{"id":1396,"date":"2023-12-17T00:12:07","date_gmt":"2023-12-17T00:12:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/greaterpleasantbranch.org\/?page_id=1396"},"modified":"2023-12-17T03:19:57","modified_gmt":"2023-12-17T03:19:57","slug":"to-the-branch-family","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/greaterpleasantbranch.org\/index.php\/to-the-branch-family\/","title":{"rendered":"To: The Branch Family"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>From: Pastor Artee Williams <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Subject: Spiritual Disciplines &#8211; Practicing Meditation<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Date December 14, 2023<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This is an invitation to join fellow brothers and sisters in reviewing and applying the steps for meditating on Scripture, based on a&nbsp; previous Wednesday Bible Study from the book: \u201c Spiritual Disciplines for the Christian Life\u201d, by Donald S. Whitney.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Select a verse, several verses or chapter from a passage of Scripture and apply the 6 steps for meditating on Scripture.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Please take the next several weeks to complete this initial assignment and make plans to share your insights during our first Wednesday Bible Study for the new year on January 3, 2024.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This will be an on-going assignment for 2024 and there will be opportunities to share your insights during the devotional period of each Wednesday Bible Study.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The 6 step process for meditating on Scripture will be posted on our church website.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/greaterpleasantbranch.org\/index.php\/meditation\/\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"229\" src=\"http:\/\/greaterpleasantbranch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Screenshot-2023-12-16-at-9.15.30\u202fPM-1024x229.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2115\" srcset=\"https:\/\/greaterpleasantbranch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Screenshot-2023-12-16-at-9.15.30\u202fPM-1024x229.png 1024w, https:\/\/greaterpleasantbranch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Screenshot-2023-12-16-at-9.15.30\u202fPM-300x67.png 300w, https:\/\/greaterpleasantbranch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Screenshot-2023-12-16-at-9.15.30\u202fPM-768x172.png 768w, https:\/\/greaterpleasantbranch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Screenshot-2023-12-16-at-9.15.30\u202fPM-1536x344.png 1536w, https:\/\/greaterpleasantbranch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Screenshot-2023-12-16-at-9.15.30\u202fPM-360x81.png 360w, https:\/\/greaterpleasantbranch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Screenshot-2023-12-16-at-9.15.30\u202fPM.png 1678w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Thanks for accepting this opportunity for spiritual growth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Blessings to all !<\/strong><\/p>\n\n    <div class=\"xs_social_share_widget xs_share_url after_content \t\tmain_content  wslu-style-1 wslu-share-box-shaped wslu-fill-colored wslu-none wslu-share-horizontal wslu-theme-font-no wslu-main_content\">\n\n\t\t\n        <ul>\n\t\t\t        <\/ul>\n    <\/div> \n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>From: Pastor Artee Williams Subject: Spiritual Disciplines &#8211; Practicing Meditation Date December 14, 2023 This is an invitation to join fellow brothers and sisters in reviewing and applying the steps for meditating on Scripture, based on a&nbsp; previous Wednesday Bible Study from the book: \u201c Spiritual Disciplines for the Christian Life\u201d, by Donald S. 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