SHORT DEVOTIONS FOR A YEAR
ONE CHAPTER OF BIBLE READING PER DAY – 365
IMPORTANT CHAPTERS IN THE BIBLE
METHOD: Use a journal to write down the dialogue in your devotional
time between you and God. The first 6
weeks you get the method with the 5 points worked out to get into the
pattern. From then onwards until the end
of December you use your own method in your quiet time, preferably with the 5
points!
1. Start with an opening
prayer
2. Read: One chapter of
365 important chapters in the Bible per day.
3. Think about what it
tells you about God. Is it a command, a
warning, a promise or a comfort.
4. Write a sentence about
what you have learned
5. Pray the ACTS prayer: Adore or praise God for who He is. Confess your sins, Thank God for everything. Supplication-
ask God for all you need and pray for
people.
Memorize
Scripture: One portion per month. Ask God to help you with that:
January: Psalm 1;
February: Psalm 8; March: Exodus
20:1-17; April: Psalm 23; May: Psalm 100; June: Psalm 117; July: Psalm
121; August: Psalm 133; September: 1 Corinthians 13:1-13; October: Ps. 150; November: Matthew 5:1-12; December:
Romans 11:33-36
Week
1: 1 January - Genesis 1; 2 January
- Genesis 3; 3 January - Matthew 5; 4
January - Genesis 4; 5 January - Genesis 6; 6 January - Matthew 6; 7 January
- Genesis 7
Day
1: Do you believe in God the Creator of
heavens and earth?
1.Prayer
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Father, God, I am at the beginning of a
new day and I want to worship You, my
Creator God. Open your Word to me this
morning. In Jesus name. Amen.
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2.Read
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Genesis 1
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3.Think
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How
God our Creator started to create. First everything was formless, empty and
dark. God’s spirit was moving over the
waters and then He started to speak:
“Let
there be light” “Let there be an expanse” “Let the water under the sky be
gathered to one place and Let the land produce...” “Let there be lights” “Let
there be creatures in the water and birds in the sky” “Let the land produce
living creatures .....”
Then
God said: “Let us make man in our
image, in our likeness, and let them rule over all the earth and
creatures”. The last verse in the
chapter says that God saw all that He
made and it was very good!
Application: Praise God that He
is your Creator-God and ask Him to help you to believe in Him and tell others
about Him
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4.Write
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In
one sentence what this chapter tells you about God:
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5.Pray(ACTS)
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A
- Use Psalm 8 as a prayer and praise God for His Creation. Confess
your sins. Thank God for everything and S
– pray for all your needs
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Day 2: Do you believe that Jesus Christ paid for
your sins on the Cross?
1.Prayer
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Heavenly Father you created everything so
well. Sorry that we mess up your
handiwork because of our sins. Thank
you Father that in spite of our misbehaviour You are still in control of
everything. Open my heart to what you
want to tell me today from your Word.
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2.Read
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Genesis
3
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3.
Think
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How
Eve doubted and disobeyed her Creator’s words, commands and love and listened
to Satan. She picked some of the
fruit that was forbidden and gave some to her husband. One bad deed led to another and another and
eventually she had to hide from her Creator God. God in His Holiness had to
deal with the sin and they had to leave Paradise. They got the rules for their
punishment. Firstly the Satan’s head
will be crushed by man – the man – Jesus Christ. The woman will deliver babies with pain and
the man will work hard to provide for his household. They also got the
promise in verse 15 that one day Jesus will come and crush the head of the devil.
Our first Parents – Adam and Eve were responsible for us to be born in sin,
but fortunately our Second Adam – Jesus Christ – paid the price to set us
free.
Application:
Praise God because Jesus Christ paid for all your sins – past, present and
future.
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4.
Write
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What
is God teaching you today about Himself?
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5.
Pray
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Heavenly
Father I praise and worship you in the Name of Jesus Christ who gave His life
to make it possible for me to come into your Presence. Forgive me my sins of the past, the present
and the future. May I never take it
for granted that I am saved by grace.
Thank you for the Holy Spirit who makes me sensitive to the wrong
things in my life and help me to grow spiritually and become more and more
like the Lord Jesus Christ. Amen.
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Day
3: Do you follow the standard of living
of the Sermon on the Mount?
1. Prayer
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Heavenly
Father, I worship and adore you as my only All mighty God. Help me to be dependent on you for every
decision I make. Open your Word to me
so that I can see and learn from the rules of the Sermon on the Mount today.
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2. Read
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Matthew 5
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3. Think
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Jesus
gave the sermon on the mount as a standard for Christian living. We know it
is impossible to be like that. This is
only possible with God’s power in us that we can be like salt and light and
love our enemies. Nine times blessed
is used to stress that the Kingdom of God is a gift and not something that we
can earn. The first beatitude is that we are spiritually blessed if we know
how dependent we are on God..
Application: Praise
God that the Holy Spirit teaches you that in your own strength you cannot be
like salt or light, but that you can do it with the help of the Holy Spirit
and reach other people for His Kingdom.
