Chapter 1: Conscious Awareness
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Matthew 7:3-6 to (.) |
Introduction |
Isaiah 28:5,9,10, 16-18 to (;) |
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Habakkuk 2:1-3 |
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John 7:1-8 |
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John 10:7-10 |
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John 1: 1-14 |
The Function of the Transcendental Consciousness |
Psalms 23:1-6 |
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Matthew 11:28-30 |
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John 11:9-15, 21-27, 41-44 |
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Isaiah 41: 10-13 |
The Transcendental Consciousness Brings a Release from Concern for Persons or Things |
I Kings 17:1-16 |
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Luke 12:13-32 |
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Psalms 91:1, 2,9,10,14-16 |
Becoming One with Our Source |
Matthew 23: 1-3, 8-10 |
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Luke 8: 4-18 |
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John 15: 1-8 |
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Deuteronomy 6: 4-9 |
Gaining the Consciousness of the Presence |
Psalms 139: 7-18 |
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John 8: 4-18 |
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John 10: 24-30 |
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Romans 8: 1, 2, 9-17, 35-39 |
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Psalms 24: 1-5 |
Gratitude and the Contemplative LIfe |
Matthew 5: 43-48 |
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Acts 11: 1-18 |
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John 17: 20-23 |
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Philippians 4: 4-9 |
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Chapter 2: Erasing Our Concepts of God
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Genesis 12:1,2,4-9 |
Introduction |
Genesis 13: 1-9, 11-17 |
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Isaiah 55: 1-3 |
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Isaiah 55: 8-13 |
No Theory or Concpet of God is God |
II Corinthians 3: 2-6, 13-18 |
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John 6: 27-38 |
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Luke 9: 18-21, 28-36 |
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Isaiah 61: 1-6 to second (:) |
Healing Comes Through in a Moment of God Realizaion |
John 5: 1-9, 16-20 |
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Acts 9: 32-42 |
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Isaiah 45: 18-23 |
Prayers That Seek Favors of God Are Futile |
Isaiah 46: 1-9 |
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Matthew 6: 5-8 |
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Acts 17: 22-28 |
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Psalms 19: 1-14 |
The Is-ness of God |
Isaiah 40: 13-18, 25-31 |
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Genesis 1: 11, 12, 20-28, 31 to (.) |
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Matthew 7: 15-20 |
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Isaiah 26: 1-4 |
The Prayer of Acknowledgment |
II Kings 4: 8-37 |
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Isaiah 41: 10-13 |
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Matthew 14: 22-31 |
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James 1: 2-8, 12-25 |
Preparing the Soil for Spiritual Fruitage |
James 3: 10-18 |
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Luke 10: 1-9, 17-20 |
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Revelation 3: 20, 21 |
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Jonah 3: 1-10 |
The Universality of God’s Grace |
Jonah 4: 1-11 to (;) |
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John 10: 14-16 |
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Ephesians 2: 4-8 |
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Chapter 3: Beginning the Contemplative Life
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Proverbs 4: 1-13 |
Introduction |
I Kings 19:9-16, 18-21 |
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II Kings 2: 1-15 |
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Mark 1: 14-22 |
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Luke 18: 26-30 |
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John 8: 31-31 |
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Genesis 17: 1-18 |
Recognizing the Universality of God |
John 8: 52-58 |
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Galatians 3: 1-29 |
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Luke 10: 25-37 |
Your Givingness of Yourself Brings the Givingness of the Universe to You |
Luke 7: 36-50 |
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Matthew 25: 31-40 |
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Job 38: 1-19, 31-36 |
Man Cannot Influence God |
Job 40: 1-14 |
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Job 42: 1-6, 12 to first “:” |
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John 5: 25-27, 30 |
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Psalms 139: 1-18 |
The Indwelling Presence |
Luke 4: 14-21 |
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John 3: 1-13 |
