Christlife: Spiritual Streams

This then, is how you should pray.

Matthew 6:9
Following Jesus means . . .

What do you think is

core to following
Jesus Christ?
Following Jesus means . . .

Seeking to be holy, to have

purity of heart!
Following Jesus means . . .

Spending time with God

in prayer and meditation
Following Jesus means . . .

Walking in
fullness of the
Holy Spirit,
seeing miracles
and healing
Following Jesus means . . .

Devoting work, business and

family to glorifying God
Following Jesus means . . .

Working toward
justice and
equity,
transforming
society for the
better.
Following Jesus means . . .
Knowing Scripture and
proclaiming faith in
Christ
Which is truly Christlife?
 Holiness and  Social justice and
purity cultural
 Biblical fidelity transformation
and evangelism  Spiritual
 Prayer and empowerment
contemplation and gifting
 Integrating
spirituality with
daily living YES
We want to follow Jesus Christ

What Would Jesus Do?

Jesus Prayed

Very early in the

morning, while it
was still dark, Jesus
got up, left the
house and went off
to a solitary place,
where he prayed.
Mark 1:35
Jesus demonstrated purity
For we do not have
a high priest who is
unable to
sympathize with our
weaknesses, but we
have one who has
been tempted in
every way, just as
Heb.4:15 we are--yet was
without sin.
Jesus did Miracles
Those troubled by
evil spirits were
cured, and the
people all tried to
touch him, because
power was coming
from him and
healing them all.
Luke 6:18,19
Jesus exemplified compassion
I have compassion for
these people; they have
already been with me
three days and have
nothing to eat. If I send
them home hungry, they
will collapse on the way,
because some of them
have come a long
Mark 8:2,3 distance.
Jesus proclaimed gospel
And beginning with
Moses and all the
Prophets, he
explained to them
what was said in all
the Scriptures
concerning himself.
Luke 24:27
 Jesus saw all as spiritual
Are you so dull? Don't you
see that nothing that
enters from the outside can
make you `unclean'? For it
doesn't go into his heart
but into his stomach, and
then out of his body. (In
saying this, Jesus declared
all foods ‘clean.’)
Mark 7:18,19
Jesus spiritual life . . .
 Prayer &  Justice &
Devotion Compassion
 Holiness &  Gospel
Virtue proclamation
 Harmonizing
 Spiritual spiritual with
empowerment daily life
Which do you identify with most?
Spiritual Movements

Contemplative
Movement
Spiritual Movements

Holiness
Movement
Spiritual Movements

Charismatic
Movement
Spiritual Movements

Social Justice
Movement
Spiritual Movements

Evangelical
Movement
Spiritual Movements

Incarnational
Movement
Spiritual Movements

Contemplative
Movement

Antony of Egypt
3rd Century
Prayer, Meditation, Silence
Communion with God.
Contemplative Movement
 What is it?
 Life of loving
attention to God.
 Why explore?
 We experience
divine rest that
overcomes our
alienation.
Spiritual Movements

Holiness
Movement

John Wesley, 18th Century

Disciplined living leading

to purity and holiness.
Holiness Movement
 What is it?
 A life that functions
as it should.
 Why explore?
 Enabled to live
whole lives in a
broken world.
Spiritual Movements

Charismatic
Movement

George Fox, 17th Century

Wait for prompting of Spirit,

seeing all as ministers
with spiritual gifts
Charismatic Movement
 What is it?
 Life immersed in,
empowered and
directed by the Spirit.
 Why explore?
 Empowered by God to
do His work and
evidence His life on
earth.
Spiritual Movements

Social Justice
Movement

Francis of Assisi, 12th Cent

Abandon riches to care for

poor and marginalized,
confront oppression.
Social Justice Movement
 What is it?
 Committed to
compassion and
justice for everyone.
 Why explore?
 We grow in Christ’s
compassion and
help shape a more
just world.
Spiritual Movements

Incarnational
Movement

Count Zinzendorf, 18th Cent

Devote all aspects of life

to Christ; work, family,
etc., all can be sanctified.
Incarnational Movement
 What is it?
 Life that makes
present and visible the
realm of the invisible
God.
 Why explore?
 We experience God as
truly manifest and
active in our world.
Spiritual Movements

Evangelical
Movement

Martin Luther, 16th Cent

Central focus upon the

Word of God and
proclaiming faith in Jesus
Evangelical Movement
 What is it?
 Life centered around the
living, written and
proclaimed Word of God.
 Why explore?
 Enables lives grounded in
Christ and the knowledge
to give reason for our
hope.
Balance is Key
 Imagine one who prays and meditates but
does not know the Word of God.
 Imagine one who seeks to be separate from
the world to the degree that business is evil.
 Imagine an evangelist who speaks of faith of
Jesus but does nothing to feed the hungry.
 Imagine a social activist too busy to pray.
 Balance is Key
incarnational holiness
10 10

1 10 contemplative
charismatic 10

10
10
evangelical social justice
 Balance is Key: Bumping?
incarnational holiness
5 9

1 3 contemplative
charismatic 4

7
10
evangelical social justice
 Balance is Key
incarnational holiness
10 10

1 10 contemplative
charismatic 10

10
10
evangelical social justice
Affirm the Movements

holiness
justice
evangelical
charismatic
contemplative

incarnational
Lord’s Prayer
Our Father in heaven
holy is your name.
Your kingdom come,
your will be done,
on earth as it is in heaven.
Give us today our daily bread.
Forgive us our debts,
as we also forgive our debtors.
And lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from the evil one.