The document discusses process spirituality, which emphasizes spiritual growth as a lifelong process rather than something achieved through a single event, experience, or technique. Key aspects of process spirituality include focusing on the present moment rather than living for the future, embracing spiritual formation as a gradual journey, and understanding that growth occurs through small daily choices over years rather than instantly. The document stresses that true spiritual growth involves internal heart change rather than external conformity.

1. Process Spirituality
Life and Growth as a Process, not an Event
Dr. Kenneth Boa and Bill Ibsen
© Dr. Kenneth Boa & Bill Ibsen 2005. All Rights Reserved.

2. Messages from the World
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3. Messages from the World
• The World says what we achieve and
accomplish determines who we are
2

4. Messages from the World
• The World says what we achieve and
accomplish determines who we are
• Money, power, prestige, production, and
possessions establish human value
2

5. Messages from the World
• The World says what we achieve and
accomplish determines who we are
• Money, power, prestige, production, and
possessions establish human value
• We tend to be human doings instead of
human beings
2

6. Messages from the Word
3

7. Messages from the Word
• The Word teaches that who we are in Christ
should be the basis for what we do
3

8. Messages from the Word
• The Word teaches that who we are in Christ
should be the basis for what we do
• Key is faithfulness in the journey rather
than living from one product to the next
3

9. Messages from the Word
• The Word teaches that who we are in Christ
should be the basis for what we do
• Key is faithfulness in the journey rather
than living from one product to the next
• Spiritual growth is inside out, not outside
in
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10. What Is Process Spirituality?
4

11. What Is Process Spirituality?
• Stresses a progressive spiritual
formation (process) over a results-
based focus (product).
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12. What Is Process Spirituality?
• Stresses a progressive spiritual
formation (process) over a results-
based focus (product).
• Emphasizes being alive to God’s action
in the present.
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13. What Is Process Spirituality?
• Stresses a progressive spiritual
formation (process) over a results-
based focus (product).
• Emphasizes being alive to God’s action
in the present.
• Focuses on the journey, not just the
destination.
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14. What Is Process Spirituality?
• Stresses a progressive spiritual
formation (process) over a results-
based focus (product).
• Emphasizes being alive to God’s action
in the present.
• Focuses on the journey, not just the
destination.
• Emphasizes growth from the inside out,
rather from the outside in.
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15. Process Spirituality
Overview
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16. Process Spirituality
Overview
1. Process Versus Product
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17. Process Spirituality
Overview
1. Process Versus Product
2. Being Versus Doing
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18. Process Spirituality
Overview
1. Process Versus Product
2. Being Versus Doing
3. Trust, Gratitude and Contentment
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19. 1. Process vs. Product

20. Always Living in
the Future
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21. Always Living in
the Future
• Tendency to invest energies in
accomplishing future goals
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22. Always Living in
the Future
• Tendency to invest energies in
accomplishing future goals
• Before accomplishing one goal, we’re
already on to the next goal
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23. Always Living in
the Future
• Tendency to invest energies in
accomplishing future goals
• Before accomplishing one goal, we’re
already on to the next goal
• Moving from product to product, we’re
rarely alive to the present- for decades!
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24. Always Living in
the Future
• Tendency to invest energies in
accomplishing future goals
• Before accomplishing one goal, we’re
already on to the next goal
• Moving from product to product, we’re
rarely alive to the present- for decades!
• Lack of contentment in the present
drives our delusion that it will be found
in the future
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25. The Present Moment
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26. The Present Moment
Time
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27. The Present Moment
Time
Now
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28. The Present Moment
Time
Now Eternity
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29. The Present Moment
“To live in the past and future is easy.
To live in the present is like threading a needle.”
- Walker Percy, “Lancelot”
Time
Now Eternity
8

30. The Precious
Present Moment
9

31. The Precious
Present Moment
• Treasure the passing opportunities of
this life and become more alive to the
present moment
9

32. The Precious
Present Moment
• Treasure the passing opportunities of
this life and become more alive to the
present moment
• This moment is all I have
9

33. The Precious
Present Moment
• Treasure the passing opportunities of
this life and become more alive to the
present moment
• This moment is all I have
• Take nothing for granted; savor the
blessings and joys of this moment
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34. The Precious
Present Moment
• Treasure the passing opportunities of
this life and become more alive to the
present moment
• This moment is all I have
• Take nothing for granted; savor the
blessings and joys of this moment
• Be aware of God’s loving initiatives - in
this moment
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36. “Be careful then how you conduct yourselves:
like sensible men, not like simpletons.

37. “Be careful then how you conduct yourselves:
like sensible men, not like simpletons.
Use the present opportunity to the
full, for these are evil days…”
(Eph. 5:15-17)

38. Practice Staying in
the Present
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39. Practice Staying in
the Present
“Our greatest business in life is not to
see what lies dimly at a distance, but
to do what lies clearly at hand.”
- Thomas Carlyle
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40. Practice Staying in
the Present
“Our greatest business in life is not to
see what lies dimly at a distance, but
to do what lies clearly at hand.”
- Thomas Carlyle
“Wherever you are, be all there.
Live to the hilt any situation you
believe to be the will of God.”
- Jim Elliott
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41. A Step-by-Step Journey

42. A Step-by-Step Journey
• Life is a journey

43. A Step-by-Step Journey
• Life is a journey
• We are headed home

44. A Step-by-Step Journey
• Life is a journey
• We are headed home
• Cannot be attained by a
combination of
technique and
information

45. A Step-by-Step Journey
• Life is a journey
• We are headed home
• Cannot be attained by a
combination of
technique and
information
• We must move into
unknown territory

