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A Heart That Dances — Satisfy Your Desire For Intimacy With God — Leader Guide Copyright © 2012 by Catherine MartinPublished by Quiet Time MinistriesPalm Desert, California 92255www.quiettime.org

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introduction class . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

week 1: The Invitation To Intimacy—Psalm 46:10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

week 2: Journey To The Heart of God—Hosea . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

week 3: Face To Face With God—Moses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

week 4: A Heart That Dances—David . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

week 5: Finding Your Treasure in Life—Mary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

week 6: Hearts Forever Captivated—The Women at Bethany . . . . . 19

week 7: The Radical Disciple—Paul . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

week 8: The Disciple Jesus Loved—John . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

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Introduction

Begin your class with prayer and then welcome everyone to this new book of quiet times. Have the people in your group share their names and what brought them to the study. Make sure

each person in your group has a book. Also, gather contact information for all participants in your group including name, address, phone number, and e-mail. That way you can keep in touch and encourage those in your group.

Familiarize your group with the layout of the book. Each week consists of five days of quiet times, as well as a devotional reading and response for days 6 and 7. Each day follows the PRAYER quiet time plan:

Prepare Your HeartRead and Study God’s WordAdore God in PrayerYield Yourself to GodEnjoy His PresenceRest in His Love

Journal and prayer pages are included in the back of the book. Note that the quiet times offer devotional reading, Bible study, prayer, and practical application. Some days are longer than oth-ers so be sure to encourage your group to study at their own pace. Days 6-7 are for catching up, review, etc. This is a concentrated, intentional journey to experience radical intimacy with God. Encourage your group to interact with the study, underline significant insights, and write com-ments in the margins. Encourage your group to read the Introduction sometime the first day. Also point out that the Introduction includes a place where they will write a letter to the Lord. Encourage them to draw near to God each day and ask Him to speak to their hearts.

You can determine how to organize your group sessions, but here’s one idea: Discuss the week of quiet times together in the first hour, break for ten minutes, and then watch the message on the companion DVD. There are nine messages for A Heart That Dances—one for the introduction and one for each week. You might also share with your group a summary of how to prepare for their quiet time by setting aside a time each day and a place. Consider sharing how time alone with the Lord has made a difference in your own life. Let your class know about the Quiet Time Ministries website at www.quiettime.org and also Ministry For Women at www.ministryforwomen.com.

Another option is to divide each week (completing the study in 16 weeks) by discussing Days


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1–3 one week and Days 4–7 another week. This allows your group to journey through each quiet time at a slower pace.

Pray for one another by offering a way to record and exchange prayer requests. Some groups like to pass around a basket with cards that people can use to record prayer requests. Then, people take a request out of the basket and pray for someone during the week. Others like to use three by five cards and then exchange cards on a weekly basis.

Close this introductory class with prayer, take a short break, and then show the companion DVD message.

Week One: The Invitation to Intimacy — Psalm 46:10Today we begin our journey of sharing on one of the great topics of the Christian faith:

intimacy with God. We will have the opportunity to look at many different men and women of God and how they related to the Lord. The real question will be for those in your group: where are you in your relationship with the Lord and where do you want to be? Are you willing to pay the price in time and energy to draw near and know God? In this first week, we looked at God’s invitation to intimacy that is found throughout the Bible. As you begin, you might ask those in your group how the study is meeting them at the present time in their lives. Then ask those in your group what meant the most to them in the Introduction to the study?

day 1: Personal RelationshipYou might begin this first week of discussion with a brief overview of what everyone studied.

You might say something like: This week we are looking at how our hearts catch on fire for Jesus.

1. Open your discussion with prayer. Ask any new members of your group to intro-duce themselves. Share the goal of these quiet times: to experience radical intimacy with the Lord and to have a heart that dances. This week we are looking at the meaning behind the words: Be still and know God. In the first day we saw that God is inviting us to a personal relationship. If you were to explain to someone else how to enter into that personal relationship what would you say?

