One of the recent Sundays was spent experiencing different ways to pray. These all can be incorporated with discipleship practices.
There isn't one set list of discipleship practices but that list can include: (A great resource is the book Power Surge by Michael Foss)
1. prayer
2. reading scripture
3. serving others
4. giving up our time and talents
5. worship
There are also several ways to do each of these. During the education hour on one of the Sundays, there were prayer stations to choose from. One symbolized our baptism. You could confess your sins to a rock, which also has imperfections, and then submerge it into water, just as we all have been submerged and forgiven of our sins through baptism. Another station was a place to read different Psalms. This is a way to incorporate reading scripture into prayer. Another station had a world map with the idea that we can pray for others around the world. Another station had a simple candle. Lighting a candle for each person you pray for symbolizes God's light shining for each individual. Finally, the last station had paper and crayons. Here, you could pray in color by drawing pictures of what you are praying for.
Again, these are only examples...there are many other types of prayer and other discipleship practices that exist. Start exploring! After all, discipleship journeys are not destinations.
There isn't one set list of discipleship practices but that list can include: (A great resource is the book Power Surge by Michael Foss)
1. prayer
2. reading scripture
3. serving others
4. giving up our time and talents
5. worship
There are also several ways to do each of these. During the education hour on one of the Sundays, there were prayer stations to choose from. One symbolized our baptism. You could confess your sins to a rock, which also has imperfections, and then submerge it into water, just as we all have been submerged and forgiven of our sins through baptism. Another station was a place to read different Psalms. This is a way to incorporate reading scripture into prayer. Another station had a world map with the idea that we can pray for others around the world. Another station had a simple candle. Lighting a candle for each person you pray for symbolizes God's light shining for each individual. Finally, the last station had paper and crayons. Here, you could pray in color by drawing pictures of what you are praying for.
Again, these are only examples...there are many other types of prayer and other discipleship practices that exist. Start exploring! After all, discipleship journeys are not destinations.
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