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Documents about different biblical subjects

Quiet Times

December 18th, 2006

 
Attention
 
Mark 14:37-42
            Slept instead of praying
 
Consistent
 
  • Do spend more time ready spiritually or physically?
  • Do you eat consistently?
  • Do feed of God’s word first or breakfast?
 
Journal
 
Reasons for Journals:
  •  We forget what we have learned so easily
  • Can build a theme
  • Helps not to be shallow
  • You can see spiritual progress
    • See victories
    • See where God has blessed
    • Help remember painful times
  • Have goals and decisions in from of you
 
Quality 
  1. Is there a promise claimed?
  2. Is there a command to obey?
  3. Is there sin to avoid?
  4. Is there a teaching about God, Jesus, the Holy Spirit or other Bible subjects that I need to believe?
  5. Is there an example to follow or avoid?
  6. Is there a difficulty to explore?
  7. Is there something in the passage I need to pray about today?
 
Quite Place
 
John 18:1-2
If you do not have a quiet place without interruption your relationship with God will be shallow and limited.
 
Subjects
 
What do you need? God has provided all the answers in His word
 
Subjects to Study:
  • Character (David, Moses, Abraham)
  • Subject (Faith, Love, Hope)
  • Book (Acts, Romans, 2 Timothy)
  • One section (Philippians 2:1-11)
  • One verse (John 14:6)
 
Time
 
Early in the Morning – Mark 1:35
 
How to get up?
  • Alarm method
  • Shower first thing
  • Go to bed early
  • Pray that God will give you the strength to
Why in the morning?
  • Show our priority
  • Waking thoughts determines the day
  • Quietest time of the day
  • Cast our burdens (more emotional in the morning)
  • Draw on God’s power for what is ahead