Topic: 7 Steps to Success in 2008 – The Process of Meditation

Text: Joshua 1:8

Teacher: Dr. Steve Moldenhauer

 

Step 1: Understand the Perimeter of the Verse

    Study the context- Background, supporting verses, writer, readers...

 

Step 2: Parse the Verse

    Study the content - Key words, Key questions: Who, what, why, where, where, & how...

 

Step 3 Paraphrase the Verse

    Put it in the vernacular, make it relevant...

 

Step 4: Personalize the Verse

    What is God saying to you?

 

Step 5: Pray the Verse Back to God

    Meditation is a two-way street.

 

Step 6: Practice the Verse

    Heed the warnings, claim the promises, do the commands, follow the examples...

 

Step 7: Proclaim the Verse!!

    Share with others what God has shown you. 

 

My Bible Reading Commitment:

Unless providentially hindered, I am making a promise to God to meditate in His Word every day in 2008.

Signed: _______________

Date: ________________

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