Tag Archives: Spiritual Disciplines

Slow Faith | Sabbath

Posted on October 6, 2020 by Steve LaMotte

This is from the sermon preached on Sunday, October 3, 2020 at Avenue United Methodist Church. You can listen to the sermon here. I remember when Sundays were the slowest day of the week. My family attended the 8:30 am … Continue reading →

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Slow Faith | Silence and Solitude

Posted on October 5, 2020 by Steve LaMotte

From my sermon preached September 27, 2020 at Avenue United Methodist Church. You can listen to the sermon here If you came to the church this week, you likely know that I had an extra assistant with me. Caleb’s pre-school … Continue reading →

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An Introduction to Spiritual Formation

Posted on February 5, 2020 by Steve LaMotte

This past Sunday (February 2, 2020), I preached on the need for Christians to passionately pursue the way of Jesus in our every day lives. (Listen here. Don’t forget to subscribe!) Simply put, we must live as disciples of Jesus … Continue reading →

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The Simple Life

Posted on October 2, 2013 by Steve LaMotte

For the past few weeks at Hope Church, we’ve been talking about the need for Christians to develop spiritual habits in our lives in order to grow mature in our faith (read pt.1, pt. 2, pt. 3, and pt. 4). … Continue reading →

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Why We Fast

Posted on September 24, 2013 by Steve LaMotte

The first time I remember fasting was as a teenager doing an event called the 30 Hour Famine- now this wasn’t “real” fasting as we’ll see, but it was my first experience and exposure to the concept. I remember going … Continue reading →

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Spiritual Habits for Ordinary People: Study

Posted on September 16, 2013 by Steve LaMotte

This past Sunday, we talked about the Spiritual Habit (or Discipline) of Study. Having a Church on a college campus- study isn’t the habit that many are eager to jump into because of the study that is done throughout the … Continue reading →

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Why Do We Need to Develop Spiritual Habits?

Posted on September 11, 2013 by Steve LaMotte

We began a new sermon series this past Sunday called, “Spiritual Habits for Ordinary People.” My hope is that through the message and dialogue in Life Groups that our church will learn to develop Habits (Disicplines) that lead to spiritual … Continue reading →

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Spiritual Habits for Ordinary People

Posted on September 4, 2013 by Steve LaMotte

This coming Sunday (September 8, 2013) we are beginning a new series called Spiritual Habits for Ordinary People. During the series, we’ll be taking a look at six “spiritual disciplines” to help grow and mature your faith. Spiritual Disciplines are … Continue reading →

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