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RICHARD J. FOSTER
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• “Toti se gandesc sa schimbe umanitatea dar nimeni

nu se gandeste sa se schimbe pe sine insusi.”
• Sa fim printre cei care cred ca transformarea interioara
a vietilor noastre este un scop care merita tot efortul
nostru.
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Ce este o Disciplina Spirituala? • O metoda folosita in

antrenarea apostolilor in scopul de ajunge sa reflecte
chipul lui Hristos in lume.
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• Versete cheie: • Luca 6.40 • Romani 8.29 • 1 Ioan 2.6 •

1 Petru 2.21 • 1 Timotei 4.7-8
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• 6. Discipline spirituale Ce sunt și ce nu sunt disciplinele spirituale
• - Calea (modalitatea) nu produce schimbarea – nu sunt o reteta magica

• - Legile sau poruncile

• - Slujirea noastră – nu-l “ajuta” pe Dumnezeu cu nimic (pentru Domnul, nu, pentru tine)

• - Măsura externă a spiritualității noastre

• - Modalitatea de a-i controla pe ceilalți

• • Ne ajută să ne deschidem înaintea lui Dumnezeu, astfel încât El să ne transforme

• • O întâlnire cu Dumnezeu • Lucrarea lui Dumnezeu

• • Schimbarea interioară care se vede în exterior

• • Un mod de a semăna în Duhul • Scopul este creșterea spirituală

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• 7. Nepăsarea noastră - Slujirea noastră

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• 8. Care sunt unele dintre Disciplinele Spirituale?
Interioare: Exterioare:
• Simplitatea • Mărturisirea
• Meditația
• Solitudinea • Închinarea
• Rugăciunea
• Postul • Supunerea • Călăuzirea

• Studiul • Slujirea • Sărbătorirea

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• Part 2: Inward Spiritual Disciplines

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• Inward Spiritual Disciplines: Inward: • Meditation • Prayer • Fasting • Study Outward: • Simplicity

• Solitude • Submission • Service Corporate: • Confession • Worship • Guidance • Celebration
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• Isaiah 55.8-9 • 8 "For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways,“
declares the LORD.  9 "As the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your
ways and my thoughts than your thoughts.
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• Meditation • Seeking to think God’s thoughts after him, to delight in His presence, to desire His
truth and His way • The ability to hear God’s voice & obey His word • Stresses changed behavior
as a result of our encounter with the Living God. • Repentance and obedience are essential • We
create the emotional and spiritual space which allows Christ to build an inner sanctuary in the heart
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• Examples in Scripture • Psalm 1.2 • Psalm 63.6 • Psalm 139.17-18 • Philippians 4.8 • John 5.19
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• Meditation • What it is • Direct communication between Lover and one beloved • Willingness to
listen and obey • Attempt to fill the mind • Letting go to hold onto God • Enables us to live better in
the world • What it is not • Second hand message from God • Attempt to empty the mind • Simply
detachment • Takes us out of the world • An exegesis or Bible study
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• Types of Meditation • 1) Scripture focuses on a few verses, key phrases or words (Hebrews 4.12)
• 2) Creation directs us toward what we can learn from nature (Psalms 19.1) • 3) Historical events
call us to learn from the world around us and Personal events teach us to reflect on our
experiences (Matthew 16.5-12)
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• Suggestions for Future Meditations • Set aside time • Choose a place free of distractions • Find
a comfortable position • Listen to God by: • Spending a whole week on a single text, parable, event
or word. • Use your 5 senses • Be still and center your thoughts on God • Palms down, Palms up
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• Which are you most like spiritually?

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• Psalm 1 1 Blessed is the man who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked or stand in the way
of sinners or sit in the seat of mockers.  2 But his delight is in the law of the LORD, and on his law
he meditates day and night.  3 He is like a tree planted by streams of water, which yields its fruit in
season and whose leaf does not wither. Whatever he does prospers.  4 Not so the wicked! They
are like chaff that the wind blows away.  5 Therefore the wicked will not stand in the judgment, nor
sinners in the assembly of the righteous. 6 For the LORD watches over the way of the righteous,
but the way of the wicked will perish.
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1 Blessed is the man who does not walk in the counsel of the
 wicked or stand in the way of sinners or sit in the seat of mockers.
2 But his delight is in the law of the LORD, and on his law he
meditates day and night.
3 He is like a tree planted by streams of water, which yields its
fruit in season and whose leaf does not wither. Whatever he does
prospers.
4 Not so the wicked! They are like chaff that the wind blows
away.
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• What did you learn from your encounter with God

today?
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• Homework: • Meditate on Psalm 1 • Read it 3x times

each day • After each reading, pause and ask God what
He is trying to tell you
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• To Pray is to change. Prayer is the central avenue

God uses to transform us. If we are unwilling to change,
we will abandon prayer as a noticeable characteristic of
our lives. The closer we come to the heartbeat of God
the more we see our need and the more we desire to be
conformed to Christ.
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• Prayer • We begin to think God’s thoughts after Him: to

desire the things He desires, to love the things He loves,
to will the things He wills. • Seeing things from God’s
point of view.
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• Versete cheie din Scripture 

• Mark 1.35 • Psalm 63.1 • Acts 6.4
• Luke 11.1-13, 18.1-9 • Luke 22.42 • John 15.7
• Romans 8.26 • 1 Thessalonians 5.17
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• Intercessory Prayer 
• What it is • Direct contact with God so that His life and power flow
through us • Way for us to change the world • Listening • Expectation
that change should and would occur • Involves empathy and imagination
• What it is not • Indecisive, tentative, half-hoping if it be thy will • Vain
repetition • Lacks compassion • Manipulating God and telling Him what
to do
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• Types of Prayer • Guidance-asking God what to do next •

Adoration-praising God because of who He is • Confession-
unloading your sins in light of who He is • Thanksgiving-
expressing your gratitude for what He has done • Supplication-
interceding for others to be more like Him
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• You Prayer Sin & God’s Wrath