Luke 6:39-40
He also told them this parable: “Can the blind lead the blind? Will they not both fall into a pit? The student is not above the teacher, but everyone who is fully trained will be like their teacher.

2 Corinthians 3:18
And we all, who with unveiled faces contemplate the Lord’s glory, are being transformed into his image with ever-increasing glory, which comes from the Lord, who is the Spirit.

“Spiritual formation in the Christian tradition is a process of increasingly being possessed and permeated by the character traits (of Jesus) as we walk in the easy yoke of discipleship with Jesus our teacher.” – Dallas Willard

Three Myths

1. All you need is to try harder.
2. All you need to do is know the bible.
3. You don’t need to do anything. Let go and let God.

Up: Seven Practices for Living and Loving Like Jesus for a Lifetime

1. Look Up (Praise and worship)
2. Pray Up (Prayer/Contemplation)
3. Build Up (Serving)
4. Wise Up (Study/Bible reflection)
5. Group Up (Community)
6. Fess Up (Confession/Accountability)
7. Speak Up (Witness)

“The general human failing is to want what is right and important, but at the same time not to commit to the kind of life that will produce the action we know to be right and the condition we want to enjoy. This is the feature of human character that explains why the road to hell is paved with good intentions. We intend what is right, but we avoid the life that would make it a reality.” – Dallas Willard

Spiritual disciplines are not:

• A barometer of spirituality
• Necessarily unpleasant
• A way to earn favor with God