DISCIPLINES Tuesday Read: Ephesians 6:4 “Fathers, do not exasperate your children; instead, bring them up in the training and instruction of the Lord.” Study: Where did you learn how to react to many different situations in life? For many, we learned how to cope and react to situations by watching and listening to our parents.…

DISCIPLINES Monday Read: 1 Timothy 4:7 “Have nothing to do with godless myths and old wives’ tales; rather, train yourself to be godly.” Study:  If you want to run a marathon next year, what do you do? If you were going to start a new job doing something you have never done before, how would…

A LIFE OF PIETY Friday Read: Matthew 6:1-21 1 “Be careful not to practice your righteousness in front of others to be seen by them. If you do, you will have no reward from your Father in heaven. 2 “So when you give to the needy, do not announce it with trumpets, as the hypocrites do in…

A LIFE OF PIETY Thursday Read: Matthew 6:24 “No one can serve two masters. Either you will hate the one and love the other, or you will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and money.” (NIV Mattheww 6:24) Study: This is one of those verses that challenges…

A LIFE OF PIETY Wednesday Read: Titus 2:11-14 11 For the grace of God has appeared that offers salvation to all people. 12 It teaches us to say “No” to ungodliness and worldly passions, and to live self-controlled, upright and godly lives in this present age, 13 while we wait for the blessed hope—the appearing of the glory of our great God and Savior, Jesus…

A LIFE OF PIETY Tuesday Read: Matthew 14:22-33 22 Immediately Jesus made the disciples get into the boat and go on ahead of him to the other side, while he dismissed the crowd. 23 After he had dismissed them, he went up on a mountainside by himself to pray. Later that night, he was there alone, 24 and the boat…

A LIFE OF PIETY Monday Read: Acts 10:2 “He and all his family were devout and God-fearing; he gave generously to those in need and prayed to God regularly.” (NIV Acts 10:2) Study: This week we will be talking about living a life of piety. The word “devout” in our verse today means live in a…

FASTING Fasting Tips 1 – Set an objective. Why are you fasting? Is it for spiritual renewal, for guidance, for healing, for the resolution of problems, for special grace to handle a difficult situation? Ask the Holy Spirit to clarify His leading and objectives for your prayer fast. This will enable you to pray more…

SPIRITUAL GROWTH Friday Read: 2 Peter 1:5-8 “For this very reason, make every effort to add to your faith goodness; and to goodness, knowledge; and to knowledge, self-control; and to self-control, perseverance; and to perseverance, godliness; and to godliness, mutual affection; and to mutual affection, love. For if you possess these qualities in increasing measure, they will keep…