9/29 – 10/5

On Sunday morning, September 29th, we are focusing on “Life as Family,” which includes life within households and life together as the family of God known as the church. For the first two days of the week this devotional will guide us to read verses about family and living as the household of God. Beginning on October 1st, the devotional will switch to a reading plan going through the book of Proverbs from the Old Testament. There are 31 Proverbs and 31 days during the month of October, so we are going to read one Proverb per day until the end of the month.

 

The format of this plan is designed for you to use as much or little as you have time to use each day. Below is a guide for the daily use of this devotional:

Each Day

– Read the Psalm

– Spend a few minutes in silence as you wait in the presence of the Lord

– Read The Bible verses for the day

– Listen to and/or sing a worship song or hymn

– Pray

– Live According to your faith in Christ Jesus

 

 

DAILY PSALM:

READ PSALM 133 to begin your time set apart to be with and encounter the living God revealed in and through Jesus Christ.

 

 

SILENCE & SOLITUDE:

You are encouraged to spend a few minutes quietly alone with God after reading the verses. You may find it helpful to sit, kneel, lay down, or walk as the message rolls around in your heart and mind.

 

 

DAILY BIBLE VERSES:

Sunday – Colossians 3:12-21 (Life as Family)

 

Monday – Ephesians 5:1-6:4 (Children of God and Households of Believers)

 

Tuesday – Proverbs 1

 

Wednesday – Proverbs 2

 

Thursday – Proverbs 3

 

Friday – Proverbs 4

 

Saturday – Proverbs 5

 

 

VIDEO TO WATCH:

You are invited to watch the Book of Proverbs Summary video using the link provided before reading verses from Proverbs Tuesday through Saturday this week:

Book of Proverbs Summary by The Bible Project

 

 

LISTEN to and/or SING a worship song or hymn to help you respond to God. You may find it helpful to use the same song each day, or a different one on some, or all, of the days because of what the Bible verses bring to mind.

 

 

PRAY:

You are encouraged to let the Bible verses you read guide your prayer. You may find it helpful to use the daily suggestions as well:

 

Sunday – Pray to receive the grace, love, and fellowship God is offering you. Offer thanks and praises to our God. Pray for the people of Jesus’ Church throughout the world, including Catholics, Orthodox believers, and other Protestants. The “other Protestants” includes the new church starting in Avon that is meeting in the AUMC building on Sunday mornings, Livingstone Anglican Church.

 

Monday – Thank and praise the Lord. Pray for those who are closest to you, including family members, friends, co-workers, and neighbors.

 

Tuesday – Thank and praise our God. Lift up leaders and those who point others towards God.

 

Wednesday – Thank and praise the Lord. Lift up the worries and concerns you have for the world, people in need, as well as for yourself.

 

Thursday – Offer thanks to God for the many blessings you have been given and continue to receive. You may find it helpful to write them in a journal or somewhere you can read through the list again later.

 

Friday – Thank and praise the Lord our God. Confess your sins and failures and ask for forgiveness as you forgive those who have sinned against you.

 

Saturday – Offer thanks and prayers of praise. You may find it helpful to kneel, lay on the floor, sit with your hands on your legs with palms facing up, or stand raising your arms as an expression of worship as you pray.

 

*If you do not have a Bible, consider downloading the YouVersion Bible App for free from the Apple App Store or Google Play for your smartphone or tablet. You can also use www.BibleGateway.com to look up and read various translations of Bible verses online.