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Romans 8: 35-39 |
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John 4: 19-24 |
The Contemplative Life Develops a Sense of Universality |
II Corinthians 3: 2-6, 17, 18 |
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I John 4: 7, 8, 18-21 |
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Chapter 4: The Esoteric Meaning of the Easter Week
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Exodus 20: 1-5 to first (:), 8-11 |
Introduction |
Jeremiah 2: 11-13 |
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Matthew 12: 1-8 |
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Mark 2: 18-22 |
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Isaiah 57: 15-21 |
The Humility and Benevolence of Maundy Thurstay |
Isaiah 58: 5-12 |
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Matthew 10: 16-20, 32-39 |
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John 13: 1, 4-17 |
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Matthew 4: 1-11 |
Good Friday: The Crucifixion of Personal Sense |
Matthew 10: 16-20, 32-39 |
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John 17: 1-11, 20-23 to (;) |
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John 12: 23-32 |
Easter: The Rising Above All Material Ties |
I Corinthians 15: 35-55 |
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II Corinthinas 13: 3-14 |
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Psalms 91: 1-16 |
The Esoteric Meaning of Exoteric Teachings |
Luke 10: 1-11, 16-20 |
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Luke 9: 49-56 to (.) |
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John 15: 1-13 |
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Psalms 1: 1-3 |
The Final Step Must Be Taken Alone |
Mark 14: 22-38 |
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John 19: 25-30 |
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Acts 1: 1-8 |
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Revelation 21: 1-7, 10, 11, 22-26 |
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Revelation 22: 1-9 |
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Chapter 5: Steps on the Path of Illumination
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Malachi 3: 1-8, 10-12 |
Introduction |
Luke 15: 11-32 |
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Isaiah 61: 1-6 to second (:) |
Gaining Freedom from Material and Mental Laws |
Romans 8: 1, 2, 10-21 |
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James 1: 12-25 |
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James 3: 11-18 |
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Exodus 3: 1-8 to (;), 10-14 |
Attaining the Transcendental Consciousness |
Zecharia 4: 1-6 |
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John 6: 41-51 to second (:) |
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Romans 12: 1, 2 |
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Psalms 37: 1-7 to first (:) |
Put Up Thy Sword |
Matthew 5: 38-48 |
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Matthew 6: 24-34 |
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Romans 13: 1, 8, 10 |
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I Samuel 17: 1-17, 20-24, 32-50 |
David and Goliath |
Luke 10: 17-20 |
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I John 4: 4-8 |
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Psalms 91: 1, 9, 10 |
Silence and Secrecy |
Matthew 6: 1-6 |
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Mark 7: 31-36 to (:) |
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Mark 8: 22-30 |
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Psalms 46: 1-10 |
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Mark 4: 24, 25 |
To Whom Much Is Given, of Him Much Is Demanded |
Matthew 25: 14-29 |
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John 15: 1-8 |
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Psalms 139: 7-18 |
The Kingdom of God Realized |
Luke 17: 20, 21 |
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John 17: 1-8, 20-26 |
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Chapter 6: Contemplative Meditation
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Deuteronomy 6: 4-9 |
Introduction |
Psalms 139: 1-18 |
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John 15: 4-10 |
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Genesis 32: 24-30 |
Let Each Meditation Be an Individual Experience |
Exodus 34: 27-35 |
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I Kings 19: 1-12 |
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Luke 9: 28-36 |
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Psalms 96: 1-9 to (:) |
A Contemplative Form of Meditation on God |
Isaiah 40: 28-31 |
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Isaiah 43: 1-7 |
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Lue 12: 22-32 |
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Isaiah 65: 17-19, 21-25 |
Fulfillment Is Attained by Conscious Oneness |
I Corinthians 2: 9-16 |
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Colossians 2: 6-10 |
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Daniel 10: 1-21 |
Beginning the Journey Back to the Fahter’s House |
John 10: 7-18 |
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Revelations 12: 1-11 |
