Jesus Prayer

Prayer is a vital spiritual discipline in the life of every follower of Christ and must be treated as such. Not only did Jesus demonstrate the importance of prayer through his life, but the bible blatantly commands followers of Christ to pray. Therefore, it is vital that children’s ministry make every effort to help instill this value in children, that they would make prayer a priority. However, due to the limited impact a church has on a child’s life, it is necessary for children’s ministry to…

Monasticism was the desire to forsake the world and the ever growing secularization of the church, and it brought a whole new understanding of the practice of prayer. “In the mid-fourth century, Basil drew up a set of monastic rules for regulating the daily life of urban monastic groups. He noted eight daily occasions for prayer: early in the morning, at the third hour, at the sixth, at the ninth, when the day’s work is ended, at nightfall, midnight, and before the dawn.” The monastic…

deeds, ruminating on God’s law, and more (Foster, 1998, p.15). Foster also mentions that repentance and obedience are main features of meditation, and these features are what sets Christian meditation apart from other Eastern and secular religions. Jesus also took time to meditate and to be with His Father, and calls for His people to follow His ways. Foster says, “Christian meditation, very simply, is the ability to hear God’s voice and obey his word” (Foster, 1998,…

It is the basis of their relationship with Christ. Incorporating spiritual elements such as the prayer over the babies and the spiritual symbol of the pilgrimage that the infants will begin once the dedication is over, are all crucial elements in making the baby dedication successful. This spiritual component of this ritual offers the parents a peace…

of a prayer. During this prayer I was able to listen and reflect on a bible passage, as well as have a one-on-one conversation with Jesus. While listening to the bible passage from the story of Luke 5:17-20, I was able to imagine myself as one of the people in the story. The story was about how Jesus was able to heal people. Jesus is teaching a group of pharisees and teachers of the law when a group of men carry a paralyzed man into the room on a bed. In order to bring the man in front of Jesus,…

other up and building the church up. An example of this is group prayer or studies. We were able to do both of these in our class practices. The two that had the greatest influence on me were Holy Listening, and Lectino Divina. In holy listening we were posed a question and one person would talk about it to the group. During that time the focus is on the person talking. Following there would be time for silence, reflection, prayer, and receptiveness. Then we would continue to do this around the…

friend was holding a house church inside and when they saw her they rushed outside to us. She was holding me in her arms crying. They asked if they could pray for us and she nodded. All of these random Christians started praying for me, in the name of Jesus, to be healed. After a few minutes my mother saw my back straightening in front of her eyes and when she said my name I looked up at her. Everyone was ecstatic because there was no way scientifically to explain what had happened.…

Describe the stereotypes associated with Native Americans; how do they compare and contrast with stereotypes connected to Jews and Catholic immigrants? How would you explain the five characteristics that best describe Catholicism compared with the four dominated categories of Native American religion? One of the stereotypes associated with the Native Americans is regarding their religion. Native American had their religions regarding their culture but for the Jews and Catholics they did not…

for God and seen only by God. At the commencement of Bible College I understood fasting to be a practice that people in the church did in order to get God to hear their prayers and move on their behalf and answer the prayers that they had placed before Him during the time of fasting. It was like a way to get your prayers answered in an accelerated way. Mother Teresa would be a person in history who I class as someone who significantly contributed to the discipline of fasting. If…

discernment in dialoguing through spiritual elements within counseling. There must exist the ability to read the client holistically and be open to opportunities that grant time for prayer, and or spiritual / religious dialogue. While in session, assumed prayer may not always be beneficial. Rather, listening for opportunities for prayer, and narrating that thought process may be a more beneficial path? Perhaps the client was sexually abused by their pastor. Maybe the client was forced to pray…