Month: May 2020

16
May
2020

Week 5, Day 6

Week 5

The Bible—A Time With The Lord

Hymns:  Good Morning Lord Jesus, Give Yourself To Love The Lord, 554, 389

Day 6:

IV. Practical points for our practice

  • Habitual
  • Achievable
  • Normal
  • Exercised
  • Focused
  • Uninterrupted

Psalm 5:1-3 To my words give ear, O Jehovah; / Consider my moaning. 2 Give heed to the sound of my cry, / My King and my God; / For to You do I pray. 3 O Jehovah, in the morning / You will hear my voice; / In the morning I will set forth my words in order to You, / And I will watch.

Read over the outline points and verses above and use these for your prayer to spend time with the Lord in the Word in the morning. After your prayer time, jot down in your notebook one or two things that the Lord touched you with.

Later, listen to the following podcast sometime during the day.

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Posted by Andrew Carton in Daily Portions
15
May
2020

Week 5, Day 5

Week 5

The Bible—A Time With The Lord

Hymns:  Good Morning Lord Jesus, Give Yourself To Love The Lord, 554, 389

Day 5:

The morning is the best time to have fellowship with the Lord by exercising our spirit in praying, praising, singing, and reading His word (continued)

Psalm 108:2-3 Awake, O harp and lyre! I will awaken the dawn. I will give thanks to You among the peoples, O Jehovah; And I will sing psalms to You among the nations.

Psalm 119:147 I anticipated the dawn and cried out; I hoped in Your words.

Read over the outline points and verses above and use these for your prayer to spend time with the Lord in the Word in the morning. After your prayer time, jot down in your notebook one or two things that the Lord touched you with.

Later, listen to the following podcast sometime during the day.

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14
May
2020

Songbook

Coming soon…a Summer Truth Pursuit songbook

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14
May
2020

Companion Meetings

Picture of two brothers who are spiritual companionsCompanions are very important for our spiritual life and for our being able to continue pursuing.

At the beginning of the Summer Truth Pursuit, the participants will form groups with their companions to pursue the Lord together. We recommend that 3-6 students form a group, along with a serving brother or sister.

Part of the Summer Truth Pursuit is to meet with your companion group twice a week. Every week, twice a week, we will post some materials here for you to use in your companion meetings–discussion questions, verses to read, and/or short reading portions. Please check back regularly!

Picture of sisters companions group

We would also like to suggest that each time your companion group meets, you invite a guest to join you. This can be another brother or sister in the church, a family member, or a friend from school.

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14
May
2020

Daily portions posted here

Picture of young man having daily morning revival Bible reading outdoorsPlease check the Daily Portions section every morning when you get up.

Every day for the next 12 weeks, we will post some Bible verses and outline points to help you with spending time with the Lord in the morning.

In addition, we will include short video podcasts, audio podcasts, and  reading portions to help you dig into the Word during the day.

Posted by ypspadmin in Daily Portions
14
May
2020

Week 5, Day 4

Week 5

The Bible—A Time With The Lord

Hymns:  389

Day 4:

III. The morning is the best time to have fellowship with the Lord by exercising our spirit in praying, praising, singing, and reading His word

 Mark 1:35 And rising very early in the morning, while it was still night, He went out and went away to a deserted place, and there He prayed.

 Psa. 90:14 Satisfy us in the morning with Your lovingkindness that we may give a ringing shout and rejoice all our days.

Read over the outline points and verses above and use these for your prayer to spend time with the Lord in the Word in the morning. After your prayer time, jot down in your notebook one or two things that the Lord touched you with.

Later, listen to the following podcast sometime during the day.

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 5:33 — 1.9MB)

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Posted by Andrew Carton in Daily Portions
13
May
2020

Week 5 companion meeting

Morning Time with the Lord

Hymn #1048 (Stanzas 3 & 5)

Just as I am, though tossed about
With many a conflict, many a doubt;
Fightings within, and fears without,
O Lamb of God, I come, I come!

Sometimes as we try to come to the Lord, we may feel like a small boat being tossed about in the open sea. In these days, our hearts may be weighed down and burdened with inward conflicts about the things we have lost and are missing during this time of social distancing. There may be doubts about our future and safety or feelings of uncertainty. These are fightings within and fears without. As we draw near to the Lord using this song, the Lord helps us to realize how much of a heavy load we are bearing inside. We can then open to Him and tell Him about these things that are weighing down our heart. In this way we are casting all our anxieties on Him because it matters to the Lord concerning us (1 Peter 5:7). We are, little by little, item by item, being unloaded. Without being unloaded, it is very difficult to really pursue the Lord. This is the Lord’s way of caring for us, so that we can pursue Him with all our heart and strength.

Just as I am, Thou wilt receive,
Wilt welcome, pardon, cleanse, relieve;
Because Thy promise I believe,
O Lamb of God, I come, I come!

In this way, we may be led to stanza 5 in this song. We sense the Lord receives us, welcomes us just as we are. He cares, He cleanses, He relieves us of all that weighs us down. At the same time, we also sense an inward rich supply that causes us to float, to rise, to strengthen us to go on for the day. As we experience the Lord in this way, our appreciation and love for the Lord spontaneously increases. Feel free to thank the Lord and tell the Lord you love Him at this time.

This coming to the Lord, opening to the Lord, touching the Lord, being supplied by the Lord, and enjoyment of the Lord is morning revival.

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