Growing in Faith
A spirit of discipleship permeates our
congregation, leading every person to engage in education and ministry,
growing in faith, knowledge and commitment.
Discipleship Commitment Card 2008
Ways to Grow to be more Like Christ
• Decide on a Bible reading plan & read my Bible every day.
• Participate in ____ Burning Hearts Discipleship workshops.
• Become a praying partner in a GLC ministry area.
• Make a plan to memorize scripture.
• Turn off TV for meals or for ____ days.
• Pay off credit cards.
• Take off 10 pounds or accept where you are without complaining.
• Eat dinner as a family.
• Pray for your spouse and children everyday.
• Recycle glass, cans, and cardboard.
• Compost vegetable scraps, teabags, coffee grounds, paper napkins.
• Establish a budget and live within it.
• Work in a soup kitchen.
• Volunteer in the Food Pantry.
• Go for a walk noticing all of God’s beautiful creation.
• Join an exercise class or go to the gym.
• Go on a mission trip (USA or global).
• Pray for a mission team person.
• Get a complete physical.
• Write out information about finances & important business information
that a spouse can use in the event of your death.
• Call your spouse or family member from work just to see how they are
doing.
• Make it your mission to carry the joy of Jesus in your heart and let
it show on your face.
• Identify someone in your life who has enduring, unquenchable joy.
Spend time with them at least monthly letting them be your “joy mentor”.
• Clean out closets, room by room.
• Begin tithing (giving % to God first before paying bills).
• Create a daily reminder or regular trigger to remind yourself to turn
your eyes back on Jesus (when you check e-mail, hang up the phone,
something regular).
• Use a journal or small notebook and keep notes during the sermon for a
month or series and review for learnings.
• Spend some time listening in prayer. Ask specific questions and wait
quietly for God to answer.
• Check your life-pulse by evaluating your schedule taking note of
commitments, activities, time for rest & play.
• Take a Sabbath Day – first explore what that means.
• Say a prayer (“table grace”) before eating ALL meals, even out in
public places.
• Plan your meals for 1-2 weeks using heart healthy choices. Shop
according to the menu plan.
• Try drinking 5 or more glasses of water a day. Try it for 2 weeks or
certain period of time and monitor the results.
• Choose some way to become more active – get up to change TV channels,
10 minutes of stretching daily, etc.
• Get to know 2 neighbors. Invite them over for coffee.
• Become involved in children’s ministry at GLC (FW Friends, Rte. 3:16,
VBS, Youth Group).
• Turn off lights and listen to a “praise” tape as you focus your
thoughts on the Lord.
• Spend time with kids or grandkids and let them determine the game or
activity.
Burning Hearts: Ignite the Passion Within
It is our prayer that every person will make a
commitment in January to take one small step to live like Jesus during
2008. Throughout the year, we will have a special emphasis on an
area of discipleship on one Sunday of each month. This will
include a message followed
by a 45 minute practical workshop presented by an expert in that area
from our region and a light lunch. The workshops will include tips, how-tos
and challenges to live out that area of discipleship.
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