Solitude & Silence

Freshwater Church in Wadsworth, Ohio

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Solitude & Silence

September 8, 2024 • Jake Poole • John 6:15, Luke 5:16, Mark 1:29–38, Psalm 46:10, Romans 8:26–27

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Surrounded by incessant noise and constant demands for our attention, we have to wonder: How can I possibly slow my soul down and hear from God? In the way of Jesus, He shows us a spiritual practice that can remove the noise and allow us to give our attention to God. Pastor Jake continues our series on the spiritual disciplines with a look at solitude and silence.

Community

October 20, 2024 • Jake Poole • Galatians 3:28, Matthew 18:15–17, Genesis 2:18, Hebrews 10:24–25, 1 Corinthians 12:21

We are a lonely people in a lonely world. Despite the fact that we are hyper-connected to others via our phones and busy schedules, many still feel alone, isolated, and separated. Always surrounded but never truly known. But even though our modern age pushes away from relationship, Jesus invites us into a new way. Pastor Jake wraps up our series with the spiritual discipline of Christian community.

Hospitality

October 13, 2024 • Dennis Turner • Hebrews 13:1–3, 1 Peter 4:8–10, Luke 5:27–32, Luke 7:36–50, Luke 10:38–42

Christian hospitality is a spiritual gift for some, but a spiritual discipline that all of Jesus’ followers are called to practice. As we continue in our series on the spiritual disciplines, we will be challenged in two dimensions of hospitality (the vertical and the horizontal) and encouraged to engage in hospitality as both host and guest.

Confession

October 6, 2024 • Jake Poole • Psalm 139:11–12, Proverbs 28:13, Genesis 3:7, James 5:13–16, 1 John 1:5–9

As humans, we are prone to hide. It's been our default reaction since the Garden – we want to hide our brokenness and sin. But God knows our heart and sees our failure, and He offers us a pathway to experience deeper freedom and love than we could imagine. Join Pastor Jake as he explores confession in the next installment of our Spiritual Disciplines series.