Meditating on God's Word

Definition: "Meditation" comes from the word which literally means "a cow chewing cud" (continually feeding on God's Word).

I. Training Objective: Explain meaning of meditation and practice it weekly.

II. Plan

A. Share about personal meditation from own life.
B. Meditate on a passage together (cover= who, what, where, when, why, how).
C. Share with disciple a meditation plan.

III. Scripture

1. Psalm 1 Results from meditation
2. Joshua 1:8 Prosperity and success
3. Philippians 4:8 Mental discipline
4. Psalm 119:9,11 Victory over sin
5. Jeremiah 29:11 Know God
6. Psalm 119:97 Love God's Word

IV. Practice

1. Meditate on memory verses
2. Share insights into God's Word resulting from meditation.
3. Meditation gives us greatest insights and understanding of God's viewpoint.

V. Memory Verse: Joshua 1:8

VI. Reading:

Meditation: The Bible Tells You How by Jim Downing