46. A Step-by-Step Journey
• Life is a journey
• We are headed home
• Cannot be attained by a
combination of
technique and
information
• We must move into
unknown territory
• Learn to count on
His guidance, grace,
and presence

47. Spiritual Formation is
a Lifelong Process

48. Spiritual Formation is
a Lifelong Process
• Spiritual formation is working out what
God has already worked in us
(Phil. 2:12-13)

49. Spiritual Formation is
a Lifelong Process
• Spiritual formation is working out what
God has already worked in us
(Phil. 2:12-13)
• We stumble in many ways because we are
still in process

50. Spiritual Formation is
a Lifelong Process
• Spiritual formation is working out what
God has already worked in us
(Phil. 2:12-13)
• We stumble in many ways because we are
still in process
Sanctification is both an event and a
process

51. Spiritual Formation is
a Lifelong Process
• Spiritual formation is working out what
God has already worked in us
(Phil. 2:12-13)
• We stumble in many ways because we are
still in process
Sanctification is both an event and a
process
Spiritual formation is gradual: years of
making small choices in favor of God’s will

52. What Spiritual Growth…
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53. What Spiritual Growth…
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54. What Spiritual Growth…
IS NOT: IS:
Event Process
External Conformity Internal Heart Change
Experience Mundane
Formula No Single Formula
Technique No Single Technique
Instantaneous Gradual
Standardized Individualized
Uniform Uneven
Measurable Immeasurable
Controllable Uncontrollable
Passive Active
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55. What Spiritual Growth…
IS NOT: IS:
Event Process
External Conformity Internal Heart Change
Experience Mundane
Formula No Single Formula
Technique No Single Technique
Instantaneous Gradual
Standardized Individualized
Uniform Uneven
Measurable Immeasurable
Controllable Uncontrollable
Passive Active
14

56. What Spiritual Growth…
IS NOT: IS:
Event Process
External Conformity Internal Heart Change
Experience Mundane
Formula No Single Formula
Technique No Single Technique
Instantaneous Gradual
Standardized Individualized
Uniform Uneven
Measurable Immeasurable
Controllable Uncontrollable
Passive Active
14

57. What Spiritual Growth…
IS NOT: IS:
Event Process
External Conformity Internal Heart Change
Experience Mundane
Formula No Single Formula
Technique No Single Technique
Instantaneous Gradual
Standardized Individualized
Uniform Uneven
Measurable Immeasurable
Controllable Uncontrollable
Passive Active
14

58. What Spiritual Growth…
IS NOT: IS:
Event Process
External Conformity Internal Heart Change
Experience Mundane
Formula No Single Formula
Technique No Single Technique
Instantaneous Gradual
Standardized Individualized
Uniform Uneven
Measurable Immeasurable
Controllable Uncontrollable
Passive Active
14

59. What Spiritual Growth…
IS NOT: IS:
Event Process
External Conformity Internal Heart Change
Experience Mundane
Formula No Single Formula
Technique No Single Technique
Instantaneous Gradual
Standardized Individualized
Uniform Uneven
Measurable Immeasurable
Controllable Uncontrollable
Passive Active
14

60. What Spiritual Growth…
IS NOT: IS:
Event Process
External Conformity Internal Heart Change
Experience Mundane
Formula No Single Formula
Technique No Single Technique
Instantaneous Gradual
Standardized Individualized
Uniform Uneven
Measurable Immeasurable
Controllable Uncontrollable
Passive Active
14

61. What Spiritual Growth…
IS NOT: IS:
Event Process
External Conformity Internal Heart Change
Experience Mundane
Formula No Single Formula
Technique No Single Technique
Instantaneous Gradual
Standardized Individualized
Uniform Uneven
Measurable Immeasurable
Controllable Uncontrollable
Passive Active
14

62. What Spiritual Growth…
IS NOT: IS:
Event Process
External Conformity Internal Heart Change
Experience Mundane
Formula No Single Formula
Technique No Single Technique
Instantaneous Gradual
Standardized Individualized
Uniform Uneven
Measurable Immeasurable
Controllable Uncontrollable
Passive Active
14

63. What Spiritual Growth…
IS NOT: IS:
Event Process
External Conformity Internal Heart Change
Experience Mundane
Formula No Single Formula
Technique No Single Technique
Instantaneous Gradual
Standardized Individualized
Uniform Uneven
Measurable Immeasurable
Controllable Uncontrollable
Passive Active
14

64. What Spiritual Growth…
IS NOT: IS:
Event Process
External Conformity Internal Heart Change
Experience Mundane
Formula No Single Formula
Technique No Single Technique
Instantaneous Gradual
Standardized Individualized
Uniform Uneven
Measurable Immeasurable
Controllable Uncontrollable
Passive Active
14

65. What Spiritual Growth…
IS NOT: IS:
Event Process
External Conformity Internal Heart Change
Experience Mundane
Formula No Single Formula
Technique No Single Technique
Instantaneous Gradual
Standardized Individualized
Uniform Uneven
Measurable Immeasurable
Controllable Uncontrollable
Passive Active
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66. 15

67. Spiritual growth is a step-by-step,
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68. Spiritual growth is a step-by-step,
moment-by-moment,
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69. Spiritual growth is a step-by-step,
moment-by-moment,
choice-by-choice,
15

