Our discussion this week was centered primarily around the "Second Conversation". There was just so much in there with different items/issues mentioned like - having a wandering mind during prayer; exercising control over what thoughts we let our minds linger on; dealing with the lack a sense of worthiness vs. surrender to grace and love and doing the best you can, knowing that that is enough.

We talked a bit on the question of the habits/actions we are supposed to practice as Christians and whether or not the love we have for Christ movtivates us to do those things and so they are not so difficult to do; or if we practice those things first (even if we are not really loving the discipline of doing so) and as we do those things in obedience to Christ, His love grows in us and it becomes less of something we "have" to do and more of something we want to do.

Readings for this week:
Third and Fourth Conversations from Practice of the Presence of God
A.M. Scripture - Psalm 19
P.M. Scripture - Psalm 24

I thought I'd post the verse below from the morning passage for this week below as a meditation for the week:

Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart
Be acceptable in Your sight,
O LORD, my strength and my Redeemer

Grace & peace,
Deji.

Posted by Deji Osinulu at 11:12 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)

Yesterday, we started the mid-week study reading up the "First Conversation" in the book (The Practice of the Presence of God) and talking a bit about our what our experience has been regarding spending time with God and feeling His presence.

Readings for the coming week:

Daily Morning Reading - Psalm 8
Daily Evening/Nighttime Reading - Psalm 15
(feel free to switch this around if the reverse order works better for you)

Prep. for next Week - read Conversations 2 & 3 from "Practice"

Posted by Deji Osinulu at 11:16 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)

Hi all,

Bible study start date has been moved back one week and instead of today, will start next Wed. the 15th. The first study we do will be using "The Practice of the Presence of God" (by Brother Lawrence) as a study guide with the bulk of reading coming from the Psalms. I'll send an e-mail out and for those of you that do not already have a copy of "Practice", you can order one online here.

Pax,
Deji.

Posted by Deji Osinulu at 7:39 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)

Hi all,

Based on the responses regarding starting a weekday Bible study, we will be starting a Wednesday evening (7:00 p.m.) study this month. The plan is for the study to start next week (Feb. 8th). More details on study topic(s) & materials to follow shortly.

Pax ...
Deji.

Posted by Deji Osinulu at 1:28 PM | Permalink | Comments (0)