

The Practice Podcast
The Practice
The Practice is a community that gathers for worship, prayer, teaching, and communion. The Scripture, prayers, and songs of our opening liturgy help us to set aside all that distracts us from the Lord's loving presence. We slow down to learn and engage the spiritual practices that help us to walk with Jesus. Every gathering, we center around the communion table to meet with Christ in a tangible way.
Through all of this, we are seeking to create a sacred space, both in our gatherings and in our everyday lives, so we can practice the way of Jesus together for the sake of the world.
Through all of this, we are seeking to create a sacred space, both in our gatherings and in our everyday lives, so we can practice the way of Jesus together for the sake of the world.
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Jul 11, 2022 • 1h 1min
Beloved: Notes of Rest
Being loved by God is the foundation of our identity and the starting point of everything we do. That is why this summer we are soaking, resting, playing, and even breathing in God's incredible, personal love for us. This week, our new friend Julian Davis Reid guided an extended time of contemplation. With music and thoughtful questions, we pondered the love of God demonstrated in our lives through Romans 8:31-39. You can learn more about Julian on his website If The Practice Church has been meaningful in your journey, would you consider making a tax-deductible gift?

Jul 4, 2022 • 12min
Practice: Breathing Belovedness
This guided practice was a part of our gathering on 7.3.22. In this gathering we began a summer journey of soaking in our belovedness. Being loved by God is the foundation of our identity and the starting point of everything we do. That is why this summer we are soaking, resting, playing, and even breathing in God's incredible, personal love for us. In this practice, our good friend Father Michael Sparough guided our time as we practice a beloved breath prayer. A tax-deductible gift can be given to The Practice Church athttps://www.practicetribe.com/give/

Jul 4, 2022 • 39min
Beloved: Breathing Belovedness
Being loved by God is the foundation of our identity and the starting point of everything we do. That is why this summer we are soaking, resting, playing, and even breathing in God's incredible, personal love for us. This week, our good friend Father Michael Sparough guided our time reminding us we belong to Jesus and Jesus loves us in the same way the Father lavished love on Jesus. We all experience the internal voices of the deceiver and the beloved. Our desire is to recognize and turn down the volume of the deceiver so we can live in the voice of the beloved. To help us in this desire, Father Michael shared the practice of a beloved breath prayer. If The Practice Church has been meaningful in your journey, would you consider making a tax-deductible gift?

Jun 20, 2022 • 49min
Encountering God: Love and Justice
In this series, our desire is to soak ourselves in the character of God as it is described in Exodus 34:6-7. It's our hope that we can have a real encounter with the compassion, grace, slowness to anger, loyal-love, and faithfulness of God in this season. This week, we examined the final verse of our passage, examining this hard verse in the broader context of scripture. If The Practice Church has been meaningful in your journey, would you consider making a tax-deductible gift?

Jun 13, 2022 • 37min
Encountering God: Faithfulness
In this series, our desire is to soak ourselves in the character of God as it is described in Exodus 34:6-7. It's our hope that we can have a real encounter with the compassion, grace, slowness to anger, loyal-love, and faithfulness of God in this season. This week, we contemplated God's faithfulness and boldly asked God to demonstrate faithfulness to us in this season. You can find the handout used for the practice here. If The Practice Church has been meaningful in your journey, would you consider making a tax-deductible gift?

Jun 6, 2022 • 50min
Encountering God: Loyal Love
In this series, our desire is to soak ourselves in the character of God as it is described in Exodus 34:6-7. It's our hope that we can have a real encounter with the compassion, grace, slowness to anger, loyal-love, and faithfulness of God in this season. This week, we contemplated God's loyal love and considered how we might live fully immersed in loyal love.

May 23, 2022 • 41min
Encountering God: Slow to Anger
In this series, our desire is to soak ourselves in the character of God as it is described in Exodus 34:6-7. It's our hope that we can have a real encounter with the compassion, grace, patience, loyal-love, and faithfulness of God in this season. This week, we examined God's slowness to anger. What makes God angry, and what does God's judgment look like?

May 16, 2022 • 10min
Practice: Encountering God's Grace
This guided practice was a part of our gathering on 5.15.2022 in which we are seeking to encounter God as we contemplate the character of God in Exodus 34:6-7. In this practice of gratitude, we look back on the pervious day or week to identify and name that for which we are grateful, we examine how these are gifts from God given with delight, then we choose one to experience in which to rest. A tax-deductible gift can be given to The Practice Church athttps://www.practicetribe.com/give/

May 16, 2022 • 46min
Encountering God: Gracious
In this series, our desire is to soak ourselves in the character of God as it is described in Exodus 34:6-7. It's our hope that we can have a real encounter with the compassion, grace, patience, loyal-love, and faithfulness of God in this season. This week, we will contemplated God's graciousness. How can we recognize and rest in the God's gifts of grace in our everyday life?

May 9, 2022 • 11min
Practice: Encountering God's Compassion
This guided practice was a part of our gathering on 5.8.2022 in which we are seeking to encounter God as we contemplate the character of God in Exodus 34:6-7. In this practice, we imagine ourselves in Matthew 20:29-33 as a way of soaking ourselves in the compassion of God. A tax-deductible gift can be given to The Practice Church at https://www.practicetribe.com/give/


