Seven minutes with God
Published: Mon, 03/27/17
We have just released a new seven-week study on the essentials of discipleship. It will it a great refresher course for all believers. Topics include:
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Seven minutes with GodWant a deeper walk with God? Give Him just seven minutes and see what happens! ½ Minute: Preparing Your Heart Invest the first 30 seconds preparing your heart. You might pray, “Lord, cleanse my heart so You can speak to me through the Scriptures. Make my mind alert, my soul active, and my heart responsive. Surround me with Your presence during this time.” 4 Minutes: Listening to God (Scripture Reading) Take the next four minutes to read the Bible. Your greatest need is to hear a word from God. Allow the Word to strike fire in your heart. Meet the Author! 2½ Minutes: Talking to God (Prayer) After God has spoken through His Book, then speak to Him in prayer. One method is to incorporate four areas of prayer that you can remember with the word ACTS. Adoration. This is the purest kind of prayer because it’s all for God. Tell the Lord that you love Him. Reflect on His greatness. Confession. Having seen Him, you now want to be sure every sin is cleansed and forsaken. “Confession” comes from a root word meaning “to agree together with.” When we apply this to prayer, it means we agree with God’s estimation of what we’ve done. Thanksgiving. Think of several specific things to thank Him for: your family, your business, your church—even thank Him for hardships. Supplication. This means to “ask for, earnestly and humbly.” Ask for others, then ask for yourself. Include people around the world, missionaries, friends, and those who have yet to hear about Jesus. — Seven Minutes with God from NavPress. This article excerpted from The Discipleship Course. The Discipleship Course is available on Amazon, as well as part of my Good Questions Have Groups Talking subscription service. This service is like Netflix for Bible Lessons. You pay a low monthly, quarterly or annual fee and get access to all the lessons. New lessons that correspond with three of Lifeway's outlines are automatically included, as well as a backlog of thousands of lessons. Each lesson consists of 20 or so ready-to-use questions that get groups talking, as well as answers from well-known authors such as Charles Swindoll and Max Lucado. For more information, or to sign up, click here. |