2. Would someone like to share how you came to the point of entering into a personal relationship with the Lord?

3. As you looked at Psalm 46:10, what is your favorite part of that verse?

4. What did you learn about God’s invitation to a personal relationship in the verses you studied?

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5. Would someone like to share what you hope to see happen in your relationship with the Lord?

day 2: Quiet Rest

1. In this day we looked at the words Be Still. What does it mean to be still?

2. How did Jesus demonstrate silence and solitude in His life? In what ways do you think this was a challenge to Him?

3. What did you learn about silence and solitude from the verses you studied in Day 2?

4. What is the value of silence and solitude in becoming intimate with God?

day 3: Intimate Experience

1. On Day 3 we looked at what it really means to know God. How would you define knowing God?

2. How did Hagar come to know God?

3. How did Samuel come to know God?

4. How did the woman caught in adultery come to know God?

5. What did you learn about knowing God from the verses in Read and Study God’s Word?

6. What impressed you about the life and words of A.W. Tozer and/or Brother Lawrence?

7. Can you think of a time in your life when you came to know the Lord in a new and meaningful way?

day 4: God — The Relentless Romancer

1. In Day 4 we saw that God is a personal God. He’s not just interested in the world, but in you and me. What does it mean to you that God takes notice of you and pays special attention to you?

2. Have you ever had a time that you can share where it was evident God did some-thing special just for you? (Personal)


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3. How did you see the heart of God in the verses in Read and Study God’s Word?

4. How did the quotes in Yield Yourself To God and Enjoy His Presence speak to you?

day 5: Everything Necessary

1. It is often in the midst of trouble that your intimacy with God grows the most. Have you ever seen this to be true in your own life? (Personal)

2. According to the verses you studied in Day 5, what can you know that will encour-age you in the trials of life?

3. Have someone read aloud the poem by Amy Carmichael in Enjoy His Presence on Day 5 as the rest follow along, mediating on her words.

4. What was your most significant insight from Day 5.

days 6 and 7: Devotional Reading by Hannah Whitall Smith

1. What was your favorite verse, insight, or quote from your quiet times this week?

2. What was your favorite phrase from the excerpt by Hannah Whitall Smith?

3. Close your time together in prayer asking the Lord to give everyone in your group a heart that dances.

Week Two: Journey to the Heart of God — HoseaShare with you group that this week you will discover together the life of Hosea and will see

that intimacy with God involves a sharing of God’s heart. Begin your time together by reading the first paragraph in Day One, Prepare Your Heart.

day 1: The Broken Heart

1. We began this week in Prepare Your Heart, meditating on Psalm 34. How do you see intimacy with God in that Psalm?

2. Now we turn to Hosea. Who was Hosea and how did he fit into God’s plans and purposes? (See introduction to Read And Study God’s Word).

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3. What did God ask of Hosea? Why did God ask this of Hosea and what qualities were required of Hosea in order to do what God asked?

4. In what ways do you see the broken heart of God in Hosea and why was His heart broken?

5. Hosea suffered because of his marriage to Gomer. And yet he experienced great intimacy with God. How can suffering lead to a deeper intimacy with God? What did you learn in the verses you studied?

6. What did you see in the life of Abigail that helps you in your own relationship with the Lord?

7. Share one phrase from the quotes and prayers that was significant to you.

day 2: The Winsome Heart

1. How had the people offended God according to Hosea 2:1-13? And how do people offend God today?

2. In Hosea 2:14 God says: I am now going to allure her: I will lead her into the des-ert and speak tenderly to her. In this verse what is God saying and what does that show you about the heart of God?

3. In what ways can a wilderness or desert experience be a blessing in the life of a believer? (Personal).

4. What examples did you see in the verses you studied that will help you deal with people in your own life when they offend you or cause you great pain?

