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While we know that many spend time with Jesus apart from this tool, at times it’s important to enter a season of more focused, disciplined time with God’s community. We hope for transformation through this season, but we also hope for the development of vital habits. We hope this Scripture meditation tool and journal leads you into a transformative experience with your Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.
Timeframe: 40 days - Starting January 1 thru February 9
Community: Follow the same Bible reading plan as your family, ministry service team, Sunday celebration team, or small group.
My community during this season is_______________________________
INTRODUCTION
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Daily Time With God
For New Believers: https://bit.ly/2Q51B6H
Following the Big Story: https://bit.ly/2Pr35uO
All the Gospels: Read 2 chapters per day (on Sunday read 3 chapters)
Whole Bible: https://bit.ly/2PuDbX5 (30 chapters per day or 45 minutes listening!
Phone or Tablet Apps: search in PlayStore or Apple Store
• YouVersion Bible App (many plans available)
• readscripture.org (Interactive journey through the Bible’s large story)
• Bible.Is (Read or listen to your Bible in your first language - 1400+languages available)
• NIV Bible by Olive Tree
SCRIPTURE READING PLANS & APPS
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This 40-day challenge is designed to help you in the practice of Spending Time with Jesus. By the power of the Holy Spirit, we seek to help the people of Tabernacle Community Church think biblically, live faithfully, and act missionally by embracing these four practices.
PRACTICES FOR PARTNERS
Spending Time with Jesus:God is personal. Spending daily time with God centered around His Word, prayer, and other spiritual disciplines are pathways to experience His presence.
Engaging in Community:God is creating and making alive his church. Regularly participating in close association with other followers of Jesus serves the purpose of growing us in community.
Sharing Christ:Jesus calls us to spread his name by effectively telling others about Jesus and how He has given us new life and new purpose.
Giving of Myself:God sacrificed for us, we sacrifice for others. We express love by giving of our time, treasure, and talents for the blessing and benefit of others.
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Use the SPACEPETS method as you read and reflect on a Scripture and spend time with Jesus. SPACEPETS helps you to not only read the Scriptures for information, but thoughtfully interact with the Scriptures to be transformed by Jesus through his Word. When you read, ask yourself where there is a(n)…
Sin to confessDo I need to make any restitution?
Promise to claimIs it a universal promise? Have I met the condition(s)?
Attitude to changeAm I willing to work on a negative attitude and begin building toward a positive one?
Command to obeyAm I willing to do it no matter how I feel?
Example to followIs it a positive example for me to copy or a negative one to avoid?
Prayer to prayIs there anything I need to pray back to God?
Error to avoidIs there any problem that I should be alert to or beware of?
Truth to believeWhat new things can I learn about God the Father, Jesus Christ, the Holy Spirit or other biblical teachings?
Something to praise God forIs there something here I can be thankful for?
SPENDING TIME WITH JESUS
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JOURNALING
The word “journal” comes from the Latin word for “daily,” which tells us something about the practice of journaling. Journaling is designed to be a daily activity, a daily record — there’s usefulness in the daily-ness of the practice. Journaling daily provides a record of your experiences with the presence of God in his Word, a record that reports not only significant moments, but ones that are more ordinary, not only moments of great fullness and joy, but moments where hope is lacking and a void is felt, not only moments where God’s justice can be felt in the world, but where brokenness overwhelms. The high moments with God, the low moments with God. But with God— daily.
Looking back over your daily record, God may again meet you there and show you something of himself and the world through it. Emotions you were processing, sins you were confessing, gratitude for his deeds—written—and therefore able to be remembered, causing you to see God’s grace and your heart reflected right there on the page. Thoughts inscribed out of you.
Journaling, for many, is not for every season. But we pray that in this season you’ll start the year with a record of your prayers, your hopes, your questions, your insights, your victories, all as they intersect with your experiences in God’s presence through his Word.
Don’t feel like you have to fill in each prompt or limit yourself to what is prompted. May God give you the gift of journaling these 40 days, and may it cause you to grow into a better disciple who daily influences the culture and impacts the world and our city for the glory of God.
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God, I praise you today for
God, I thank you
God, forgive me for
God, I lift my concerns to you
God, in my pain, suffering, or hurts
God, I’m meditating on
God, in my calling as a
What did you do today?
