Reclaiming Awareness through Spritual Disciplines and Practices

9.29.24 | NCCpm | Sunday Service PM

September 29, 2024 • Pastor Cedric Hill • James 1:2–4, Job 1:9–11, Job 22:5–11, Job 2:9, Proverbs 12:26

-Suffering can transform your life in ways that few other things can. -Is your faithfulness to God dependent on God doing good things for you? -Choose well who you will suffer with -When we face suffering, we have a choice in what we believe about God

NCCpm - Reclaiming Awareness through Spritual Disciplines and Practices

September 22, 2024 • Dr. Lewis Jackson • Hebrews 12:11, 2 Chronicles 27:6, Exodus 34:28–29, Acts 9:8–9

The spiritual discipline of fasting is deeply rooted in the Bible and serves as a practice for spiritual growth, self-denial, and communion with God. Biblical fasting is typically abstaining from food for a specific period to focus on prayer, repentance, and seeking God's will.

NCCpm - Reclaiming Awareness through Spritual Disciplines and Practices

September 15, 2024 • Pastor Cedric Hill • Exodus 20:8–11, Genesis 2:15, Genesis 2:2–3, Exodus 20:2

Exodus 20:8-11 (CSB) -God created you to work. Genesis 2:15 (CSB) Genesis 2:2-3 (CSB) -God created you to rest. Exodus 20:2 (CSB) -In contrast to a pharaoh who demands more and more work, we have a God that insists on rest. -God equates success within the rhythm of work and rest. -Sabbath rest as a command is not a response to work, it’s a response to slavery. -Pharaoh rests, while we work. God rests, so we rest. -The Sabbath is a 24-hour time period set aside to stop, rest, delight, and worship. -Sabbath: to stop; intermission -Life will not stop if you don’t choose to stop -Formation requires repetition -Rest is essential to a life of discipleship to Jesus -Prepare ahead of time -Make it your own -Think more than just spiritual

NCCpm - Reclaiming Awareness through Spritual Disciplines and Practices

September 8, 2024 • Jason Preston • Mark 1:9–20

Mark 1:9-20 -God will use silence and solitude to surface our fears, anger, and greatest anxieties. -In silence and solitude God heals the soul so He can better use you to heal the sick. -Silence and solitude as a spiritual discipline bring wisdom to the heart. Prioritize, Find, Relax, Meditate, Inquire, Listen & Lean, Thanksgiving, Love Our greatest need is to be silent before this great God...for the only language He hears is the silent language of love. -St. John of the Cross

NCCpm - Reclaiming Awareness through Spritual Disciplines and Practices

September 1, 2024 • Darrin Brewington • John 13:1–17, Philippians 2:5–11

John 13:1-17 NLT Main Idea: The discipline of service fosters humility in every area of your life. -Recognize the authority you’ve been given. -Pride often disguises itself as humility. Philippians 2:5-11 NLT God often meets us in the middle of the mundane.

NCCpm - Reclaiming Awareness through Spritual Disciplines and Practices

August 25, 2024 • Pastor Cedric Hill • Matthew 6:5–15, Genesis 3:8–11, James 4:3, Isaiah 40:12–18, Job 38:4–11

Matthew 6:5-15 (CSB) Prayer — Communion with God Genesis 3:8-11 (CSB) Remember to whom you are praying Isaiah 40:12-18 (CSB) Job 38:4-11, Job 25-35 (CSB) Know for what you are praying James 4:3 (CSB) “In prayer, real prayer, we begin to think God’s thoughts after him: to desire the things he desires, to love the things he loves, to will the things he wills.” —Richard Foster Daily Bread, Forgiveness, Deliverance -Set a reminder -Don’t overlook the small moments -Pray scripture and written prayers Be real, Keep it up “The best bit of advice I ever received about how to pray was this: keep it simple, keep it real, keep it up.” –Pete Grieg Nothing matters more than Jesus

NCCpm - Reclaiming Awareness through Spritual Disciplines and Practices

August 18, 2024 • Pastor Cedric Hill • John 1:47–51, Genesis 28:10–22

Genesis 28:10-22 (NIV) -God’s presence is all around us if we train our awareness to see it Slide 2: The practices are how we reclaim our stolen awareness -Acknowledge -Set a marker -Make a decision Recommended books for Spiritual Disciplines: Celebration of Discipline by Richard Foster The Spirit of the Disciplines by Dallas Willard -Disciplines of Abstinence — activities that we abstain from that we would generally regard as normal and legitimate desires -Solitude, silence, fasting, frugality, chastity, secrecy, sacrifice -Disciplines of Engagement — activities we participate in that draw us closer to God -Study, worship, celebration, service, prayer, fellowship, confession, submission Getting Started: Start slow Practice in community Keep at it John 1:47-51 (CSB)

Newnan City Church

Reclaiming Awareness through Spritual Disciplines and Practices

NCCpm

9.29.24 | NCCpm | Sunday Service PM

September 29, 2024 • Pastor Cedric Hill • James 1:2–4, Job 1:9–11, Job 22:5–11, Job 2:9, Proverbs 12:26

NCCpm - Reclaiming Awareness through Spritual Disciplines and Practices

September 22, 2024 • Dr. Lewis Jackson • Hebrews 12:11, 2 Chronicles 27:6, Exodus 34:28–29, Acts 9:8–9

NCCpm - Reclaiming Awareness through Spritual Disciplines and Practices

September 15, 2024 • Pastor Cedric Hill • Exodus 20:8–11, Genesis 2:15, Genesis 2:2–3, Exodus 20:2

NCCpm - Reclaiming Awareness through Spritual Disciplines and Practices

September 8, 2024 • Jason Preston • Mark 1:9–20

NCCpm - Reclaiming Awareness through Spritual Disciplines and Practices

September 1, 2024 • Darrin Brewington • John 13:1–17, Philippians 2:5–11

NCCpm - Reclaiming Awareness through Spritual Disciplines and Practices

August 25, 2024 • Pastor Cedric Hill • Matthew 6:5–15, Genesis 3:8–11, James 4:3, Isaiah 40:12–18, Job 38:4–11

NCCpm - Reclaiming Awareness through Spritual Disciplines and Practices

August 18, 2024 • Pastor Cedric Hill • John 1:47–51, Genesis 28:10–22