5. What was your favorite phrase in the quotes about God’s grace in the Yield Yourself To God section?

day 3: The Faithful Heart

1. In Hosea 3, what did you learn about faithfulness?

2. What did you see in Hosea about the kind of relationship we are to have with God?

3. The people were unfaithful to God and enjoyed other delicacies. What are those delicacies in the world today that can cause us to be unfaithful to our Lord?


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4. Why is faithfulness vital to intimacy in a relationship?

5. What kinds of things in our life demonstrate faithfulness to the Lord?

day 4: The Discerning Heart

1. Another way that we share in God’s heart is that He gives us wisdom and discern-ment. What does it mean to have discernment?

2. What did God discern about His own people according to what He said in Hosea?

3. Can you think of a time when God has given you discernment in a particular situ-ation?

day 5: The Passionate Heart

1. Finally, you see that in sharing God’s heart you share His passion for people. What kinds of things did God say in Hosea that shows His passion for His people?

2. How did you see this same kind of passion in the lives of others throughout Scripture?

3. As you think about your own life, whose passion for Christ and sharing of the gos-pel has influenced you the most? What qualities were apparent in that person’s life?

4. Where are you in this journey to the heart of God? In what ways are you sharing His heart right now?

days 6 and 7: Devotional Reading by John Oxenham


2. What did you learn from the excerpt by John Oxenham in Days 6-7?

3. How did your quiet times make a difference in your life this week?

4. Close in prayer.

Week Three: Face to Face with God — MosesLast week we looked at Hosea and saw how intimacy involves a journey to the heart of God.

This week we are going to look at intimacy with God from the standpoint of Moses. We saw in Exodus 33:11 how “the Lord used to speak to Moses face to face, just as a man speaks to a friend.”

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You had the opportunity to see how God desires to grow an intimate friendship with you. Your intimate friendship with God will influence every area of your life.

day 1: Face to Face as a Friend

1. Open your discussion with prayer. As you read Exodus 33:7-11 what did you learn about Moses and his relationship with God?

2. In Psalm 90 written by Moses, the man of God, what were those things that Moses had learned about God?

3. What did Moses ask from God?

4. In your own words, describe how you think Moses spent time with God? Describe how Moses talked with God and his view of God.

5. What was your favorite part of the devotional readings in Day 1?

day 2: Turn Aside to Look

1. On Day 2 in Prepare Your Heart you meditated on Psalm 33 – what was your favorite part of that Psalm?

2. In Day 2 we looked at the first meeting between Moses and God. Describe what happened.

3. How do you think this first meeting affected Moses?

4. What do you think would have happened if Moses had not turned aside to look?

5. How does the Presence of God make a difference in your everyday life?

6. Was there a time in this last week that you were acutely aware of the Presence of God?

day 3: Remove Your Shoes

1. On Day 3 we looked at the importance of humility and reverence before our Holy God. In that first meeting between Moses and God, why do you think God asked Moses to remove his shoes?


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2. What did you learn about humility and its value in our lives from the verses you studied?

3. In what ways can we daily remove our shoes, so to speak, in our own lives?

day 4: Extravagantly Desire God

1. On Day 4 we looked at how God loves it when we desire more of Him. What requests did Moses make of God in Exodus 33?

2. How did God respond to Moses?

3. How can we be extravagant in our own pursuit of God?

4. What was your favorite quote in the devotional reading?

day 5: Climb the Mountain

1. On Day 5 we looked at how spending time with God is like climbing a mountain. And God will meet us there. What preparation did Moses have to make to meet with God on Mt. Sinai?

2. What did Moses see that day he climbed to the top of the mountain?

3. According to 2 Corinthians 3:2-18 how does our experience with God compare and contrast with what Moses experienced?

4. What meant the most to you in thinking about the lives of C.S. Lewis, Tozer, and Oswald Chambers?

days 6 and 7: Devotional Reading by J. Oswald Sanders and in Streams in the Desert

1. In Days 6-7 you had the opportunity to read from J. Oswald Sanders. What was your favorite truth from his writing?


3. How is God working in your life as a result of your time alone with Him?

4. Have someone read “Streams in the Desert” quote, then close in prayer.

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Week Four: A Heart That Dances — DavidIn our times with the Lord we have been looking at what it means to be intimate with the

Lord. One of the most intimate relationships described in God’s Word is the one between David and the Lord. David was called by the Lord the man after His own heart.

day 1: Chasing After His Will

1. Open your discussion with prayer. Then, you might share the following: “Today we are going to look at the life of David and his intimate relationship with the Lord. As we begin our discussion, I want to read the first two paragraphs of Prepare Your Heart from Day 1.”