70. Spiritual growth is a step-by-step,
moment-by-moment,
choice-by-choice,
day-by-day,
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71. Spiritual growth is a step-by-step,
moment-by-moment,
choice-by-choice,
day-by-day,
PROCESS
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72. Spiritual growth is a step-by-step,
moment-by-moment,
choice-by-choice,
day-by-day,
PROCESS
of responding to God’s constant
loving initiatives...
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73. Spiritual growth is a step-by-step,
moment-by-moment,
choice-by-choice,
day-by-day,
PROCESS
of responding to God’s constant
loving initiatives...
mostly in the mundane,
trivial details of life.
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74. The Dynamic of the Spiritual Life
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75. The Dynamic of the Spiritual Life
“But now
Faith
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76. The Dynamic of the Spiritual Life
“But now
Faith Hope
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77. The Dynamic of the Spiritual Life
Love
“But now
Faith Hope
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78. The Dynamic of the Spiritual Life
Love
abide these three;
but the greatest of
these is love.”
- 1 Cor. 13:13
“But now
Faith Hope
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79. 17

80. Faith Love Hope
Appropriated in the Active in the Anticipating the
PAST PRESENT FUTURE
Forgiveness & Grace Love and community Purpose and Hope
Salvation Sanctification Glorification
Positional Progressive Ultimate
Significance Satisfaction Security
Hindsight Insight Foresight
History Our story His story
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81. Faith Love Hope
Appropriated in the Active in the Anticipating the
PAST PRESENT FUTURE
Forgiveness & Grace Love and community Purpose and Hope
Salvation Sanctification Glorification
Positional Progressive Ultimate
Significance Satisfaction Security
Hindsight Insight Foresight
History Our story His story
17

82. Faith Love Hope
Appropriated in the Active in the Anticipating the
PAST PRESENT FUTURE
Forgiveness & Grace Love and community Purpose and Hope
Salvation Sanctification Glorification
Positional Progressive Ultimate
Significance Satisfaction Security
Hindsight Insight Foresight
History Our story His story
17

83. Faith Love Hope
Appropriated in the Active in the Anticipating the
PAST PRESENT FUTURE
Forgiveness & Grace Love and community Purpose and Hope
Salvation Sanctification Glorification
Positional Progressive Ultimate
Significance Satisfaction Security
Hindsight Insight Foresight
History Our story His story
17

84. Faith Love Hope
Appropriated in the Active in the Anticipating the
PAST PRESENT FUTURE
Forgiveness & Grace Love and community Purpose and Hope
Salvation Sanctification Glorification
Positional Progressive Ultimate
Significance Satisfaction Security
Hindsight Insight Foresight
History Our story His story
17

85. Faith Love Hope
Appropriated in the Active in the Anticipating the
PAST PRESENT FUTURE
Forgiveness & Grace Love and community Purpose and Hope
Salvation Sanctification Glorification
Positional Progressive Ultimate
Significance Satisfaction Security
Hindsight Insight Foresight
History Our story His story
17

86. Faith Love Hope
Appropriated in the Active in the Anticipating the
PAST PRESENT FUTURE
Forgiveness & Grace Love and community Purpose and Hope
Salvation Sanctification Glorification
Positional Progressive Ultimate
Significance Satisfaction Security
Hindsight Insight Foresight
History Our story His story
17

87. Faith Love Hope
Appropriated in the Active in the Anticipating the
PAST PRESENT FUTURE
Forgiveness & Grace Love and community Purpose and Hope
Salvation Sanctification Glorification
Positional Progressive Ultimate
Significance Satisfaction Security
Hindsight Insight Foresight
History Our story His story
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88. 2. Being vs. Doing

89. The
Christian Life

90. The
Christian Life
Loving God
Completely

91. The
Christian Life
Loving God Loving Ourselves
Completely Correctly

92. The
Christian Life
Loving Others
Compassionately
Loving God Loving Ourselves
Completely Correctly

93. The
Christian Life
Loving Others
Compassionately
Loving God Loving Ourselves
Completely Correctly

94. The
Christian Life
Loving Others
Compassionately
Loving God Loving Ourselves
Completely Correctly

95. The
Christian Life
Loving Others
Compassionately
Loving God Loving Ourselves
Completely Correctly

96. The
Christian Life
Loving Others
Compassionately
Loving God Loving Ourselves
Completely Correctly
Being

97. The
Christian Life
Loving Others
Compassionately
Loving God Loving Ourselves
Completely Correctly
Being Knowing

98. The
Christian Life
Loving Others
Compassionately
Doing
Loving God Loving Ourselves
Completely Correctly
Being Knowing

99. The
Christian Life
Loving Others
Compassionately
Doing
Loving God Loving Ourselves
Completely Correctly
Being Knowing
(Heart)

100. The
Christian Life
Loving Others
Compassionately
Doing
Loving God Loving Ourselves
Completely Correctly
Being Knowing
(Heart) (Head)

101. The
Christian Life
Loving Others
Compassionately
Doing
(Hands)
Loving God Loving Ourselves
Completely Correctly
Being Knowing
(Heart) (Head)

102. Being Versus Doing
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103. Being Versus Doing
1. The Problem of Busyness
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104. Being Versus Doing
1. The Problem of Busyness
2. Causes Versus Christ
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105. Being Versus Doing
1. The Problem of Busyness
2. Causes Versus Christ
3. Intimacy Versus Activity
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106. Being Versus Doing
1. The Problem of Busyness
2. Causes Versus Christ
3. Intimacy Versus Activity
4. Practicing His Presence
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107. The Problem of Busyness
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108. The Problem of Busyness
• Modern dilemma of busyness
elevates doing over being
21

109. The Problem of Busyness
• Modern dilemma of busyness
elevates doing over being
• Future-oriented culture
21

110. The Problem of Busyness
• Modern dilemma of busyness
elevates doing over being
• Future-oriented culture
• Time used for results, not relationships
21

