This Week’s Passages: Ephesians 6:5-9
Use this daily guide to help you internalize this week’s passage & message!
KNOW: What does God intend for me to know?
In a journal, use the following prompts to write some truths that stood out from this week’s message:
I never knew…
I was reminded…
A question I still have…
I was challenged…
I was convicted…
A truth I could share is…
I was encouraged to…
I need to dig deeper into…
BE (CONSIDER): What does God’s Word lead me to prayerfully consider?
In your journal, use the following questions to write some prompts to use n praying through this week’s passage:
Is there a command to obey?
How am I compelled to exalt God?
Is there a promise to claim?
Is there a principle to follow?
Is there an example to follow?
Am I convicted to confess any sin?
Is there a sin to avoid?
How do I need to rest in Jesus/the gospel?
How can I pray for someone else?
What am I compelled to love or desire?
DO (YIELD): How does God’s Word Call me to yield my life?
In your journal, write your answers and thoughts in response to the following questions.
- Why is it important for us to strive to attain a good exegetical understanding of the passages we study? Why is it important to guard against eisegesis, both in our personal study and in the teaching we hear?
- How does a foundational understanding of our identity as “bondservants of Christ” change virtually every interaction we have? What is your greatest struggle in abiding in this identity?
- How does a view toward Christ’s return shape the way we view our lives right now? What is the danger in falling into patterns of forgetting that future reality?