DAY 1
Spending Time with Jesus:
Spending Time with Jesus
Engaging in Community:
Sharing Christ:
Giving of Myself:
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Spending Time with Jesus
DAY 2
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God, I praise you today for
God, I thank you
God, forgive me for
God, I lift my concerns to you
God, in my pain, suffering, or hurts
God, I’m meditating on
God, in my calling as a
What did you do today?Spending Time with Jesus:
Engaging in Community:
Sharing Christ:
Giving of Myself:
DAY 3
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God, I praise you today for
God, I thank you
God, forgive me for
God, I lift my concerns to you
God, in my pain, suffering, or hurts
God, I’m meditating on
God, in my calling as a
What did you do today?Spending Time with Jesus:
Engaging in Community:
Sharing Christ:
Giving of Myself:
Spending Time with Jesus
DAY 4
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God, I praise you today for
God, I thank you
God, forgive me for
God, I lift my concerns to you
God, in my pain, suffering, or hurts
God, I’m meditating on
God, in my calling as a
What did you do today?Spending Time with Jesus:
Engaging in Community:
Sharing Christ:
Giving of Myself:
Spending Time with Jesus
DAY 5
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God, I praise you today for
God, I thank you
God, forgive me for
God, I lift my concerns to you
God, in my pain, suffering, or hurts
God, I’m meditating on
God, in my calling as a
What did you do today?Spending Time with Jesus:
Engaging in Community:
Sharing Christ:
Giving of Myself:
Spending Time with Jesus
DAY 6
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God, I praise you today for
God, I thank you
God, forgive me for
God, I lift my concerns to you
God, in my pain, suffering, or hurts
God, I’m meditating on
God, in my calling as a
What did you do today?Spending Time with Jesus:
Engaging in Community:
Sharing Christ:
Giving of Myself:
Spending Time with Jesus
DAY 7
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God, I praise you today for
God, I thank you
God, forgive me for
God, I lift my concerns to you
God, in my pain, suffering, or hurts
God, I’m meditating on
God, in my calling as a
What did you do today?Spending Time with Jesus:
Engaging in Community:
Sharing Christ:
Giving of Myself:
Spending Time with Jesus
DAY 8
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God, I praise you today for
God, I thank you
God, forgive me for
God, I lift my concerns to you
God, in my pain, suffering, or hurts
God, I’m meditating on
God, in my calling as a
What did you do today?Spending Time with Jesus:
Engaging in Community:
Sharing Christ:
Giving of Myself:
Spending Time with Jesus
DAY 9
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God, I praise you today for
God, I thank you
God, forgive me for
God, I lift my concerns to you
God, in my pain, suffering, or hurts
God, I’m meditating on
God, in my calling as a
What did you do today?Spending Time with Jesus:
Engaging in Community:
Sharing Christ:
Giving of Myself:
Spending Time with Jesus
DAY 10
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God, I praise you today for
God, I thank you
God, forgive me for
God, I lift my concerns to you
God, in my pain, suffering, or hurts
God, I’m meditating on
God, in my calling as a
What did you do today?Spending Time with Jesus:
Engaging in Community:
Sharing Christ:
Giving of Myself:
Spending Time with Jesus
DAY 11
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God, I praise you today for
God, I thank you
God, forgive me for
God, I lift my concerns to you
God, in my pain, suffering, or hurts
God, I’m meditating on
God, in my calling as a
What did you do today?Spending Time with Jesus:
Engaging in Community:
Sharing Christ:
Giving of Myself:
Spending Time with Jesus
DAY 12
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God, I praise you today for
God, I thank you
God, forgive me for
God, I lift my concerns to you
God, in my pain, suffering, or hurts
God, I’m meditating on
God, in my calling as a
What did you do today?Spending Time with Jesus:
Engaging in Community:
Sharing Christ:
Giving of Myself:
Spending Time with Jesus
DAY 13
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God, I praise you today for
God, I thank you
God, forgive me for
God, I lift my concerns to you
God, in my pain, suffering, or hurts
God, I’m meditating on
God, in my calling as a
What did you do today?Spending Time with Jesus:
Engaging in Community:
Sharing Christ:
Giving of Myself:
Spending Time with Jesus
DAY 14
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God, I praise you today for
God, I thank you
God, forgive me for
God, I lift my concerns to you
God, in my pain, suffering, or hurts
God, I’m meditating on
God, in my calling as a
What did you do today?Spending Time with Jesus:
Engaging in Community:
Sharing Christ:
Giving of Myself:
Spending Time with Jesus