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Jeremiah 9: 23, 24 |
Omniscience Changes Your Concept of Prayer |
Proverbs 3: 5, 6 |
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John 11: 41-44 |
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Psalms 23: 1-6 |
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Isaiah 26: 2, 3, 9 |
Practicing the Presence |
John 5: 18-24, 30 |
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Revelation 21: 1-7 |
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Chapter 7: The Dice of God Are Loaded
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Galatians 6: 7, 8 |
Introduction |
Isaiah 1: 16-20 |
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Isaiah 31: 1, 3 |
As Ye Sow |
Matthew 16: 13-19 |
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Luke 6: 36-38 |
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John 20: 19-23 |
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Isaiah 9: 2, 6, 7 |
There Is No Power in the Visible |
Isaiah 11: 1-9 |
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Matthew 9: 1-7 |
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Luke 9: 19-56 |
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II Corinthians 4: 1-7, 18 |
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Isaiah 41: 10-13 |
The Conviction of God Removes Fear |
Isaiah 43: 1-13 |
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II Timothy 1: 7 |
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Romans 8: 14-17 to second (;), 26-28, 35-39 |
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Isaiah 30: 15 to (:), 18, 19, 21 |
Effects of the Evolutionary Process at Work in Consciousness |
Isaiah 32: 15-18 |
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Exodus 33: 9-14 |
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II Chronicles 32: 1, 2, 6-8 |
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Galatians 5: 12-25 |
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Psalms 8: 1-9 |
Give Up Fear and Faith and Attain Grace |
Matthew 17: 24-27 |
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John 8: 31-36 |
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I John 3: 1, 2 |
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I John 4: 4-8, 16-21 |
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Chapter 8: Contemplation Develops the Beholder
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Genesis 2: 23-25 |
Introduction |
Genesis 3: 1-10 |
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Proverbs 23: 4-7 to (:) |
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John 7: 24 |
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Isaiah 64: 4 |
Judge Not After Appearances |
Matthew 5: 43-45 |
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Matthew 7: 1-5 |
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Luke 18: 18-30 |
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Isaiah 43: 10-12 |
Living as a Witness to the Activity of God |
Isaiah 61: 1-6 to second (:) |
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John 5: 1-17, 30, 31, 36, 37 to first (.) |
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Ephesians 2: 1-10, 18-22 |
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John 8: 1-18 |
Discipline in the Contemplative Life |
John 9: 1-7 |
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John 18: 33-37 |
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Matthew 16: 20-28 |
Self-Preservation Is the Dominant Note in Human Experience |
Mark 4: 35-41 |
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Ephesians 6: 10-17 |
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Genesis 1: 31 |
The Detachment of a Beholder |
Genesis 2: 1-3 |
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Isaiah 52: 7-10 |
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Psalms 104: 1-18, 23, 33, 34 |
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Matthew 12: 14-37 |
Withhold Judgment as to Good or Evil |
Acts 10: 1-46 to (.) |
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Isaiah 60: 1-5, 13-21 |
“Awake Thou That Sleepest” |
Matthew 25: 1-13 |
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I Thessalonians 5: 5-8, 15-23 |
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Genesis 1: 11, 12, 30, 31, 24-28 |
The Contemplative Life Brings a Consciousness of Life as Indestructible |
Genesis 2: 4-7 |
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John 12: 24-26 |
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I Corinthians 15: 35-55 |
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John 1: 1-4, 9-13 |
“It Is I; Be Not Afraid” |
John 10: 7-18, 23-30 |
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Revelation 1: 1, 4-18 to second (;) |
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Chapter 9: Daily Preparation for Spiritual Living
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Matthew 11: 1-6 |
Introduction |
Matthew 7: 13-20 |
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Luke 8: 4-15 |
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Jeremiah 9: 23, 24 |
Students Must Never Advance Beyond the Principles |
Exodus 33: 8-20 |
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Psalms 139: 7-10, 17, 18 |
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Deuteronomy 18: 15, 17-22 |
When Is a Spiritual Experience a Real Experience? |