111. The Problem of Busyness
• Modern dilemma of busyness
elevates doing over being
• Future-oriented culture
• Time used for results, not relationships
• America worships the god of progress
21

112. The Problem of Busyness
• Modern dilemma of busyness
elevates doing over being
• Future-oriented culture
• Time used for results, not relationships
• America worships the god of progress
• Compete, achieve, win
21

113. Life in the Fast Lane
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114. Life in the Fast Lane
• Blowing and Going!
22

115. Life in the Fast Lane
• Blowing and Going!
• Slamming and Jamming!
22

116. Life in the Fast Lane
• Blowing and Going!
• Slamming and Jamming!
• Running and Gunning!
22

117. Life in the Fast Lane
• Blowing and Going!
• Slamming and Jamming!
• Running and Gunning!
“We are warned not to waste time,
but we are brought up to waste our lives.”
- Eric Hoffer
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118. 23

119. “Most middle-class Americans tend
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120. “Most middle-class Americans tend
to worship their work,
23

121. “Most middle-class Americans tend
to worship their work,
to work at their play, and
23

122. “Most middle-class Americans tend
to worship their work,
to work at their play, and
to play at their worship.”
- Gordon Dahl
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123. Combating Busyness
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124. Combating Busyness
• Develop a clear sense of your mission so
you can say “No” to the good and “Yes”
to the best
24

125. Combating Busyness
• Develop a clear sense of your mission so
you can say “No” to the good and “Yes”
to the best
• Know your personal limits to budget
adequate time to restore your inner
resources
24

126. Combating Busyness
• Develop a clear sense of your mission so
you can say “No” to the good and “Yes”
to the best
• Know your personal limits to budget
adequate time to restore your inner
resources
• Free yourself from bondage of opinions,
agendas, and expectations of others
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127. Combating Busyness
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128. Combating Busyness
• Seek a balance between:
25

129. Combating Busyness
• Seek a balance between:
– Rest and Work
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130. Combating Busyness
• Seek a balance between:
• Rest and Work
– Recharging and Discharging
26

131. Combating Busyness
• Seek a balance between:
• Rest and Work
• Recharging and Discharging
– Depth and Breadth
27

132. Combating Busyness
• Seek a balance between:
• Rest and Work
• Recharging and Discharging
• Depth and Breadth
– Inward and Outward
28

133. Combating Busyness
• Seek a balance between:
• Rest and Work
• Recharging and Discharging
• Depth and Breadth
• Inward and Outward
– Reflection and Practice
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134. Combating Busyness
• Seek a balance between:
• Rest and Work
• Recharging and Discharging
• Depth and Breadth
• Inward and Outward
• Reflection and Practice
– Thinking and Application
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135. Combating Busyness
• Seek a balance between:
• Rest and Work
• Recharging and Discharging
• Depth and Breadth
• Inward and Outward
• Reflection and Practice
• Thinking and Application
– Contentment and Accomplishment
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136. Combating Busyness Tips
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137. Combating Busyness Tips
• Reduce commitments
to excel in a few
things
32

138. Combating Busyness Tips
• Reduce commitments
to excel in a few
things
• Rest requires faith!
32

139. Combating Busyness Tips
• Reduce commitments
to excel in a few
things
• Rest requires faith!
• Don’t allow
diversions and
distractions to
prevent honest self-
examination before
God
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140. Combating Busyness Tips
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141. Combating Busyness Tips
• Live and savor the
present moment
33

142. Combating Busyness Tips
• Live and savor the
present moment
• Manage time loosely
to enhance
relationships
33

143. Combating Busyness Tips
• Live and savor the
present moment
• Manage time loosely
to enhance
relationships
• Budget time in
advance for the
important, not the
urgent
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144. Being Versus Doing
1. The Problem of Busyness
2. Causes Versus Christ
3. Intimacy Versus Activity
4. Practicing His Presence
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145. Causes Versus Christ
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146. Causes Versus Christ
• The world drives people to find security,
significance and satisfaction in wrong
places.
35

147. Causes Versus Christ
• The world drives people to find security,
significance and satisfaction in wrong
places.
• Many Christians have baptized the
world’s values with a spiritual veneer.
35

148. Causes Versus Christ
• The world drives people to find security,
significance and satisfaction in wrong
places.
• Many Christians have baptized the
world’s values with a spiritual veneer.
• Encourages setting hearts on things
that actually distance them from Christ.
35

149. Causes Versus Christ
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150. Causes Versus Christ
• Meaning is not found in a quest for self,
but in a calling to know God.
36

151. Causes Versus Christ
• Meaning is not found in a quest for self,
but in a calling to know God.
• Intimacy with Christ leads to holiness,
but attempts to be holy do not
necessarily lead to intimacy.
36

152. Specific Causes Versus Christ
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153. Specific Causes Versus Christ
• Education
37

154. Specific Causes Versus Christ
• Education
• Politics
37

155. Specific Causes Versus Christ
• Education
• Politics
• Social Action
37

156. Specific Causes Versus Christ
• Education
• Politics
• Social Action
• Environmental
Action
37

157. Specific Causes Versus Christ
• Education
• Politics
• Social Action
• Environmental
Action
• Rearing godly kids
37

158. Specific Causes Versus Christ
• Education
• Politics • Building a company
for Christ
• Social Action
• Environmental
Action
• Rearing godly kids
37

159. Specific Causes Versus Christ
• Education
• Politics • Building a company
for Christ
• Social Action • Evangelism
• Environmental
Action
• Rearing godly kids
37

160. Specific Causes Versus Christ
• Education
• Politics • Building a company
for Christ
• Social Action • Evangelism
• Environmental • Discipleship
Action
• Rearing godly kids
37

161. Specific Causes Versus Christ
• Education
• Politics • Building a company
for Christ
• Social Action • Evangelism
• Environmental • Discipleship
Action
• Rearing godly kids • Learning Scripture
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163. Even worthy causes will not sustain growth
in our interior life

164. Even worthy causes will not sustain growth
in our interior life
if we are not constantly cultivating
a personal relationship with Jesus.

