21
Dec '20
Week of December 20, 2020
21
Dec '20
This Week’s Passage: Matthew 1
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.
- Read Romans 15:4. How does a focus on God’s past faithfulness result in a more anchored hope?
- How should a focus on this genealogy in Matthew both challenge and encourage us in the area of personal evangelism?
- If someone were to ask you for personal examples of God’s power demonstrated, how would you answer?
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?
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04
Dec '20
Week of December 6, 2020
04
Dec '20
This Week’s Passage: Matthew 1
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.
- What do we learn about the gospel from the genealogy recorded by Matthew? How does this genealogy proclaim the good news of the gospel?
- How does reading the Old Testament help you in understanding who you are? Who Jesus is? Which part of this genealogy resonates most with you and why?
- In what ways are you intentionally preparing your heart for the Christmas season this year? In this unique year, what are the greatest threats seeking to distract your heart?
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?
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Nov '20
Week of November 29, 2020
28
Nov '20
This week’s Passage: Psalm 119:169-176
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.
- How have you felt compelled through the study of Psalm 119 to respond yourself?
- Did the illustration about working your job or participating in a hobby help you understand what it looks like to embody the Word? In what ways has Psalm 119 let us to do this?
- I have the truths that we have learned about God‘s word through the study helped you uniquely during this difficult season this year?
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?
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Nov '20
Week of November 22, 2020
20
Nov '20
This week’s passage: Psalm 119:161-168
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.
- “We are not pushed along by what we know; we are pulled along by what we love.” Do you agree with this statement? Why or why not? Do you see this idea in our passage this week?
- Read 1 John 4:16-21. As a group (or a family or individual), list all of the ways God’s love affects us. How have you experienced each of these affects in your own life?
- Looking back through the list you just made, If we allow our love for something(s) other than God to become supreme, how does that mis-aimed love affect us in these same areas? What should be our response to 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?
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