Today’s Lectio Divina practice is on 1 John 4:7. In this practice, we’ll call upon the power of the Holy Spirit to reveal the meaning of the verse for our life.
Tag: Bible Study on Love
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Lectio Divina 1 John 4:7
Today’s Lectio Divina practice is on 1 John 4:7. In this practice, we’ll call upon the power of the Holy Spirit to reveal the meaning of the verse for our life.
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Bible Journaling 1 John 4:7
Interested in journaling on today’s Bible Verse of the Day? You’re gonna love what we’ve prepared for you today.
Opening Prayer
I invite the Holy Spirit to be present in my practice of Bible journaling on the verse 1 John 4:7. I bow my head, and pray for God’s blessings. May these the Holy Spirit reveal the message this verse holds for my life at this time. May I understand how to take action on these words, so that I may become fully formed in Christ.
24 Bible Journaling Prompts for 1 John 4:7
Here are some ideas to help you with your practice. Please don’t feel like you have to do ALL of these. Perhaps pick one or two that stand out to you and start journaling from there. Pray for the guidance of the Holy Spirit and if you are led to journal using a prompt not offered below, go for it!
- How do I follow the command to love one another?
- What is something that gets in the way of me loving others?
- Is there someone in my life who I am struggling to love? How can I move through my issues to have more love for them?
- Do I love myself?
- What stands in the way of me loving myself?
- One way I show love to myself is __________________
- Do I love God?
- What stands in the way of me loving God?
- How can I love God more?
- One way I show my love to God is _________________
- Do I feel like I know God?
- How can I get to know God more?
- One thing I love about myself is ____________________
- One thing I love about my spouse is _______________
- One thing I love about my child is _______________
- One thing I love about my family is _______________
- One thing I love about my coworker is _______________
- One thing I love about my boss is _______________
- One thing I do to express love to others is ____________________
- One things I do today to love my spouse is ___________________
- One things I do today to love my children is ___________________
- One things I do today to love one of my family members is ___________________
- One things I do today to love a coworker is ___________________
- One things I do today to love a stranger is ___________________
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Lectio Divina Meditation 1 John 4:17 (10 min)
Christ Lives in you offers this Lectio Divina practice on Bible Verse 1 John 4 17. In this 10-minute spiritual practice, we will call upon the Holy Spirit to reveal the meaning of this Bible verse about love in our own life.
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Bible Journaling Practice 2 Timothy 1:7
Today’s Bible Verse of the Day is 2 Timothy 1:7. Read the verse and when you’re ready, let’s begin by praying together.
Opening Prayer
Lord, today I hear the promise of your servant Paul as he speaks to Timothy. The spirit that you give us, gives us power, love and self-discipline. Please help me to understand Paul’s words and how they apply to my life. Help me to understand how I may put this scripture into action, so I may become fully formed in Christ.
30 Bible Journaling Prompts on 2 Timothy
There are far too many ideas here to do all of them. If you only have a few minutes to journal, then just pick one. If you have a little more time in your day, pick two or three. As you journal, be open to what the Holy Spirit is sharing and allow your journaling to take a different direction if that is what you are called to do.
- How do I experience God’s gift of power?
- How do I experience God’s gift of love?
- How do I experience God’s gift of self-discipline?
- Does Paul mean that the source of power, love, and self-discipline is God?
- How can I manifest the power God has given me today? This week? This month?
- How can I manifest the love God has given me today? This week? This month?
- How can I manifest the self-discipline God has given me today? This week? This month?
- Are there areas in my life in which I feel timid? How does this verse help me with that?
- I feel powerful when I ________________________
- I feel love when I _____________________________
- I feel self-disciplined when I _________________
- One way I will cultivate self discipline is _________________________
- One way I will express love is ___________________________
- One way I utilize power is ______________________________
- How can I find courage through the words of this Scripture?
- In what way can I carry these words throughout my day?
- In what ways can I show love?
- In what ways can I show self-discipline?
