Mount Pleasant Christian Church
Silence and Solitude (SOUL DETOX-Pt. 2)
Locations & Times
Mount Pleasant Christian Church
381 N Bluff Rd, Greenwood, IN 46142, United States
Saturday 6:00 PM
Sunday 9:00 AM
Sunday 10:45 AM
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The Bible teaches us that tithing is an act of obedience and that we should trust God with every aspect of our lives, which also includes our finances. Sacrificing a portion of our income helps us look beyond ourselves and makes us more aware of the needs of others. We offer many ways for you to make an IMPACT and give back. Take a look at some of the options below
https://mpcc.info/giveDetox isn’t just about removing the bad… it’s about making space for the good.
Speed has brought major improvements to our world. But in taking advantage of its possibilities, we have become blind to its drawbacks. A full-throttle life seems to yield little satisfaction other than the sensation of speed itself.
-Jay Walljasper from "The Speed Trap"
-Jay Walljasper from "The Speed Trap"
Julius Caesar
Napoleon
5 miles per hour
Stagecoaches
Railroads and steam engines
automobiles
White Castle
Percy Spencer
TV dinner
dishwashers
FedEx
fax machine
AOL
Amazon
Amazon Prime
smartphones
200 miles per hour
“The purpose of silence and solitude is to be able to see and hear”
-Richard Foster from "Celebration of Discipline"
-Richard Foster from "Celebration of Discipline"
Before making important decisions
Because of the demands of others
“I’m not available right now.”
-John Townsend from "People Fuel"
-John Townsend from "People Fuel"
You have made us for yourself, O God, and our hearts are restless until they find their rest in you.
-from St. Augustine's prayer
-from St. Augustine's prayer
Solitude is the one place where we can gain freedom from the forces of society that will otherwise relentlessly mold us.
-John Ortberg
-John Ortberg
-Morning coffee before the notifications start piling up.
-A walk without airpods, just you, God, and the sound of your own footsteps?
-Turning the phone off for 30 minutes… no texts, no emails, no distractions, just stillness?
-A walk without airpods, just you, God, and the sound of your own footsteps?
-Turning the phone off for 30 minutes… no texts, no emails, no distractions, just stillness?
If you don’t make time for silence, the noise won’t wait for your permission.
Action Steps for this Week:
It’s one thing to talk about silence and solitude, it’s another thing to actually build it into our lives. So here are three simple but powerful ways to start putting this into practice this week.
Here are 3 action steps you can begin thinking through this week:
1. Schedule Your Silence
.Find a specific time this week to practice silence and solitude. Maybe it’s your morning coffee, maybe it’s during a lunch break, or maybe it’s sitting outside in the evening. Put it on your calendar like an important meeting… because it is.
2. Start Small - Just Five Minutes.
If silence feels uncomfortable, that’s okay. Start with five minutes. Sit in stillness, take deep breaths, and simply invite God into that space. No agenda. No distractions. Just be with Him.
3. Unplug to Listen.
Pick one time this week to turn off the noise. Mute the phone. Skip the podcast or the TV show. Shut off the notifications. And in that space, instead of filling it with more input, ask God, “What do You want to say to me?” The, just listen.
It’s one thing to talk about silence and solitude, it’s another thing to actually build it into our lives. So here are three simple but powerful ways to start putting this into practice this week.
Here are 3 action steps you can begin thinking through this week:
1. Schedule Your Silence
.Find a specific time this week to practice silence and solitude. Maybe it’s your morning coffee, maybe it’s during a lunch break, or maybe it’s sitting outside in the evening. Put it on your calendar like an important meeting… because it is.
2. Start Small - Just Five Minutes.
If silence feels uncomfortable, that’s okay. Start with five minutes. Sit in stillness, take deep breaths, and simply invite God into that space. No agenda. No distractions. Just be with Him.
3. Unplug to Listen.
Pick one time this week to turn off the noise. Mute the phone. Skip the podcast or the TV show. Shut off the notifications. And in that space, instead of filling it with more input, ask God, “What do You want to say to me?” The, just listen.