DAY 15
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God, I praise you today for
God, I thank you
God, forgive me for
God, I lift my concerns to you
God, in my pain, suffering, or hurts
God, I’m meditating on
God, in my calling as a
What did you do today?Spending Time with Jesus:
Engaging in Community:
Sharing Christ:
Giving of Myself:
Spending Time with Jesus
DAY 16
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God, I praise you today for
God, I thank you
God, forgive me for
God, I lift my concerns to you
God, in my pain, suffering, or hurts
God, I’m meditating on
God, in my calling as a
What did you do today?Spending Time with Jesus:
Engaging in Community:
Sharing Christ:
Giving of Myself:
Spending Time with Jesus
DAY 17
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God, I praise you today for
God, I thank you
God, forgive me for
God, I lift my concerns to you
God, in my pain, suffering, or hurts
God, I’m meditating on
God, in my calling as a
What did you do today?Spending Time with Jesus:
Engaging in Community:
Sharing Christ:
Giving of Myself:
Spending Time with Jesus
DAY 18
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God, I praise you today for
God, I thank you
God, forgive me for
God, I lift my concerns to you
God, in my pain, suffering, or hurts
God, I’m meditating on
God, in my calling as a
What did you do today?Spending Time with Jesus:
Engaging in Community:
Sharing Christ:
Giving of Myself:
Spending Time with Jesus
DAY 19
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God, I praise you today for
God, I thank you
God, forgive me for
God, I lift my concerns to you
God, in my pain, suffering, or hurts
God, I’m meditating on
God, in my calling as a
What did you do today?Spending Time with Jesus:
Engaging in Community:
Sharing Christ:
Giving of Myself:
Spending Time with Jesus
DAY 20
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God, I praise you today for
God, I thank you
God, forgive me for
God, I lift my concerns to you
God, in my pain, suffering, or hurts
God, I’m meditating on
God, in my calling as a
What did you do today?Spending Time with Jesus:
Engaging in Community:
Sharing Christ:
Giving of Myself:
Spending Time with Jesus
DAY 21
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God, I praise you today for
God, I thank you
God, forgive me for
God, I lift my concerns to you
God, in my pain, suffering, or hurts
God, I’m meditating on
God, in my calling as a
What did you do today?Spending Time with Jesus:
Engaging in Community:
Sharing Christ:
Giving of Myself:
Spending Time with Jesus
DAY 22
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God, I praise you today for
God, I thank you
God, forgive me for
God, I lift my concerns to you
God, in my pain, suffering, or hurts
God, I’m meditating on
God, in my calling as a
What did you do today?Spending Time with Jesus:
Engaging in Community:
Sharing Christ:
Giving of Myself:
Spending Time with Jesus
DAY 23
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God, I praise you today for
God, I thank you
God, forgive me for
God, I lift my concerns to you
God, in my pain, suffering, or hurts
God, I’m meditating on
God, in my calling as a
What did you do today?Spending Time with Jesus:
Engaging in Community:
Sharing Christ:
Giving of Myself:
Spending Time with Jesus
DAY 24
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God, I praise you today for
God, I thank you
God, forgive me for
God, I lift my concerns to you
God, in my pain, suffering, or hurts
God, I’m meditating on
God, in my calling as a
What did you do today?Spending Time with Jesus:
Engaging in Community:
Sharing Christ:
Giving of Myself:
Spending Time with Jesus
DAY 25
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God, I praise you today for
God, I thank you
God, forgive me for
God, I lift my concerns to you
God, in my pain, suffering, or hurts
God, I’m meditating on
God, in my calling as a
What did you do today?Spending Time with Jesus:
Engaging in Community:
Sharing Christ:
Giving of Myself:
Spending Time with Jesus
DAY 26
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God, I praise you today for
God, I thank you
God, forgive me for
God, I lift my concerns to you
God, in my pain, suffering, or hurts
God, I’m meditating on
God, in my calling as a
What did you do today?Spending Time with Jesus:
Engaging in Community:
Sharing Christ:
Giving of Myself:
Spending Time with Jesus
DAY 27
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God, I praise you today for
God, I thank you
God, forgive me for
God, I lift my concerns to you
God, in my pain, suffering, or hurts
God, I’m meditating on
God, in my calling as a
What did you do today?Spending Time with Jesus:
Engaging in Community:
Sharing Christ:
Giving of Myself:
Spending Time with Jesus
DAY 28
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God, I praise you today for
God, I thank you
God, forgive me for
God, I lift my concerns to you
