Idle Moments and Spiritual Growth
Psalm 134

I) What do _____________ look like?

     A) ______________

     B) ___________ reading

          - Helps to have a ________

     C) ______________

          - For ________________

          - For ________________

          - For ___________ thought

          - For _______________

     D) Possible Bible ____________

     E) ____________

          - Praise and ______________

          - Helps to have a ___________

     F) ____________

     G) Include __________

II) What about __________ times?

     A) Superscription tells us something about the _____________

     B) Worshipers are on their way to ________________

     C) On the way they think about those serving in the 
        ___________

     D) The hope is that those serving are also _______________!

     E) And their blessing should bring God’s _____________!

     F) We are ___________ too

     G) We are called to give ourselves ___________ to God

     H) And that includes our _________ moments

         - _________ are our idle moments?

         - _________ can we do?

     I) And it brings us _____________!

The Discipline of Journaling
1 Samuel 21:10-22:1; Psalm 34:1; 142:1

I) Journaling modeled in _______________

     A) Are Psalm “titles” _______________?

     B) “Titles” point to ____________ events

     C) They indicate David _______________ his walk with God

     D) Therefore, journaling is more than keeping a 
        _______________

II) Journaling modeled by ____________


III) How does journaling ________ us?

     A) It helps us to study and _____________ on God’s Word

     B) It helps us to ____________

     C) It helps us to remember God’s _________

     D) It helps us to express ____________ to God

     E) It helps us to _____________ our spiritual walk

     F) It helps us to make spiritual _______ and priorities

     G) It helps us to leave a spiritual ___________

The Discipline of Prayer
(Matthew 6:5-13)

I) We are told to pray ______________

II) Prayer is important because it’s ______________

III) ___________ (Quiet Time) help us to pray

     A) _________ prayer is necessary, but has limitations

     B) _________ prayer allows us to be open and real

IV) Time and __________ don’t matter in prayer

V) ___________ doesn't matter in prayer

VI) ___________ matters in prayer

VII) Prayer is something we can ___________

VIII) Prayer includes __________

IX) Prayer includes ____________

X) God always _________ prayer

XI) God ____________ prayer in the best way possible

XII) Prayer brings ____________

     A) Because it’s an expression of ___________

     B) Because we release our ____________

     C) Because of the __________

XIII) Prayer _____________ us

     A) Our attitudes towards ___________ change

     B) Our relationship with God ____________

     C) We express ______________ through prayer

XIV) The __________ helps us when we pray

     A) The Spirit helps in _______ the disciplines

     B) But the Spirit’s role is _______________

XV) Is there a ___________ prayer?

The Discipline of Meditation
Joshua 1:8

I) ___________ should we meditate?

     A) It’s _____________

     B) It brings ____________

II) What is ________________?

     A) _______________

     B) _______________

     C) ____________ your mind

II) Meditation is connected to our _________ reading/study

     A) We are told to meditate on God’s _________

     B) So we should note important things to ________ about

     C) We should read/study with a _______ in hand

     D) We meditate on it because it’s….

          1) True

          2) It teaches us about the triune God

          3) It teaches us about doctrine

          4) It convicts

          5) It shows us how to live

          6) It increases our faith

          7) It guides us to maturity

     E) Each of these is fertile _________ for meditation

     F) But there are also others __________ to meditate about

          1) We meditate on God’s ____________

          2) We meditate on God’s ____________

          3) We meditate on ___________ things

The Disciplines of Bible Reading and Bible Study
1 Timothy 4:13; 2 Timothy 2:15; Acts 17:11

I) _________ read/study the Bible?

     A) It’s _____________

     B) It teaches us about _____________

     C) It teaches us about ______________

     D) It ___________

     E) It shows us how to ____________

     F) It increases our _________

     G) It guides us to _______________

II) __________ should we study the Bible

     A) Get _________!

          1) We need to understand the ____________

          2) We need to understand the ____________

          3) We need to understand the ____________

          4) We need to understand the ____________

          5) We need to understand the ____________

          6) We need to understand the ____________

          7) We understand ___________:

               __________, _________, __________, __________

     B) Let ____________ interpret Scripture

     C) ___________ the passage to your life

II) How should we __________ the Bible?