165. Chambers on Causes vs. Christ
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166. Chambers on Causes vs. Christ
““If I am devoted to the cause of
humanity only,
I will soon be exhausted and come to the
place where my love will falter;
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167. Chambers on Causes vs. Christ
““If I am devoted to the cause of
humanity only,
I will soon be exhausted and come to the
place where my love will falter;
but if I love Jesus Christ personally and passionately,
I can serve humanity though men treat me as a door mat.”
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168. Chambers on Causes vs. Christ
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169. Chambers on Causes vs. Christ
“The greatest competitor of devotion
to Jesus is service for Him…
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170. Chambers on Causes vs. Christ
“The greatest competitor of devotion
to Jesus is service for Him…
We count as service what we do in the way of
Christian work;
Jesus Christ calls service what we are to
Him, not what we do for Him…
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171. Chambers on Causes vs. Christ
“The greatest competitor of devotion
to Jesus is service for Him…
We count as service what we do in the way of
Christian work;
Jesus Christ calls service what we are to
Him, not what we do for Him…
The one aim of the call of God is the satisfaction of God,
not a call to do something for Him.”
- Oswald Chambers
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172. Being Versus Doing
1. The Problem of Busyness
2. Causes Versus Christ
3. Intimacy Versus Activity
4. Practicing His Presence
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173. Intimacy Versus Activity
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174. Intimacy Versus Activity
• Must not confuse “spiritual” activity
with intimacy with Jesus.
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175. Intimacy Versus Activity
• Must not confuse “spiritual” activity
with intimacy with Jesus.
• Actions and service alone do not lead to
intimacy with Jesus.
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176. Intimacy Versus Activity
• Must not confuse “spiritual” activity
with intimacy with Jesus.
• Actions and service alone do not lead to
intimacy with Jesus.
• What we do should flow from what we
are, not the other way around.
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177. Intimacy Versus Activity
• Must not confuse “spiritual” activity
with intimacy with Jesus.
• Actions and service alone do not lead to
intimacy with Jesus.
• What we do should flow from what we
are, not the other way around.
• Otherwise worth and identity are
determined by achievements and
accomplishments.
42

178. Intimacy Versus Activity
43

179. Intimacy Versus Activity
• Requires a rhythm of:
43

180. Intimacy Versus Activity
• Requires a rhythm of:
• Solitude and engagement
43

181. Intimacy Versus Activity
• Requires a rhythm of:
• Solitude and engagement
• Restoration and application
44

182. Intimacy Versus Activity
• Requires a rhythm of:
• Solitude and engagement
• Restoration and application
• Intimacy with Christ and activity in
the world
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183. The Common Mistake

184. The Common Mistake
• Supposing that actions and service to
Jesus will lead to intimacy with Jesus

185. The Common Mistake
• Supposing that actions and service to
Jesus will lead to intimacy with Jesus
• Instead of ministry flowing out of our
relationship with God, many people
suppose that ministry will sustain their
relationship with God

186. The Common Mistake
• Supposing that actions and service to
Jesus will lead to intimacy with Jesus
• Instead of ministry flowing out of our
relationship with God, many people
suppose that ministry will sustain their
relationship with God
• Error: Doing = Being

187. The Common Mistake
• Supposing that actions and service to
Jesus will lead to intimacy with Jesus
• Instead of ministry flowing out of our
relationship with God, many people
suppose that ministry will sustain their
relationship with God
• Error: Doing = Being
• Perfectionism and legalism often fuel
this erroneous thinking

188. Intimacy with Jesus Occurs:
47

189. Intimacy with Jesus Occurs:
Inside Out
47

190. Intimacy with Jesus Occurs:
Inside Out Outside In
47

191. Energizes

192. BEING DOING
Intimacy with Christ Activity in the world
Solitude Engagement
Abiding Serving
Interior Exterior
Relational calling Dominion calling
Calling Character
Energizes
Invisible Visible
Real life Reflected life
Restoration of spiritual Application of spiritual
energy energy
Perspective Practice
Rest Work

193. BEING DOING
Intimacy with Christ Activity in the world
Solitude Engagement
Abiding Serving
Interior Exterior
Relational calling Dominion calling
Calling Character
Energizes
Invisible Visible
Real life Reflected life
Restoration of spiritual Application of spiritual
energy energy
Perspective Practice
Rest Work

194. BEING DOING
Intimacy with Christ Activity in the world
Solitude Engagement
Abiding Serving
Interior Exterior
Relational calling Dominion calling
Calling Character
Energizes
Invisible Visible
Real life Reflected life
Restoration of spiritual Application of spiritual
energy energy
Perspective Practice
Rest Work

195. BEING DOING
Intimacy with Christ Activity in the world
Solitude Engagement
Abiding Serving
Interior Exterior
Relational calling Dominion calling
Calling Character
Energizes
Invisible Visible
Real life Reflected life
Restoration of spiritual Application of spiritual
energy energy
Perspective Practice
Rest Work

