bible test III

1 Kings 19:9-18

The Comfort

What is going on in 1 Kings 19:9-18?

Elijah hears God in the "small, quiet voice."

What discipline does 1 King 19:9-18 represent?

Meditation

What is the main difference between Eastern mediation and Biblical meditation?

Views on emptiness/attatchment

What is the purpose of Biblical meditation?

To create an emotional and spiritual space where God is allowed to construct an inner sanctuary in our hearts

Sanctifying the imagination

Glorifying God with your imagination

"A familiar friendship with Jesus"

Thomas Kempis

"True godliness does not turn men out of the world, but enables them to live better in it and excites their endeavors to mend it"

Penn

"Meditation has no point and no reality unless rooted in life."

Merton

What verse goes with meditation?

Psalm 1:1-3

You should pray with...

Conviction

Matthew 6:6-15

The pattern of prayer

What discipline does Matthew 6:6-15 go with?

Prayer

James 5:13-18

Prayer of faith

Ruminate

To ponder deeply

E.M Bounds wrote 11 books. 9 of them were focused on...

Prayer

Gypsy Smith

The circle of chalk for prayer

Concert of Prayer

Directed prayer time

How does prayer come?

Supernaturally

Example of a partial fast

Fasting from social media

Example of an absolute fast

Esther - Ate/drank nothing

Isaiah 58:1-7

God's chosen fast

What discipline goes with Isaiah 58:1-7?

Fasting

Nehemiah 1:4-11

A normal fast

What discipline goes with Nehemiah 1:4-11?

Fasting

Acts 13:1-3

The inauguration of the gentile mission

What discipline goes with Acts 13:1-3?

Fasting

How does Christian fasting differ from the hunger strike and health fasting?

Intention

What is the primary purpose of fasting?

Double confirmation - reinforcing what God may be telling you

How can fasting reveal what controls your life?

Shows you what you crave/desire

"Fasting reduces the power of self so that the Holy Spirit can do a more intense work within us."

Bill Bright

"Prayer without study would be empty. Study without prayer would be blind."

Karl Barth

James 1:5, Hebrews 4:11-13, 2 Timothy 3:16-17

The source of truth

Ezra 7:10, James 1:19-25

Active study

What discipline do the verses James 1:5, Hebrews 4:11-13, 2 Timothy 3:16-17 represent?

Study

What discipline do the verses Ezra 7:10 & James 1:19-25 represent?

Study

"The Bible will keep you from sin, or sin will keep you from the Bible."

Dwight L. Moody

"The Bible was not given to increase our knowledge, but to change our lives."

Dwight L. Moody

The Four Steps of Study

Repetition, Concentration, Comprehension, Reflection

Meditation is \______, study is \________

Devotional, analytical

Study demands....

Humility

When God dispenses \______, you / I need a \______ to insure the \_________ that helps us live in His \____________.

Power, Plan, Progress, Presence

Moody Bible Institute Motto

2 Timothy 2:15