Stuart Presbyterian’s Podcast

Pastor Hunsicker reminds us that:

1. God offers each of us the gift of abundant and eternal life.

2. Our response to that offer is the most important decision we will ever make.

3. A Spirit-filled life is the hope we have when we respond in faith.

We find in the cross Jesus' Heart and Our Hope

Jesus may have recited or meditated or possibly even sang Psalm 22 from the cross.

We find in the opening verses the emotional and spiritual anguish which Jesus endured for our sake.

Jesus reminds us that we too have hope that God is near even in our most anxious moments.  In Jesus we have hope of salvation and hope in trials.

All believers know prayer is essential, but often it is difficult to be consistent.

This message offers some practical suggestions for intercessory prayer and takes a brief look at the practice of "Fixed Hour Prayers."

 

Next to Last Category of Spiritual Practices in Adele Calhoun's acronym WORSHIP.

The practices here call us to "incarnate" or demonstrate Christ's love to the world around us.

This message taking its cue from Dane Ortlund's book "Gentle and Lowly" specifically looks at how Jesus is "gentle and lowly in heart" (Mt. 11:29)

What might it look like for us to demonstrate gentleness and lowliness, compassion and humility?

Spiritual Practice of Hearing God's Word.

This is a call to "Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly," (Col. 3:16)

John MacArthur offers four helpful ways for the Word of God to dwell in us richly:

Hear It; Handle It Rightly, Hide It, Hold It Fast.

This message will consider:

 Reading God's Word (Hear It)

Studying God's Word (Handle It Rightly)

Meditating and Memorizing God's Word (Hide It)

Living God's Word (Holding It Fast)

We are called to love as Christ loves us.

Which means we are called to practice hospitality, sympathy, and service

The message considers the discipline or practice of confession.

We learn from Daniel 9 to:

Confess Clearly

Confess Biblically

Confess Confidently

 

Today, we consider ways to open ourselves to God by using age old practices as well as one that has become important in our day:

Contemplation

St. Ignatius Examen

Unplugging

Introductory sermon to 2026 series on Spiritual disciplines or Practices, using Adele Calhoun's categories in "Spiritual Disciplines Handbook"

This message focuses on the Who, What, and How of worship.  It concludes with an emphasis on celebrating God!

Christmas songs as well as the message is included in this podcast.

2 Timothy 4 urges us to "Fight the good fight, finish the race, keep the faith."

Paul utilizes metaphors that are: military, athletic, and financial.

By his own example, Paul calls Timothy and in turn us to understand we are in a battle and it's a marathon in which we keep the sacred trust of faith for future generations.