2. What is your favorite part about this description of the heart that dances? Describe in your own words what it means to have a heart that dances.

3. When you read Psalm 26 what was your favorite observation about the heart of David?

4. You had the opportunity to look at both Saul and David. What were the differ-ences between these two men?

5. One of the truths we saw about David was that he desired the will of God above all things — in fact, he chased after God’s will. What does it mean to chase after the will of God?

6. What was your favorite truth about chasing after the will of God from the verses you studied?

7. Did you have a favorite phrase in the quotes?

day 2: Delighting in the Lord

1. On Day Two we looked at delighting in the Lord. What does it mean to delight in the Lord?

2. How did David delight in the Lord?

3. What was your favorite part of Psalm 37?


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day 3: Defending His Name

1. Why is defending the name of the Lord an aspect of the heart that dances?

2. What is your favorite verse in Psalm 57?

3. What did you see about the heart of David in the battle against Goliath?

4. What was your favorite truth about defending the name of the Lord in the verses you studied?

5. What stood out to you in the letter written by Samuel Rutherford?

day 4: Inquiring of the Lord

1. On Day Four you looked at another quality about David — he always turned to the Lord before making an important decision or move in life. What did you notice about David in the events you looked at through the Scriptures in question 1?

2. What was your favorite insight from the quotes and the hymn you read?

day 5: For Sheer Joy

1. On Day 5 you had the opportunity to see David’s worship of the Lord firsthand. Describe his attitude and actions toward the Lord as seen in 2 Samuel 6.

2. What did you learn about joy and rejoicing in all the verses you read and studied? Share one truth that especially ministered to you.

3. What was your favorite devotional reading in Day 5?

days 6 and 7: Devotional Reading by A.W. Tozer

1. On Days 6-7 you had the opportunity to read from A.W. Tozer. What was your favorite truth from his writing?

2. Did you have a favorite quote, insight, or verse from your study in Week Four?

3. How did God work in your life this week as you danced with Him?

4. Close in prayer.

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Week Five: Finding Your Treasure In Life — MaryThis week as you continued on in your journey of intimacy with the Lord, you had the oppor-

tunity to look at someone that perhaps you’ve never studied in depth in God’s Word — Mary, the mother of Jesus.

day 1: When Life Surprises You

1. Open your discussion with prayer. begin by reading the first two paragraphs under Prepare your heart in Day 1 (have someone in your group read it).

2. What happened to Mary and what was her response?

3. What impact do you think Mary’s response to her circumstances had on her life and the lives of those around her?

4. In Mary’s life we see a heart that is surrendered to the Lord. Surrender does not always come easily. What are some truths you can count on that will help you sur-render to the Lord?

day 2: When You Hear God’s Promise

1. In Day 2 we looked at the importance of our response to God’s Word. What did you see in Psalm 1 about the ways a person can live and what happens as a result?

2. What were the different responses to the birth of Christ?

3. What does it mean to treasure up the things of God in your heart?

4. What did you learn from the verses you studied about how to respond to the Word of God?

5. What is your favorite way to take time with God’s Word and think about what it means?

6. What was your favorite insight from the quotes in Yield Yourself to God?

day 3: When You Don’t Understand

1. Now we come to a difficult time in Mary’s life, a time of questioning for her. And there are times in our lives when we don’t understand what the Lord is doing. We began this day by looking at the life of Catherine Marshall. What part of Catherine


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Marshall’s life meant the most to you? How would you respond if you had to be in bed for over 18 months?

