The Cultivated Life
An important step in making your relationship with Christ real and living is to be connected to real community. Start one of these devotionals with others during this sermon series!
For this series on the Cultivated Life, we will be learning about the concept of abiding, and in the process we will be exploring several spiritual disciplines. We have linked below one 21 day plan if you want to begin with one cohesive study, but we have also linked several shorter plans relating to the different disciplines we will be exploring each week.
21 Days
Rooted in Psalm 27:4, this devotional invites you to dwell in God's presence, worship His character, and align with His will. Each week explores a powerful theme, guiding you with daily scripture, reflections, and prayer prompts to deepen your relationship with God. Join us as we seek to experience the joy of abiding, worshiping and aligning with the Lord and the fullness of His promises.
Tilling the Soil of Your Heart
7 Days
This plan looks at a vital spiritual practice to all seeking growth in God: tilling the soil of the heart. God longs for us to till the soil of our hearts that we might be receptive to the seed of his word and bear fruit. May your heart become responsive to the presence, will, and love of God as you cultivate good soil with the help of the Holy Spirit.
4 Days
In a world that is overrun with distraction and noise, Jesus’ invitation is to slow down and go with him into the quiet and find the deep peace and freedom we long for. This plan, by Practicing the Way and John Mark Comer, features key ideas and practical suggestions for us to integrate this foundational practice of solitude into our everyday lives.
4 Days
Prayer is simply how we communicate and commune with God. The practice of prayer is learning to set aside dedicated time to intentionally be with God in order to become like him and partner with him in the world. This plan, by Practicing the Way and John Mark Comer, helps us do just that, featuring key ideas and practical suggestions for us to connect with God in a deeper way.
4 Days
Fasting is going without food for a set amount of time to awaken our bodies and souls to our deep hunger and need for God. It’s one of the most powerful — and neglected — of all Jesus’ practices. This plan, by Practicing the Way and John Mark Comer, features key ideas and practical suggestions for us to integrate fasting into our everyday lives.
Worship - From Silence to Song
7 Days
Worship should be in every part of a believer’s life, all the way from silence to song. Worship is the songs you sing, your silence in prayer, and how you use your time and money. It doesn't just belong to the Sunday morning worship team. This 7-day plan will encourage you with instruction from the Bible in how to worship wholeheartedly, in every part of your life.
Scripture - Intro to Lectio Divina
5 Days
Lectio Divina, or “divine reading” is a traditional Christian practice that helps you dive deeply into a passage of scripture and see how God speaks to you.
5 Days
When Jesus said that we would be His witnesses, what exactly did He mean? In a culture largely set against the ways of Jesus, what does it look like to be a witness for the Gospel? In this reading plan, we will explore three aspects of what it practically looks like to be a witness for Christ in a world desperately in need of hope.
4 Days
We all yearn for deep, meaningful community. But how do we cultivate those relationships in our reality of radical individualism, chronic overwhelm, and transience? This plan, by Practicing the Way and John Mark Comer, features key ideas and practical suggestions for us as we seek to intentionally cultivate community in our everyday lives.
4 Days
Service is love made visible. In a world that often rewards recognition and status, Jesus calls us to serve in hidden, ordinary, and costly ways — where no one is watching but the Father. Through this practice, we learn to make ourselves available, embrace interruption, and enter into true kinship with others. This plan, by Practicing the Way, features key ideas and practical suggestions for us to embody the gospel through everyday acts of service.
4 Days
Generosity is God's antidote to greed. It's the practice of giving your resources away—not reluctantly or under compulsion, but joyfully and sacrificially—to awaken your heart to the abundance of God's kingdom. This plan, by Practicing the Way and John Mark Comer, features key ideas and practical suggestions for us to integrate generosity into our everyday lives and discover the truth that there is more joy in giving than receiving.
4 Days
Are you tired? In a culture where low-grade exhaustion is the new normal, Jesus invites us into a life of rest in him. Through the practice of Sabbath, we practice entering this promised rest. This plan, Practicing the Way, by John Mark Comer, provides an introduction into the practice of Sabbath, featuring key ideas and practical suggestions for you to find rest for your soul.