Matt Riba
July 10, 2024
One of the seven core values of our church, spending time with Jesus is critical to our growth and maturity as believers. This teaching examines the importance of our personal devotional time and looks at some practical tips for creating a meaningful quiet time.
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Psalm 1:1-6 Blessed is the one who does not walk in step with the wicked or stand in the way
that sinners take or sit in the company of mockers, 2 but whose delight is in
the law of the LORD, and who meditates on his law day and night.
3 That person is
like a tree planted by streams of water, which yields its fruit in
season and whose leaf does not wither--whatever they do prospers.
4 Not so the
wicked! They are like chaff that the wind blows away. 5 Therefore the wicked will
not stand in the judgment, nor sinners in the assembly of the righteous.
6 For the LORD
watches over the way of the righteous, but the way of the wicked leads to
destruction.
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A personal devotional time is prayerful focus on
Scripture, what it reveals about God’s Character and truths, and how it applies
to our lives
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A consistent personal devotional time opens the
door to blessing, fruitfulness, strength, relationship, discernment and
transformation
Mark 1:35 (ESV) And rising very early in the morning, while it was still dark, he
departed and went out to a desolate place, and there he prayed.
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Peter and John
Acts 4:13 When they saw the courage of Peter and John and realized that they were
unschooled, ordinary men, they were astonished and they took note that these
men had been with Jesus.
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When we spend time with Jesus, its evident. When we don’t spend time with Jesus, it’s
evident.
Lamentations 3:25-26, 28 (ESV) The LORD is good to those who wait for him, to the
soul who seeks him. 26 It is good that one should wait quietly for the salvation of the
LORD. ... 28 Let
him sit alone in silence when it is laid on him;
Matthew 6:6 But when you pray, go into your room, close the door and pray to your
Father, who is unseen. Then your Father, who sees what is done in secret,
will reward you.
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Time alone and free from distraction are key to
a consistent and meaningful quiet time
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Our time of devotion should be something we look
forward to!
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