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:
- Select a portion of this week’s sermon passage to memorize this week.
- 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:
- Read the sermon passage again.
- Write a prayer of response, guided by the sermon passage. (May include adoration, confession/repentance, thanksgiving, petition, etc.).
- 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:
Spend some time this week, either with your family or with your group (or both!) simply praying, slowly, through this prayer.
- How does the way Jesus deals with the 3 individuals (all 3 being social outcasts in some way) speak to the way we should respond to people around us?
- Consider the difference between Jesus’ sovereign power and his sovereign will. What does it mean in our lives to trust both?
- In the face of sickness (our own and others’), what does it look like to go to Jesus for healing? (Consider the sermon text & James 5:14-18)
Thursday [DO]:
In a journal, spend some time consider the following:
- What insights have you had while internalizing this week’s passage?
- How specifically will you seek to apply its truths in your home/workplace/life in general?