Week of December 20, 2020

This Week’s Passage: Matthew 1
 
Use this daily guide to help you internalize this week’s passage & message!
 
Sunday [KNOW]:
In a journal, reflect on today’s sermon by finishing any or all of the following:
I never knew…
I was reminded…
A question I still have…
I was challenged…
I was convicted…
A truth I could share is…
 
Monday [KNOW>BE]:
Spend some time today doing the following:
  1. Select a portion of this week’s sermon passage to memorize this week.
  2. Write your selected portion and read it to yourself throughout the day today.

 

Tuesday [Be]:

In a journal, spend some time meditating and writing about the following:

  1. Read the sermon passage again.
  2. Write a prayer of response, guided by the sermon passage. (May include adoration, confession/repentance, thanksgiving, petition, etc.).
  3. Write your selected portion of the Scripture several times to aid in memorization.

 

Wednesday [BE>DO]:

Think about this week’s questions for group discussion.

  1. Read Romans 15:4. How does a focus on God’s past faithfulness result in a more anchored hope?
  2. How should a focus on this genealogy in Matthew both challenge and encourage us in the area of personal evangelism?
  3. If someone were to ask you for personal examples of God’s power demonstrated, how would you answer?

 

Thursday [DO]:

In a journal, spend some time considering the following:

  1. What insights have you had while internalizing this week’s passage?
  2. How specifically will you seek to apply its truths in your home/workplace/life in general?

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Week of December 6, 2020

This Week’s Passage: Matthew 1
 
Use this daily guide to help you internalize this week’s passage & message!
 
Sunday [KNOW]:
In a journal, reflect on today’s sermon by finishing any or all of the following:
I never knew…
I was reminded…
A question I still have…
I was challenged…
I was convicted…
A truth I could share is…
 
Monday [KNOW>BE]:
Spend some time today doing the following:
  1. Select a portion of this week’s sermon passage to memorize this week.
  2. Write your selected portion and read it to yourself throughout the day today.

 

Tuesday [Be]:

In a journal, spend some time meditating and writing about the following:

  1. Read the sermon passage again.
  2. Write a prayer of response, guided by the sermon passage. (May include adoration, confession/repentance, thanksgiving, petition, etc.).
  3. Write your selected portion of the Scripture several times to aid in memorization.

 

Wednesday [BE>DO]:

Think about this week’s questions for group discussion.

  1. What do we learn about the gospel from the genealogy recorded by Matthew? How does this genealogy proclaim the good news of the gospel?
  2. How does reading the Old Testament help you in understanding who you are? Who Jesus is? Which part of this genealogy resonates most with you and why?
  3. In what ways are you intentionally preparing your heart for the Christmas season this year? In this unique year, what are the greatest threats seeking to distract your heart?

 

Thursday [DO]:

In a journal, spend some time considering the following:

  1. What insights have you had while internalizing this week’s passage?
  2. How specifically will you seek to apply its truths in your home/workplace/life in general?

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Week of November 29, 2020

This week’s Passage: Psalm 119:169-176
 
Use this daily guide to help you internalize this week’s passage & message!
 
Sunday [KNOW]:
In a journal, reflect on today’s sermon by finishing any or all of the following:
I never knew…
I was reminded…
A question I still have…
I was challenged…
I was convicted…
A truth I could share is…
 
Monday [KNOW>BE]
Spend some time today doing the following:
  1. Select a portion of this week’s sermon passage to memorize this week.
  2. Write your selected portion and read it to yourself throughout the day today.
 
Tuesday [Be]:
In a journal, spend some time meditating and writing about the following:
  1. Read the sermon passage again.
  2. Write a prayer of response, guided by the sermon passage. (May include adoration, confession/repentance, thanksgiving, petition, etc.).
  3. Write your selected portion of the Scripture several times to aid in memorization.

Wednesday [BE>DO]:

Think about this week’s questions for group discussion.
  1. How have you felt compelled through the study of Psalm 119 to respond yourself?
  2. Did the illustration about working your job or participating in a hobby help you understand what it looks like to embody the Word? In what ways has Psalm 119 let us to do this?
  3. I have the truths that we have learned about God‘s word through the study helped you uniquely during this difficult season this year?

Thursday [DO]:

In a journal, spend some time considering the following:
  1. What insights have you had while internalizing this week’s passage?
  2. How specifically will you seek to apply its truths in your home/workplace/life in general?

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Week of November 22, 2020

This week’s passage: Psalm 119:161-168
 
Use this daily guide to help you internalize this week’s passage & message!
 
Sunday [KNOW]:
In a journal, reflect on today’s sermon by finishing any or all of the following:
I never knew…
I was reminded…
A question I still have…
I was challenged…
I was convicted…
A truth I could share is…
 
Monday [KNOW>BE]
Spend some time today doing the following:
  1. Select a portion of this week’s sermon passage to memorize this week.
  2. Write your selected portion and read it to yourself throughout the day today.
 
Tuesday [Be]:
In a journal, spend some time meditating and writing about the following:
  1. Read the sermon passage again.
  2. Write a prayer of response, guided by the sermon passage. (May include adoration, confession/repentance, thanksgiving, petition, etc.).
  3. Write your selected portion of the Scripture several times to aid in memorization.

Wednesday [BE>DO]:

Think about this week’s questions for group discussion.
  1. “We are not pushed along by what we know; we are pulled along by what we love.” Do you agree with this statement? Why or why not? Do you see this idea in our passage this week?
  2. Read 1 John 4:16-21. As a group (or a family or individual), list all of the ways God’s love affects us. How have you experienced each of these affects in your own life?
  3. Looking back through the list you just made, If we allow our love for something(s) other than God to become supreme, how does that mis-aimed love affect us in these same areas? What should be our response to this?

Thursday [DO]:

In a journal, spend some time considering the following:
  1. What insights have you had while internalizing this week’s passage?
  2. How specifically will you seek to apply its truths in your home/workplace/life in general?

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