Use this daily guide to help you internalize this week’s passage & message!

 

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…

 

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.

 

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 did this week’s sermon challenge you in your understanding and thoughts toward suffering?
2. Why is it important to allow God’s Word to define ‘good’ for us? How are you prone to try to define that on your own? Why is that dangerous, and how might this distort the way you view specific elements of your life currently?
3. What are some specific ways throughout your life that you can echo the Psalmist in saying, “it was good that I was afflicted?”

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?