- How can I teach my children love?
- How can I teach my children a healthy expression of power?
- How can I teach my children self-discipline?
- How can I demonstrate the power of this verse in my interaction with a stranger?
- How can I demonstrate the power of this verse in my interaction with a coworker?
- How can I demonstrate the power of this verse in my interaction with a family member?
- How can I demonstrate the power of this verse in my interaction with my spouse?
- How can I demonstrate the power of this verse for myself?
- What does timid mean? Share this question with others in your life. Do they have a different meaning for this word? What can you learn from them?
- What does power mean? Share this question with others in your life. Do they have a different meaning for this word? What can you learn from them?
- What does love mean? Share this question with others in your life. Do they have a different meaning for this word? What can you learn from them?
- What does self-discipline mean?
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Lectio Divina Practice 2 Timothy 1:7 (10 min)
Today’s daily Lectio Divina practice is on 2 Timothy 1:7, a Bible Verse about fear, power, love, and self-discipline.
3 Lectio Divina Bible Verse Translations
New International Version
2 Timothy 1:7
For the Spirit God gave us does not make us timid, but gives us power, love and self-discipline.
King James Version
2 Timothy 1:7
For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.
Contemporary English Version
2 Timothy 1:7
God’s Spirit doesn’t make cowards out of us. The Spirit gives us power, love, and self-control.
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References
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Bible Journaling 1 Corinthians 16:14
Today’s Bible Verse of the day is 1 Corinthians 16:14. If you haven’t already, considering taking a look at the verse. You may also want to consider engaging in the practices of daily Lectio Divina and Christian guided meditation on this Bible verse.
Opening Prayer
Lord, today I hear the command of your servant Paul to do all things in love. Please help me to understand Paul’s words and how they apply to my life. Help me to understand how I may put this scripture into action, so I may become fully formed in Christ.
20 Bible Journaling Prompts for 1 Corinthians 16:14
Please do not feel you must use all of these Bible journaling prompts. These are some ideas to help get you started with your daily Bible journaling practice. Once you begin, other prompts or questions may arise naturally through the power of the Holy Spirit. Be open to where your journaling practice leads you.
- What does it mean to love?
- Is it possible to do EVERYTHING in love, as Paul commands?
- What makes this command challenging?
- What is something you do each day in love?
- What is something in your day that is rewarding to do in love?
- What is something in your day that is challenging to do in love?
- One thing I am choosing to do in love today is ________________
- What is one thing I have seen today that was done in love?
- How do my thoughts play a role in following Paul’s command?
- How do the words I say impact my ability to follow this command?
- How do I teach my children to follow this command?
- What is one way I can demonstrate doing things in love with my children?
- What is one way I can demonstrate doing things in love with my spouse?
- What is one way I can demonstrate doing things in love with a family member?
- What is one way I can demonstrate doing things in love with a coworker?
- What is one way I can demonstrate doing things in love with a friend?
- What is one way I can demonstrate doing things in love with a stranger?
- What is one way I can demonstrate doing things in love with my neighbor?
- What is one way I can demonstrate doing things in love with someone in need?
- What is one way I can demonstrate doing things in love with someone with whom I cannot interact in person?
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Lectio Divina Daily Practice 1 Corinthians 16:14 (9 min)
Today’s Lectio divina practice is on 1 Corinthians 16:14.
For instructions, please see Lectio Divina Instructions.
In this practice, we will read or listen to the verse, then meditate, pray, and contemplate the verse using three translations of the verse 1 Corinthians 16:14.
From the New International Version
1 Corinthians 16:14
Do everything in love.
From the King James Version
1 Corinthians 16:14
Let all your things be done with charity.
From the New American Standard Bible
1 Corinthians 16:14
Let all that you do be done in love
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Love Your Enemies Guided Meditation on Matthew 5:44
This guided meditation focuses on Matthew 5:44, love your enemies. We’ll meditate on loving our enemies.
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