Solitude and Silence and the Tongue

February 4, 1981

Rolling Hills Covenant Church

 

This is session #4 of an 11-part series called “The Disciple, the Disciplines and the Triumphant Life.” 

 

Tim, I’m working on recreating the handout. I think it’s just the list of session topics with the scriptures for study.

 

FOR FURTHER STUDY:

Celebration of Discipline (1978) by Richard Foster

John Wesley's Extract of The Christian's Pattern

The Spirit of the Disciplines (1988) by Dallas Willard 

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Dallas Willard Ministries exists to proclaim, teach and manifest the love, truth and transforming power of Christ and the Kingdom of God. We invite you to partner with us by praying for our ministry team, praying for the students in the School of Kingdom Living, sharing your talents as a volunteer, or contributing financial gifts. Visit https://dwillard.org/donate if you’d like to help us increase the availability of Dallas’s teaching to help people become more like Jesus.

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Fasting: The Paradigm of the Disciplines

January 28, 1981

Rolling Hills Covenant Church

 

This is session #3 of an 11-part series called “The Disciple, the Disciplines and the Triumphant Life.” 

 

FOR FURTHER STUDY:

Celebration of Discipline (1978) by Richard Foster

The Didache (There are many editions)

The Spirit of the Disciplines (1988) by Dallas Willard 

Visit https://DWillard.org for a wide variety of resources and opportunities that can serve as a means to help you “grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.”

Dallas Willard Ministries exists to proclaim, teach and manifest the love, truth and transforming power of Christ and the Kingdom of God. We invite you to partner with us by praying for our ministry team, praying for the students in the School of Kingdom Living, sharing your talents as a volunteer, or contributing financial gifts. Visit https://dwillard.org/donate if you’d like to help us increase the availability of Dallas’s teaching to help people become more like Jesus.

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Presentation of the Body through the Consecration of its “Members”

January 21, 1981

Rolling Hills Covenant Church

 

This is session #2 of “The Disciple, the Disciplines and the Triumphant Life.” 

 

DEFINITIONS:

The Disciple is a person for whom the most important thing in the world is to be a disciple of Christ. 

A discipline is a chosen activity wherein we learn to live by the power of God and in the character of God and by the grace of God.

The Triumphant Life is a life of holiness and spiritual power that manifests itself in likeness to Christ.

 

BOOKS:

Celebration of Discipline (1978) by Richard Foster

The Training of the Twelve (1928) by A.B. Bruce

The Spirit of the Disciplines (1988) by Dallas Willard 

Visit https://DWillard.org for a wide variety of resources and opportunities that can serve as a means to help you “grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.”

Dallas Willard Ministries exists to proclaim, teach and manifest the love, truth and transforming power of Christ and the Kingdom of God. We invite you to partner with us by praying for our ministry team, praying for the students in the School of Kingdom Living, sharing your talents as a volunteer, or contributing financial gifts. Visit https://dwillard.org/donate if you’d like to help us increase the availability of Dallas’s teaching to help people become more like Jesus.

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“Adding to Your Faith” by Sowing to the Spirit and Exercising unto Godliness

January 14, 1981

Rolling Hills Covenant Church

 

This is session #1 of an 11-part series called “The Disciple, the Disciplines and the Triumphant Life.”

 

DEFINITIONS

The Disciple: A person for whom the most important thing in the world is to be a disciple of Christ. 

The Disciplines: Chosen or purposeful activities wherein we learn to live by the power of God and in the character of God by the grace of God.
  The Triumphant Life: A life of holiness and spiritual power that manifests itself in likeness to Christ.

 

Assignments for Next Time:

Study Romans 6:11-16, 7:5-25, 12:1-2. 

Look in your concordance and study the role of the body in the life before God.

Visit https://DWillard.org for a wide variety of resources and opportunities that can serve as a means to help you “grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.”

Dallas Willard Ministries exists to proclaim, teach and manifest the love, truth and transforming power of Christ and the Kingdom of God. We invite you to partner with us by praying for our ministry team, praying for the students in the School of Kingdom Living, sharing your talents as a volunteer, or contributing financial gifts. Visit https://dwillard.org/donate if you’d like to help us increase the availability of Dallas’s teaching to help people become more like Jesus.

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Planning for Spiritual Formation in the Local Church
January 24, 2012
Rolling Hills Covenant Church

With this teaching, Dallas offers very practical instruction for creating a vision to bring a culture of spiritual formation into our churches.

Slides: https://dwillard.s3.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/2012+Rolling+Hills+Covenant.pdf
Video: https://youtu.be/5mhL3vY0YuY

Visit https://DWillard.org for a wide variety of resources and opportunities that can serve as a means to help you “grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.”

Dallas Willard Ministries exists to proclaim, teach and manifest the love, truth and transforming power of Christ and the Kingdom of God. We invite you to partner with us by praying for our ministry team, praying for the students in the School of Kingdom Living, sharing your talents as a volunteer, or contributing financial gifts. Visit https://dwillard.org/donate if you’d like to help us increase the availability of Dallas’s teaching to help people become more like Jesus.