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4. Write
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What
this chapter tells you about God/Jesus/The Holy Spirit
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5. Pray
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Use
the Beatitudes as a prayer and pray them: “Father, thank you that I am
blessed when I am poor in spirit, for mine is the Kingdom of heaven.....”
etc.
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Day 4: Do you give God the best offering you can?
1.Prayer
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Our Father in Heaven,
hallowed be your name. Give us this
day our daily bread when I open your Word and speak to me....
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2. Read
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Genesis 4
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3. Think
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Adam and Eve had 2 boys –
Cain and Abel. Abel’s faith in God
helped him to bring a generous offering to God, while Cain brought a
thoughtless offering and became jealous because God did not accept his
offering, but accepted Abel’s offering.
This jealousy led to Cain killing his brother Abel.
Application to saved:
Always give God the best you have – give yourself as a living
sacrifice to God
Application to unsaved: Ask God to come into your life to
help you to be His child
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4. Write
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What God is teaching you
today
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5. Pray
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Make Romans 12:1-2 your
prayer
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Day 5: Do you please God in the way
you walk with Him?
1.Prayer
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Dear Heavenly Father, you
are our gracious, living God who hates sin and you have to punish sin. Help
me to understand your Word when I read this chapter today
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2.Read
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Genesis 6
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3. Think
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God was grieved that He made
man on the earth and He wanted to destroy them. God talked to His chosen child Noah – He
was righteous and walked with God. God
gave Noah instructions to build an ark for him and his family and all the
animals that are going to survive.
Application: Please God in the
way you live. Be like Noah and walk
with God
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4. Write
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Make notes of how you walk
with God like Noah did
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5. Pray
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A – praise and worship God
for helping you to walk with Him. C –
confess your sins to Him. T – thank
God for His mercy and grace. S – Do intercession for people who are grieving
God by their conduct
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Day 6: Do you live and pray according to God’s guidelines in
Matthew 6?
1.Prayer
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Father, I want to live
according to your guidelines, help me to understand them and follow them when
I read them now
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2.Read
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Matthew 6
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3. Think
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Jesus taught us to pray in
Matt. 6:9-13. We have to worship Him,
Let His Kingdom come, Pray for His Will to be done, pray for our daily bread,
ask forgiveness for sins in your life, ask to be protected from temptation
and evil.
Application: Praise God that He
is your Father and that you can pray
to Him because you are His child
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4.Write
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Write down the reasons why we do not have to worry – Matthew
6:25-34
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5. Pray
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Pray the “Our Father” prayer
and mean every word
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Day 7: Do you do all that the Lord
command you to do?
1.Prayer
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Help me dear Father, to read
your word and understand what you want to tell me
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2.Read
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Genesis 7
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3.Think
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In Gen. 7:5 we see that Noah
did all that the Lord commanded him.
This was the secret of his obedience.
He did what the Lord wanted Him to do.
Application: Read God’s Word
regularly and ask Him to help you to do what He wants you to do.
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4.Write
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The 10 Commandments in
Exodus 20
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5.Pray
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Ask God to protect you from
sin and help you to walk with Him like Noah did. Ask Him to help you keep to
keep the Commandments
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IF YOU KNOW CHRIST, YOU ALWAYS HAVE A REASON
TO CELEBRATE
Week 2: 8Jan -Genesis 8; 9Jan- Matthew 7; 10Jan -Genesis 9;
11Jan -Genesis 11; 12Jan -Matthew 13;
13Jan -Genesis 12; 14-Jan - Genesis 15
Day
8: Do you thank God enough for al His
protection and help?
1.Pray
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Thank you Father for a new day and for new beginnings and that you
help us and supply in all our needs.
Bless me with your Word when I read it now
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2.Read
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Genesis 8
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3.Think
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How the Lord kept Noah and his family and all the animals in the ark
for all the many days they were there and supplied in all their needs. When they came out, Noah built an altar to
the Lord to thank and worship Him
Application: The Lord protects His children
in the most difficult circumstances
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4.Write
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What the Word is teaching you about God’s protection in the life of
Noah and your life
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5.Pray
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Worship God for His protection and care. Confess your sins. Thank God for His protection in your
life. Pray for your family and ask God
to protect them
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Day
9: Do you make the right decisions?
1.Pray
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Heavenly Father open my heart to the words of your Word when I read
them now
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2.Read
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Matthew 7
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3.Think
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Do not judge? how to ask? which gate to enter? how to bear fruit? how
to build?
Application: God trough the Holy Spirit
helps his children to make the right decisions and do the right things
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4.Write
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The 5 right decisions in this chapter
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5.Pray
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Praise God that the Holy Spirit enlighten you to make the right
decisions. Confess all the wrong
decisions you made. Thank God for the Bible that show you all the right
decisions and that He help you to make the right decisions to be like a wise
builder. Ask God to help you and your
family and friends to make the right decisions every day
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Day
10: Do you accept God’s promises in His Word?
