| Acknowledgments |
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5 | (2) |
| Introduction |
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7 | (8) |
| Part 1 Embracing the Journey: The Way of Christ |
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15 | (50) |
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Week 1 The Christian Life As Journey |
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17 | (8) |
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Week 2 The Nature of the Christian Spiritual Life |
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25 | (10) |
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Week 3 The Flow and the Means of Grace |
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35 | (10) |
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Week 4 Sharing Journeys of Faith |
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45 | (10) |
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Week 5 Living As Covenant Community |
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55 | (10) |
| Part 2 Feeding on the Word: The Mind of Christ |
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65 | (46) |
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Week 1 Why Do We Call the Bible God's Word? |
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67 | (8) |
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Week 2 Studying Scripture As a Spiritual Discipline |
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75 | (8) |
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Week 3 Meditating on the Word |
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83 | (12) |
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Week 4 Directing Imagination |
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95 | (8) |
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Week 5 Group Meditation with Scripture |
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103 | (8) |
| Part 3 Deepening Our Prayer: The Heart of Christ |
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111 | (66) |
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Week 1 Prayer and the Character of God |
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113 | (10) |
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Week 2 Dealing with Impediments to Prayer |
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123 | (10) |
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Week 3 Prayers of Petition and Intercession |
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133 | (10) |
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143 | (12) |
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Week 5 Psalms, the Prayer Book of the Bible |
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155 | (10) |
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Week 6 Exploring Contemplative Prayer |
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165 | (12) |
| Part 4 Responding to Our Call: The Work of Christ |
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177 | (56) |
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Week 1 Radical Availability |
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179 | (10) |
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189 | (10) |
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Week 3 Bearing the Fruit of the Vine |
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199 | (8) |
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Week 4 Gifts of the Spirit |
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207 | (16) |
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Week 5 The Body of Christ Given for the World |
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223 | (10) |
| Part 5 Exploring Spiritual Guidance: The Spirit of Christ |
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233 | (58) |
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Week 1 How Do I Know God's Will for My Life? |
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235 | (12) |
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Week 2 Spiritual Companions |
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247 | (12) |
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Week 3 Small Groups for Spiritual Guidance |
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259 | (10) |
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Week 4 Re-Visioning Our Life As Companions in Christ |
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269 | (10) |
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Week 5 Discerning Our Need for Guidance |
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279 | (12) |
| Closing Retreat for Companions in Christ |
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291 | (2) |
| Materials for Group Meetings |
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293 | (11) |
| An Annotated Resource List from Upper Room Ministries |
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304 | (5) |
| Notes |
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309 | (5) |
| Sources and Authors of Margin Quotations |
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314 | (4) |
| Companion Song |
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318 | (2) |
| Companions in Christ Authors |
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