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Pornography and Spiritual Formation

September 23, 2008
Christian Spirituality and Soul Care Lecture Series

Biola University

 

Dallas’s Handout: https://dwillard.s3.amazonaws.com/Beyond-Pornography-Handout.pdf

 

Q&A (with the last part of this talk): https://dwillard.s3.amazonaws.com/Talks/2008-Pornography-and-Spiritual-Formation/2-of-2-Pornography-and-Spiritual-Formation-Part-2/02-Pornography-and-Spiritual-Formation-2.mp3 

 

Dallas’s Additional Presentation:

Sexual Desire and Spiritual Formation with a Special Reference to Pornography: https://dwillard.org/resources/audio/sexual-desire-and-spiritual-formation

 

Somebody’s Daughter video: https://www.musicforthesoul.org/resources/somebodys-daughter/

Letters to Phillip and Letters to Karen, by Charlie W. Shedd.

Renovation of the Heart, by Dallas Willard

The Principles of Psychology, by William James

Civilization and It’s Discontents, by Sigmund Freud

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Dallas Willard Ministries exists to proclaim, teach and manifest the love, truth and transforming power of Christ and the Kingdom of God. We invite you to partner with us by praying for our ministry team, praying for the students in the School of Kingdom Living, sharing your talents as a volunteer, or contributing financial gifts. Visit https://dwillard.org/donate if you’d like to help us increase the availability of Dallas’s teaching to help people become more like Jesus.

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Episode 63

Incarnation and Celebration

 

December 30, 2007

Valley Vineyard Christian Fellowship

Reseda, CA

 

This is the only recording we have of Dallas preaching a Christmas sermon. 

 

Sermon Notes: https://dwillard.s3.amazonaws.com/Incarnation-and-Celebration-Notes.pdf

 

Incarnation and Celebration is also available in video format on the DWM YouTube channel. 

Visit https://DWillard.org for a wide variety of resources and opportunities that can serve as a means to help you “grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.”

Dallas Willard Ministries exists to proclaim, teach and manifest the love, truth and transforming power of Christ and the Kingdom of God. We invite you to partner with us by praying for our ministry team, praying for the students in the School of Kingdom Living, sharing your talents as a volunteer, or contributing financial gifts. Visit https://dwillard.org/donate if you’d like to help us increase the availability of Dallas’s teaching to help people become more like Jesus.

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Episode 62

How Eternal Livers Bring Knowledge of Eternal Living to Those Without It

 

February 20, 2010

Church of the Apostles

Fairfax, Virginia

 

This is the final session of the “Living the Eternal Live Now” series. Dallas explains the importance of understanding that the Christian faith is a kind of knowledge that can be tested and proven. This teaching includes the four great questions of life: 1) What is the nature of reality? 2) Who is well-off? 3) Who is a “really good” person? 4) How do I become a really good person?

 

Conference Handout

Session Nine Slides

Session Nine Video

 

To study the topics in this session further, see: 

Knowing Christ Today, by Dallas Willard (https://dwillard.org/resources/books/knowing-christ-today) 

“Knowledge of Christ in Today’s World” video series (https://youtu.be/N0Pn5Q6XFhA?si=8nwEdh31Gm4RGMO4)

The Making of the Modern University, by Julie Reuben ( https://amzn.to/4qWyDHH) 

Visit https://DWillard.org for a wide variety of resources and opportunities that can serve as a means to help you “grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.”

Dallas Willard Ministries exists to proclaim, teach and manifest the love, truth and transforming power of Christ and the Kingdom of God. We invite you to partner with us by praying for our ministry team, praying for the students in the School of Kingdom Living, sharing your talents as a volunteer, or contributing financial gifts. Visit https://dwillard.org/donate if you’d like to help us increase the availability of Dallas’s teaching to help people become more like Jesus.

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Episode 61

Being a Disciple of Jesus, not Just a Christian

 

February 20, 2010

Church of the Apostles

Fairfax, Virginia

 

This is session #8 of the “Living the Eternal Live Now” series. Dallas goes over the specifics of many of the more commonly practiced disciplines, and explains how to be a disciple and how to make a disciple.

 

Conference Handout

Session Eight Slides

Session Eight Video 

 

To study the topics in this session more deeply, see Dallas's book, The Spirit of the Disciplines. 

For more on character formation, listen to episodes 33-36 of The Dallas Willard Podcast.

Visit https://DWillard.org for a wide variety of resources and opportunities that can serve as a means to help you “grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.”

Dallas Willard Ministries exists to proclaim, teach and manifest the love, truth and transforming power of Christ and the Kingdom of God. We invite you to partner with us by praying for our ministry team, praying for the students in the School of Kingdom Living, sharing your talents as a volunteer, or contributing financial gifts. Visit https://dwillard.org/donate if you’d like to help us increase the availability of Dallas’s teaching to help people become more like Jesus.

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Episode 60

Disciplines for Eternal (Spiritual) Living

 

February 20, 2010

Church of the Apostles

Fairfax, Virginia

 

This is session #7 of the “Living the Eternal Live Now” series. 

 

Conference Handout

Session Seven Slides

Session Seven Video

 

To study the topics in this session more deeply, see Dallas's book, The Spirit of the Disciplines. 

For more on character formation, listen to episodes 33-36 of The Dallas Willard Podcast.

Visit https://DWillard.org for a wide variety of resources and opportunities that can serve as a means to help you “grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.”

Dallas Willard Ministries exists to proclaim, teach and manifest the love, truth and transforming power of Christ and the Kingdom of God. We invite you to partner with us by praying for our ministry team, praying for the students in the School of Kingdom Living, sharing your talents as a volunteer, or contributing financial gifts. Visit https://dwillard.org/donate if you’d like to help us increase the availability of Dallas’s teaching to help people become more like Jesus.

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