3. Sowing and Reaping. A. Seeds Need to be Sown to Produce Fruit. B. Seeds We Sow Determine the Fruit We Grow. C. Reasons People Don’t Sow or Stop Sowing. Social capital in a lifelong learning & . community development context . REAP . Aotearoa. NZ . Conference 2017, WELlington. Dr. Ryan Morrison. Eastbay REAP. What Do you see?. Community development? Collective action? group benefit? YES?. about . w. ork. Genesis 1:28-30. Genesis 2:4-5,15. √. . Subdue. √. Rule. √. Cultivate. √. Maintain. Work was part of God’s creative . order. Work was included in his evaluation comment. of the. Harvest. You Reap what You Sow. “Do not be deceived, God is not mocked. A man reaps what he sows”. Galatians 6:7. The Seven Laws of the Harvest. 1 – We Reap Only What has been Sown. The Seven Laws of the Harvest. John 15:11 . These . things I have spoken to you, that my joy may be in you, and that . your joy may be full. . . Experience . the fullness of joy promised to us . by . treasuring Jesus above all else. . Will you share your blessings?. May those who sow in tears reap with shouts of joy. . May they plant the seeds that bear much fruit.. . May small farmers learn how to grow good food. . . So the children are fed . Why Sow?. To reproduce. Seed produces . after its own kind . Gen. 1:11-12. To multiply. “A hundred fold” . Luke 8:8, Hos. 8:7. God gives . the increase . 1 Corinthians 3:6-7. To have something to reap .