2. What was most significant to you in Psalm 91?

3. Describe what happened in the life of Mary in Luke 2:40-52.

4. What do you think Mary experienced when she could not find her son?

5. What was her response and how do you think Mary had to trust the Lord in her life?

6. What did you learn about trusting God from the verses you studied?

day 4: When You Are in Need

1. How do you handle life when you are in need? That is the subject of Day 4. Your response to your need can determine how intimate you are with the Lord. What did you see in the life of Corrie Ten Boom? How did she handle the needs in her life?

2. What did you see in the life of Mary? How did she handle needs?

3. What did you learn from the lives of others in the verses you read?

4. What did you learn from the quotes about prayer and needs in your life?

day 5: When You Suffer

1. On Day 5, we saw Mary at the cross, and we looked at times of suffering. What must it have been like for Mary during this time?

2. What impact do you think the resurrection of Christ had on Mary?

3. This whole week we have seen that Jesus is our great Treasure in life. Why is He your treasure?

days 6 and 7: Devotional Reading b Donald Whitney


2. What did you learn from the excerpt by Donald Whitney?

3. Close your time together in prayer.

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Week Six: Hearts Forever Captivated — The Women at BethanyThis week you had an opportunity to look at some very intimate relationships with the Lord

Jesus: those of Mary and Martha, the women at Bethany.

day 1: The Quiet Place

1. Open your discussion with prayer. As you began your study this week, first you looked at the importance of having a quiet place to commune with your Lord. In the Lord’s case, His quiet place was Bethany. What did you learn about the impor-tance of Bethany to Jesus? What events took place at Bethany?

2. What would your ideal quiet place look like?

3. What is your favorite quiet place to spend with the Lord?

4. What ministered to you in the devotional readings in Day 1?

day 2: Sitting at His Feet

1. Now we turn to Mary and Martha and their relationship with Jesus. First, Mary. As you read Luke 10:38-42 what did you notice about the heart of Mary?

2. What did the Lord say about Mary?

3. In what way was David’s heart similar to Mary’s heart?

4. What did you learn about sitting at the Lord’s feet and listening to His Word from the devotional readings?

day 3: The Reluctant Disciple

1. What did you learn from studying Martha and her relationship to the Lord?

2. What kinds of things can distract us from a radical commitment to the Lord Jesus Christ?

3. Why should we be committed to the Lord?


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day 4: Extravagant Love

1. In Day 4 you looked at an example of extravagant love in the example of Mary in Bethany. What does extravagant love look like? What are different ways it can express itself?

2. As you continue to look at what extravagant love looks like, what did you learn from reading the Song of Solomon and the other verses in Read and Study God’s Word.

3. How did the devotional reading help you in understanding extravagant love?

day 5: A View of the Spectacular

1. The heart that is forever captivated with the Lord will see things that others cannot see. They will have a view of heaven and a vision of the extraordinary. What did the psalmist see about the Lord according to Psalm 18?

2. What extraordinary things happened in Bethany because the Lord was there?

3. What will happen in your life as a result of knowing God according to the verses in question 3?

4. Why do you need faith according to the verses you studied?

5. What did you learn in the devotional readings that will help you to walk by faith?

days 6 and 7: Devotional Reading by Robert Murray McCheyne


2. What did you learn from the excerpt by Robert Murray McCheyne?

3. What was the most important truth you learned this week? How is your heart danc-ing more as you are studying the lives of others who danced with Him?

4. Close in prayer.

Week Seven: The Radical Disciple — PaulAs you become intimate with the Lord, a transformation occurs that is apparent to both

yourself and others. Intimacy with the Lord makes an impact on the world and it results in radi-

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cal discipleship. One of the most radical disciples was Paul the Apostle. This week you had the opportunity to look at the life of Paul.

day 1: In Obscurity

1. Open your discussion with prayer. As you looked at Paul what did you learn about his life prior to meeting Christ?

2. How did Paul come to know Christ and what happened as a result?

3. You learned that God took Paul to Arabia. He was in an obscure place for awhile. During that time he learned many important truths about Christ and the ways of Christ. What were some of the things that the Lord taught him during this time of obscurity?

