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Reading to Encounter God

Reading to Encounter God

10/19/2025, Practicing the Way: Scripture, Week 3

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NC4 Bethlehem Campus

21 E Broad St, Bethlehem, PA 18018, USA

Sunday 10:00 AM

Scripture Week 3: Reading to Encounter God
Scripture prescribes two modes of reading: study and meditation.
Study keeps us in line. Meditation keeps us in love.
When we miss the author scripture becomes weaponized or idolized.
Meditative reading is a conversational mode of engaging scripture.
Meditation is about filling our reality with the presence of God.
Lectio Divina: four-step practice of meditative reading.
Step 1. Read (Listen for God’s voice)
Step 2. Reflect (Chew on the Word)
Step 3. Respond (Turn it into prayer)
Step 4. Rest (Be with God)
Exercise: Choose a passage and practice Lectio Divina
Salvation Prayer
Dear Lord Jesus, thank You for drawing me to Yourself from my darkness, my sin, and my shame. I repent of my sins, and I ask You to forgive me. I welcome You into my heart, and I surrender my future into Your hands. Guide me by Your Holy Spirit, and help me to be a reflector of Your light to those around me. Thank You for including me in Your family. Amen

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