Practicing His Presence

Thanks for joining us for this week's Lectio Divina episode from Psalm 16! We love this description of the practice of Lectio Divina from John Mark Comer:

"Lectio Divina (Latin for “spiritual reading”) is a way of reading Scripture with the specific aim of hearing God’s voice over your life. There are four basics movements (from four Latin words), but the mechanics are not as important as many people think. It’s less of a technique, and more of a heart posture and pace.

The basic idea is simply to find a quiet place to read Scripture slowly with your ear open to God’s voice through the text. Unlike Bible study (another wonderful practice) the goal is less to hear what he was saying to them (the original audience), but to take the next step and hear what he is saying to you."

Welcome back! Today as we begin our third run of devotional episodes, we dive into one of our favorite Psalms and ask God to remain before us always. Make sure to subscribe and check back later this week for Wednesday's Divine Reading episode and another story from someone within the Practicing His Presence community on Friday!

Music:

Echo Holy by Red Rocks Worship

Here Again by Elevation Worship

Here's part 2 of our conversation with The Hope Collective's lead pastor, Dave Mudd, and staff pastors Alex Gowler and Karrie Garcia around what it's like to welcome God into daily life.

Today, we feature the story from one of our very own! Stephen joined us for a conversation around how he has implemented rhythms of practicing God's presence in daily life and what type of change he's seen in himself/family/community as a result.

Welcome back! In this episode, we had the chance to answer some questions from our listening community alongside some of our pastors here at the Hope Collective. Join us as we welcome lead pastor, Dave Mudd, and staff pastors Alex Gowler and Karrie Garcia into the room for a conversation around what it's like to welcome God into daily life and the importance of Biblical Community.

We're so glad you took the time to join us this season! Here's a few closing thoughts as we head into summer... we hope these times have been nourishment to your soul and have connected you to the Father's heart. Until next time!

We'd love to connect with you and hear stories of what God has said to you through these times in His presence. Reach out via [email protected] or follow along with us on Instagram @practicinghispresence!

We love this description of the practice of Lectio Divina from John Mark Comer:

"Lectio Divina (Latin for “spiritual reading”) is a way of reading Scripture with the specific aim of hearing God’s voice over your life. There are four basics movements (from four Latin words), but the mechanics are not as important as many people think. It’s less of a technique, and more of a heart posture and pace.

The basic idea is simply to find a quiet place to read Scripture slowly with your ear open to God’s voice through the text. Unlike Bible study (another wonderful practice) the goal is less to hear what he was saying to them (the original audience), but to take the next step and hear what he is saying to you."

This week's passage is 1 Peter 1:24-25

Music:

Touch Of Heaven - words and music by Aodhan King, Hannah Hobbs, Michael Fatkin

Jesus We Love You - words and music by Hannah McClure, Kalley Heiligenthal, Paul McClure

Additional resources:

Introduction to Practicing His Presence

Practicing the Presence of God by Brother Lawrence

Hearing God by Dallas Willard

We'd love to connect with you and hear stories of what God has said to you through these times in His presence. Reach out via [email protected] or follow along with us on Instagram @practicinghispresence!

We love this description of the practice of Lectio Divina from John Mark Comer:

"Lectio Divina (Latin for “spiritual reading”) is a way of reading Scripture with the specific aim of hearing God’s voice over your life. There are four basics movements (from four Latin words), but the mechanics are not as important as many people think. It’s less of a technique, and more of a heart posture and pace.

The basic idea is simply to find a quiet place to read Scripture slowly with your ear open to God’s voice through the text. Unlike Bible study (another wonderful practice) the goal is less to hear what he was saying to them (the original audience), but to take the next step and hear what he is saying to you."

This week's passage is Daniel 2:20-22 AMP

Music:

He Shall Reign - words and music by Ben Fielding, Reuben Morgan

Glorious - words and music by Chris Miller, Jessie Miller, Jonathan David Helser

Additional resources:

Introduction to Practicing His Presence

Practicing the Presence of God by Brother Lawrence

Hearing God by Dallas Willard