196. BEING DOING
Intimacy with Christ Activity in the world
Solitude Engagement
Abiding Serving
Interior Exterior
Relational calling Dominion calling
Calling Character
Energizes
Invisible Visible
Real life Reflected life
Restoration of spiritual Application of spiritual
energy energy
Perspective Practice
Rest Work

197. BEING DOING
Intimacy with Christ Activity in the world
Solitude Engagement
Abiding Serving
Interior Exterior
Relational calling Dominion calling
Calling Character
Energizes
Invisible Visible
Real life Reflected life
Restoration of spiritual Application of spiritual
energy energy
Perspective Practice
Rest Work

198. BEING DOING
Intimacy with Christ Activity in the world
Solitude Engagement
Abiding Serving
Interior Exterior
Relational calling Dominion calling
Calling Character
Energizes
Invisible Visible
Real life Reflected life
Restoration of spiritual Application of spiritual
energy energy
Perspective Practice
Rest Work

199. BEING DOING
Intimacy with Christ Activity in the world
Solitude Engagement
Abiding Serving
Interior Exterior
Relational calling Dominion calling
Calling Character
Energizes
Invisible Visible
Real life Reflected life
Restoration of spiritual Application of spiritual
energy energy
Perspective Practice
Rest Work

200. BEING DOING
Intimacy with Christ Activity in the world
Solitude Engagement
Abiding Serving
Interior Exterior
Relational calling Dominion calling
Calling Character
Energizes
Invisible Visible
Real life Reflected life
Restoration of spiritual Application of spiritual
energy energy
Perspective Practice
Rest Work

201. BEING DOING
Intimacy with Christ Activity in the world
Solitude Engagement
Abiding Serving
Interior Exterior
Relational calling Dominion calling
Calling Character
Energizes
Invisible Visible
Real life Reflected life
Restoration of spiritual Application of spiritual
energy energy
Perspective Practice
Rest Work

202. BEING DOING
Intimacy with Christ Activity in the world
Solitude Engagement
Abiding Serving
Interior Exterior
Relational calling Dominion calling
Calling Character
Energizes
Invisible Visible
Real life Reflected life
Restoration of spiritual Application of spiritual
energy energy
Perspective Practice
Rest Work

203. BEING DOING
Intimacy with Christ Activity in the world
Solitude Engagement
Abiding Serving
Interior Exterior
Relational calling Dominion calling
Calling Character
Energizes
Invisible Visible
Real life Reflected life
Restoration of spiritual Application of spiritual
energy energy
Perspective Practice
Rest Work

204. Being Versus Doing
1. The Problem of Busyness
2. Causes Versus Christ
3. Intimacy Versus Activity
4. Practicing His Presence
49

205. Practicing His Presence:
Scriptural Principles
50

206. Practicing His Presence:
Scriptural Principles
• Abide in Jesus and let His words abide in
you (Jn.15:4-7)
50

207. Practicing His Presence:
Scriptural Principles
• Abide in Jesus and let His words abide in
you (Jn.15:4-7)
• Set your mind on the things of the Spirit
(Rom.8:5-6)
50

208. Practicing His Presence:
Scriptural Principles
• Abide in Jesus and let His words abide in
you (Jn.15:4-7)
• Set your mind on the things of the Spirit
(Rom.8:5-6)
• Walk by the Spirit (Gal. 5:16, 25)
50

209. Practicing His Presence:
Scriptures
51

210. Practicing His Presence:
Scriptures
• Keep seeking the things
above where Christ is
(Col. 3:1-2)
51

211. Practicing His Presence:
Scriptures
• Keep seeking the things
above where Christ is
(Col. 3:1-2)
• Rejoice always, pray
without ceasing, in
everything give thanks
(1Thess. 5:16-18)
51

212. Practicing His Presence:
Scriptures
• Keep seeking the things
above where Christ is
(Col. 3:1-2)
• Rejoice always, pray
without ceasing, in
everything give thanks
(1Thess. 5:16-18)
• Run with endurance the
race that is set before us,
fixing our eyes on Jesus
(Heb.12:1-2)
51

213. Practicing His Presence Tips
52

214. Practicing His Presence Tips
• Use flash prayers
52

215. Practicing His Presence Tips
• Use flash prayers
• Use short prayers
52

216. Practicing His Presence Tips
• Use flash prayers
• Use short prayers
• Pray and work
52

217. Practicing His Presence Tips
• Use flash prayers
• Use short prayers
• Pray and work
• Play to an Audience of One
52

218. Practicing His Presence Tips
• Use flash prayers
• Use short prayers
• Pray and work
• Play to an Audience of One
• Pray for strangers
52

219. Practicing His Presence Tips
53

220. Practicing His Presence Tips
• Develop an eye for
God’s beauty
53

221. Practicing His Presence Tips
• Develop an eye for
God’s beauty
• Turn pleasure into
sources of adoration
53

222. Practicing His Presence Tips
• Develop an eye for
God’s beauty
• Turn pleasure into
sources of adoration
• See every person
and circumstance
today as gifts of God
53

223. Practicing His Presence Tips
• Develop an eye for
God’s beauty
• Turn pleasure into
sources of adoration
• See every person
and circumstance
today as gifts of God
• Relish the present
moment
53

224. The Beauty of God

225. 3. Trust, Gratitude,
and Contentment

226. Trust, Gratitude, and Contentment
1. Letting Loose of Control
and Results
2. Cultivating a Heart of Gratitude
3. The Secret of Contentment
56

227. Control: A Great Enemy of
Process Spirituality
57

228. Control: A Great Enemy of
Process Spirituality
• Craving to control our environment
57

229. Control: A Great Enemy of
Process Spirituality
• Craving to control our environment
• Desire to determine results of our endeavors
57

