Beginning Time Alone with God (Youth)
Sunday, Dec 15, 2024
Response to the Birth (2:8-21) Jesus’ birth sparks joy, surprise and wonder. All these emotions flow from the experience of the shepherds, who observe with amazement as heaven confesses the child’s identity. The major offices of Jesus are confessed in one sentence: he is Savior, Lord, and Christ – that is, deliverer, master and anointed king. As unbelievable as it may seem, the one with authority over salvation spends his first nights not in a palace but in the open air among simple people like the shepherds. Born in the ancient equivalent of a tent village, Jesus arrives to fulfill God’s promise.
Darrel L. Bock, Luke, p. 55 (1994) .
MONDAY
Quiet – yourself before God (2-4 minutes).
Prayer –
Confession – Confess your sins to God. Ask Him to forgive you
and take away all sin from you.
Intercession – Pray for other people’s needs and lives.
Focus – on those who need salvation.
Petition – Talk with God about your life and needs.
Your Purity before God.
Worship – and give thanks to God for everything (be specific).
Bible Adventure –
Read and think and imagine – Luke 1:67-75
Meditate on this passage in the Bible.
Write – Journal what God taught you today.
Close – with prayer. Go with God into your day today.
Quiet – yourself before God (2-4 minutes).
Prayer –
Confession – Confess your sins to God. Ask Him to forgive you
and take away all sin from you.
Intercession – Pray for other people’s needs and lives.
Focus – on the need to grow and become like Jesus.
Petition – Talk with God about your life and needs.
The Presence of God in your life.
Worship – and give thanks to God for everything (be specific).
Bible Adventure –
Read and think and imagine – Luke 1:76-80
Meditate on this passage in the Bible.
Write – Journal what God taught you today.
Close – with prayer. Go with God into your day today.
Quiet – yourself before God (2-4 minutes).
Prayer –
Confession – Confess your sins to God. Ask Him to forgive you
and take away all sin from you.
Intercession – Pray for other people’s needs and lives.
Focus – on those who need healing.
Petition – Talk with God about your life and needs.
The Passion of God in your life.
Worship – and give thanks to God for everything (be specific).
Bible Adventure
Read and think and imagine – Luke 2:1-3
Meditate on this passage in the Bible.
Write – Journal what God taught you today.
Close – with prayer. Go with God into your day today.
THURSDAY
Quiet – yourself before God (2-4 minutes).
Prayer –
Confession – Confess your sins to God. Ask Him to forgive you
and take away all sin from you.
Intercession – Pray for other people’s needs and lives.
Focus – on the missionaries all over the world – Monica Padilla Trueman, Colorado Christian Services
Petition – Talk with God about your life and needs.
The Power of God in your life.
Worship – and give thanks to God for everything (be specific).
Bible Adventure
Read and think and imagine – Luke 2:4-7
Meditate on this passage in the Bible.
Write – Journal what God taught you today.
Close – with prayer. Go with God into your day today.
FRIDAY
Quiet – yourself before God (2-4 minutes).
Prayer –
Confession – Confess your sins to God. Ask Him to forgive you
and take away all sin from you.
Intercession – Pray for other people’s needs and lives.
Focus – on giving thanks for Creation.
Petition – Talk with God about your life and needs.
God’s Freedom in your life.
Worship – and give thanks to God for everything (be specific).
Bible Adventure
Read and think and imagine – Luke 2:8-14
Meditate on this passage in the Bible.
Write – Journal what God taught you today.
Close – with prayer. Go with God into your day today.
Quiet – yourself before God (2-4 minutes).
Prayer –
Confession – Confess your sins to God. Ask Him to forgive you
and take away all sin from you.
Intercession – Pray for other people’s needs and lives.
Focus – on life all around you.
Petition – Talk with God about your life and needs.
God’s Hope in your life.
Worship – and give thanks to God for everything (be specific).
Bible Adventure –
Read and think and imagine – Luke 1:67-80
Meditate on this passage in the Bible.
Write – Journal what God taught you today.
Close – with prayer. Go with God into your day today.
SUNDAY
Quiet – yourself before God (2-4 minutes).
Prayer –
Confession – Confess your sins to God. Ask Him to forgive you
and take away all sin from you.
Intercession – Pray for other people’s needs and lives.
Focus – Talk with God about church and worship today at WLCF.
Petition – Ask God to help you worship Him today.
Bible Adventure –
Write – Journal what God taught you today.
Close – with prayer. Go with God into your day today.