4 INNER DISCIPLINES cont.

• Meditation​​​​​​​

  • Meditation is a struggle for a lot of beginners

  • Meditation is a muscle: the more you do it, the more you are able to focus deeper​

• Fasting

  • Fasting is NOT a diet/ It is the voluntary abstaining from food to prioritize your spiritual connection​

  • The purpose: grow stronger spiritually

  • No set way to fasting, BUT Jesus does give guidelines

  • Matthew 6:16-18: We know you're hungry. You don't gotta tell us. Fasting should be between you and God. HISTORICAL CONTEXT: Jews of that time would put ashes on their faces when they fasted.

  • Mark 9:17-20, 28-29: Disciples couldn't perform miracles because they lacked work on their inner disciplines

  • PRAYERS FOR KAYSEN!!

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*Type of Bibles Used:

-New International Version (NIV)

-King James Version (KJV)

-The Message Remix

-How Black Folks Say It​​​

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Next Meeting: May14th (Moses)

Homework: Review Exodus 2:1-10

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