It’s one thing to believe God’s presence is in you, it’s quite another to experience the joy of deep and abiding intimacy with Him.

There is a journey into the special place God has for you. It is not found in busyness or the hustle and bustle of spiritual activity, it is found in Jesus’ words, “Abide in Me.”

But how do you abide in God’s Presence? What are the keys to finding a deeper walk with God? How do you experience communion with the lover of your soul?

Scripture and church history have left a trail blazed by the lives of men and women who have learned the ways of quieting their souls to enter the secret place of greater intimacy with God.

For over four decades, James Goll has passionately followed these paths and personally discovered the joy of encountering God’s brilliant presence.

In this class, James will lead you on the road to true intimacy, teaching you the riches of abiding prayer through Quieting Your Soul before God, Listening, Waiting, and Watching in Prayer, The Ministry of Fasting, Contemplative Prayer, and more.

New Age, Eastern Mysticism, and self-help gurus all use words, phrases, and techniques that originated with Christian practices. For example, “centering” is a practice that originated with the Quakers and was later borrowed by secularists. Regardless of the various ways Christian practices have been borrowed and corrupted by counterfeit spiritual movements, they do not negate the validity or scriptural basis on which they are grounded. In this lesson, you will learn 9 simple tests to discern between biblical, Spirit-led contemplative practices and their illegal counterfeits. You will gain spiritual guardrails to guide your journey into the contemplative life and be empowered to reclaim the realms of meditation, contemplation, and revelation for His Name’s sake!

Prayer is being with Someone. It is communion with God Himself. In this lesson, you will explore the joys, goals, and rewards of contemplative prayer. You will discover the progressive steps and phases of contemplative prayer through the writings and testimonies of some of the Church’s great contemplatives. This lesson will inspire you to continue in prayer until you become one with God’s Presence and an expression of Jesus emanates in and through you.

You are invited into the Father’s House! This lesson takes you on a journey through the parables of Jesus, the visionary experiences of the famed 16th-century-Christian mystic, Saint Teresa of Avila, and a contemporary vision of what God is doing in the Church. As a result, you will discover the joyful pathway of journeying into your own interior castle with the guidance of the Holy Spirit, and better understand what it means to be a dwelling place of God.

The Christian discipline of meditative prayer is almost a lost art among believers today. Christian meditative prayer is not a technique or a “new age” approach to meditation. It is pursuing communion with God Himself. In this lesson, you will discover why this spiritual practice is relevant to the Church today and learn ten different models of biblical meditation (along with seven practical guidelines) that will help you reap the powerful benefits of this type of communing prayer.

The Tabernacle is an earthly shadow of the spiritual realm of God’s Presence dwelling in you. In this lesson, you will examine contemplative prayer through the lens of the Tabernacle of Moses and follow the progressive pattern of the priestly ministry revealed in Scripture. You will recognize your unique prayer anointing and explore how contemplative prayer fuels the fire on the altar of your heart. You will come full circle as your inward journey propels you forward for outward impact and effective ministry as you carry His presence everywhere you go. You will now be able to offer to others the ultimate purpose of prayer: God Himself and His Brilliant Presence!