4. What is valuable about a time of obscurity in the life of a believer?

5. Have you ever had a time of obscurity and what did you learn during that time?

6. How did the devotional readings help you in understanding the ways of God?

day 2: In Weakness and Peril

1. It is in times of trouble that the true character of a person shines forth. What was Paul’s attitude and response in times of trouble?

2. How did the devotional readings help you in responding in the midst of trouble?

day 3: In Ministry

1. A radical disciple who is intimate with the Lord will have a ministry in the lives of others. How did you see Paul’s heart for ministry according to the verses in Day 3?

2. What ministry has the Lord given you and how does Paul’s example help you in your own ministry?

day 4: In Controversy and Conflict

1. Paul experienced opposition and controversy around him as he ministered among the churches. What did you see about how Paul handled the conflicts and contro-versies in his own life?


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2. How does Paul’s example help you as you encounter conflicts and controversies in your own life?

day 5: In Life

1. Every radical disciple has a strong sense of purpose in their life. Paul is a great example of this. As you looked at the verses in this study what were some of Paul’s goals? What drove him in life?

2. How did the devotional readings help you in understanding your own goals?

days 6 and 7: Devotional Reading by F.F. Bruce and Charles Haddon Spurgeon


2. What were your favorite insights from the devotional reading by F.F. Bruce and Charles Haddon Spurgeon?

3. Close your time together in prayer.

Week Eight: The Disciple Jesus Loved — JohnIn this last week of our quiet times on intimacy with God we are going to look at one of the

most intimate relationships with the Lord recorded in Scripture — the relationship between Jesus and John, the Disciple Jesus Loved. That is how John saw himself — as one who was loved by Jesus. And that is how we want to see ourselves, as one who is loved by Jesus. And so, as we begin today, I want to ask you to think about these questions: Do you know the Lord Jesus loves you? Are you familiar with His love?

day 1: Enjoy a Privileged Intimacy

1. Open your discussion with prayer. In Day One you had the opportunity to look at John. What did you learn about him from the verses in question 1?

2. What did you see about John’s relationship with Jesus in John 13:1-32?

3. Describe what it means to have a love relationship with the Lord Jesus. What does it mean to you to have this kind of relationship?

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day 2: Entrusted with a Stewardship

1. In Day Two you looked at the stewardship that the Lord entrusts to his disciples. What was your favorite part of Psalm 65 in Prepare Your Heart?

2. Describe the exchange between John and Jesus in his final moments on the cross? What does that tell you about their relationship?

3. As you looked at John 21 and the dialogue between Peter and Jesus, what did you notice about the importance of love in serving the Lord?

4. As you looked at the different verses, in question 4, what did you learn about stew-ardship? What does it mean to be a “steward” of the things of God?

day 3: Recognize Jesus at Every Turn

1. Read the first paragraph in Prepare Your Heart. We see that John had such an inti-mate relationship that he could recognize Him when others could not. What did you notice about the event in John 21:1-7?

2. What was the response of those who came in contact with Jesus after He rose from the dead?

3. What did you learn from the verses in question 3 about seeing and recognizing Jesus?

4. How did the devotional reading in Day 3 encourage you?

day 4: Proclaim the Message of Christ

1. Those who love the Lord love to proclaim His message. This was true of John as well. As you read the verses in Acts 3 and 4, what did you learn about proclaiming Christ?

2. What did John proclaim according to his first paragraph in 1 John?

day 5: Catch a Glimpse of His Glory

1. Those that are loved by Jesus are always close enough to Him to catch a glimpse of His glory. How true this was in John’s life! John was exiled to the island of Patmos. According to Revelation 1 what did he see?


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2. Of all the things that John saw as recorded in Revelation 19, 21-22 what meant the most to you?

