Having Your Quiet Time

BIBLE STUDY: SPENDING TIME (COMMUNION) WITH THE FATHER

Aim of study: to cause us to reflect on the fact that God's Spirit lives inside us and that He wants us to commune (have fellowship) with Him.

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1. How would you feel if you lived in the same house with someone (e.g your friend) and yet he/she is always too busy (or hardly has time) for you?

a. Why would you feel this way?

b. Do we behave in the manner described above in our relationship with God?

c. How do you think God feels?

d. Why?

E. What can you say to this from the following passages

(i) 1 Corinthians 6:19

(ii) Ephesians 4:30:

2. How would you feel if every time you're talking to someone, he/she is preoccupied with other things e.g looking at someone else outside, watching T.V, getting up over and over to check the food he/she is cooking?

a. Do we do this in our relationship with God?

b. How do you think God feels about it?

c. What types of things distract us from a true communion with God?

d. What can we do about these?

3. Imagine that you asked your brother or sister to find time so that you could discuss critical issues. By the time he/she comes, he/she told you to make it snappy (under minutes) because he/she has other thing to do.

a. How would you feel?

b. Do we do this with God?

c. How do you think God views this?

d. What adjustments can we make?

4. Read Matthew 4:4 and John 15:5

a. How do you feel if you do not eat on a particular day?

b. Why do you think food is important?

c. How can you relate this to the word of God according to Matthew 4:4

d. How should this affect your quiet time?

5. Read John 15:4-8

a. Where do branches of a tree receive their nourishment from?

b. How does this compare to our relationship with Jesus?

6. Read the following passages and explain what you see in relation to our discussion so far?

a. Jeremiah 2:12:13

b. Isaiah 40:25-31:

c. Luke 10:38-41:

d. Revelations 3:17-20

7. Your comments, questions or prayer requests