1.Pray
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Our Father in Heaven, open your Word to me when I read this portion
of Scripture
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2.Read
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Genesis 9
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3.Think
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How God gave Noah and his family all the plants and animals to use as
food and how He gave them the covenant that there will never be a flood on
the earth to destroy everything on earth.
He also gave them the rainbow as a sign of the covenant.
Application: God shows his love to His children by giving them
promises in His Word.
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4.Write
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What stands out in this chapter today
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5.Pray
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Praise God for His promises and ask Him to help you to hold unto the
promises in the Bible. Also ask
God to help your family and people you
know to read His Word and believe in His promises. Ask this in Jesus Name with thanksgiving.
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Day
11: Is God in control of the plans in
your life?
1.Pray
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Heavenly Father, I come to you in the Name of Jesus Christ, and ask
you to open your Word to me when I read it now
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2.Read
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Genesis 11
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3.Think
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How God took over the plans of the builders at Shinar when they
wanted to build a tower that reaches
the heavens. God confused the language
of the builders and they called the tower “Babel”.
Application: Sometimes God has to step in to confuse your plans so that His will
can be done.
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4.Write
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What do you learn about God in Genesis 11
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5.Pray
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Praise God that He is in control of the plans in your life. Ask Him to forgive you that you want to be
in control of your own life. Pray for
your nearest and dearest to ask for God’s will in all life situations.
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1.Pray
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Our Father in Heaven, help me please to read and understand the
parables in Matthew 13
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2.Read
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Matthew 13
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3.Think
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About the 7 illustrations in this chapter and draw them in your
journal. What are they telling you
about God?
Application: God helps His children to
be open to receive the message of the Word when they read or hear it.
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4.Write
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The explanation of the 7 illustrations in your own words
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5.Pray
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Pray that the Kingdom of God will come in your own heart and also in
the hearts of your family, other people, other countries and in the world.
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Day
13: Do you listen when God calls you to
obey Him?
1.Pray
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Heavenly Father, please help me to listen when you talk to me through
your Word
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2.Read
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Genesis 12
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3.Think
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How Abraham obeyed God and left his country and people and followed
God’s instructions.
Application: God helps His children to
obey Him when He calls them
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4.Write
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The sevenfold promise that God gave Abraham in Gen. 12:2-3
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5.Pray
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Thank you Father that you call me to do the right things and that you
help me to do them like you did for Abraham
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Day
14 : Do you have the faith of Abraham?
1.Pray
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Father, open my eyes that I may see how You and Jesus Christ
delivered me from sin
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2.Read
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Genesis 15
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3.Think
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About Gen. 15:6 – Because of Abraham’s faith he was justified – as if
he had never sinned before!
Application: God calls us out of our
bondage of sin and see us as righteous through the cross of Jesus Christ
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4. Write
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Gen. 15:6 and write your name in the place of Abraham
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5.Pray
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Praise God for Jesus Christ who paid the full price on the Cross so
that you can righteous. Confess the
wrong things you do, say or think that hurt God and ask Him to help you to be
His follower and lead other people to Him.
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*LOVE IS
GOD’S WILL IN ACTION
Week 3: 15January - Matthew 17; 16January - Genesis 18; 17January -Genesis 21;
18January -Matthew 21; 19January- Genesis 22; 20January- Genesis 24; 21January
-Matthew 24
Day
15: Is God’s presence a reality in your life?
1.Pray
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Teach me your way, Lord. Show
me how to glorify you
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2.Read
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Matthew 17
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3.Think
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How Jesus was transfigured
Application: God’s children should stand
in awe at the presence and majesty of God
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4. Write
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What the Lord is teaching you in this chapter
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5.Pray
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Psalm 33
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Day16
: Do you believe that nothing is
impossible for God?
1.Pray
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Heavenly Father nothing is impossible for you! Make your Words a reality in my life when I
read this chapter now
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2.Read
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Genesis 18
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3.Think
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Abraham had 3 visitors who brought impossible good news and bad news
Application: God’s children often receive good and bad news. Trust God that His will be done in your
life if you trust in Him
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4. Write
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What this chapter tells about God’s righteousness
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5.Pray
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Heavenly Father, you are a righteous God and hate sin. Forgive us our
tresspasses and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. Thank you that nothing is impossible for
You.
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Day17: Do you live in a God-glorifying way?
1.Pray
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Our Father in Heaven, thank you for a new day and new
opportunities. Help me when I read the
Bible and help me to understand this chapter in your Word.
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2.Read
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Genesis 21
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3.Think
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How the Lord gave Abraham and Sarah a son in their old age and how
Abraham handled all the problems in his life by calling on the name of the
Lord. Wherever Abraham stayed, he
stayed in tents, he dug wells to have water for his people and animals and he
built altars where he called on the Lord.
Application: Believers should live like
Abraham – worship God and be a testimony of His grace; share the living water
of the Word to people; know that the
world is not our dwelling place but we are pilgrims on our way to heaven!
