true or false
Jesus would often go to a desolate area to pray
true
- repetition
- healthy diet
- Good attitude
repetition
true or false
Biblical meditation is to empty your mind
false
biblical meditation is to fill your mind with scripture
True or False
You can only fast from food?
You can fast from whatever you feel is becoming an idol in your life (video games, TV etc)
Where are we called to have Christian fellowship every week?
Church
which one is a common problem in prayer:
- empty phrases
- too much to pray for
- too good at prayer
- empty phrases
we dont mean what we say. we become robots.
what was the illustration I used to show the practice of meditation
tea bag
When we fast from something and we feel a strong desire to eat or watch TV or play video games or whatever it might be, what should we do instead?
pursue God in prayer, or bible reading
name 1 of the 5 benefits of having fellowship with other Christians
what is the solution to solving our problems of being distracted in prayer and having empty phrases in prayer?
Which one is NOT one of the reasons why we should memorize scripture?
Memorizing scripture helps us:
- defend ourselves
- attack the enemy
- get physically stronger
- getting counsel
- get physically stronger
finish this statement:
Our ____ for who God is and His Truth will grow more deeply when we meditate on scripture
desire
what is 1 of the 3 steps on how to start fasting
Confess your sins one to another
"Therefore, confess your sins to one another and pray for one another, that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous person has great power as it is working" James 5:16
here's one of them (you cant use this one)
- worship
our brains are like a huge theater room and for every verse memorized, we fill in a chair in our brains adding another wise _____
- friend
- counselor
- brother
counselor
fill in the blank of this verse:
but his delight is in the law of the Lord, and on his law, he meditates ____ and ____
day and night
what was the illustration I used to show that fasting ought to be used to help focus our bible reading, prayer and meditation on God
a funnel
name 4 of the 5 benefits of having fellowship with other Christians
what is the beginning of the Lord's Prayer
our Father in hallowed be your name
complete the verse
“I have ____ up your word in my heart, that I might not sin against you.”
Which one is NOT a practice of meditating on scripture?
Finish this quote that was mentioned in the lesson:
"Fasting is a spiritual_____"
intensifier
What does the greek word "koinonia" mean?
commonality, partnership, fellowship—that the first Christians shared in unity with Christ. their common life-or-death mission together