Bible Lessons With The Contemplative Life

Chapter 1: Conscious Awareness
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Matthew 7:3-6 to (.) Introduction
Isaiah 28:5,9,10, 16-18 to (;)
Habakkuk 2:1-3
John 7:1-8
John 10:7-10
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John 1: 1-14 The Function of the Transcendental Consciousness
Psalms 23:1-6
Matthew 11:28-30
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
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
Luke 8: 4-18
John 15: 1-8
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Deuteronomy 6: 4-9 Gaining the Consciousness of the Presence
Psalms 139: 7-18
John 8: 4-18
John 10: 24-30
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
Acts 11: 1-18
John 17: 20-23
Philippians 4: 4-9
Chapter 2: Erasing Our Concepts of God
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Genesis 12:1,2,4-9 Introduction
Genesis 13: 1-9, 11-17
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
John 6: 27-38
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
Acts 9: 32-42
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Isaiah 45: 18-23 Prayers That Seek Favors of God Are Futile
Isaiah 46: 1-9
Matthew 6: 5-8
Acts 17: 22-28
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Psalms 19: 1-14 The Is-ness of God
Isaiah 40: 13-18, 25-31
Genesis 1: 11, 12, 20-28, 31 to (.)
Matthew 7: 15-20
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Isaiah 26: 1-4 The Prayer of Acknowledgment
II Kings 4: 8-37
Isaiah 41: 10-13
Matthew 14: 22-31
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James 1: 2-8, 12-25 Preparing the Soil for Spiritual Fruitage
James 3: 10-18
Luke 10: 1-9, 17-20
Revelation 3: 20, 21
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Jonah 3: 1-10 The Universality of God’s Grace
Jonah 4: 1-11 to (;)
John 10: 14-16
Ephesians 2: 4-8
Chapter 3: Beginning the Contemplative Life
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Proverbs 4: 1-13 Introduction
I Kings 19:9-16, 18-21
II Kings 2: 1-15
Mark 1: 14-22
Luke 18: 26-30
John 8: 31-31
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Genesis 17: 1-18 Recognizing the Universality of God
John 8: 52-58
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
Matthew 25: 31-40
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Job 38: 1-19, 31-36 Man Cannot Influence God
Job 40: 1-14
Job 42: 1-6, 12 to first “:”
John 5: 25-27, 30
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Psalms 139: 1-18 The Indwelling Presence
Luke 4: 14-21
John 3: 1-13
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
I John 4: 7, 8, 18-21
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
Matthew 12: 1-8
Mark 2: 18-22
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Isaiah 57: 15-21 The Humility and Benevolence of Maundy Thurstay
Isaiah 58: 5-12
Matthew 10: 16-20, 32-39
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
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
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
Luke 9: 49-56 to (.)
John 15: 1-13
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Psalms 1: 1-3 The Final Step Must Be Taken Alone
Mark 14: 22-38
John 19: 25-30
Acts 1: 1-8
Revelation 21: 1-7, 10, 11, 22-26
Revelation 22: 1-9
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
James 1: 12-25
James 3: 11-18
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Exodus 3: 1-8 to (;), 10-14 Attaining the Transcendental Consciousness
Zecharia 4: 1-6
John 6: 41-51 to second (:)
Romans 12: 1, 2
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Psalms 37: 1-7 to first (:) Put Up Thy Sword
Matthew 5: 38-48
Matthew 6: 24-34
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
I John 4: 4-8
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Psalms 91: 1, 9, 10 Silence and Secrecy
Matthew 6: 1-6
Mark 7: 31-36 to (:)
Mark 8: 22-30
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
John 15: 1-8
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Psalms 139: 7-18 The Kingdom of God Realized
Luke 17: 20, 21
John 17: 1-8, 20-26
Chapter 6: Contemplative Meditation
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Deuteronomy 6: 4-9 Introduction
Psalms 139: 1-18
John 15: 4-10
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Genesis 32: 24-30 Let Each Meditation Be an Individual Experience
Exodus 34: 27-35
I Kings 19: 1-12
Luke 9: 28-36
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Psalms 96: 1-9 to (:) A Contemplative Form of Meditation on God
Isaiah 40: 28-31
Isaiah 43: 1-7
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
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