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4. Write
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What God has taught you today
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5.Pray
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Father, help me to be like Abraham – may the way I worship you, the
way I proclaim the Gospel message and the way I live be God-glorifying
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Day
18: Do you glorify Jesus as the King of your life?
1.Pray
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Ask God to open His Word to your heart
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2.Read
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Matthew 21
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3.Think
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About Jesus’s last visit to Jerusalem before He was crucified and how
He was glorified as the King of Kings by children
Application: God’s children need to
glorify Him as the King of our lives
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4. Write
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What does it tell you about God?
What does it tell you about yourself?
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5.Pray
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Pray the ACTS prayer
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Day
19: How do you handle the tests in your life?
1.Pray
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Ask for the opening of God’s Word
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2.Read
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Genesis 22
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3.Think
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How Abraham was tested and how he passed the test
Application: When a believer
is tested, hold onto God for the outcome!
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4. Write
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What does this chapter say about God?
What does it say about you?
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5.Pray
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Ask God to help you in times of testing to stand firm
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Day20
: Do you trust God for the right husband
or wife of His choice?
1.Pray
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Heavenly Father open my eyes and heart to your Word today
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2.Read
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Genesis 24
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3.Think
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How Abraham trusted God to get his son Isaac the right wife
Application: As a believer you
should trust God to lead you to the husband or wife of His choice
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4. Write
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Write down what Abraham said to his servant – verse 7
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5.Pray
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Thank God that He helps His children to marry the right people. Ask Him to help your family members who are
unmarried to wait for the right persons of God’s choice
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Day21
: Are you prepared for Jesus Christ’s
second coming?
1.Pray
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Father, help me to understand your Word today
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2.Read
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Matthew 24
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3.Think
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About the second coming of Jesus and all the signs before that
Application: We need to be prepared to
meet our Saviour in person because the day and hour are unknown
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4. Write
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What this chapter say about God
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5.Pray
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Ask God to help you to be prepared for His second coming
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*May our
words reflect the heart of God and His wisdom
WEEK 4:
22-Jan Genesis 27; 23-Jan Genesis 28; 24-Jan Matthew 25; 25-Jan Genesis
37; 26-Jan Genesis 39
27-Jan Matthew 26; 28-Jan Genesis 40
Day
22 : Do you teach your children the
right way?
1.Pray
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Lord, open the eyes of my heart to your teachings today
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2.Read
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Genesis 27
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3.Think
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About the lives of Isaac and his 2 sons, Esau and Jacob
Application: The Lord helps parents to
teach their children and we should be open to the Lord’s teachings
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4. Write
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What does the Word teach you today?
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5.Pray
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Ask God to help you and other parents to teach our children to walk
in His ways
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Day
23: Do you get comfort from God’s Word?
1.Pray
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Help me Father to understand the Bible chapter that I am going to
read now
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2.Read
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Genesis 28
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3.Think
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About Jacob’s dream and assurance he got from God
Application: God gives us
assurances from His Word to give us peace
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4. Write
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What God is teaching you today
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5.Pray
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Praise God for the wonderful assurances from His Word to comfort you
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Day
24: Are you prepared like the wise
virgins for Jesus’s second coming?
1.Pray
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Pray for the opening of the Word of God
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2.Read
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Matthew 25
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3.Think
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About the truths and what this chapter tells about God
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4. Write
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Down what you find new and challenging
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5.Pray
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The ACTS prayer
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Day25: Do you believe that even the wrong things in
your life will work out for good because God is in control?
1.Pray
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Father open your Word so that I may see what you want to teach me
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2.Read
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Genesis 37
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3.Think
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About the life of Joseph
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4. Write
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In your journal what the Lord is teaching you
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5.Pray
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The Our Father prayer
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Day
26: Do you flee from temptation as Joseph did?
1.Pray
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Father open my eyes for the Bible truths when I read them now
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2.Read
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Genesis 39
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3.Think
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How Joseph ran away from temptation
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4. Write
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What the Lord is teaching you today
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5.Pray
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Pray Ps. 51 – Dawid’s Psalm after he sinned and ask the Lord to keep
you from sin and temptation
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1.Pray
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Heavenly Father when I read
this chapter in your Word, open my eyes to see the suffering that Jesus went
through before His crucifixion
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2.Read
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Matthew 26
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3.Think
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How Jesus predicted everything that was going to happen to Him and
how His followers failed Him
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4. Write
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What the Lord is teaching you today
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5.Pray
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Praise and worship God through Jesus Christ our Lord for everything
that He went through to pay the price for our sins
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1.Pray
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Our Father in Heaven, open your Word and may I learn from Joseph
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2.Read
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Genesis 40
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3.Think
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How Joseph gave God the glory for His wisdom
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4. Write
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What the Lord is teaching you today
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5.Pray
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Ask God to help you to trust Him when you need wisdom
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*
Learn from Christ then make Him known
WEEK 5:
29-Jan Genesis 41; 30-Jan Matthew
27; 31-Jan Genesis 42; 1-Feb Genesis 43; 2-Feb Matthew 28;
3-Feb Genesis 44; 4-Feb Genesis 45
Day29
: Do you give all the honour to God when you succeed?
