This Week’s Passages: John 15:1-8
Use this daily guide to help you internalize this week’s passage and 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.
- How does an understanding of this whole process of Christian growth and maturity open to us the fullness of what the gospel really is?
- How does fervency in prayer and fervency to speak the Word into the lives of others go hand in hand?
- I heard it said very recently, “every believer should have intentional relationships with (1) someone much more mature in Christ, (2) someone at about the same point in their walk, and (3) someone who is ‘younger’ in the faith.” Do you agree? What is the purpose for each? Is this true for you?