1) The document discusses different ways to meditate on the Bible, including reading it, thinking about it, writing about it, listening to it, talking about it, drawing about it, memorizing it, singing about it, and praying about it. 2) It provides examples of biblical passages that are helpful for meditation, such as Psalm 139:1-6 about God always being with us, and encourages choosing a passage to meditate on for the week. 3) Meditating is described as feeding your mind and spirit with the kind of "food" that will make you strong by thinking about the words God has spoken.

1. ATTENTIVENE
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DEBORAH A. PAIDOC June
Dacudac Youth Night
Service
Attentiveness- Its definition
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Watching and
listening closely
to what is
happening.
Its opposite
cting to notice
s happening.
Pleasing the Lord
by paying
attention
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your
will
your

2. A Secret of Success
As you know, Joshua was given a
big assignment. Thousands of
people were counting on him to
know what to do. God told Joshua
that as long as he paid close
attention to God’s words, he would
know what to do and would do it

3. Open your Bible to the first chapter
of Joshua. Read verses seven and
eight.
V.7, God tells Joshua to ____ His
rules exactly.
V.8, God tells Joshua to ____ on
His words.
V.8, God says that if Joshua does
these things, he will ____.

4. What is meditation?
Manny, Sally, and John each
wanted to pay attention to God’s
Word. They knew that caring about
the Bible pleased God, and that is
what they wanted to do. But none
of them were sure about the
meaning of the word “meditation.”

5. What words are used in your
dictionary to explain the word
“meditate”?
___________________________
____
Meditation is thinking through
something very carefully. It is
forcing your mind to take a long

6. How does a person meditate?
Meditation may sound like a
difficult thing to do, but it really
isn’t. In fact, you may have
meditated several times already
this week. For example, John
meditated many times about the
fishing plan he and his best friend

7. He let his mind take him ahead of
time to the river, to the boat, and
then to the feel of waves. He
thought about catching a big fish,
weighing it, and then cleaning it.
Finally, John though about going
home and the fun of showing his
catch to mother and sister. Without

8. been meditating on his fishing plan.
A person can meditate in many
ways, but all of the ways include the mind
to think about a certain thing.
Ways that some people meditate on
the Bible
1. By reading it
2. By thinking about it a long time
3. By thinking about it a short time
4. By writing about it

9. 5. By listening to it
6. By talking about it
7. By drawing about it
8. By memorizing it
9. By singing about it
10. By praying about it
When Manny looked over the list, he was
surprised. “Oh, good! I was afraid the only
way to meditate on the Bible was to read
it,” he said. Manny was’t fond of reading.

10. Sally looked over the list and said, “Wow!
This looks confusing to me. I’m happy just
reading the Bible.” sally liked sticking with
things she knew how to do.
John looked over the list and said, “I think
I’ll try all the ways on the list.” John knew
that he became bored when he always
did things in the same way.
What was your thought when you read
over the list? _________________

11. Feeding your mind and your spirit
When you meditate, you are feeding your
mind. You are also feeding your spirit,
which is the part of you that feels and
cares about people and things.
When you meditate on the words that
God has spoken, then, you are feeding
your ___ and ___ the kind of “food” that
will make you strong.

12. Some “food” for your mind and
spirit
Here are some parts of the Bible that are
helpful to think about. Find and read each
section in your Bible, then match each
one with the statement that best explains
what the section is about. Choose one
section to be yours for meditating.

13. Part of the Bible What is it about?
Match each of these……….with one of these
a.Psalm 139:1-6 Wisdom can preserve my life.
b.Psalm 4:8 What I say is important.
c.Ecclesiastes 7:11-12 God is always with me and knows all
about me.
d. Proverbs 11:12,13 God is able to help me sleep
peacefully.
On these lines, write out the section you have chosen from
the four choices above. Also underline it neatly in your Bible,
if you wish.
________________________________________________

14. Look over the list of ways to meditate. Circle the
ways you plan to meditate this week on the
section you have chosen.

15. Last words:
You are in charge of your thoughts.
You can choose to think about things
that will help you or hurt you. Your
choice about this matter will affect the
kind of life you will live. Remember:
The way you live depend on the way
you think.

16. Next Sunday, we are going to have a
Father’s Day Celebration in the
church. (Think of it as if it is the last
special Father’s Day Celebration so,
everything must be prepared for that
day.) Plan on how you are going to
celebrate it.

17. Thank you!
Let’s Pray