1.Pray
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Heavenly Father help me to see clearly what you want to teach me in
your Word today
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2.Read
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Genesis 41
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3.Think
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How God helped Joseph from a prisoner to be in charge of Egypt
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4. Write
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What does this chapter tell you about God’s protection and help
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5.Pray
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Ask God to help you to see your stumbling blocks as stepping stones
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1.Pray
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Lord, open your Word so that I may see Jesus, my crucified Saviour
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2.Read
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Matthew 27
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3.Think
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About the things that happened when Jesus died – the curtain that was
torn from the top to the bottom
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4. Write
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What the crucifixion of Jesus means to you
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5.Pray
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Pray Ephesians 1:3-11
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1.Pray
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Father, help me to read your Word and let the words change me
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2.Read
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Genesis 42
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3.Think
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How God was in control of the situation with Joseph and his brothers
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4. Write
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What stand out in this chapter
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5.Pray
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The Our Father prayer
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1.Pray
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Open my eyes to the truths in your Word, dear God
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2.Read
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Genesis 43
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3.Think
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How Joseph was overwelmed to see his youngest brother
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4. Write
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What this chapter tells you about brotherly love
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5.Pray
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Ask God to help you to love your family and pray for them
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Day
33: Do you believe that Jesus arose from the dead after three days?
1.Pray
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Dear Heavenly Father, help me to read this chapter this morning and
believe the truths with my whole heart
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2.Read
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Matthew 28
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3.Think
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How everybody reacted after the news that Jesus arose from the dead
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4. Write
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What was the command Jesus
gave his disciples and also to us – Matt. 28:19
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5.Pray
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Father, thank you that Jesus rose from the dead to show that He
conquered the death and Satan. Help me to go to all the nations with the Good
News of Jesus who is alive!
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1.Pray
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Father, open my heart to the Words of your Word
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2.Read
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Genesis 44
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3.Think
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About the change in Joseph’s brothers
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4. Write
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What God tells you in this chapter
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5.Pray
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Father help us to take care of our brothers and sisters and family
members
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Day
35: Do you see everything happening to
you that God allows it or plan it?
1.Pray
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Pray for the opening of the Word of God when you read it
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2.Read
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Genesis 45
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3.Think
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How Joseph did not blame his brothers, but assured them that God sent
him ahead of them
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4. Write
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What this chapter tells you
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5.Pray
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Commit yourself to God and his plans for your life
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*A change in behavior begins with Jesus changing our heart
Week 6: 5-Feb Mark 6; 6-Feb
Genesis 50; 7-Feb Exodus 1; 8-Feb Mark 8; 9-Feb Exodus 2; 10-Feb Exodus 3;
11-Feb Luke 1
Day
36 : Are you, as a disciple of the Lord, busy with the work of the Lord?
1.Pray
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Our Father in Heaven, open your Word so that I can see what you want
to teach me
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2.Read
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Mark 6
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3.Think
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How Jesus sent out the disciples and how he supplied in the needs of
others
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4. Write
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What the Word is teaching you
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5.Pray
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Pray the Our Father prayer
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Day
37: Are you a fruitful vine, whose branches
feed other people?
1.Pray
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Father, help me to understand your Word when I read this chapter
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2.Read
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Genesis 49
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3.Think
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How Jacob blessed his children.
Look especially at the blessing that Joseph got
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4. Write
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What does the Word tell you about God
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5.Pray
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Ask God to help you to be like a fruitful vine whose brances climb
over a wall
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Day
38: Do you trust God when your enemies are overruling you?
1.Pray
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Heavenly Father teach me your way when I read the Bible today
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2.Read
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Exodus 1
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3.Think
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How God cared for his people
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4. Write
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What this chapter tells us about God
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5.Pray
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Praise God because he is your helper
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Day39
: Are you willing to take up your cross and follow Jesus?
1.Pray
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Father in heaven open my eyes when I read your Word this morning to
see what I have to see
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2.Read
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Mark 8
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3.Think
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About what it cost to follow Jesus – vs. 34-35
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4. Write
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What are the things of God that we need to keep in mind
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5.Pray
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Pray the ACTS prayer and ask God to help you to be a steadfast
follower of Him
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Day
40: Are you aware that God is protecting
you daily?
1.Pray
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Speak to me through your Word, o Lord
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2.Read
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Exodus 2
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3.Think
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How Moses was protected
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4. Write
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What does this chapter tell you about God?
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5.Pray
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Praise and worship God for His protection using Psalm 34 as a prayer
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Day
41: Are you willing to go when God sends you out on a mission or do you have
many excuses?
