Gift of Discernment

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Discernment of Spirits
The Emmaus Young Adult Catholic Charismatic Prayer Group Saturday 7.30pm-9.30pm, Room 2
Vision: ‡ A community of Christ's disciples who are passionately in love with the Lord, and whose love is reflected in their ordinary lives. Mission: ‡ to be disciples of Christ according to His heart, through ongoing conversion, sanctification, and mission. ‡ to journey with the young people and to encounter Christ in each other. ‡ to help the young people put the Eucharist as the source and summit of their Christian lives. ‡ to help the young people build their lives upon the rock which is Jesus, the Word of God, and to live in the power of the Holy Spirit. ‡ to build community of believers who is charismatic and missionary in nature.
Outline
What is discernment of Spirits? Whose Spirit is it? Types of discernment of Spirits More practical observations Discernment of Spirits and Evangelization Examen
A community of Christ's disciples who are passionately in love with the Lord, and whose love is reflected in their ordinary lives.
What is discernment of Spirits?
Not all spirits are good spirits Biblical presuppositions: Galatians 5:16-25 2 Peter 2:1-10 1 John 4:1-6
A community of Christ's disciples who are passionately in love with the Lord, and whose love is reflected in their ordinary lives.
Whose Spirit is it?
Three types of Spirits:
Divine Spirit
Human Spirit
Diabolical Spirit
A community of Christ's disciples who are passionately in love with the Lord, and whose love is reflected in their ordinary lives.
Divine Spirit
fits with teaching of Church; serious; gives light to the soul, docility, discretion: no hurriedness or exaggerations; humble thoughts; confidence in God, rightness of intention, patience in suffering, self-denial, sincerity and simplicity in conduct, no attachments not even to the gifts, great desire to imitate Christ in all things (a very strong sign), gentleness, kindness;
A community of Christ's disciples who are passionately in love with the Lord, and whose love is reflected in their ordinary lives.
Diabolical Spirit
spirit of falseness or lie, morbid curiousity, impertinent things, darkness, restlessness in the soul, a bold, obstinate spirit, many indiscretions, pride, lack of hope, disobedience, vanity, self-satisfaction, impatience, rebellion of the passions, hypocrisy, pretense, attachment to earthly things, forgetfulness of Christ and of imitating him, a false charity including bitter zeal, indiscretion.
A community of Christ's disciples who are passionately in love with the Lord, and whose love is reflected in their ordinary lives.
Human Spirit
Inclined to its own satisfactions Friend of pleasures Enemy of sufferings
A community of Christ's disciples who are passionately in love with the Lord, and whose love is reflected in their ordinary lives.
Types of discernment
‡ Acquired
‡ Prayer ‡ Study ‡ Personal Experience
‡ Infused
A community of Christ's disciples who are passionately in love with the Lord, and whose love is reflected in their ordinary lives.
More practical observations
‡ Watch the conduct of the people ‡ Expect errors to be in disguise ‡ Humble submissions to Christ¶s teaching
A community of Christ's disciples who are passionately in love with the Lord, and whose love is reflected in their ordinary lives.
Discernment and Evangelization
‡ Confused world ‡ False prophets ‡ To speak up
A community of Christ's disciples who are passionately in love with the Lord, and whose love is reflected in their ordinary lives.
Examen
A community of Christ's disciples who are passionately in love with the Lord, and whose love is reflected in their ordinary lives.