     A) Can be in conjunction with __________, but doesn’t have 
        to be

     B) Should read through the _________ Bible as much as 
        possible

     C) Still seek to apply it to our __________!

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The Importance of a Quiet Time
Daniel 6:7-10; Matthew 6:6

I) Why do we need times of _____________ devotion?

     A) _____________ modeled it

     B) _____________ modeled it

     C) Jesus _________________ it!

     D) It allows us time to focus on _________

     E) It gets rid of ____________________

     F) It helps us to be _____________

     G) This “discipline of solitude” may be _______________

     H) It is often connected to the discipline of ____________

          1) Outward silence may help us to ____________

          2) Being silent can remind us of the danger of 
             ____________

          3) Is practicing “inward” silence possible or 
             ______________

               i) The Bible warns against vain ______________

               ii) The Bible advocates _______________, not 
                   absence of thought

II) _________ should we practice personal devotions?

     A) __________

     B) Some advocate one ___________ or another

     C) There can be benefit to ______________ times!

     D) ___________ the best time for you

     E) Perhaps you need to __________ the time

     F) Or even the ___________ of time!

     G) But the most important thing is to ___________ a time!

“Loving God Enough to Sit at His Feet” 
Luke 10:38-42

I) We often emphasize our ______________ to God

II) God stresses our _______________ with Him

     A) Mary is sitting at _________ feet

     B) Martha is ____________

     C) Jesus gets her _____________

     D) Tells her that Mary is ___________!

     E) And reminds us that our relationship should be 
        ____________

III) There are different ways to practice _________________

     A) _____________

     B) _____________

     C) _____________

     D) _____________

     E) _____________

IV) Everything about spiritual growth is _______________

     A) ____________

     B) ____________

     C) ____________

     D) ____________

     E) ____________

     F) ____________

V) Our ____________ flows out of our relationship!

     A) We become ___________

     B) We want to ________ God better

     C) He _________ us

     D) We _________ Him!

“An Introduction to Spiritual Disciplines” 
1 Corinthians 9:24-27

I) Paul’s ________________

     A) Paul had the right to receive ______________ support

     B) Paul chose not to from the _______________

     C) He is more concerned about serving God than his 
        ___________

II) Paul’s ________________

     A) He frequently used examples from _____________

          1) They would be _____________ to everyone

          2) But especially to the ________________

     B) Athletes compete to win a ____________

          1) They are _______________

          2) They are _______________

III) Paul’s _______________

      A) We should live like we are running a ____________

          1) We aren’t racing against __________

          2) But we need that kind of __________

     B) To run well we need to be _______________

          1) We struggle to be like ______________

          2) We struggle against _________

          3) Discipline is evidence of being close to __________

IV) There are multiple _____________ that help us be godly

V) There is ____________ when we aren’t disciplined

     A) Evidence of _______________?

     B) Loss of ______________ rewards?

     C) Loss of ______________ rewards?

“Family Wisdom” 
(Mostly from Proverbs)

I) Why do we assume people should ______________?

     A) God ____________ it!

     B) It is ________________

     C) ________________ is possible

     D) But singleness is _________

II) Proverbs _______________

     A) Proverbs is about ___________________

     B) Proverbs is written to a ________

     C) Proverbs is applicable to ________

III) Proverbs for ________________

     A) Marriage is ____________

     B) Marriage requires ____________

     C) Marriage requires __________

     D) Marriage requires __________

     E) Marriage requires __________

     F) Marriage requires _________________

     G) Marriage requires _________________

IV) Proverbs for ________________

     A) Parents need to _________

     B) Parents need to __________

     C) Parents need to be good _______________

     D) Parents need to _______________

     E) But children still ____________

V) Proverbs for ______________

     A) Pay _______________ to your parents

     B) Be nice to your _____________

     C) And you’ll be a ______________ to your parents

VI) Family needs __________!

     A) He is our _____________

     B) He ______________ us

     C) He ______________ us

“Finishing Well” 
Acts 28:17-31

I) Paul continued to _______________

II) Paul continued to ______________

     A) The Jewish _________________

     B) _______________

     C) The _____________

III) Paul continued to ______________

     A) ______________

          1) ______________

          2) ______________

          3) ______________

          4) ______________

          5) ______________

     B) ______________

          1) ______________

          2) ________________

          3) ________________

IV) Paul continued to ______________

V) Paul continued to _______________