Hebrews 12:1-2
[1] Therefore, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud
of witnesses, let us also lay aside every weight, and sin which clings so
closely, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us, [2]
looking to Jesus, the founder and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy that
was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is seated at the
right hand of the throne of God.
Psalm 1:1-2
[1] Blessed is the man who walks not in the counsel of the
wicked,
nor stands
in the way of sinners, nor sits in the seat of scoffers;
[2] but his delight is in the law of the LORD, and on his
law he meditates day and night.
Psalm 5:3
O LORD, in
the morning you hear my voice;
in
the morning I prepare a sacrifice for you and watch.
Psalm 63:5-7
[5] My soul
will be satisfied as with fat and rich food,
and
my mouth will praise you with joyful lips,
[6] when I remember you upon my bed,
and
meditate on you in the watches of the night;
[7] for you have been my help,
and
in the shadow of your wings I will sing for joy.
Mark 1:35
And rising
very early in the morning, while it was still dark, he departed and went out to
a desolate place, and there he prayed.
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Current
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Abandoned (largely)
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Prayer—lists or topics or
people or Bible verses
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Meditation—not emptying but
fill w/ God
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Bible Study/Reading
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Bible Memorization
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Fellowship
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Fasting
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Music
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Chants
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[Communion]
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[Confession]
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[Baptism]
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[Church Discipline]
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[Worship] and Worship
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Journaling
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[Preaching]
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Silence and Solitude
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[in brackets indicates corporate discipline practices]
Practice: Read a
whole book through—Titus is a good one to start, short, easy.
Practice: Read one
verse and think on it alone for 5 min.—James 1:5 is a good one.
Practice: Memorize one verse—again, James 1:5.
Practice: Pray for 5 min.—your school, family, church, or
friends are great personal things to pray for, the government, the economy, the
unsaved, missionaries, and Bible translators are other great things to pray
for.
Files
related to meditation on Scripture on http://biblicalspirituality.org/sbts.html
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