Meeting with God Session 3
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If the Huskies win today they will play Norwalk for the state title…
Methods of Meditation:
Choose an impactful verse/passage
Reread/rewrite the verse/passage
Praise to the Lord, Who doth prosper thy work and defend thee
Surely His goodness and mercy here daily attend thee
Ponder anew what the Almighty can do
If with His love He befriend thee
-Joachim Neander: “Praise to the Lord, the Almighty”
Meeting with God Core Seminar Schedule
Week 2: Meeting with God in His Word: Hearing and Reading
Week 3: Meeting with God in His Word: Studying, Meditating and Memorizing
Week 5: Prayer: Hindrances and Practicalities
Week 6: Panel
Questions?
pastorcal@richlandchurch.com
Core Seminars—Meeting with God
Class 3: Meeting with God in His Word, Part 2
Part 2
Introduction/review: two assumptions for this course
A quiet time is the part of the day that we set aside for the worship of God, for the reading of the Word of God and for fellowship with God so that we would know Him more, know ourselves in light of Him, and know the world according to His perspective.
Bible Intake
Five Means of Bible Intake
1. Hearing the Word
2. Reading
3. Studying
4. Memorizing
5. Meditating
Key text for Bible intake:
How happy is the one who does not walk in the advice of the wicked or stand in the pathway with sinners or sit in the company of mockers!
Instead, his delight is in the Lord’s instruction, and he meditates on it day and night.
He is like a tree planted beside flowing streams that bears its fruit in its season and whose leaf does not wither. Whatever he does prospers.
Studying the Bible
Motorboat vs. Glass-bottomed boat
Now Ezra had determined in his heart to study the law of the Lord, obey it, and teach its statutes and ordinances in Israel.
What you need to study the Bible
1) A heart of prayer and humility
a. The Holy Spirit’s role: illuminating
But the Counselor, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, will teach you all things and remind you of everything I have told you.
b. A humble heart is amazed by God
Oh, the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and of the knowledge of God! How unsearchable his judgments and untraceable his ways!
For who has known the mind of the Lord? Or who has been his counselor?
And who has ever given to God, that he should be repaid?
For from him and through him and to him are all things. To him be the glory forever. Amen.
2) A Bible – everything you need is in the text.
Inductive Bible study: observe, interpret, apply
1) Observation – 6 Questions
Therefore, brothers and sisters, in view of the mercies of God, I urge you to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God; this is your true worship.
Who is speaking?
Who is he speaking to?
What is he saying?
Why is he telling them this?
How does he make his appeal?
2) Interpretation
Remember that context rules
Always seek the full counsel of God
Look for the single meaning of the passage
3) Application
But be doers of the word and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves.
Memorizing the Word
Benefits of Memorizing
Victory over sin
I have treasured your word in my heart so that I may not sin against you.
Lord, may you be blessed; teach me your statutes.
With my lips I proclaim all the judgments from your mouth.
Victory over Satan
He answered, “It is written: Man must not live on bread alone but on every word that comes from the mouth of God.”
Preparation for witnessing and counseling
A word spoken at the right time is like gold apples in silver settings.
Tips for Memorizing
1) Pray
2) Set aside time
3) Repeat the text – ten times read, ten times said
4) Review
5) Have a plan
6) Memorize word for word
Meditating on the Bible
To engage in thought or contemplation; to reflect
Goal: not to empty our minds, but to fill them God’s truth
This book of instruction must not depart from your mouth; you are to meditate on it day and night so that you may carefully observe everything written in it. For then you will prosper and succeed in whatever you do.
How happy is the one who does not walk in the advice of the wicked or stand in the pathway with sinners or sit in the company of mockers!
Instead, his delight is in the Lord’s instruction, and he meditates on it day and night.
He is like a tree planted beside flowing streams that bears its fruit in its season and whose leaf does not wither. Whatever he does prospers.
The wicked are not like this; instead, they are like chaff that the wind blows away.
Therefore the wicked will not stand up in the judgment, nor sinners in the assembly of the righteous.
For the Lord watches over the way of the righteous, but the way of the wicked leads to ruin.
Methods of Meditation:
Choose an impactful verse/passage
Reread/rewrite the verse/passage
I will remember the Lord’s works; yes, I will remember your ancient wonders.
I will reflect on all you have done and meditate on your actions.
Praise to the Lord, Who doth prosper thy work and defend thee
Surely His goodness and mercy here daily attend thee
Surely His goodness and mercy here daily attend thee
Ponder anew what the Almighty can do
If with His love He befriend thee
-Joachim Neander: “Praise to the Lord, the Almighty”
There is no one holy like the Lord. There is no one besides you! And there is no rock like our God.