230. Control: A Great Enemy of
Process Spirituality
• Craving to control our environment
• Desire to determine results of our endeavors
• Natural inclination to be:
57

231. Control: A Great Enemy of
Process Spirituality
• Craving to control our environment
• Desire to determine results of our endeavors
• Natural inclination to be:
• Manipulators
57

232. Control: A Great Enemy of
Process Spirituality
• Craving to control our environment
• Desire to determine results of our endeavors
• Natural inclination to be:
• Manipulators
• Grabbers
57

233. Control: A Great Enemy of
Process Spirituality
• Craving to control our environment
• Desire to determine results of our endeavors
• Natural inclination to be:
• Manipulators
• Grabbers
• Owners
57

234. Control: A Great Enemy of
Process Spirituality
• Craving to control our environment
• Desire to determine results of our endeavors
• Natural inclination to be:
• Manipulators
• Grabbers
• Owners
• Controllers
57

235. Faithfulness to the Process but
Trusting God for the Results
58

236. Faithfulness to the Process but
Trusting God for the Results
OPPORTUNITY OBEDIENCE OUTCOME
“…even as the Lord gave “I planted, Apollos “…but God was causing the
opportunity to each” 1Co.3:5 watered…” 1Co.3:6 growth” 1Co.3:6,7
Divine Human Divine
Sovereignty Responsibility Sovereignty
God Me God
Process Process Product
58

237. Faithfulness to the Process but
Trusting God for the Results
OPPORTUNITY OBEDIENCE OUTCOME
“…even as the Lord gave “I planted, Apollos “…but God was causing the
opportunity to each” 1Co.3:5 watered…” 1Co.3:6 growth” 1Co.3:6,7
Divine Human Divine
Sovereignty Responsibility Sovereignty
God Me God
Process Process Product
58

238. Faithfulness to the Process but
Trusting God for the Results
OPPORTUNITY OBEDIENCE OUTCOME
“…even as the Lord gave “I planted, Apollos “…but God was causing the
opportunity to each” 1Co.3:5 watered…” 1Co.3:6 growth” 1Co.3:6,7
Divine Human Divine
Sovereignty Responsibility Sovereignty
God Me God
Process Process Product
58

239. Faithfulness to the Process but
Trusting God for the Results
OPPORTUNITY OBEDIENCE OUTCOME
“…even as the Lord gave “I planted, Apollos “…but God was causing the
opportunity to each” 1Co.3:5 watered…” 1Co.3:6 growth” 1Co.3:6,7
Divine Human Divine
Sovereignty Responsibility Sovereignty
God Me God
Process Process Product
58

240. Faithfulness to the Process but
Trusting God for the Results
OPPORTUNITY OBEDIENCE OUTCOME
“…even as the Lord gave “I planted, Apollos “…but God was causing the
opportunity to each” 1Co.3:5 watered…” 1Co.3:6 growth” 1Co.3:6,7
Divine Human Divine
Sovereignty Responsibility Sovereignty
God Me God
Process Process Product
58

241. Keys for Letting Loose

242. Keys for Letting Loose
• Receive each day and whatever it brings
as from the hand of God

243. Keys for Letting Loose
• Receive each day and whatever it brings
as from the hand of God
• God is good and has our best interest
at heart (Rom. 8:28)

244. Keys for Letting Loose
• Receive each day and whatever it brings
as from the hand of God
• God is good and has our best interest
at heart (Rom. 8:28)
• Ask God to use circumstances to change
us rather than asking Him to change
circumstances to suit us

245. Keys for Letting Loose
• Receive each day and whatever it brings
as from the hand of God
• God is good and has our best interest
at heart (Rom. 8:28)
• Ask God to use circumstances to change
us rather than asking Him to change
circumstances to suit us
• Realize it is impossible to count,
measure, or control the spiritual life

246. Trust, Gratitude, and Contentment
1. Letting Loose of Control and Results
2. Cultivating a Heart of
Gratitude
3. The Secret of Contentment
60

247. Gratitude
61

248. Gratitude
“If he is not stupid, he is monstrously ungrateful!
Phenomenally ungrateful.
61

249. Gratitude
“If he is not stupid, he is monstrously ungrateful!
Phenomenally ungrateful.
In fact, I believe that the best definition of man is
the ungrateful biped.”
- Fyodor Dostoevsky, “Notes from Underground”
61

250. Gratitude
62

251. Gratitude
• Forgetfulness always leads to ingratitude.
62

252. Gratitude
• Forgetfulness always leads to ingratitude.
• Gratitude is a choice, not merely a feeling.
62

253. Gratitude
• Forgetfulness always leads to ingratitude.
• Gratitude is a choice, not merely a feeling.
• We cannot give thanks and complain at
the same time.
62

254. Gratitude
• Forgetfulness always leads to ingratitude.
• Gratitude is a choice, not merely a feeling.
• We cannot give thanks and complain at
the same time.
• View gratitude and remembering as a
discipline--daily and intentionally.
62

256. “As they had their pasture, they became
satisfied, and being satisfied, their heart became
proud; therefore they forgot Me.” Hosea 13:6

257. Extremes in Forgetting God’s
Goodness
64

258. Extremes in Forgetting God’s
Goodness
Presumption
64

259. Extremes in Forgetting God’s
Goodness
Presumption Resentment,
Bitterness
64

260. Daily Exercise of Remembering:
65

261. Daily Exercise of Remembering:
• God’s Deliverance in the Past
65

262. Daily Exercise of Remembering:
• God’s Deliverance in the Past
• God’s Benefits in the Present
65

263. Daily Exercise of Remembering:
• God’s Deliverance in the Past
• God’s Benefits in the Present
• God’s Promises in the Future
65

