Walking the Words of Jesus
For 21 days, you’ll bring your body and your mind closer to God as you journey through the words of Jesus. Each day you’ll walk and pray through scripture with an audio recording as your guide. With each daily walk only 20 minutes long, you can easily fit them in any time throughout your day!
Key Points
For 21 days we will be a community of people walking and praying
As we walk we’ll hear songs and intentions to guide us through the Words of Jesus
We want to get people back to the basics of the gift of movement and the presence of God
Each walk is approximately 20 minutes: after-dinner walks, lunchtime walks, early morning walks – you can easily fit in 20 minutes. You won’t get all sweaty, so it’s not going to interfere with what you’re doing that day!
We want to offer a starting place or on-ramp that’s a more accessible option for those who are at a fitness level where they are starting out.
For those prone to overtrain and obsess about fitness, this program will help them slow down, get into their body, pray, and move simply for the joy of moving!
There is a place for everyone, from beginners to advanced.
We want people to come back to movement for movement’s sake – the simple gospel.
The ability to simply go for a walk just to be in our bodies is a gift – we don’t have to earn anything with our movement.
Scripture
“They said to each other, ‘Weren’t our hearts burning within us while he was talking with us on the road and explaining the Scriptures to us?’ That very hour they got up and returned to Jerusalem.” Luke 24:32-33
“Then he called the bridegroom aside and said, “Everyone brings out the choice wine first and then the cheaper wine after the guests have had too much to drink; but you have saved the best till now.” John 2:1-11
“Then Jesus came from Galilee to the Jordan to be baptized by John. But John tried to deter him, saying, “I need to be baptized by you, and do you come to me?”Jesus replied, “Let it be so now; it is proper for us to do this to fulfill all righteousness.” Then John consented.” Matthew 3:13-15
“Then Jesus said to him, “Get up! Pick up your mat and walk.” At once the man was cured; he picked up his mat and walked.” John 5:2-9
Benefits of Walking
Reduces blood cholesterol
Lowers blood pressure
Improves heart health
Reduces chronic disease
Decreases diabetes risk
Boosts immunity
Boosts bone strength
Burns calories and helps keep weight down.
Reduces feelings of anxiety and depression. (Fact: Walking 5,600 steps a day helps reduce anxiety and depression).
It improves self-perception and self-esteem.
Reduces stress
Improves mood
Reduces the risk of dementia
Creates time for worship
Creates time for prayer
Creates time for meditation with God
Creates connection: mind/body
Increases creativity
Song Ideas:
The Truth (Live) The Belonging Co, Lauren Strahm & Andrew Holt
Gratitude (Live) – Brandon Lake
Come Alive (Resurrection Power) [Live] The Belonging Co & Hope Darst
Faithful God – I AM They
I Am Your Beloved (Live) – Jonathan David Helser & Melissa Helser
The Name (Live from Anchour Studio) Vineyard Worship & Anabeth Morgan