3. How can you and I catch a glimpse of His glory according to 1 Corinthians 2:9-16?

4. What was your favorite devotional reading about catching a glimpse of God’s glory?

days 6 and 7: Devotional Reading by Charles Haddon Spurgeon

1. What was your favorite insight from the devotional reading by Charles Haddon Spurgeon?

2. What will you take with you from A Heart That Dances? How has this study changed your life? What will you always remember? How hs this study helped you have a heart that dances?

3. What was your favorite week of quiet times?

4. What was your favorite part of the study?

5. Reflecting on the entire study, was there one devotional reading, insight, or verse that stood out to you?

6. Who was your favorite character and example of intimacy with God in this study?

7. At the beginning of your study, you wrote a letter to the Lord in the Introduction section. How did God answer and respond to all that you wrote in that letter?

If you have time, close by reading the words of Karen Mounce. Then, close in prayer.

J Now that you have completed these

quiet timesYou have spent eight weeks consistently drawing near to God in quiet time with Him. That

time alone with Him does not need to come to an end. What is the next step? To continue your pursuit of God, you might consider other books from the Quiet Times for the Heart series, including Pilgrimage of the Heart, Revive My Heart, A Heart On Fire, and A Heart To See Forever. A Quiet Time Experience series includes books of quiet times with titles such as A Heart that Hopes in God, Run Before the Wind, Trusting in the Names of God, and Passionate Prayer. To learn more about quiet time, read signature books from the A 30-Day Journey series such as Six Secrets to a Powerful Quiet Time and Knowing and Loving the Bible. Leader’s Kits with DVD messages and Leader’s Guides are available for each book. Learn more about quiet time from Catherine’s many books, Enriching Your Quiet Time quarterly magazine, and The Quiet Time Notebook™. Quiet Time Ministries Online has many resources to encourage you in your quiet time with God. Find daily encouragement from Cath’s Blog and view A Walk In Grace™, the devotional photojournal featuring Catherine’s own photography at www.quiettime.org. Join hundreds of other women online to study God’s Word and grow in God’s grace at Ministry For Women (www.ministryfor-women.com). Resources may be ordered online from Quiet Time Ministries at www.quiettime.org or by calling Quiet Time Ministries. For more information, you may contact:

Quiet Time MinistriesP.O. Box 14007Palm Desert, California 92255(800) 925-6458, (760) 772-2357E-mail: [email protected] Website: www.quiettime.org

About the Author

Catherine Martin is a summa cum laude graduate of Bethel Th eological Seminary with a Master of Arts degree in Th eological Studies. She is founder and president of Quiet Time Ministries, director of women’s ministries at Southwest Community Church in Indian Wells, California, and adjunct faculty member of Biola University. She is the author of Six Secrets to a Powerful Quiet Time, Knowing and Loving the Bible, Walking with the God Who Cares, Set my Heart on Fire, Trusting in the Names of God, Passionate Prayer, Quiet Time Moments for Women, and Drawing Strength from the Names of God published by Harvest House Publishers, and Pilgrimage of the Heart, Revive My Heart! and A Heart Th at Dances, published by NavPress. She has also written Th e Quiet Time Notebook™, A Heart on Fire, A Heart to See Forever, and A Heart Th at Hopes in God, published by Quiet Time Ministries. She is senior editor for Enriching Your

Quiet Time quarterly magazine. As a popular speaker at retreats and conferences, Catherine challenges others to seek God and love Him with all of their heart, soul, mind, and strength. For more information about Catherine, visit www.quiettime.org and www.ministryforwomen.com

About Quiet Time Ministries

Quiet Time Ministries is a nonprofi t religious organization under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. Cash donations are tax deductible as charitable contributions. We count on prayerful donors like you, partners with Quiet Time Ministries pursuing our goals of the furtherance of the Gospel of Jesus Christ and teaching devotion to God and His Word. Visit us online at www.quiettime.org to view special fund-ing opportunities and current ministry projects. Your prayerful donations bring countless project to life!

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