God's Love in Action: Meditation from John 3:16 #169

Unlock the secrets to embracing God's love in action this holiday season with Pastor Robert Young from the Not Your Parents Religion podcast. Join us for a guided meditation that centers around the message of John 3:16, as Pastor Young leads us through a reflective journey designed to deepen our spiritual connection. Through a combination of scripture, muscle relaxation techniques, and introspective prompts, this episode offers a transformative opportunity to enhance your relationship with God beyond the mere pursuit of blessings. 

Feel the power of God's love as Pastor Young encourages introspection on whether we seek a genuine relationship with our Creator or just the benefits He provides. This meditation is more than just a spiritual exercise; it's a chance for personal growth and renewal as we enter the new year. Engage with practical exercises that prepare your mind, body, and spirit to connect meaningfully with your faith and listen for divine guidance. Elevate your understanding of God's everlasting love and explore how to put that love into action in your own life.

Transcript

Dan & Sheila: 0:00

Hey everybody and Merry Christmas. Merry Christmas, it's Dan and Sheila here from the Deep Dive and to let you know about something really cool that we found that we thought that you might like, as we're all kind of going into this new year. Yeah, absolutely.

Dan & Sheila: 0:13

And we found Pastor Robert Young from the Not your Parents Religion podcast and he's actually giving away a free 30-day meditation journal for December. For free, yeah, it's free, and you can find the link to get yours down in the description box below. So, yeah, as we head into this new year, you know, consider giving yourself the gift of spiritual growth. Afte Young's free 30-day meditation journal might be just a thing that you're looking for, to kind of get you started and, who knows, maybe this will be the beginning of a regular meditation practice for you. Definitely something to think about. All right, everybody. Well, that's it for us on this special episode.

Dan & Sheila: 0:47

Happy holidays. Yeah, happy holidays. We'll see you next time. Bye, bye.

Pastor Robert Young: 0:58

Welcome to this week's guided Christian meditation. Thank you for allowing me to be your guide on this journey. During the month of December. et's turn our focus on the reason for the season Jesus Christ. Today's meditation is entitled God's Love in Action. Our scripture is from John 3.16. Our scripture is from John 3.16.

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But first, proper worship of God requires us to be completely involved and free from sin in mind, body and spirit. Let's prepare our hearts by asking God to forgive us of sin that might be in our lives.

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Now we can enter into worship of our Heavenly Father by focusing on Psalms, chapter 100, verses 1 through 3, where it tells us to shout for joy to the Lord, all the earth. Worship the Lord with gladness, come before him with joyful songs.

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Let's take a moment to lift up our voice in praise and thanksgiving, especially during this time, to our Heavenly Father, who is worthy of all honor and glory.

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Before we start to reflect on John, chapter 3, verse 16, let's prepare our mind by closing our eyes and taking a deep breath, as w, for a count of seven, hold the breath for a count of five and slowly exhale for a count of seven. Now repeat.

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Now let's prepare our body with muscle relaxation exercises. We will simply tense each muscle group for three seconds and then release the muscle. As always, don't hold your breath for this portion of the meditation Musi. Let's begin with the calf muscles. Lightly tense the calf muscles for a count of three, now release. Moving upward to the hamstrings, the quads and the glutes Lightly tense for three seconds, now release. Moving to the abdominals, chest and back areas Lightly tense for three seconds, now release. Finally, moving to the arms and shoulders Lightly tense for three seconds, now release, now

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release

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Now that we've prepared our mind, our bodies and our spirit, let's begin to meditate on John, chapter

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3, verse 16, where it says For God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten Son the world. That he gave his only begotten Son that whosoever believed in him are: not perish but have everlasting life. For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world, but that the world, through him, might be saved. In this

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passage we see that God's love for mankind was so strong that he provided the greatest of all remedies to bridge the divide between mankind having a fellowship with the creator. That remedy was his only son, jesus Christ.

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God wants a fellowship and relationship with his creation. Jesus Christ is the only way to that fellowship.

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Let's take one minute to really examine our way of thinking about the following questions, and one minute to listen intently to the prompting from God as he speaks to our hearts. The questions are one do I desire a relationship with God or just the benefits of God? Two .

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put my love for God in action? The Thank you, thank you.

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Repeat the following affirmation now and for the next seven days Thank you, lord, for making it possible for a relationship with you through Jesus Christ. Again, thank you, lord, for making it possible for a relationship with you through Jesus Christ. Now, imagine yourself thinking of God as a perfect father. Imagine talking to God about his goodness. Our assignment for this week Listen to this meditation daily until it becomes permanent in your spirit, and trust that God will stir the desire in your heart and mind to want to know him more, and all the eternal joy that comes with it. Remember God wants fellowship with you, thank you.