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.
1. Read Philippians 4:12-13 together again. What obstacles exist in your life that prevent you from being as confident as Paul is in this exertion? Paul says he has learned this…in what ways are you disciplining yourself in this way?
2. In what unique ways are Christians increasingly called to ’suffer’ in gospel work in our own culture? In what ways do our hearts need to be conditioned to suffer in this way? 3. What is one commitment you can make in order to grow in “grace-enabled endurance?” How do we pursue this?
Thursday [DO]:
In a journal, spend some time considering 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?