Summary of Richard J. Foster's Streams of Living WaterSummary of Richard J. Foster's Streams of Living Water

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#1 The Gospel narratives are a great resource for us to immerse ourselves in the life of Jesus, and learn how to live like him. We can learn how to live by his spirit and power, and walk in his footsteps.

#2 The Contemplative Stream is the prayer-filled life. Prayer is woven throughout Jesus’ life, and he was constantly teaching and practicing prayer. He would go to deserted places and pray.

#3 The most intense and intimate prayer is recorded by Jesus, who poured out his heart to the Father on behalf of his disciples and those who would believe through their word.

#4 The Holiness Stream is the virtuous life. It is a marvel to watch Jesus move among children and women and men, always timely, always appropriate, and always capable. The events in the wilderness forty days before Jesus’ crucifixion demonstrate this.

• Language: English
• Publisher: IRB Media
• Release date: Jul 12, 2022
• ISBN: 9798822545748

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Contents

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Insights from Chapter 7

Insights from Chapter 1

#1

The Gospel narratives are a great resource for us to immerse ourselves in the life of Jesus, and learn how to live like him. We can learn how to live by his spirit and power, and walk in his footsteps.

#2

The Contemplative Stream is the prayer-filled life. Prayer is woven throughout Jesus’ life, and he was constantly teaching and practicing prayer. He would go to deserted places and pray.

#3

The most intense and intimate prayer is recorded by Jesus, who poured out his heart to the Father on behalf of his disciples and those who would believe through their word.

#4

The Holiness Stream is the virtuous life. It is a marvel to watch Jesus move among children and women and men, always timely, always appropriate, and always capable. The events in the wilderness forty days before Jesus’ crucifixion demonstrate this.

#5

The Sermon on the Mount is the heart of the Holiness Tradition, and it is a reflection on the law of love. The life of holiness is governed by the maturity of love rather than the immaturity of binding legalism.

#6

The Charismatic Stream, the life lived in the power of the Spirit, was completely satisfying to observe. Jesus lived and moved in the power of the Spirit, and his teachings were life into each heart and soul.

#7

The Charismatic Tradition, the Spirit-empowered life, is available to everyone. It is a life flowing with rivers of living water, love, joy, signs, and wonders. Jesus shows us the way.

#8

The Beatitudes are a summary of Jesus’ teachings, and they demonstrate the incompatibility of his teachings with the institutional structures of the world. His teachings call for a perpetual Jubilee life, which demands Jubilee structures.

#9

The Social Justice Tradition is about living out justice and shalom, and it challenges our vested interests. It rebukes our rugged individualism and selfish hoarding, and it invites us to be the kind of people in whom justice and compassion flow freely.

#10

The Evangelical Stream, the Word-centered life, is based on the good news of the kingdom of God, which is that people can enter into a living and abundant life with God in his kingdom of love now, and that this reality will continue on after death.

#11

The response of people