Richard Foster – Dimensions of Spiritual Life… Contemplative – Prayer Filled Life Holiness – Virtuous Life Charismatic – Spirit-empowered Life Social.

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Richard Foster – Dimensions of Spiritual Life… Contemplative – Prayer Filled Life Holiness – Virtuous Life Charismatic – Spirit-empowered Life Social Justice – Compassionate Life Evangelical – Word-Centered Life Robert V. Acker – Leadership Journal – Heritage of Protestant Heritages...

church of Christ Contemplative – Prayer filled Life –Ask, seek, Knock (Matt. 7:7-11) –Example (Seeking Gods Counsel – Judges 20: 18, 23, 27-28) –Always in tune with Gods Will (Matt. 26:39, I Jn. 3:22, 5:16-17) –Right Motive (Matt. 6:5,7; Jms. 4:3) –Strong in prayer (Acts 2:42, I Thess. 5:17)

church of Christ Holiness – Virtuous Life –Character of God translated in all manor of living (I Pet. 1:14-15) –Sexually Pure (I Thess. 4:2-8) –No other gods (2 Cor. 6:14-7:1, Col. 3:5)

church of Christ Charismatic – Spirit-Empowered Life –Spirit Lead (Rom. 8:12-14, Jn. 6:63) –Spirit Filled – coherent, not emotionally driven (Eph. 5:18-21) –Spiritual Fruits (Gal. 5:22-25)

church of Christ Social Justice – Compassionate Life –Government taking away property (Heb. 10:34) –Reacting to others feelings (I Pet. 3:8, Rom. 12:15) –Seeing to needs of others (Jms. 1:27, I Tim. 5:4, Rom. 12:20)

church of Christ Evangelical: Word-Centered Life –Always ready (I Pet. 3:15) –Careful in carrying out Lords mission (Lk. 19:10, Mk. 16:15-16, I Tim. 4:16) –Holding forth word - walking in Gods light (Phil. 2:15-16)

One Word = One Church= One Faith= All... Prayer- Filled Holy virtuous life Spirit Empowered Compassionate Evangelical