BIBLE STUDY: INTRODUCTION

"Meditating on God's Word:

PRAYER:

Father God, which are in heaven and in our hearts, we come to You with a grateful heart that You have provided for us to worship You in spirit and truth. Thank You for all You do for Your people. Thank You for the plan to prosper us, and not to harm us, plan to give us hope, peace, and a good future always.  Bless us to study this with an open heart, and a good understanding of Your Word. Help us to meditate on Your Word day and night. Give to us everything we need in this study to know Your Word, and to apply it to our lives forever. AMEN.

A study of Dr. Charles Stanley:

If you aren't serious about being a follower of Jesus, you will not be interested in most of what is found in this study. Meditating on the Word of God - not to be confused with the "mind-emptying meditation" of eastern religions, but this involves actively thinking about what God says - learning it, understanding it, and applying it to one's life.

You cannot be lazy or merely "religious," if you want to meditate on God's Word. It requires effort - and a willingness to change - to go beyond mere "religion," to the point of being a genuine disciple (follower) of Jesus.

Remember that Jesus (as well as the rest of the Bible) warns us that merely hearing or knowing the Word does not cause a person to belong to God. Rather, it is the one who hears God's Word and does what it says, (James 1:22), who belongs to God. Everyone else is still dead in sin - even the "religious church-goers" who do not do what the Bible says. These lessons will help you to set aside some time to spend with God as you meditate on His Word. You will need a journal to follow through with these lessons, so you can write down what you do each day in your quiet time with God, alone with each lesson each week.

Each study lesson Includes: Questions, setting aside quiet time with God, prayer, and daily exercises: these will be the exercises; Sing a song: Pray a prayer in your heart: Write down and meditate on one of God's Characters: as such "God's goodness, God's love, God's mercy, God's faithfulness, God's peace, God's praises, and much more. You will do Scripture Worship: Scripture Memory: Scripture Reading: Daily Devotions of your choice,  Readings of God's Promise for you today: Spiritual Goal in life: Ultimate Goal in Life: Daily Goal Today: Speak it Now exercises: Healing Confessions: The Lord's Prayer: The Lord's Supper: You will read Psalm 23: Read Matthew 18:18 Pray Matthew 18:18 for someone daily: Your personal Confession for today: Prayer Focus: and Ending Song: You will Pause and listen for God's voice: Record what God speaks to you through His Holy Spirit.

I enjoy my daily quiet time with God! It has helped me to live these past ten years with peace and faith in God.  Please believe me when I say this, you will experience interruption because the enemy will not like this, but remember you are an overcomer who put on their armor every morning.  Enjoy the study on "Meditating on God's Word." God bless you and keep you in peace, amen.

Bible Study context:

Week # 1  "Meditation involves three Activities"

Week # 2           "Effective Meditation has four Requirements"

Week # 3 "Meditation includes three Steps"

Week # 4 "Meditation in Prayer"

Week # 5 "How to Meditate on God's Word"        

Week # 6 "Trembling at God's Word"

Week # 7 "Conclusion"

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Bible Study: Conclusion

The Spiritual Warfare Weapons

CONCLUSION PRAYER:

Father God, thank You for this study on living a victorious life as You have ordain for all Your children. We pray that we will understand this conclusion and we will put this into practice daily. Help us to have knowledge when this take place in our lives, and to use wisdom when it happen, and, Lord, teach us through the Holy Spirit how to prepare for this battle every day. AMEN.

How do I prepare for spiritual battle?

2 Corinthians 10:4-6

We start our day by dressing appropriately for the weather or an activity. But many believers leave the house unprepared; they fail to arm themselves for spiritual warfare. Therefore, our first prayer before rising should include a step by step application of God's armor.

First, we strap on the belt of truth. Just as a leather apron protected the Roman soldier's abdomen, our protective girdle is the truth of who we are in Christ-saints who are supernaturally empowered by God's indwelling Spirit. Next, the breastplate deflects the enemy's fiery arrows.  As difficult situations arise, we can repel the temptation to sin or live by emotion, whether anger, fear, or dissatisfaction, and we can respond in a manner that honors God instead.

The sandals of the gospel of peace help us to stand firm. Roman battle sandals usually had thick, spiked soles so that the soldier could anchor himself in the ground and remain steadfast. Regardless of how fiercely the enemy buffets us, we can remain firmly planted in the knowledge of who we are in Christ, redeemed saints and children of the living Lord with an important message to share with those who are lost.

The shield of faith is no tiny piece of armor. It is a full-body safeguard that represents Christ's protection against anything the enemy can throw at us. With full confidence in Christ, we confront every battle, knowing His will give us the victory.

Faith in God's grace that was shown at the Cross brought us salvation, the point at which we exchanged our old sinful self for a new eternal life in the Lord Jesus. Consequently, with salvation's helmet, we put on the mind of Christ, which gives us His discernment and wisdom.

Finally, we take up the sword of the Spirit, which is the Word of God, so that we can combat the enemy's lies with the truth and promises of Scripture.

Knowing precisely what we will face each day, the Lord has graciously provided the perfect equipment needed for all our challenges. So always be sure to dress for battle. AMEN. This has been a great study, but I must confess, I have got to study this one again, so I can get more! Glory to God! Hallelujah! Praise You Jesus!

We finished this study with an overcomer's prayer life.  The summary of it all is purpose of prayer. Paul says we are to pray "with all perseverance and supplication for all the saints." Intercession is perhaps the most often prayed kind of prayer, intercession being prayer for others. That's what intercede means: to intervene on behalf of another person.  After Job's terrible loses, we are told that God "restored Job's loses when he prayed for his friends" (Job 42:10). When the Body of Christ practices intercessory prayer, we all get prayed for; I pray for you and others, and you and others are praying for me.

That doesn't mean we shouldn't pray for ourselves. But intercessory prayer is a part of the "Body" dynamic in the Christian faith. We "rejoice with those who rejoice, and weep with those who weep" (Romans 12:15). We "bear one another's burdens" (Galatians 6:2). We live together as a family and part of that Body-life dynamic is carried out in prayer. I believe that heaven will reveal how the world was changed through prayer: your prayers for others and their prayers for you. We will all likely be surprised to discover who was praying for us that we didn't know about.

Every part of the Christian's spiritual armor is important: truth, righteousness, peace, faith, salvation, and the Word of God. We will be more likely to keep that armor in place and overcome the enemy's tactics if we pray for ourselves and for others to be faithful in each area. Be a soldier of the Lord who overcomes in prayer. PUT ON THE WHOLE ARMOR OF GOD DAILY!!!

Ephesians 6:10-18:

Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord and in the power of His might. 11 Put on the whole armor of God that you may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil. 12 For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this age, against spiritual hosts of wickedness in the heavenly places. 13 Therefore take up the whole armor of God that you may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand. 14 Stand therefore, having girded your waist with truth, having put on the breastplate of righteousness, 15 and having shod your feet with the preparation of the gospel of peace; 16 above all, taking the shield of faith with which you will be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked one. 17 And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God; 18 praying always with all prayer and supplication in  the spirit, being watchful to this end with all perseverance and supplication for all the saints.

ENDING PRAYER:

Thank You Lord. We praise You for the lesson; May the Lord bless all, and keep all. May the Lord make His face to shine upon all, and be gracious to all: May the Lord lift up His countenance upon all, and give all His peace! The Lord bless Israel and Jerusalem every day. AMEN.

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