Summer QuestDG: Spiritual Formation

This summer, we'll be investigating the critical, yet challenging topic of "Spiritual Formation" (below is a quote from Dallas Willard giving a brief description of it's importance and meaning). If you'd like to further your understanding and experience of a transformed heart -- the very wellspring of life (Prov. 4:23) -- then I believe this series will be quite valuable.

We'd love to have you join us, so feel free to contact me if you have any questions about Quest or about our summer Discovery Group. Just a quick reminder that we'll be meeting in the West Hall of the Morrison Building from 11:15am-12:15pm (right after the English worship service).

Grace and peace,
Andy

***** Quote from Dallas Willard *****

In Luke 6, Jesus points out that "there is no good tree which produces bad fruit.... Men do not gather figs from thorn bushes...." (vss. 43-44) It is the inner nature of the tree that determines its outward product. Likewise, "The good man out of the good treasure of his heart brings forth what is good; and the evil man out of the evil treasure brings forth what is evil; for his mouth speaks from that which fills his heart." (vs. 45)

Spiritual formation in the tradition of Jesus Christ is the process of transformation of the inmost dimension of the human being, the heart, which is the same as the spirit or will. It is being formed (really, transformed) in such a way that its natural expression comes to be the deeds of Christ done in the power of Christ.