The Spirituality of Jesus: Nine Disciplines Christ Modeled for Us

by Leslie Hardin

What do we know about Jesus' spirituality? What disciplines did He follow? These rarely asked but essential questions are answered in The Spirituality of Jesus . Author Leslie T. Hardin points readers to the Gospels and shows that Jesus'spirituality is seen not in the miracles He performed but in His everyday activities. In the Gospels, we catch glimpses of his instructive daily routines.
Hardin identifies nine practices, or disciplines, that allowed the Spirit to work in and through
• Prayer and solitude
• Care for the oppressed
• Resisting temptation
• Corporate worship
• Scripture study
• Meal sharing
• Simplicity
• Submission to the Father
• Evangelism and proclamation
Hardin looks at how these disciplines opened avenues for the Spirit, and how they can be integrated into the lives of modern Christians.

208 pages, Paperback

First published September 1, 2009

Reviews

[Jeremiah · Rating 3 out of 5]

He starts one paragraph with “for those who believe strongly in the divinity of Christ...” This statement doesn’t make sense if written to believers. If we don’t believe in the divinity of Christ, then Jesus is a liar or crazy and none of these “spiritual” practices would matter. The premise of the book is really great - to study and model ourselves after Jesus by exploring how he practically lived is truly valuable, but I kept getting overtones of the author needing to justify or apologize his Christian background, as if the reader could gain anything from this book without first believing that Jesus is God.

[Guthrie Veech · Rating 5 out of 5]

EXCELLENT

[Penny · Rating 3 out of 5]

The book's title caught my eye at PTS library's half-price shelf. I like the idea of Jesus' spiritual disciplines to study and use as a model for us to learn how and why we should live as we do. The author is very conservative though in his religious orientation.

[MJ · Rating 3 out of 5]

good book for a Sunday school class

[Jami · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book lends itself well to group or even couple discussions. My husband and I read it simultaneously and literally had hours of conversation over the topics discussed.

[Bradley Velez · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is a good devotional book. It is not over the top or scholarly but it is ok. I enjoyed reading the book and got a few stuff out of it.