1.Pray
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Father I praise and worship You for your Word, help me to understand
what it means
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2.Read
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Exodus 3
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3.Think
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How the Lord called Moses for his task
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4. Write
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What this chapter tells you about God
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5.Pray
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Ask God to help you to be willing to obey when He gives you
opportunities to share your faith
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Day
42: Do you trust God when you are uncertain about how things are going to turn
out?
1.Pray
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Thank you Father for the Bible in my own language. Help me to read it often and do be open to
what you want to share with me
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2.Read
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Luke 1
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3.Think
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How fearful Mary was to share about her expecting a baby to all her
family and future-husband and how God prepared everybody before she even talked
to them
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4. Write
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What this chapter teaches about God
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5.Pray
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Ask God to help you to follow Him faithfully and trusting Him for
every step of the way
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* God loves each of us as if there were only one of us
METHOD: Use a journal to write down the dialogue in your devotional
time between you and God. The first 6
weeks you get the method with the 5 points worked out to get into the
pattern. From then onwards until the end
of December you use your own method in your quiet time, preferably with the 5
points!
1. Start with an opening
prayer
2. Read: One chapter of
365 important chapters in the Bible per day.
3. Think about what it
tells you about God. Is it a command, a
warning, a promise or a comfort.
4. Write a sentence about
what you have learned
5. Pray the ACTS prayer: Adore or praise God for who He is. Confess your sins, Thank God for everything. Supplication-
ask God for all you need and pray for
people.
Week 7
12-Feb Exodus 4
13-Feb Exodus 5
14-Feb Luke 2
15-Feb Exodus 6
16-Feb Exodus 7
17-Feb Luke 4
18-Feb Exodus 8
*Our worship
should not be confined to times and places; it should be the spirit of our
lives
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Week 8
19-Feb Exodus 9
20-Feb Luke 7
21-Feb Exodus 10
22-Feb Exodus 11
23-Feb Luke 15
24-Feb Exodus 12
25-Feb Exodus 13
*The dearest friend on earth is but a mere
shadow compared to Jesus - Chambers
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Week 9
26-Feb Luke 16
27-Feb Exodus 14
28-Feb Exodus 19
1-Mar Luke 18
2-Mar Exodus 20
3-Mar Exodus 32
4-Mar Luke 19
* We are at our best when we serve God from
our hearts
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Week 10
5-Mar Leviticus 16
6-Mar Numbers 13
7-Mar Luke 20
8-Mar Numbers 14
9-Mar Deuteronomy 1
10-Mar Luke 24
11-Mar Deuteronomy 2
*Refuge can be found in the Rock of Ages
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Week 11
12-Mar Deuteronomy 3
13-Mar John 1
14-Mar Deuteronomy 4
15-Mar Deuteronomy 5
16-Mar John 3
17-Mar Deuteronomy 6
18-Mar Deuteronomy 7
*Resentment
comes from looking at others; contentment comes from looking at God
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Week 12
19-Mar John 4
20-Mar Deuteronomy 8
21-Mar Deuteronomy 27
22-Mar John 6
23-Mar Deuteronomy 28
24-Mar Deuteronomy 29
25-Mar John 8
*When we reflect
on the power of God’s creation, we see the power of His care for us
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Week 13
26-Mar Deuteronomy 30
27-Mar Deuteronomy 32
28-Mar John 10
29-Mar Deuteronomy 34
30-Mar Joshua 1
31-Mar John 13
1-Apr Joshua 2
*Respect for authority brings glory to God
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Week 14
2-Apr Joshua 3
3-Apr John 14
4-Apr Joshua 4
5-Apr Joshua 6
6-Apr John 15
7-Apr Joshua 23
8-Apr Joshua 24
*No life is
more secure than a life surrendered to God
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Week 15
9-Apr John 16
10-Apr Judges 2
11-Apr Judges 6
12-Apr John 17
13-Apr Judges 7
14-Apr Judges 14
15-Apr John 20
J-O-Y means Jesus first, others second and
yourself last
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Week 16
16-Apr Judges 15
17-Apr Judges 16
18-Apr John 21
19-Apr Ruth 1
20-Apr Ruth 2
21-Apr Acts 1
22-Apr Ruth 3
*The spirit of humility and self-denial
precedes a deeper and closer walk with God
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Week 17
23-Apr Ruth 4
24-Apr Acts 2
25-Apr 1 Samuel 1
26-Apr 1 Samuel 2
27-Apr Acts 7
28-Apr 1 Samuel 3
29-Apr 1 Samuel 8
*God pours His love into our hearts that it
might flow out to others
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Week 18
30-Apr Acts 8
1-May 1 Samuel 9
2-May 1 Samuel 10
3-May Acts 9
4-May 1 Samuel 15
5-May 1 Samuel 16
6-May Acts 10
*To give your life to Christ now is to keep
it forever
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Week 19
7-May 1 Samuel 17
8-May 2 Samuel 5
9-May Acts 13
10-May 2 Samuel 7
11-May 2 Samuel 11
12-May Acts 15
13-May 2 Samuel 12
*Instead of living in the shadows of
yesterday, walk in the light of today and the hope of tomorrow
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Week 20
14-May 1 Kings 1
15-May Acts 16
16-May 1 Kings 2
17-May 1 Kings 3
18-May Acts 17
19-May 1 Kings 8
20-May 1 Kings 9
*We serve God by sharing His Word with others
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Week 21
21-May Acts 18
22-May 1 Kings 10
23-May 1 Kings 11
24-May Acts 21
25-May 1 Kings 12
26-May 1 Kings 17
27-May Acts 22
*No one will know what you mean when you say,
“God is love” – unless you show it
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Week 22
28-May 1 Kings 18
29-May 1 Kings 19
30-May Acts 23
31-May 2 Kings 1
1-Jun 2 Kings 2
2-Jun Acts 24
3-Jun 2 Kings 4
*God loves us not because of who we are, but
because of who He is.
