1. A Deeper Look at the Word of God Discovering the secret power of the scriptures.

2. The Bible  It is a miracle book.  Verbally inspired. II Peter 1:21  Infallible. Psalm 111:7; 119:160  Forever settled. Luke 21:33

3. The Word of God  Logos: True Word John 1:1  Rhema: Dynamic Word - Matthew 4:4, John 6:63  Jesus Christ is identified as the Word - John 1:14

4. How the Word of God is Received  Obtained by Reading  Entertained by Meditating  Explained by Teaching  Proclaimed by Preaching

5. Interacting with the Word.  Illuminates. Psalm 119:105, 130  Creates. Genesis 1:3, 6; Hebrews 11:3  Profitable in doctrine II Timothy 3:16  Reproof  Correction  Instruction in righteousness

6. Applying the Word.  The Word is food for the mind. –Logical. –Rational. –Reasonable.  The Word is food for the heart.

7. "Thy Word have I hid in mine heart, that I might not sin against thee." Psalm 119:11

8. What happens when you hide the Word of God in your heart?

9. A deep, almost involuntary work takes place on a subliminal level when we hide the Word of God in our hearts. It has an inner washing, a cleansing effect upon our conscience, our soul and our very being.

10. The first Psalm indicates the value of this inner work of the Word.

11. “Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful. 2 But his delight is in the law of the LORD; and in his law doth he meditate day and night. 3 And he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that bringeth forth his fruit in his season; his leaf also shall not wither; and whatsoever he doeth shall prosper.” - Psalm 1:1-3

12. When we have no specific agenda, when we don't know what's wrong, when we have no target for thought, we simply allow the Word to run through our hearts and minds as a cleansing agent.

13. Recognize the unconscious depths of the heart.  Jeremiah. 17:9-10.  There are conscious and subconscious levels of the mind.  We deal with habits, feelings, inclinations that are not deliberately chosen.  Matthew 15:19.

14. The human heart has stains, stubborn dirt and grime, deeply ingrained faults that we cannot directly address.

15. But these can be removed through a continual exposure to, dealing with, daily processing by and application of the Word of God.

16. God’s Word works like a detergent.

17. Instructions for using detergent  Pre-Treat: Pour ALL directly on tough stains. Rub in. Eph. 5:26; John 15:3; John 17:17.  Measure: Fill cap to line for normal loads. Use more for heavily soiled loads. Acts 20:27  Pour: Add ALL to washer as water level rises, then add laundry. We do not add the Word of God to our lives, but we cast our lives into the Word of God.

18. The Word of God is not a mixture but a solution.  We cannot separate out the pleasurable commands from those that cause pain. It is all taken together.  Matthew 19:16-22

19. Ingredients:  Cleansing agents. Psalm 119:9  Buffering agent. Hebrews 4:12  Stabilizer  Perfume. Psalm 119:103  Brightening agent. Psalm 119:130  Colorant.

20. Disclaimers:  ALL does not contain phosphorus.  The surfactants in ALL are biodegradable and safe.

21. The agitator helps get the clothes clean by making sure every square inch of the material comes in contact with the detergent.