{"id":1287,"date":"2016-04-11T10:57:30","date_gmt":"2016-04-11T14:57:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.csbcva.org\/?p=1287"},"modified":"2016-04-14T11:01:14","modified_gmt":"2016-04-14T15:01:14","slug":"a-time-like-no-other","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.csbcva.org\/?p=1287","title":{"rendered":"A Time Like No Other"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Here are the completed notes from the Sunday Morning Service April 10, 2016:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Scripture: Daniel 6:1-10<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Supporting Scripture: Joshua 1:8; Psalm 1:2; 5:3; Mark 1:35<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>Opening Statement:<\/h3>\n<h4>Time with God, meeting with Him for Bible reading, prayer, meditation and worship is a time like no other<\/h4>\n<h3>Reasons this Time is Like No Other:<\/h3>\n<p>1. Because of who you are meeting with<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Creator and sustainer of the universe<\/li>\n<li>Your Lord<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>2. Because of the opposition to this time<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Because the devil knows this time is like no other, he will try to thwart our efforts to focus on and spend time with God<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>3. Because of the results of this time<\/p>\n<p>A. You keep short accounts with God and others<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>There is direct accountability with God as you meet with Him<\/li>\n<li>Becomes difficult to live with unresolved sin issues when you meet with God on a regular basis<\/li>\n<li>Knowing that you will be meeting with God becomes a strong motivation to keep sins confessed and sinful habits forsaken<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>B. Your will is conformed to His<\/p>\n<p>C. Your character is changed<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>You become like those you spend time with!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>D. Your trust in God is strengthened and our faith is increased<\/p>\n<p>E. Wisdom and direction are provided<\/p>\n<p>F. Intimacy is developed<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>You get to know the Word of God and the God of the Word<\/li>\n<li>Time with God moves us from a religion approach to God to a relational approach<\/li>\n<li>As in any relationship communication with God is the key to knowing Him better<\/li>\n<li>Time with God is essential to building a love relationship with Him<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Important Aspects of this Time:<\/h3>\n<p>1. Having a time<\/p>\n<p>Why mornings are good:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>You haven\u2019t heard a thing<\/li>\n<li>First hour can set the pace and focus for the day<\/li>\n<li>The battle is before us \u2013 we need to be ready<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Out of the 24 hours God gives me, how much time do I give Him in a day?<\/p>\n<p>2. Having a place<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A quiet place<\/li>\n<li>A private place<\/li>\n<li>A place with no distractions<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>3. Having a mind-set<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Devotions \/ Quiet time &#8211; Time with God<\/li>\n<li>Time with God: Giving God your undivided attention for an amount of time for the purpose of worship, talking to and listening to Him<\/li>\n<li>Think of your time with God as your personal appointment time with Him<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Be prepared to meet with God:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Awake, alert \u2013 Don\u2019t drag before Him<\/li>\n<li>Quiet yourself before God<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>4. Incorporation of the following:<\/p>\n<p>A. Bible Reading<\/p>\n<p>B. Prayer<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Our way of communicating with God by talking to Him<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>C. Listening<\/p>\n<p>As we pray and read the Word of God, we need to learn to be still for a while to see if He has anything to say to our hearts<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>God\u2019s voice is always consistent with His Word<\/li>\n<li>His voice for the most part is quiet (He speaks to our hearts through His Holy Spirit in an inaudible but compelling way)<\/li>\n<li>The Lord speaks clearly<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>D. Meditation<\/p>\n<p>To think deeply and continuously about something<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Contemplating God (triggers worship)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>E. Worship<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Ascribing worth to God, being consumed and occupied with the person of God<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here are the completed notes from the Sunday Morning Service April 10, 2016: Scripture: Daniel 6:1-10 Supporting Scripture: Joshua 1:8; Psalm 1:2; 5:3; Mark 1:35 Opening Statement: Time with God,<span class=\"excerpt-ellipsis\">&#8230;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.csbcva.org\/?p=1287\" itemprop=\"url\">Continue Reading<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1287","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-sunmorn"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.csbcva.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1287","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.csbcva.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.csbcva.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.csbcva.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.csbcva.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1287"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.csbcva.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1287\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1288,"href":"https:\/\/www.csbcva.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1287\/revisions\/1288"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.csbcva.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1287"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.csbcva.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1287"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.csbcva.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1287"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}