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 ...
Disciplines for All of Life Foundations of a Worldview “Surely I have taught you statutes and judgments, as the LORD my God commanded me, that you should act according to them….” Deuteronomy 4:5 We have seen that God is the source to Whom we look for guidance in disciplining our lives to know ...
From Fear to Love Foundations of a Worldview “And now, Israel, what does the LORD your God require of you, but to fear the LORD your God, to walk in all His ways and to love Him, to serve the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul….” ...
The Starting Point for a Disciplined Life Foundations of a Worldview “And now, Israel, what does the LORD your God require of you, but to fear the LORD your God, to walk in all His ways and to love Him, to serve the LORD your God with all your heart and with ...
God’s Ways of Grace Foundations of a Worldview “Now therefore, I pray, if I have found grace in Your sight, show me now Your way, that I may know You and that I may find grace in Your sight.” Exodus 33:13 Where would the people of Israel learn the disciplines necessary to enable ...