John 5: 17-27, 39-46 |
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John 15: 1-5 |
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John 8: 31, 32 |
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Isaiah 42: 1-9 |
Evolving States of Consciousness |
Luke 13: 10-21 |
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Galatians 5: 1, 5, 6, 9, 14-25 |
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Genesis 2: 8, 9, 16, 17 |
The Impersonal Source of All Discord |
Genesis 3: 1-12 |
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Matthew 4: 1-11 |
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Luke 18: 18, 19 |
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Luke 4: 33-36 |
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Revelation 12: 1-10 to (:) |
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Psalms 91: 1-10 |
Daily Practice Is Essential |
Luke 12: 22-32 |
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John 16: 28-33 |
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Romans 13: 1, 8-14 |
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Psalms 23: 1-6 |
Never Believe That You Know What to Pray For |
John 17: 20-26 |
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Romans 8: 26-28, 35, 37-39 |
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Isaiah 1: 18 |
The Practice of the Principles Is an Aid to Meditation |
Luke 7: 36-50 |
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Ephesians 2: 2-10 |
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Chapter 10: Meditation on Life by Grace
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Psalms 46: 1-6, 10 |
Introduction |
Mark 4: 36-40 |
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I Corinthians 2: 1, 4, 5 |
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Jeremiah 23: 18, 21-24 |
God’s Omnipresnece |
Matthew 5: 17-19, 38-48 |
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Luke 12: 22-32 |
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Luke 17: 20-21 |
Why We Do Not Experience the Kingdom |
Acts 17: 16, 22-28 |
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Isaiah 30: 15 to (:), 21 |
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Psalms 62: 1, 2, 5-12 |
God is Your Dwelling Place |
John 15: 1-12 |
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Deuteronomy 6: 4-14 |
Dealing With Daily Problems |
Deuteronomy 8: 7-18 |
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Isaiah 55: 1-13 |
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Luke 15: 11-32 |
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Psalms 8: 1-6 |
Only One Legitimate Desire |
Psalms 19: 1-3, 7-14 |
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John 17: 1-4 |
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Matthew 25: 1-13 |
Your Own Will Come to You |
John 10: 1-5, 14-30 |
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Revelation 3: 20-22 |
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Psalms 27: 1-8 |
Seek Me |
Psalms 37: 1-11 |
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Psalms 63: 1-8 |
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Philippians 4: 1, 4-8 |
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John 12: 23-32 |
Self-Surrender |
I Corinthians 15: 22, 35-55 |
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Revelation 21: 1-7 |
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Chapter 11: Supply and Secrecy
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Matthew 5: 14-16 |
Introduction |
Isaiah 1: 10-19 |
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Mark 11: 25, 26 |
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Matthew 25: 31-45 |
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Psalms 8: 1, 2-9 |
Gratitude as an Evidence of Receptivity |
II Kings 4: 1-7 |
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Matthew 15: 29-38 |
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Matthew 6: 1-18 |
The Seed Must Be Nurtured in Secret |
Luke 8: 4-18 |
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James 3: 1-18 |
Practice but Do Not Preach |
John 15: 4-10 |
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Romans 12: 1-21 |
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Romans 13: 1, 8-10 |
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Chapter 12: The Spiritual Christmas
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Isaiah 9: 2, 6 |
Introduction |
John 1: 1-5, 9-14 |
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Isaiah 60: 1, 2 |
Isaiah Reveals the Christ |
Isaiah 61: 1-6 to first (:) |
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Isaiah 6: 1-13 |
Receptivity to the Christ Is Greater in Time of Need |
John 4: 5-26, 31-35 |
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Luke 14: 16-27, 33 |
The Rejection of the Christ |
Matthew 23: 1, 8-10 |
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Acts 9: 1-20 |
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John 15: 4-13 |
The Christ Dissolves All Evil |
Ephesians 1: 1-7 |
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Ephesians 2: 4-10 |
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Zechariah 4: 1-7 |
The Impersonal Christ-Life |
Matthew 25: 31-45 |
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Revelation 21: 1-7 |
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