River Valley Christian Church

Over the course of Luke’s Gospel, Jesus talks about and models what we call “spiritual disciplines.” These are practices that help us to grow and mature in our faith. They are the practices we participate in that help form us into who God wants us to be. Disciples and discipline share the same root in the Greek language and Jesus shows us that these concepts are tied together. If we want to follow Jesus, we have to be disciplined. Or, to say it the other way, disciplines make disciples. For the next six weeks, we’re going to learn the disciplines that help us to be disciples. Selected Quotes: "The point of prayer is the glory of God. That’s it. We don’t pray for what we can get out of it. We don’t pray so that we can look more pious. We pray so that God could be glorified." "Prayer teaches me that God is approachable and that He can be found." "If the point of prayer is to know God more, then the purpose of prayer is so th