LIVING GOD’S WORD EVERYDAY 

40 Days in the Word

April 26, 2025  Pastor Sam Goins  

“What I want most of all and at all times is to honor your laws.” 

Psalm 119:20 (CEV) 

HOW TO INTEGRATE GOD’S WORD INTO MY LIFE 

(Using My Memorized Verses) 

1. BUILD ON IT 

“Everyone who hears these words of mine, and puts them into practice, is like a wise man who built his house on the rock.”  Matthew 7:24 

Unreliable Foundations 

• POPULAR CULTURE 
• TRADITION 
• REASON 
• EMOTION 

2. FEED ON IT 

“Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly.”  Colossians 3:16 

• RECEIVE IT with my ears. (listen) 
• READ IT with my eyes  
• RESEARCH IT with my hands & mouth (study) 
• REFLECT ON IT with my mind  
• REMEMBER IT with my heart 

3. LIVE BY IT 

“I have hidden your word in my heart that I might not sin against you.” Psalm 119:11 

4. GROW THROUGH IT 

“Open my eyes that I may see wonderful things in your law.”  Psalm 119:18 

PARABLE OF THE 4 SOILS (Luke 8:4-15) 

1. The hardened soil = A CLOSED MIND 

    Action: CULTIVATE AN OPEN MIND 

2. The shallow soil = A SUPERFICIAL MIND 

    Action: MAKE TIME FOR GOD’S WORD 

3. The soil with weeds = A PREOCCUPIED MIND 

    Action: ELIMINATE THE DISTRACTIONS 

4. The good soil = A WILLING MIND 

    Action: COOPERATE WITH WHAT IT SAYS 

5. ACT ON IT 

“Do not merely listen to the word, and so deceive yourselves. Do what it says.”  James 1:22 

Picture it!         Visualize the scene in your mind 

Pronounce it!     Emphasize each word aloud 

Paraphrase it!     Write it down in your own words 

Personalize it!     Put your name in the verse 

Probe it!         Ask the S.P.A.C.E.P.E.T.S. questions 

Pray it!        Pray the verse back to God 

6. TRUST IN IT 

“Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light for my path.”  Psalm 119:105 

NEXT STEPS 

• Commit to remaining in a Life Group. 
• Commit to reading God’s Word daily. 
• Have a party! 
• Choose your next study.