The international Centre for Spiritual Life Development exists to facilitate the development of the spiritual lives of Salvationists by:

• Offering conferences and events that are spiritually enriching and that help form people in Christlikeness;
• Providing resources to cultivate spiritual life development;
• Encouraging implementation of intentional and systematic opportunities for Spiritual growth throughout the international Salvation Army.

  Available here are some free resources for use in your corps:

Sanctified – A Lifestyle

Jesus & Justice

Prayer & Fasting

Bible Studies in Holiness – Youth

Bible Studies in Holiness – Women

Come & See – Women’s Bible Study

Walk Worthy – Women’s Bible Study

You Are Loved – Women’s Bible Study

For more information visit http://www.salvationarmyspirituallife.org/csld/

“Do not despise these small beginnings, for the LORD rejoices to see the work begin…”
Zechariah 4:10 (NLT)

Are you at the beginning of something? Or are you in the middle of trying to begin again? This verse struck me as I listened to it this morning. At first, I thought it was because I was at the beginning of something new, but then I tried to dig deeper beyond my gut feeling. Often times, I want to skip the beginning and get to the end result. My new year’s resolution of dropping those extra, unwanted pounds is hard work, and I would rather it just be gone.  Nature doesn’t work that way.

God doesn’t work that way either. The principles of our universe don’t work that way.  Remember learning about inertia in science class? If you suppressed that memory, here is what it is:

“a property of matter by which something that is not moving remains still and something that is moving goes at the same speed and in the same direction until another thing or force affects it”

Basically, if something is not moving, it will remain that way until something acts upon it. If it is moving, another thing can affect it. Notice this principle is no respecter of size.

To God, size doesn’t matter either. God rejoices to see the work begin and specifically says He rejoices in the small things. I’m not sure where you are at or what might be waiting to begin in your journey – it doesn’t matter, just start.

What On Earth Am I Here For?
A six-session video based study of The Purpose Driven Life for small groups or individuals

You are about to embark on a journey of discovery. Throughout this six-session video-based study you are going to discover the answer to life’s most fundamental question: “What on earth am I here for?”

And here is a clue to the answer: “It’s not about you… You were created by God and for God, and until you understand that, life will never make sense. It is only in God that we discover our origin, our identity, our meaning, our purpose, our significance, and our destiny. Every other path leads to a dead end.”

This DVD-based kit includes:

The Purpose Driven Life hardcover book
What On Earth Am I Here For? six-session DVD
What On Earth Am I Here For? Study Guide
Starter Guide

Whether you are going to experience this adventure with a small group or on your own, this six-session study will change your life.

When combined with the reading of The Purpose Driven Life, the book Publishers Weekly declared the “bestselling hardback in history,” this study will give you and your small group the opportunity to discuss the implications and applications of living the life God created you to live.

THE SIX SESSIONS INCLUDE:
1. You Matter to God                                                          4. You Were Created to Become Like Christ
2. You Were Planned for God’s Pleasure                   5. You Were Shaped to Serve God
3. You Were Formed for God’s Family                       6. You Were Made for a Mission

* This resource is available today through the Eastern Territory Lending Library: http://www.library.armyconnection.org/

REDUCE THE SIZE OF YOUR CONGREGATION

God designed our bodies to be healthy, providing everything we need to thrive and live abundantly. With assistance from medical and fitness experts, Pastor Rick Warren and thousands of people from his congregation at Saddleback Church started on a journey to transform their own lives. It’s called The Daniel Plan and it is centered on five Bible-based essentials: faith, food, fitness, focus, and friends.

Now you can take your congregation on a similar journey with The Daniel Plan Church Campaign Kit, a six-week Church Campaign Kit, a six-week preaching series and small group study that teaches simple ways to incorporate healthy choices into anyone’s current lifestyle.

The Daniel Plan is a great way to encourage everyone in your church to get healthy, explore biblical principles for health, and unite your congregation around a single purpose. Together, your congregation will become equipped to serve and reach out to your extended community.

This kit includes all of the materials needed for a six-week church campaign:
The Daniel Plan
The Daniel Plan Study Guide
The Daniel Plan: A DVD Study
Getting Started Guide

The small group DVD includes six 20-28 minute teaching sessions from Rick Warren and Dr. Daniel Amen, Dr. Mary Hyman, weekly tips from fitness experts and food demos from Daniel Plan Signature Chefs. The four-color study guide includes a Bible study, video discussion questions and notes, practical food and fitness tips to keep you on track each week, and much more.

* This resource is available today through the Eastern Territory Lending Library: http://www.library.armyconnection.org/

What is TRANSFORMED?

The world is shouting for our attention with answers to our relationship struggles, solutions to our financial trouble, and explanations to our search for meaning. But the world’s promises leave us empty and searching for more. God’s Word is the only answer that promises to TRANSFORM our lives from the inside out.

TRANSFORMED is a church-wide seven week campaign that will guide and grow your church by exploring what the Bible has to say about every essential area of our lives: Spiritual, Physical, Mental, Emotional, Relational, Financial and Vocational.

Unite as a church and be TRANSFORMED together.

What’s Included?
Church Training Materials
7-Session Small Group Teaching DVD
Premium Study Guide With Daily Devotionals
7 Sermons From Rick Warren
Children’s & Youth Materials
Church Promotional Tools
2 Transformed Music Albums

* This resource is available today through the Eastern Territory Lending Library:              http://www.library.armyconnection.org/

Do not stifle the Holy Spirit. Do not scoff at prophecies, but test everything that is said. Hold on to what is good.
What happens when we go beyond just our assumptions?

Then we will no longer be immature like children. We won‘t be tossed and blown about by every wind of new teaching. We will not be influenced when people try to trick us with lies so clever they sound like the truth. Instead, we will speak the truth in love, growing in every way more and more like Christ, who is the head of his body, the church.

(Haga un clic aqui —-> Small Group Essentials Training Sessions

Jovenes Soldados Curso Totally His

Click here to view the trailer for William Booth – A Passion for the Poor, a new documentary about the life of the founder of The Salvation Army.

With restored film footage and specially treated photos, this 30-minute film looks at the life of William Booth, founder of The Salvation Army, and what he called his ‘destiny’ – his calling to share the love of Jesus Christ with the poor, first in London, but then around the world.

Released on 20 August, 100 years to the day after William Booth died, the DVD will be available on DVD from SP&S (www.sps-shop.com) priced at £14.95.

http://www.salvationarmy.org/ihq/passionforpoor

Do you remember this joke as a kid? Pete and repeat were in a boat and Pete fell out. Who was left? Repeat. And so the hysterical circle of 8-year old humor ensues.

In Revelation 2 & 3 this phrase is repeated seven (7) times:

“Anyone with ears to hear must listen to the Spirit and understand what he is saying…”

It is shared at the end of each message to the seven churches John was given a message to deliver in this book of the Bible. It is a simple reminder to me that at times I don’t hear what God is trying to say to me. I have ears, that is not in question; but it is the second part of this statement, listening to the Spirit that I often forget.

I hope I grow beyond the 8-year old humor phase in my faith and am actively listening more each day.