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Pathways | The Pathways of Silence and Solitude | Dr. Matt Gillum

April 27, 2026 • Austin Baptist Church

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Matthew 6:6-7

1. What Silence and Solitude are NOT

- They are not just an ACTION: Matthew 15:8-9

- They are not designed for our COMFORT: 1 Kings 19:12-13

- They are not designed to make you feel more SPIRITUAL: Matthew 6:5

2. What Silence and Solitude ARE

- Giving God our full ATTENTION Habbakuk 2:1-3

- Giving God our full AFFECTION: Matthew 14:10-13

- Giving God our full ABILITY: Luke 4:1

3. Silence and Solitude are disciplines that set the table for the other spiritual pathways.

4. What are some practical steps we can take to build these pathways of Solitude and Silence into our lives?

- Be INTENTIONAL

- SCHEDULE

- SACRIFICE for it

- Don’t use as an EXCUSE of LAZINESS

- Hold the BOUNDARY of the time

- JOURNAL about insights