Revelations 12: 1-11
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Jeremiah 9: 23, 24 Omniscience Changes Your Concept of Prayer
Proverbs 3: 5, 6
John 11: 41-44
Psalms 23: 1-6
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Isaiah 26: 2, 3, 9 Practicing the Presence
John 5: 18-24, 30
Revelation 21: 1-7
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
Luke 6: 36-38
John 20: 19-23
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Isaiah 9: 2, 6, 7 There Is No Power in the Visible
Isaiah 11: 1-9
Matthew 9: 1-7
Luke 9: 19-56
II Corinthians 4: 1-7, 18
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Isaiah 41: 10-13 The Conviction of God Removes Fear
Isaiah 43: 1-13
II Timothy 1: 7
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
Exodus 33: 9-14
II Chronicles 32: 1, 2, 6-8
Galatians 5: 12-25
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Psalms 8: 1-9 Give Up Fear and Faith and Attain Grace
Matthew 17: 24-27
John 8: 31-36
I John 3: 1, 2
I John 4: 4-8, 16-21
Chapter 8: Contemplation Develops the Beholder
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Genesis 2: 23-25 Introduction
Genesis 3: 1-10
Proverbs 23: 4-7 to (:)
John 7: 24
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Isaiah 64: 4 Judge Not After Appearances
Matthew 5: 43-45
Matthew 7: 1-5
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 (:)
John 5: 1-17, 30, 31, 36, 37 to first (.)
Ephesians 2: 1-10, 18-22
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John 8: 1-18 Discipline in the Contemplative Life
John 9: 1-7
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
Ephesians 6: 10-17
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Genesis 1: 31 The Detachment of a Beholder
Genesis 2: 1-3
Isaiah 52: 7-10
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
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
John 12: 24-26
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
Revelation 1: 1, 4-18 to second (;)
Chapter 9: Daily Preparation for Spiritual Living
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Matthew 11: 1-6 Introduction
Matthew 7: 13-20
Luke 8: 4-15
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Jeremiah 9: 23, 24 Students Must Never Advance Beyond the Principles
Exodus 33: 8-20
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
John 15: 1-5
John 8: 31, 32
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Isaiah 42: 1-9 Evolving States of Consciousness
Luke 13: 10-21
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
Matthew 4: 1-11
Luke 18: 18, 19
Luke 4: 33-36
Revelation 12: 1-10 to (:)
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Psalms 91: 1-10 Daily Practice Is Essential
Luke 12: 22-32
John 16: 28-33
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
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
Ephesians 2: 2-10
Chapter 10: Meditation on Life by Grace
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Psalms 46: 1-6, 10 Introduction
Mark 4: 36-40
I Corinthians 2: 1, 4, 5
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Jeremiah 23: 18, 21-24 God’s Omnipresnece
Matthew 5: 17-19, 38-48
Luke 12: 22-32
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Luke 17: 20-21 Why We Do Not Experience the Kingdom
Acts 17: 16, 22-28
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
Isaiah 55: 1-13
Luke 15: 11-32
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Psalms 8: 1-6 Only One Legitimate Desire
Psalms 19: 1-3, 7-14
John 17: 1-4
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Matthew 25: 1-13 Your Own Will Come to You
John 10: 1-5, 14-30
Revelation 3: 20-22
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Psalms 27: 1-8 Seek Me
Psalms 37: 1-11
Psalms 63: 1-8
Philippians 4: 1, 4-8
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John 12: 23-32 Self-Surrender
I Corinthians 15: 22, 35-55
Revelation 21: 1-7
Chapter 11: Supply and Secrecy
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Matthew 5: 14-16 Introduction
Isaiah 1: 10-19
Mark 11: 25, 26
Matthew 25: 31-45
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Psalms 8: 1, 2-9 Gratitude as an Evidence of Receptivity
II Kings 4: 1-7
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
Romans 12: 1-21
Romans 13: 1, 8-10
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
Acts 9: 1-20
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John 15: 4-13 The Christ Dissolves All Evil
Ephesians 1: 1-7
Ephesians 2: 4-10
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Zechariah 4: 1-7 The Impersonal Christ-Life
Matthew 25: 31-45
Revelation 21: 1-7