1) Bible intake of Matthew 1 to Luke 17: Y or N

[Note: if this pace of Bible intake is too much for you, please know that grace abounds! Don’t quit; keep going! Find a pace that works for you.]

2) Use the S.O.A.P. Bible journaling technique: Y or N
3) Pray every day and during Bible time: Y or N
4) Read and reflect on the Tyranny of the Urgent: Y or N
5) Memorize 1 Thessalonians 5:17 & Lord’s Prayer: Y or N

 

This is about who you are in Christ! A disciple is a person who intentionally follows the ways and teachings of Jesus.
Discipleship is the intentional journey to Christlikeness; it’s a life-long commitment to learn and manifest who you are as a disciple through the presence and power of the Holy Spirit.

The third of the “Big Three” is spiritual friendship! The first is Bible intake and the second is prayer intimacy. This is the cord of three strands of your discipleship – “A cord of three strands is not quickly torn apart” (Ecclesiastes 4:12). This is the way you experience spiritual vitality in the custom-made yoke of Jesus (Matthew 11:28-30).

 

 

 

 

1) Let’s start by reading Luke 22:39-46:

+ “as was His custom” (39)
+ How did Judas know where to find Jesus? (Luke 22:47)

+ “And He took with Him…” (Matthew 26:37) This event was Jesus’ point of greatest need for spiritual friends. 

     What kind of friend are you being? What are your next steps?

 

2) Reflect on the implications of Jesus’ example of spiritual friendship in the foot washing of John 13:5-20.

+ Memorize Jesus’ new command in John 13:34-35:
“A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another, even as I have loved you, that you also love one another. By this all men will know that you are My disciples, if you have love for one another.”
+ How do Mark 2:2-5 & Galatians 6:1-2 teach us about how to fulfill the law of Christ as a spiritual friend?

 

3) Internalize (head to heart) Jesus’ prayer in John 17:20-23:

+ “they may be one, just as We are one” (22)
+ “that they may be perfected in unity, so that…” (23)

 

4) As you think about Jesus’ intentionality with His disciples, meditate on John 15:14 & Matthew 12:50:

+ “You are My friends if _________________________.”
+ “For whoever does the will of My Father who is in heaven, he is My brother and sister and mother.”

 

5) Read 1 Corinthians 16:17-18. Spiritual friendships refresh you and help you keep a right perspective on life.

 

 

 

 

1) Bible intake for this week: Luke 18-24 & John 1-12.
2) Write a SOAP journal entry for either each chapter or each day. Bring your notebook. Are you willing to share?
3) Review this handout as you prepare to read your Bible every day. Invite the Holy Spirit to help you “become” conformed to the image of Jesus Christ (Romans 8:29).
4) Memorize John 13:34-35 and be intentional by setting up a weekly time to invest in your spiritual friendships.

 

 

 

Tyranny of the Urgent (part of your learning tools for last week)