264. Daily Exercise of Remembering:
• God’s Deliverance in the Past
• God’s Benefits in the Present
• God’s Promises in the Future
“Every gift I acknowledge reveals another and another
until, finally, even the most normal, obvious, seemingly
mundane event or encounter proves to be filled with
grace.” - Henri Nouwen
65

265. Trust, Gratitude, and Contentment
1. Letting Loose of Control and Results
2. Cultivating a Heart of Gratitude
3. The secret of Contentment
66

266. Dissatisfaction
67

267. Dissatisfaction
• Most live in the future rather than in the
present.
67

268. Dissatisfaction
• Most live in the future rather than in the
present.
• “In the days ahead, we’ll make up for our
present lack.”
67

269. Dissatisfaction
• Most live in the future rather than in the
present.
• “In the days ahead, we’ll make up for our
present lack.”
• We don’t know what we want; we’re just
sure we don’t have it now!
67

270. Dissatisfaction
• Most live in the future rather than in the
present.
• “In the days ahead, we’ll make up for our
present lack.”
• We don’t know what we want; we’re just
sure we don’t have it now!
• If we’re not satisfied with what we have, we
will never be satisfied with what we want.
67

271. Contentment

272. Contentment
• Often a direct ratio between a society’s
affluence and its discontentment

273. Contentment
• Often a direct ratio between a society’s
affluence and its discontentment
• The more they have, the more
discontent they are

274. Contentment
• Often a direct ratio between a society’s
affluence and its discontentment
• The more they have, the more
discontent they are
• “Have-nots” are envious; “Haves” are
not satisfied

275. Contentment
• Often a direct ratio between a society’s
affluence and its discontentment
• The more they have, the more
discontent they are
• “Have-nots” are envious; “Haves” are
not satisfied
• Affluence tends to breed boredom and
ingratitude, then a quest for autonomy

276. The Secret of Contentment
69

277. The Secret of Contentment
• Not found in having everything but in
being satisfied with everything we have
69

278. The Secret of Contentment
• Not found in having everything but in
being satisfied with everything we have
• Contentment should be grounded not in
how much we have, but in the One who
has us
69

279. The Secret of Contentment
• Not found in having everything but in
being satisfied with everything we have
• Contentment should be grounded not in
how much we have, but in the One who
has us
• Requires an act of our will to put limits
on our appetites
69

280. The Secret of Contentment
• Not found in having everything but in
being satisfied with everything we have
• Contentment should be grounded not in
how much we have, but in the One who
has us
• Requires an act of our will to put limits
on our appetites
• Choose to be satisfied with whatever we
have now; this is God’s provision for us
69

282. “I have learned to be content in whatever
circumstances I am.

283. “I have learned to be content in whatever
circumstances I am. I know how to get
along with humble means, and I also know
how to live in prosperity; in any and every
circumstance I have learned the secret of
being filled and going hungry, both of
having abundance and suffering need.” Phil.
4:11-12

284. “I have learned to be content in whatever
circumstances I am. I know how to get
Ialong with humble along with humble means, and I
know how to get means, and I also know
how to also in prosperity; live in prosperity;
live know how to in any and every
circumstance I have learned the secret of
being filled and going hungry, both of
having abundance and suffering need.” Phil.
4:11-12

285. “I have learned to be content in whatever
circumstances I am. I know how to get
along with humble means, and I also know
how to live in prosperity; in any and every
circumstance I have learned the secret of
being filled and going hungry, both of
having abundance and suffering need.” Phil.
4:11-12

286. in “I have learned circumstance Iin whatever the
any and every to be content have learned
secretcircumstances Iand going hungry,to get of having
of being filled am. I know how both
abundance and suffering need.” Phil. 4:11-12
along with humble means, and I also know
how to live in prosperity; in any and every
circumstance I have learned the secret of
being filled and going hungry, both of
having abundance and suffering need.” Phil.
4:11-12

287. Who Determines the Content of
Your Life?
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288. Who Determines the Content of
Your Life?
73

289. Who Determines the Content of
Your Life?
SELF CHRIST
Comparison Contentment
Covetousness Competency
Competition Compassion
Compromise Character
73

290. Who Determines the Content of
Your Life?
SELF CHRIST
Comparison Contentment
Covetousness Competency
Competition Compassion
Compromise Character
73

291. In Learning to Be Content, We
Become:
74

292. In Learning to Be Content, We
Become:
• Less impressed by numbers
74

293. In Learning to Be Content, We
Become:
• Less impressed by numbers
• Less driven to achieve
74

294. In Learning to Be Content, We
Become:
• Less impressed by numbers
• Less driven to achieve
• More alive to the grace of
the present moment
74

295. The End
75

296. Reflections Ministries Resources
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297. Reflections Ministries Resources
Reflections - A free monthly teaching letter
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298. Reflections Ministries Resources
Reflections - A free monthly teaching letter
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299. Reflections Ministries Resources
Reflections - A free monthly teaching letter
76

300. Reflections Ministries Resources
Reflections - A free monthly teaching letter
KenBoa.org website - Daily Growth email and free
text and audio resources
76

301. DVD Series
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302. DVD Series
- Audio/visual presentations of crucial topics
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303. DVD Series
- Audio/visual presentations of crucial topics
- $20 each
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- Audio/visual presentations of crucial topics
- $20 each
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305. KENBOA.ORG
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