Pray and Meditate on God's Word Daily Part 2

 Pray and Meditate on God's Word Daily   

Part 2

Hello everybody, my name is Dean Davis and this is “A Word of Encouragement

for Village Church Planters.”

When Jesus was confronted by Satan in the wilderness, the enemy constantly

tempted Jesus to trust in his own power, and not the power of his Father in

heaven. Jesus fasted for 40 days, but the devil tempted him to turn stones into

bread. It was at this point that Jesus quoted the Old Testament book of

Deuteronomy and said, “Man shall not live on bread alone, but on every word

that comes from the mouth of God.”

The word of God brings life. Just like we need to partake of physical bread to

sustain our body, we need to partake of the word of God to sustain our spiritual

life.

When we listen to the word of God, our faith grows. Scripture teaches us that

faith comes by hearing the word of God. So by all means, listen to the word of

God. Listen to the word as other read it. Find a quiet place alone where you

can read the Bible aloud to yourself. Listen to the word of God on a digital

Bible app on a smart phone or tablet. Feed on the word of God by listening to

it.

Make sure the people who come to your church can hear the word of God read

clearly in a loud voice. When you read the Bible in worship, do not jump

around reading form many different books of the Bible. Read a long portion of

Scripture in context. Let the Word of God be understood clearly. Allow each

passage to be understood in its context. Allow your people to feast on the word

of God.

As a church planter, fill yourself up with the word of God. Let the reading of

God’s word nourish your soul, correct your errors, give you wisdom and bring

you peace. As you listen to and obey the Scriptures, you can assist others to

know and understand God’s word.

Learn to tell the story of the whole Bible in ten minutes or less. Learn many

Bible stories so that you can tell them well. Let the words of Scripture be

constantly on your lips. As a Village Church Planter, feed on God’s word daily,

then help your flock to be nourished as well.

This has been a word of encouragement for Village Church Planters.

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