Overflow: Loving God With Our Spirit

Journey deeper into prayer, worship, and connection with God.

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Do you ever feel like your heart longs for more—more closeness, more connection, more of God? Maybe you’re feeling distant from the One you love and follow and long to know. Maybe you feel an emptiness in your spiritual life, and you just don’t know how to bridge the gap.

Welcome to Overflow: Loving God with Our Spirit, an on-demand course designed to help you draw near to God through prayer and worship. Led by pastor, cartoonist, and professor Steve Thomason, this course invites you to experience the very real and constant presence of God.

Together, we’ll uncover ways to:

  • Deepen your personal prayer life.
  • Breathe new life into your worship.
  • Grow in faith—both individually and as part of a community.

Whether you’re looking to renew your own connection with God or guide others in spiritual formation, this course is here to support you. It’s a perfect fit for small group study and discipleship; simply register a group and dive into our easy-to-use Leader’s Guide.

What You'll Learn

  • How to deepen your awareness of God’s spirit and nurture a rich, multifaceted relationship with the One who made you.
  • What it means to love God with your whole being through prayer and worship.
  • Practices for building a consistent, meaningful prayer life that brings you close to God daily.
  • Why communal worship matters—and what it means to engage in this beautiful dance with God.
  • How to deepen your connection to a worshiping community and contribute to its growth.
  • Insights into various worship styles and how to find a community that fits.
  • A deeper understanding of your unique spiritual journey and personal style of connecting with God.
  • Practices for listening to God’s voice and discerning God’s guidance.

About this Course

  • Modules

11

  • Learning Elements

74

  • Videos

16

  • Practices & Activities

18

  • Time

9 hours, 30 minutes

  • Price

$55.00

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Here's What's Inside...

In this module, you will

  • Understand the concept of loving God with our whole being as taught by Jesus.
  • Reflect on your personal spiritual journey and how it relates to loving God.
  • Develop a commitment to exploring and deepening your relationship with God.

In this module, you will

  • Comprehend the definition and components of Christian spirituality.
  • Deepen your awareness of God’s spirit.
  • Express your understanding of how Christian spirituality differs from other forms of spirituality.

In this module, you will

  • Understand the various spiritual styles as presented in the four-quadrant model.
  • Identify your own spiritual style and its implications for your faith journey.
  • Develop an appreciation for diverse spiritual expressions within Christianity.

In this module, you will

  • Learn the basic components and purpose of prayer as taught by Jesus.
  • Listen for God's voice and discern God’s guidance through prayer.
  • Develop a regular practice of prayer in your daily life.

In this module, you will

  • Understand the D.A.T.E. method for spending time with God.
  • Apply the D.A.T.E. method to your personal prayer life.
  • Experiment with different approaches to prayer that align with your spiritual style.

In this module, you will

  • Comprehend the definition and purpose of worship in Christian faith.
  • Reflect on your personal understanding and experience of worship.
  • Develop a more intentional approach to worship in your spiritual life.

In this module, you will

  • Understand the elements of worship as presented in Psalm 95.
  • Analyze the reasons for worshiping God as outlined in scripture.
  • Express gratitude and praise to God through personal and corporate worship.

In this module, you will

  • Understand the analogy of worship as a dance with God.
  • Reflect on your personal engagement in the "liturgical dance" of worship.
  • Participate more fully in corporate worship, recognizing it as an encounter with God.

In this module, you will

  • Understand the historical and cultural factors that influence worship styles.
  • Evaluate different worship communities based on provided criteria.
  • Develop a plan for finding and engaging with a worshipping community that aligns with your spiritual style.
You'll Learn How to Connect with God
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Our Christ-centered identities stem from full engagement with God—loving our Creator with mind and body, heart and soul. Together, we’ll learn what it means to kindle a relationship with God that is more than only intellectual or purely emotional, that swells from the spirit and is tended by spiritual practice.

What to Expect

  • Lifetime access to all course materials, including our flexible, on-demand modules.
  • A full-color, comprehensive PDF handbook with practices, reflection questions, and assignments to deepen your learning.
  • Free access to the Faith+Lead Learning Lab, a private online community where you can connect with other learners and leaders.

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Meet Your Instructor

  • Rev. Dr. Steve Thomason

    Rev. Dr. Steve Thomason’s passion and purpose intersect in the areas of theology, spiritual formation, and art. Mixing a lifelong love of drawing, illustrating, and animating with degrees from Wheaton College, Bethel Seminary, and Luther Seminary, Steve has done everything from owning and operating his own art studio to pastoring an 8,000 member congregation.

    In addition to his faculty position at Luther Seminary, Steve has developed and maintains A Cartoonist’s Guide to the Bible. He is also the author of several books, including The Visual Preacher: Proclaiming an Embodied Word (Fortress Press, 2022), A Cartoonist’s Guide to John (Vibble Books, 2022), A Cartoonist’s Guide to Luke (Vibble Books, 2021), A Cartoonist’s Guide to Mark (Vibble Books), and A Cartoonist’s Guide to Matthew (Vibble Books, 2019).

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