Mind the Silence: Meditation

PRAYER TEACHING OUTLINE – WEEK 8

Topic: Mind the Silence – Meditation

Vision Reminder: Pour Over Nights are not about hype or performance; they are about cultivating a personal and corporate lifestyle of prayer that goes deeper than the surface.

Check-In from Last Week:

- How did sitting in silence shape your prayer this week?

- Did you hear or sense anything you wouldn’t have in a normal prayer time?

- Did the quiet become more natural or still feel awkward?

I. BIBLICAL MEDITATION IS FILLING, NOT EMPTYING

“His delight is in the law of the Lord, and in His law he meditates day and night.”

Psalm 1:1–2

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1 How blessed is the man who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked,

Nor stand in the path of sinners,

Nor sit in the seat of scoffers!

2 But his delight is in the law of the Lord,

And in His law he meditates day and night.

- Biblical meditation is not about emptying your mind — it’s about filling it with God’s Word.

- You dwell on truth until it shapes your thoughts, desires, and actions.

- Meditation is holding onto a word from God and turning it over in your heart.

- It moves Scripture from your head to your spirit.

II. THE BIBLE CALLS US TO MEDITATE

Joshua 1:8

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8 This Book of the Law shall not depart from your mouth, but you shall meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do according to all that is written in it; for then you will make your way prosperous, and then you will have success.

- God told Joshua that courage and success came through continual meditation.

- Meditation is connected to obedience — it helps you live what you read.

- It’s the difference between reading a verse once and chewing on it all day.

III. MEDITATION BRINGS PEACE AND FOCUS

Psalm 19:14

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14 Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart

Be acceptable in Your sight, O Lord, my rock and my Redeemer.

- When you meditate, your inner life aligns with God’s truth.

- Meditation stills anxious thoughts by anchoring them in God’s promises.

- It invites the Spirit to do deep heart work that casual reading does not.

IV. CLOSING CHARGE

- Don’t rush through Scripture — sit with it.

- Let one verse shape your prayer, your day, your mind.

- The more you meditate, the more His Word becomes your instinct.

PRAYER ACTIVITY – Assignment:

- Pick one short passage (Psalm 1, Psalm 23, or a favorite promise).

- Read it slowly and then sit with it in silence — picture it, repeat it, pray it back.

- Write down one word or phrase that stands out.

- Throughout the week:

- Return to that word or phrase daily.

- Reflect:

- How did meditation change your focus?

- What new insight did you gain by not rushing?