“ 3 I thank my God every time I remember you. 4 In all my prayers for all of you, I always pray with joy 5 because of your partnership in the gospel from the first day until now, 6 being confident of this, that he who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus.”

— Philippians 1:3-6

Prayer

Lord, enable us to rejoice always, 1 Thessalonians 5:16(ESV) to rejoice in the Lord always, because he has again said to us, Rejoice; Philippians 4:4(ESV) that we may go on our way rejoicing, may eat our bread with joy and drink our wine with a merry heart, as we shall have reason to do if God has already approved what we do. Ecclesiastes 9:7(ESV)

Give us grace to serve you, the LORD our God, with joyfulness and gladness of heart in the abundance of all things; Deuteronomy 28:47(ESV) and to sing of the ways of the LORD, for great is the glory of our God. Psalm 138:5(ESV)

Let us have that cheerfulness of heart which is like good medicine, Proverbs 17:22(ESV) and deliver us from that anxiety which weighs down the heart, Proverbs 12:25(ESV) and that worldly grief which produces death. 2 Corinthians 7:10(ESV)

-Matthew Henry’s Method of Prayer

Daily Scripture & Weekly Devotionals

Background on Philippians

Featured
The Call to Joy
The Call to Joy
Encouraged Towards Unity
Encouraged Towards Unity
Warnings
Warnings

  • Acts 10

  • Acts 13

  • Acts 16

  • Philippians 1

  • Philippians 2

  • Philippians 3

  • Philippians 4

Warnings

  • Philippians 3

  • Galatians 1

  • 2 Corinthians 10

  • 2 Corinthians 11

  • Colossians 2

  • 1 Corinthians 15

  • Psalm 22

Introduction & Thanks

  • Philippians 1

  • Psalm 103

  • 1 Thessalonians 5:16–18

  • Psalm 107

  • Colossians 3:16–17

  • Lamentations 3:22–24

  • James 1:17

Encourgament

  • Phil. 2:1–4; 4:2–3

  • Ephesians 4

  • Psalm 133

  • 1 Peter 3

  • Galatians 6:1–2

  • 1 Corinthians 1:10-17

  • Acts 2:42–47

CAll to Joy

  • Philippians 4

  • Hebrews 12:1-3

  • Psalm 95:2

  • 1 Corinthians 5:8

  • John 16:31–33

  • Psalm 16, James 5:7–11

  • Psalm 150

To Be SPurred On

  • Philippians 2

  • John 15

  • Hebrews 10:24-25

  • 1 Peter 2

  • Hebrews 6

  • 1 Corinthians 3

  • John 8:31–38

How do I read the Bible?

1. START off by writing the date and the scripture that you are reading at the top of your journal page. This acts as a reference point when you look back at your journal. It also acts as a source of accountability. Sometimes we think it has only been a day or two since we spent time in the scriptures but when we look at our journal we notice that it's actually been three weeks. Yikes!

2. KEY THOUGHT: Read the passage for the day a couple of times. Pray for insight as you meditate on what the passage says. In one or two sentences, write down what you see as the key thought of the passages that you read. Use your own words; imagine summing up what you just read to someone who has never read the Bible.

3. KEY VERSE: Write down the one or two verses, word for word, that grabbed your attention or maybe sums up the passage you just read. This does two things: it causes you to meditate on those verses and it helps you begin to memorize those verses when you write them down.

4. KAIROS: Every time we spend time in God's Word, we should have a kairos moment. Most definitely, there will be times where we hear His voice much louder that others. 

  • Repent: Write down in a sentence, what is God saying to me? What is He asking me to start, stop, know, or change?

  • Believe: Write down in a sentence, what am I going to do in response to what God has told me?

5. PRAYER: Surprisingly, the goal of spending time in God's Word is not to simply read the scripture but to pray the scripture. Based upon the text and what God has spoken to you, write out a prayer to God, like a letter to Him. You could ask Him for wisdom and courage to follow through with what He has asked of you, seek forgiveness for times that you haven't been obedient, or simply pray through the scripture. 

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