Remember Foundations of a Worldview “And you shall remember that the LORD your God led you all the way these forty years in the wilderness, to humble you and test you, to know what was in your heart, whether you would keep His commandments or not.” Deuteronomy 8:2 Dealing with trials, temptations, tests, ...
Provisional Disciplines Foundations of a Worldview “You should know in your heart that as a man chastens his son, so the LORD your God chastens you.” Deuteronomy 8:5 The disciplines to which God’s Law summons His people are of five sorts. Spiritual disciplines, which are foundational to all, shape the course of our souls ...
Singing Foundations of a Worldview “Now therefore, write this song for yourselves, and teach it to the children of Israel; put it in their mouths, that this song may be a witness for Me against the people of Israel.” Deuteronomy 31:19 Moses was about to die and the people of Israel would have ...
Keep Watch Foundations of a Worldview “…if he has sinned and has realized his guilt and will restore what he took.…” Leviticus 6:4 (ESV) Sin is a powerful force in our lives today, just as it was in the days of ancient Israel. We can be so blinded by sin that we ...
Observe the Sabbath Foundations of a Worldview “Surely My Sabbaths you shall keep….” Exodus 31:13 For the people of ancient Israel, central to the maintenance of a vital covenant relationship with God was the spiritual discipline of assembling as one community before the Lord. The ESV translates “Surely” as “Above all.” Of only ...
Loving God Foundations of a Worldview Now the LORD called to Moses, and spoke to him from the tabernacle of meeting, saying, “Speak to the children of Israel, and say to them: ‘When any one of you brings an offering to the LORD….’” Leviticus 1:1 The covenant between God and Israel was designed ...
Teaching and Learning Together Foundations of a Worldview “And these words which I command you today shall be in your heart. You shall teach them diligently to your children, and you shall talk of them when you sit in your house, when you walk by the way, when you lie down, and ...
Hearts, Minds, Lives Foundations of a Worldview “And these words which I command you today shall be in your heart….You shall bind them as a sign on your hand, and they shall be as frontlets between your eyes.” Deuteronomy 6:6, 8 God is ever-present with His people, continuously attending to their needs by ...
Hear and Learn Foundations of a Worldview “Gather the people together, men and women and little ones, and the stranger who is within your gates, that they may hear and that they may learn to fear the LORD your God and carefully observe all the words of this law….” Deuteronomy 31:12 The disciplining ...
Disciplines That Test the Soul Foundations of a Worldview “…for the LORD your God is testing you to know whether you love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul.” Deuteronomy 13:3 God knows that active spiritual disciplines alone will not be sufficient to lead us into the ...