The Spirit of the Disciplines by Dallas Willard
Week 12: Review & Reflection — Looking Back, Looking Forward
Review your notes, underlined passages, and journal entries from the entire book. Key Scripture: Philippians 3:12–14.
Previewing Week 12 of The Spirit of the Disciplines
Read 3 of 8 discussion questions below. Unlock the complete 12-week guide when you’re ready.
This final week is not about covering new material but about consolidating what God has been doing in you throughout this study — naming what has changed, what still needs to change, and what concrete steps you will take.
Discussion Questions
8 questions1.Looking back across the entire book, which chapter or argument had the greatest impact on you — the one that most surprised, challenged, or moved you? What was it about that chapter that landed so deeply?
2.Willard's central claim is that grace and disciplined effort are not opposed — that training, not trying, is the path to transformation. Has your understanding of grace changed as a result of this book? How would you explain the relationship between grace and discipline to someone who had never read it?
3.Before reading this book, how would you have described your spiritual life? How would you describe it now? What specific concepts or images from Willard have given you new language for your own experience?