The 2025 Lent Course for the Anglican Church of Paphos is entitled ‘A Deeper Walk’. This series will last for six weeks and will be launched in the Parish on Ash Wednesday 5 March. We will meet on Tuesday mornings from 11.00 am to 12.15 pm at Saint Stephen’s, Tala, from 11 March until 15 April. Directions to Saint Stephen’s can be found here

‘A Deeper Walk’ will examine what are known as ‘Spiritual Disciplines.’ These practices serve as doorways through which we invite God to change our hearts and draw us closer to Him.

In order to have a walk that is deeper on a spiritual level, we must engage in activities that bring about a spiritual focus which is in stark contrast, it seems to me, to the prevailing culture in the church today. Modern Christianity seems to say: “Be nice, go to Church, do the right thing.” But many Christians end up feeling empty with  a faith that is superficial and shallow because it doesn’t touch us on a deeper level.

The goal of the Spiritual Disciplines is Spiritual Formation.  But what do we mean by the phrase ‘Spiritual Formation?’  It’s process of transforming our inward beings ‘body, soul and spirit’ in such a way that our life with God is lived outwardly and inwardly, freely and naturally. A place where our bodies are the ‘Temple of the Holy Spirit’ where Jesus finds a welcome and a home. Spiritual Formation means that we seek to form/shape our hearts and lives into the image of the Lord Jesus Christ.

What are the Spiritual Disciplines that bring about this Spiritual Formation, you may ask? There are many to choose from, and include: Fasting and Prayer, Study and Service, Submission and Solitude, Confession and Worship, Meditation and Silence, Simplicity, Frugality, Secrecy, Sacrifice and Celebration. Our ‘A Deeper Walk’ Lent Course will be focussing on six of these: Prayer, Bible Study, Worship, Solitude, Simplicity and Confession.

Richard Foster’s book Celebration of Discipline is well worth reading as an accompaniment to this Lent Course and you can download a FREE copy here Richard Foster – Celebration of Discipline

Each session is a stand alone topic, so don’t worry if you can’t make every week. 

Handouts will be distributed on the day (be sure to bring a pen with you) and posted below for you to download if/when you are unable to join with us. 

This is the opening and closing liturgy we’ll be using each week. A Deeper Walk LITURGY

5 March – Ash Wednesday INTRODUCTION Spiritual Disciplines
11 March 2025 PRAYER PRAYER
Rhythm of Prayer
Daily Prayers for the Armour of God
18 March 2025 BIBLE STUDY BIBLE STUDY
21 Benefits of Studying the Bible
Sermon Notes
52 Week Bible Reading Plan
25 March 2025 WORSHIP WORSHIP
How to be a Home Group member
1 April 2025 SOLITUDE SOLITUDE
19 Ways To Enjoy Solitude
Thomas Merton – The Wisdom of the Desert
8 April 2025 SIMPLICITY SIMPLICITY
Simplicity And STUFF
15 April 2025 CONFESSION CONFESSION
Total Forgiveness – RT Kendall
The Lords Prayer – Pardon – Forgiveness and Forgiving

If you are a member of another parish/church and are using this Lent Course – please drop me an email and let me know where you are in the world! 

UPDATE 11 APRIL 2025 If you have attended, or used this Lent Course, could I ask you to download and complete the evaluation sheet and let me have your thoughts, please? A Deeper Walk Evaluation Sheet

A Deeper Walk Lent Course 2025 – Poster