God, in my pain, suffering, or hurts
God, I’m meditating on
God, in my calling as a
What did you do today?Spending Time with Jesus:
Engaging in Community:
Sharing Christ:
Giving of Myself:
Spending Time with Jesus
DAY 29
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God, I praise you today for
God, I thank you
God, forgive me for
God, I lift my concerns to you
God, in my pain, suffering, or hurts
God, I’m meditating on
God, in my calling as a
What did you do today?Spending Time with Jesus:
Engaging in Community:
Sharing Christ:
Giving of Myself:
Spending Time with Jesus
DAY 30
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God, I praise you today for
God, I thank you
God, forgive me for
God, I lift my concerns to you
God, in my pain, suffering, or hurts
God, I’m meditating on
God, in my calling as a
What did you do today?Spending Time with Jesus:
Engaging in Community:
Sharing Christ:
Giving of Myself:
Spending Time with Jesus
DAY 31
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God, I praise you today for
God, I thank you
God, forgive me for
God, I lift my concerns to you
God, in my pain, suffering, or hurts
God, I’m meditating on
God, in my calling as a
What did you do today?Spending Time with Jesus:
Engaging in Community:
Sharing Christ:
Giving of Myself:
Spending Time with Jesus
DAY 32
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God, I praise you today for
God, I thank you
God, forgive me for
God, I lift my concerns to you
God, in my pain, suffering, or hurts
God, I’m meditating on
God, in my calling as a
What did you do today?Spending Time with Jesus:
Engaging in Community:
Sharing Christ:
Giving of Myself:
Spending Time with Jesus
DAY 33
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God, I praise you today for
God, I thank you
God, forgive me for
God, I lift my concerns to you
God, in my pain, suffering, or hurts
God, I’m meditating on
God, in my calling as a
What did you do today?Spending Time with Jesus:
Engaging in Community:
Sharing Christ:
Giving of Myself:
Spending Time with Jesus
DAY 34
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God, I praise you today for
God, I thank you
God, forgive me for
God, I lift my concerns to you
God, in my pain, suffering, or hurts
God, I’m meditating on
God, in my calling as a
What did you do today?Spending Time with Jesus:
Engaging in Community:
Sharing Christ:
Giving of Myself:
Spending Time with Jesus
DAY 35
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God, I praise you today for
God, I thank you
God, forgive me for
God, I lift my concerns to you
God, in my pain, suffering, or hurts
God, I’m meditating on
God, in my calling as a
What did you do today?Spending Time with Jesus:
Engaging in Community:
Sharing Christ:
Giving of Myself:
Spending Time with Jesus
DAY 36
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God, I praise you today for
God, I thank you
God, forgive me for
God, I lift my concerns to you
God, in my pain, suffering, or hurts
God, I’m meditating on
God, in my calling as a
What did you do today?Spending Time with Jesus:
Engaging in Community:
Sharing Christ:
Giving of Myself:
Spending Time with Jesus
DAY 37
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God, I praise you today for
God, I thank you
God, forgive me for
God, I lift my concerns to you
God, in my pain, suffering, or hurts
God, I’m meditating on
God, in my calling as a
What did you do today?Spending Time with Jesus:
Engaging in Community:
Sharing Christ:
Giving of Myself:
Spending Time with Jesus
DAY 38
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God, I praise you today for
God, I thank you
God, forgive me for
God, I lift my concerns to you
God, in my pain, suffering, or hurts
God, I’m meditating on
God, in my calling as a
What did you do today?Spending Time with Jesus:
Engaging in Community:
Sharing Christ:
Giving of Myself:
Spending Time with Jesus
DAY 39
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God, I praise you today for
God, I thank you
God, forgive me for
God, I lift my concerns to you
God, in my pain, suffering, or hurts
God, I’m meditating on
God, in my calling as a
What did you do today?Spending Time with Jesus:
Engaging in Community:
Sharing Christ:
Giving of Myself:
Spending Time with Jesus
DAY 40
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God, I praise you today for
God, I thank you
God, forgive me for
God, I lift my concerns to you
God, in my pain, suffering, or hurts
God, I’m meditating on
God, in my calling as a
What did you do today?Spending Time with Jesus:
Engaging in Community:
Sharing Christ:
Giving of Myself:
Spending Time with Jesus
JOURNAL NOTES
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Spending Time with Jesus
JOURNAL NOTES
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Spending Time with Jesus
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Spending Time with Jesus
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