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Week 23
4-Jun 2 Kings 5
5-Jun Acts 25
6-Jun 2 Kings 6
7-Jun 2 Kings 7
8-Jun Acts 26
9-Jun 2 Kings 8
10-Jun 2 Kings 18
*Troubles are unknown, God’s providence is
certain
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Week 24
11-Jun Acts 27
12-Jun 2 Kings 19
13-Jun 2 Kings 20
14-Jun Acts 28
15-Jun 2 Kings 25
16-Jun 1 Chronicles 17
17-Jun Romans 1
*The Holy Spirit uses the Word of God to change
hearts
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Week 25
18-Jun 1 Chronicles 29
19-Jun 2 Chronicles 34
20-Jun Romans 2
21-Jun 2 Chronicles 35
22-Jun Ezra 1
23-Jun Romans 3
24-Jun Ezra 3
*Christianity is not just Christ in you, but
Christ living His life through you
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Week 26
25-Jun Ezra 4
26-Jun Romans 4
27-Jun Ezra 5
28-Jun Ezra 6
29-Jun Romans 5
30-Jun Neh. 1
1-Jul Nehemiah 2
*God gives us loving warnings in His Word to
protect and preserve us
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Week 27
2-Jul Romans 6
3-Jul Nehemiah 4
4-Jul Nehemiah 5
5-Jul Romans 7
6-Jul Nehemiah 6
7-Jul Nehemiah 8
8-Jul Romans 8
*Suffering is the fire that God uses to
purify and strengthen us
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Week 28
9-Jul Nehemiah 9
10-Jul Esther 1
11-Jul Romans 12
12-Jul Esther 2
13-Jul Esther 3
14-Jul Romans 13
15-Jul Esther 4
*It is better to bite your tongue than to
make a biting remark
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Week 29
16-Jul Esther 5
17-Jul Romans 14
18-Jul Esther 6
19-Jul Esther 7
20-Jul Romans 15
21-Jul Esther 8
22-Jul Esther 9
*Great occasions for serving God come seldom,
but little ones surround us daily
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Week 30
23-Jul 1 Corinthians 1
24-Jul Job 1
25-Jul Job 2
26-Jul 1 Corinthians 2
27-Jul Job 38
28-Jul Job 39
29-Jul 1 Corinthians 3
*Love the Giver more than the gifts
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Week 31
30-Jul Job 40
31-Jul Job 41
1-Aug 1 Corinthians 6
2-Aug Job 42
3-Aug Psalm 1
4-Aug 1 Corinthians 7
5-Aug Psalm 19
Pride goes before destruction, a haughty
spirit before a fall – Proverbs 16:18
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Week 32
6-Aug Psalm 23
7-Aug 1 Corinthians 8
8-Aug Psalm 37
9-Aug Psalm 90
10-Aug 1 Corinthians 9
11-Aug Psalm 100
12-Aug Psalm 103
The crucible for silver and the furnace for
gold, but the Lord tests the heart – Proverbs 17:3
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Week 33
13-Aug 1 Corinthians 13
14-Aug Psalm 104
15-Aug Psalm 105
16-Aug 1 Corinthians 15
17-Aug Psalm 106
18-Aug Psalm 107
19-Aug 2 Corinthians 1
*True wisdom begins and ends with God
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Week 34
20-Aug Psalm 145
21-Aug Proverbs 1
22-Aug 2 Corinthians 4
23-Aug Proverbs 2
24-Aug Proverbs 3
25-Aug 2 Corinthians 5
26-Aug Proverbs 4
*A heart open to God is soil in which the
seed of the Word can flourish
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Week 35
27-Aug Proverbs 5
28-Aug 2 Corinthians 8
29-Aug Proverbs 6
30-Aug Proverbs 7
31-Aug 2 Corinthians 9
1-Sep Proverbs 8
2-Sep Proverbs 9
* The price of our freedom from sin was paid
by Jesus’ blood
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Week 36
3-Sep 2 Corinthians 12
4-Sep Proverbs 31
5-Sep Ecclesiastes 3
6-Sep Galatians 5
7-Sep Ecclesiastes 12
8-Sep Song of Solomon 1
9-Sep Galatians 6
*Christ sends us out to bring others in
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Week 37
10-Sep Isaiah 6
11-Sep Isaiah 40
12-Sep Ephesians 1
13-Sep Ephesians 2
14-Sep Isaiah 53
15-Sep Isaiah 55
16-Sep Ephesians 3
*Christ’s work makes us safe, God’s Word
makes us sure
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Week 38
17-Sep Ephesians 4
18-Sep Isaiah 61
