Studied by 3 people1 Kings 19:9-18
The Comfort
What is going on in 1 Kings 19:9-18?
Elijah hears God in the "small, quiet voice."
What discipline does 1 King 19:9-18 represent?
Meditation
What is the main difference between Eastern mediation and Biblical meditation?
Views on emptiness/attatchment
What is the purpose of Biblical meditation?
To create an emotional and spiritual space where God is allowed to construct an inner sanctuary in our hearts
Sanctifying the imagination
Glorifying God with your imagination
"A familiar friendship with Jesus"
Thomas Kempis
"True godliness does not turn men out of the world, but enables them to live better in it and excites their endeavors to mend it"
Penn
"Meditation has no point and no reality unless rooted in life."
Merton
What verse goes with meditation?
Psalm 1:1-3
You should pray with...
Conviction
Matthew 6:6-15
The pattern of prayer
What discipline does Matthew 6:6-15 go with?
Prayer
James 5:13-18
Prayer of faith
Ruminate
To ponder deeply
E.M Bounds wrote 11 books. 9 of them were focused on...
Prayer
Gypsy Smith
The circle of chalk for prayer
Concert of Prayer
Directed prayer time
How does prayer come?
Supernaturally
Example of a partial fast
Fasting from social media
Example of an absolute fast
Esther - Ate/drank nothing
Isaiah 58:1-7
God's chosen fast
What discipline goes with Isaiah 58:1-7?
Fasting
Nehemiah 1:4-11
A normal fast
What discipline goes with Nehemiah 1:4-11?
Fasting
Acts 13:1-3
The inauguration of the gentile mission
What discipline goes with Acts 13:1-3?
Fasting
How does Christian fasting differ from the hunger strike and health fasting?
Intention
What is the primary purpose of fasting?
Double confirmation - reinforcing what God may be telling you
How can fasting reveal what controls your life?
Shows you what you crave/desire
"Fasting reduces the power of self so that the Holy Spirit can do a more intense work within us."
Bill Bright
"Prayer without study would be empty. Study without prayer would be blind."
Karl Barth
James 1:5, Hebrews 4:11-13, 2 Timothy 3:16-17
The source of truth
Ezra 7:10, James 1:19-25
Active study
What discipline do the verses James 1:5, Hebrews 4:11-13, 2 Timothy 3:16-17 represent?
Study
What discipline do the verses Ezra 7:10 & James 1:19-25 represent?
Study
"The Bible will keep you from sin, or sin will keep you from the Bible."
Dwight L. Moody
"The Bible was not given to increase our knowledge, but to change our lives."
Dwight L. Moody
The Four Steps of Study
Repetition, Concentration, Comprehension, Reflection
Meditation is ______, study is ________
Devotional, analytical
Study demands....
Humility
When God dispenses _, you / I need a _ to insure the _________ that helps us live in His ____________.
Power, Plan, Progress, Presence
Moody Bible Institute Motto
2 Timothy 2:15
Note
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