God's Battle Plan for the Mind 12: Getting Started and Conclusion [2024.02.11 Sabbath School lesson]

Chapter 12 and Conclusion of the book Battleplan for the Mind: Getting started (Pray; Own the difficulty; Persevere) and Growing (in holiness, love, joy, and self-control) (click here to DOWNLOAD mp3/pdf files of this lesson)

God's Battle Plan for the Mind 11: Enemies of Meditation (2) [2024.02.04 Sabbath School]

Contemporary obstacles to meditation(click here to DOWNLOAD mp3/pdf files of this lesson)

God's Battle Plan for the Mind 11: Enemies of Meditation (1) [2024.01.28 Sabbath School lesson]

Six enemies/excuses against biblical meditation: It's too hard; I'm not into intellectual things; I'm too busy; I'm easily distracted; It makes me feel guilty; It's too painful. (click here to DOWNLOAD mp3/pdf files of this lesson)

God's Battle Plan for the Mind 10: Benefits of Meditation [2024.01.21 Sabbath School lesson]

Eight benefits of Christian meditation: deeper repentance, strengthened resolve, inflamed affection, increased growth, comfort, joy, depth of maturity, and improved retention of God's Word.(click here to DOWNLOAD mp3/pdf files of this lesson)

God's Battle Plan for the Mind 9: Reasons for Meditation [2024.01.14 Sabbath School lesson]

God has given us fellowship with Him in praise as the purpose of our existence, and as the daily means by which we pursue that purpose!(click here to DOWNLOAD mp3/pdf files of this lesson)

God's Battle Plan for the Mind 8: Choosing Subjects for Meditation (2) [2024.01.07 Sabbath School Lesson]

Some aspects of meditating upon sin, meditating upon God, and meditating upon eternity. (click here to DOWNLOAD mp3/pdf files of this lesson)

God's Battle Plan for the Mind 8: Choosing Subjects for Meditation (1) [2023.12.31 Sabbath School Lesson]

Counsel for choosing what to meditate upon, from Scripture, before the Lord(click here to DOWNLOAD mp3/pdf files of this lesson)

God's Battle Plan for the Mind 7: Important Meditation Occasions

The Lord, Who gave His Word, works our lives according to the counsel of His will. We ought to meditate upon His Word in relation to the major events in our lives—especially spiritual events, such as the sermons we sit under, other parts of the public worship, and the administration of the sacraments.(click here to DOWNLOAD mp3/pdf files of this lesson)

God's Battle Plan for the Mind 6: The Practice of Meditation (2) [2023.12.17 Sabbath School lesson]

The importance of consistency in biblical meditation, and counsel for how to do it.(click here to DOWNLOAD mp3/pdf files of this lesson)

God's Battle Plan for the Mind 6: The Practice of Meditation (1) [2023.12.10 Sabbath School]

The best time for biblical meditation, the best place for it, and the importance of consistency in it.(click here to DOWNLOAD mp3/pdf files of this lesson)

God's Battle Plan for the Mind 5: Deliberate Meditation [2023.12.03 Sabbath School lesson]

Believers must spend time that they set aside, each day, for dwelling upon the Scriptures in two ways: directly (expositionally understanding what the Bible says) and reflexively (applicationally understanding themselves in light of the Bible), so that they may respond well to the providence that the Lord brings into their lives.(click here to DOWNLOAD mp3/pdf files of this lesson)

God's Battle Plan for the Mind 4: Occasional Meditation [2023.11.26 Sabbath School]

Scripture teaches us to interact personally with God, by means of His Word, throughout our life—taking occasions from His providence to meditate upon Scripture that is illustrated by that providence or applies to that providence. (click here to DOWNLOAD mp3/pdf files of this lesson)

God's Battle Plan for the Mind 3: Defining Biblical Meditation [2023.11.19 Sabbath School]

Biblical meditation includes both the setting of our affections upon the Lord and His Word, as well as the careful contemplating of His Word and how we intend to respond to it with our life.(click here to DOWNLOAD mp3/pdf files of this lesson)

God's Battle Plan for the Mind 2: Unbiblical Forms of Meditation [2023.11.12 Sabbath School]

Introduction, and part of chapter 2. True, biblical meditation contrasted from unbiblical forms of meditation. Proper meditation is to dwell upon that which comes from God in His Word—not to dwell upon that which comes from or appeals to our own hearts, and certainly not to dwell upon nothing at all lest our minds become easy prey.(click here to DOWNLOAD mp3/pdf files of this lesson)

Battle Plan for the Mind 1: The Need of Recovering Biblical Meditation [2023.10.29 Sabbath School]

Introduction, and part of chapter 1. The need of biblical meditation for healing our hearts and minds. Elder Rentschler. (click here to DOWNLOAD mp3/pdf files of this lesson)