19-Sep Ephesians 5
20-Sep Ephesians 6
21-Sep Jeremiah 18
22-Sep Philippians 1
23-Sep Philippians 2
*God comforts us so that we can comfort
others
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Week 39
24-Sep Jeremiah 19
25-Sep Philippians 3
26-Sep Philippians 4
27-Sep Jeremiah 31
28-Sep Colossians 1
29-Sep Colossians 2
30-Sep Lamentations 3
*You are one of a kind – designed to glorify
God as only you can
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Week 40
1-Oct Colossians 3
2-Oct Colossians 4
3-Oct Ezekiel 1
4-Oct 1 Thessalonians 1
5-Oct 1 Thessalonians 2
6-Oct Ezekiel 37
7-Oct 1 Thessalonians 3
*When a man’s ways are pleasing to the Lord,
He makes even his enemies live at peace with him. – Proverbs 16:7
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Week 41
8-Oct 1 Thessalonians 4
9-Oct Daniel 1
10-Oct 1 Thessalonians 5
11-Oct 2 Thessalonians 1
12-Oct Daniel 2
13-Oct 2 Thessalonians 2
14-Oct 2 Thessalonians 3
*The powers of evil around you are no match
for the power of Jesus within you
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Week 42
15-Oct Daniel 3
16-Oct 1 Timothy 1
17-Oct 1 Timothy 2
18-Oct Daniel 4
19-Oct 1 Timothy 3
20-Oct 1 Timothy 4
21-Oct Daniel 5
*The only way to see life clearly is to focus
on Christ
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Week 43
22-Oct 1 Timothy 5
23-Oct 1 Timothy 6
24-Oct Daniel 6
25-Oct 2 Timothy 1
26-Oct 2 Timothy 2
27-Oct Daniel 9
28-Oct 2 Timothy 3
The wise woman builds her house – Proverbs
14:1
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Week 44
29-Oct 2 Timothy 4
30-Oct Hosea 4
31-Oct Titus 1
1-Nov Titus 2
2-Nov Hosea 14
3-Nov Titus 3
4-Nov Philemon
*Only Jesus can fill us with a sense of
belonging like we’ve never known before
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Week 45
5-Nov Joel 2
6-Nov Hebrews 1
7-Nov Hebrews 2
8-Nov Amos 1
9-Nov Hebrews 4
10-Nov Hebrews 8
11-Nov Amos 2
*When we come to Christ in our brokenness, He
makes us whole
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Week 46
12-Nov Hebrews 9
13-Nov Hebrews 11
14-Nov Amos 9
15-Nov Hebrews 12
16-Nov Hebrews 13
17-Nov Obadiah
18-Nov James 1
The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life,
and he who wins souls is wise – Proverbs 11:30
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Week 47
19-Nov James 2
20-Nov Jonah 1
21-Nov James 3
22-Nov James 4
23-Nov Jonah 2
24-Nov James 5
25-Nov 1 Peter 1
*Confession is agreeing with God about our sin
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Week 48
26-Nov Jonah 3
27-Nov 1 Peter 2
28-Nov 1 Peter 3
29-Nov Jonah 4
30-Nov 1 Peter 4
1-Dec 1 Peter 5
2-Dec Micah 5
*One day Jesus will return to rule and reign
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Week 49
3-Dec 2 Peter 1
4-Dec 2 Peter 2
5-Dec Micah 7
6-Dec 2 Peter 3
7-Dec 1 John 1
8-Dec Nahum 1
9-Dec 1 John 2
*Spending quiet time with God can bring quiet
rest from God
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Week 50
10-Dec 1 John 3
11-Dec Habakkuk 3
12-Dec 1 John 4
13-Dec 1 John 5
14-Dec Zephaniah 3
15-Dec 2 John
16-Dec 3 John
A generous man will prosper; he who refreshes
others will himself be refreshed – Proverbs 11:25
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Week 51
17-Dec Haggai 1
18-Dec Jude
19-Dec Revelation 1
20-Dec Haggai 2
21-Dec Revelation 2
22-Dec Revelation 3
23-Dec Zechariah 14
*Clothing ourselves with Jesus’ attitudes and
actions shows His presence in our lives
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Week 52
24-Dec Revelation 4
25-Dec Revelation 5
26-Dec Malachi 3
27-Dec Revelation 19
28-Dec Revelation 20
29-Dec Malachi 4
30-Dec Revelation 21
31-Dec Revelation 22
*When you open your Bible, ask the Author to
open your heart.
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