Practicing The Way | Part 8 | Generosity
A heart posture of generosity means that you make room in your budget, calendar and priorities for the benefit of others; not just other people that we know and like, but other people in general. In this message, Koen discusses three principles of generosity based on Luke 6:27-38
Read MorePracticing The Way | Part 7 | Simplicity
Simplicity is a key-practice in the way of Jesus. The inward reality that forms the basis for a lifestyle of simplicity is a heart that is simply set on God’s Kingdom alone, or as Jesus put it: Seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be added to you.…
Read MorePracticing The Way | Part 6 | Solitude
Solitude is the spiritual discipline of giving undivided attention to your formation as a follower of Jesus. It can take place in private as you immerse yourself in prayer and face your temptations and fears, or it can take the shape of ‘being alone with God among people’ as you receive ministry prayer.
Read MorePracticing The Way | Part 5 | Scripture
On an average day, you and I have to digest a vast amount of information and messages. What we need to realise, is that every bit of information has an agenda for formation. What we take in has a deep impact on how we view ourselves and the world. Yet, not all the information we…
Read MorePracticing The Way | Part 4 | Fasting
Fasting is the spiritual discipline of abstaining from food for a certain period of time in order to engage the whole self in drawing near to God in prayer. It’s a way to express your hunger for God, and to let go of some lesser things in order to reach out to more important things.
Read MorePracticing The Way | Part 3 | Prayer
Prayer is foundational to our relationship with God. Jesus invites us to pray without ceasing as a way to constantly remind us of His Fatherhood to us, and because of this, He asks us to begin our prayers by addressing Him as Our Father. Although He is our King, Friend, Almighty God, he wants us…
Read MorePracticing The Way | Part 2 | Sabbath
The first, and cornerstone practice in following the way of Jesus, is the practice of Sabbath. In this message, Matthijs explains more about the theological background, and practice of this day of worship and prayer.
Read MorePracticing The Way | Part 1 | Invitation To A Journey
This is part 1 of a 10-week series about organising your life around being with Jesus, becoming like Jesus and doing what Jesus did. In this series, we are going to get very practical, because we believe that being a disciple of Jesus is about much more than holding certain beliefs, it’s about adopting the…
Read MoreIdentity | Part 3 | What Is My Purpose?
For years, Jan tried to combine sports and faith, but it didn’t work out. People in the world of sports didn’t understand his faith, and people in church didn’t understand his commitment to his sport. Until he discovered that line in Romans 12 where it says that we are supposed to dedicate our whole body…
Read MoreIdentity | Part 2 | Where Do I Belong?
We all have a deep inner need to know others and be known by others. Whether you trace this back to a pre-historic context where exclusion meant immanent death or early childhood development and attachment theory and oxytocin – it all points to the same thing: we are wired for community. This is why we…
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