This page has everything you need to participate in Spring Training for the next five weeks!
Spring Training is a churchwide five-week emphasis on spiritual growth and formation. This year, we will focus together on five prayers for a transformed heart, which will have us reading, praying, and reflecting on selected chapters from the Psalms. The goal is to more fully abide in Christ each day and align our desires with His will.
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Weekly Intros & Recaps
Spring Training: Transformed Heart is built around five prayers from the Psalms, prayed over the course of five weeks, with one goal: to be changed from the inside out. We have written an intro for each week to help you think about the kind of change that God wants to make in our hearts as we pray each Psalm, praying God’s Word back to Him each day. We have an online version of each week’s intro, an audio edition you can listen to on the go, and a weekly recap of key takeaways from our Executive Pastor, Dr. Ben Lovvorn.
Click the links below to access these resources for each week!
You can download a free digital version of this year’s Spring Training journal below. The journal has the weekly intros, as well as a step by step guide for each week with reflection questions to help you go deeper into what God is teaching you.
Week 1 | Asking God for a New Heart
David prays Psalm 51 in agony. He is being crushed under the weight of conviction from his sin. His hastily constructed house of cards, with one sin heaped on top of another—an illicit relationship, an attempted coverup, abuse of authority, murder, lies—all came crashing down. . . .
Week 2 | Adopting a New Ambition
God has done what only He can do. He’s remade our hearts. But it’s natural to wonder: That’s great and all, but… what now? How should my life change?
Week 3 | How God’s Wisdom Becomes Sweet
We know that our highest good is to be near God, to cling to Him, and to live for Him. But how do we actually do that? What kind of life would that create for me—given my circumstances, my relationships, my opportunities, and my personality?
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Week 4 | Actively Waiting on God
Self-reliance works as motivation for entrepreneurs, but it is deadly to a biblical spirituality. You can’t white-knuckle the Christian life. There are no “self-transformed” hearts . . .
Week 5 | Celebrating the Kingdom
If you want to know what someone loves, watch what they celebrate. We cannot help it. We’re celebratory creatures.
Journal
This year’s Spring Training journal, Transformed Heart, walks you through a five-week plan of praying the Psalms. The focus is on aligning your desires with God’s will and ways. The journal also contains additional resources on spiritual habits and next steps you can take in following Christ.
Weekly Encouragement
Church family, we are in this together, and our staff is here to encourage you every step of the way—in three different languages! Swipe through each week below.
Connect with Us
We would love to have you join our church family in person for Spring Training! Find out more about our worship services at firstdallas.org/im-new. To keep up to date on the latest Spring Training resources, make sure to sign up for emails and texts!
To sign up for texts with resources, reminders, and encouragement over the next five weeks, text TRAINING to 72007.
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