Study - Spiritual Discipline
• Discipline of study is so important for transformation, it should be part of normal church life for all Christians.
• Study is the Spiritual Discipline in which the mind takes on an order conforming to the order of whatever it is concentrating on.
• The function of study is not to amass knowledge but to come to know a life, the life of God and the life of Jesus Christ.
•The four steps of study are these:
Repetition—repeated exposure.
Concentration—focus, intensity, and intentionality.
Comprehension—the “aha” of deep understanding.
Reflection—considering the significance of what we are studying.