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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Hello Everyone! Rise, Shine and Give God the Glory because we were created to worship and praise Him. All of the Glory belongs to God so let us continually praise His Holy Name! It is not only an honor, but a privilege to know God and to have a close relationship with Him. The more you read, study and meditate on God‘s Word, the more insight you will have and the stronger you will become. You will be able to “rightly divide the Word” because of studying and meditating on it. Your thoughts will become enlightened and illuminated and the Power of the Holy Spirit will teach you all things and bring all things back to your remembrance. So don’t just read the Word like a book, but ponder over it carefully and meditate on a regular basis. Psalms 1 tells us that our delight is in the Law of the Lord, and in His Law doth we meditate day and night.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>So, beloved, if you want to be like that tree that is planted by the rivers of waters in Psalms 1 and be continually nourished, rooted and grounded in the Word of God, then we must meditate and stand on God’s Word for encouragement for SUCH A TIME AS THIS! <o:p></o:p></span></p><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>I was blessed by Pastor Rick Warren’s message below, and I pray that you will be encouraged as well.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>God bless,<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Dr. Joyce Taylor, VP, MSCC<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Communities of Faith Committee Member<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt'> Daily Hope with Rick Warren <connect@newsletter.purposedriven.com> <br><b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, April 22, 2020 5:06 AM<br><b>To:</b> Joyce Taylor <dr.joycetaylor56@gmail.com><br><b>Subject:</b> To Gain Insight into God’s Word, Learn to Meditate on It <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;background:white' id="ko_imageBlock_3"><tr><td valign=top style='padding:0in 6.75pt 0in 6.75pt'><div><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 style='max-width:480.0pt;background:white'><tr><td valign=top style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><a href="http://messaging.saddleback.org/ct/55438766:JBoB_ub2N:m:1:3025321960:11DA4FD9E0DDCEE943D12655E7C5BE74:r"><span style='color:#3F3F3F;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in;text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=640 height=640 style='width:6.6666in;height:6.6666in' id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image006.jpg@01D61AB2.9C1793A0" alt="Image removed by sender. To Gain Insight
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Devotional image from Rick Warren"></span></a><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr></table></td><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 align=left width=20 style='width:15.0pt;border-collapse:collapse;margin-left:-2.25pt;margin-right:-2.25pt'><tr style='height:15.0pt'><td width="100%" style='width:100.0%;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;height:15.0pt'></td></tr></table></td></tr><tr style='height:15.0pt'><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;height:15.0pt'></td><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;height:15.0pt'></td><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;height:15.0pt'></td></tr></table><p style='line-height:18.0pt'><em><b><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#505050'>“Keep this Book of the Law always on your lips; meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do everything written in it. Then you will be prosperous and successful.”</span></b></em><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#505050'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='line-height:18.0pt'><strong><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#505050'>Joshua 1:8 (NIV)</span></strong><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#505050'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='line-height:18.0pt'><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#505050'>There are so many things you can do to unlock the gifts the Bible offers. You can read Scripture, study it, and memorize it. But you should also meditate on it.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='line-height:18.0pt'><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#505050'>Second Timothy 2:7 says, <em><span style='font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'>“Reflect on what I am saying, for the Lord will give you insight into all this”</span></em> (NIV).<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='line-height:18.0pt'><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#505050'>When you reflect on the Bible—when you meditate on it—God gives you more insight into his Word.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='line-height:18.0pt'><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#505050'>What does it mean to meditate? It simply means to think seriously about something. It means you engage your mind.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='line-height:18.0pt'><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#505050'>Wondering how to meditate? If you know how to worry, you know how to meditate. Worry is simply negative meditation. When you worry, you take a negative thought and go over and over it in your mind. And the more you worry, the bigger your thought gets.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='line-height:18.0pt'><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#505050'>In meditation, you do the same thing with Scripture: You go over and over a passage of the Bible in your mind. But unlike with worry, meditating on Scripture produces positive results.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='line-height:18.0pt'><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#505050'>One of the ways you can meditate on Scripture is by doing what I call “pronouncing” it. Say a Bible verse aloud over and over again. Each time you say it, emphasize a different word.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='line-height:18.0pt'><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#505050'>Take Philippians 4:13, for example:<em><span style='font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'> “I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me” </span></em>(NKJV). The first time you say the verse, emphasize <em><span style='font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'>I</span></em>. The next time emphasize <em><span style='font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'>can</span></em>. And so on, until you emphasize the last word of the verse.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='line-height:18.0pt'><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#505050'>Each time you say the verse, its meaning will be nuanced in a different way.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='line-height:18.0pt'><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#505050'>Another tool for meditating is a reflection bridge. Beneath every story in the Bible is a timeless principle, and the reflection bridge helps you find it. First, you read the story and ask what it meant when it first happened. Then you ask what timeless principle it’s teaching. Then you personalize it by asking what it means to you today.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='line-height:18.0pt'><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#505050'>The Bible promises tremendous blessings if you spend time meditating on it: <em><span style='font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'>“Keep this Book of the Law always on your lips; meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do everything written in it. Then you will be prosperous and successful”</span></em> (Joshua 1:8 NIV).<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='line-height:18.0pt'><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#505050'>Take the time now to develop the habit of meditating on God’s Word, and you’ll reap the benefits for the rest of your life.<o:p></o:p></span></p><div style='margin-top:15.0pt;margin-bottom:15.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:18.0pt'><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#505050'><a href="http://messaging.saddleback.org/ct/55438774:JBoB_ub2N:m:1:3025321960:11DA4FD9E0DDCEE943D12655E7C5BE74:r">PLAY today’s audio teaching from Pastor Rick >></a><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p style='line-height:18.0pt'><b><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#505050'>Talk About It</span></b><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#505050'><o:p></o:p></span></p><ul type=disc><li class=MsoNormal style='color:#505050;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:18.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'>How are worry and meditating on Scripture similar? What positive results come from meditating on God’s Word?<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='color:#505050;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:18.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'>Choose one Scripture verse and practice “pronouncing” it, saying it aloud several times and emphasizing a different word each time. What does God teach you through meditating on a Scripture verse in that way?<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='color:#505050;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:18.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'>Choose a story from the Bible. Use the “reflection bridge” process described in today’s Daily Hope to meditate on that passage. 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See<br clear=all>Message 5: How to Study a Bible Passage<br clear=all>Message 6: Understanding the Meaning of a Biblical Text<br clear=all>Message 7: Integrating God's Word into My Life<o:p></o:p></p></td></tr><tr><td valign=top style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;border-radius: 5px'><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 align=left style='margin-left:-2.25pt;margin-right:-2.25pt'><tr style='height:19.5pt'><td style='background:#FFC700;padding:11.25pt 22.5pt 9.75pt 22.5pt;height:19.5pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#343434'><a href="http://messaging.saddleback.org/ct/55438768:JBoB_ub2N:m:1:3025321960:11DA4FD9E0DDCEE943D12655E7C5BE74:r" target="_new"><b><span style='color:#343434;text-decoration:none'>PLAY TODAY'S BROADCAST</span></b></a><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr><td valign=top style='padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 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