Your Personal Grow-Pray-Study (GPS) Guide

Christ Lutheran Church La Mesa is doing a series for the next 40 days called "40 DAYS IN THE WORD" (40ditw.com) and this is week 6. Please go to 40ditw.com (aka 40daysintheword.com) and sign up for daily support material delivered via email.

Week 6 includes the following daily video clips that compliment the workbook:

• Day 36: Bill Cornelius from Bay Area Fellowship Church, Corpus Christi, TX on Psalm 119:105 (5m36s)
• Day 37: J. D. Greear, The Summit Church, Durham, NC on Psalm 40:8 (9m54s)
• Day 38: Kurt Johnson from Saddleback Community Church, Lake Forest, CA on Romans 10:17 (6m03s)
• Day 39: Rick Rusaw, Life Bridge Christian Church, Longmont, CO on 1 Peter 1:24-25 (4m53s)
• Day 40: Britt Merrick, Reality Church, Santa Barbara, CA on John 8:31-32 (4m15s)

During Week 6, we will being doing the following "Principles of Interpretation/Bible Reading" each day is Psalm 1 and then use 1 of the 6 methods studied in the last 40 days.

• Day 36: Pronounce it! Read Psalm 1 aloud more than once. How does emphasizing different words change the focus?
• Day 37: Picture it! Imagine how you would feel in the situation described in Psalm 1. What would you do and say?
• Day 38: Probe it! (SPACEPETS) In Psalm 1, does it suggest a: Sin to confess? Promise to claim? Attitude to change? Command to obey? Example to follow? Prayer to pray? Error to avoid? Truth to believe? Something to praise God for?
• Day 39: Paraphrase it! Put Psalm 1 into you own words. How do translations vary (e.g., word-for-word vs. paraphrase)?
• Day 40: Pray it! Read and pray Psalm 1 aloud to God. What fresh insights do you receive?
• Day 41: Personalize it! Insert your name in place of any first-person pronouns in Psalm 1. What additional insights do you get?

Remember the memory verse for Week 6 is Psalm 119:105:

Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light for my path.

Christ Lutheran Church La Mesa is doing a series for the next 40 days called "40 DAYS IN THE WORD" (40ditw.com) and this is week 5. Please go to 40ditw.com (aka 40daysintheword.com) and sign up for daily support material delivered via email.

Week 5 includes the following daily video clips that complement the workbook:

• Day 29: Rick Warren from Saddleback Community Church, Lake Forest, CA on Matthew 7:24 (6m50) 
• Day 30: Gene Appel from Eastside Christian Church, Fullerton, CA on Hebrews 4:12 (8m14) 
• Day 31: Kenny Luck from Saddleback Community Church, Lake Forest, CA on Matthew 4:4 (7m58) 
• Day 32: Jud Wilhite from Central Christian Church, Las Vegas, NV on Isaiah 55:10-11 (9m10) 
• Day 33: Rick Bezel from New Life Church, Conway, AR on Deuteronomy 8:3 (6m52) 
• Day 34: Tommy Kyllonen from Crossover Church, Tampa, FL on Psalm 119:24 (9m12) 
• Day 35: Steve Williams from NorthPointe Community Church, Fresno, CA on Acts 10:43 (11m30)

• Day 29: Philippians 1:6 
• Day 30: Philippians 1:27a 
• Day 31: Philippians 2:13 
• Day 32: Philippians 3:12b 
• Day 33: Philippians 4:6-7
• Day 34: Philippians 4:13 
• Day 35: Philippians 4:19

Remember the memory verse for Week 5 is Matthew 7:24:

"Everyone who hears these words of mine and puts them into practice is like a wise man who built his house upon the rock."

Christ Lutheran Church La Mesa is doing a series for the next 40 days called "40 DAYS IN THE WORD" (40ditw.com) and this is week 4. Please go to 40ditw.com (aka 40daysintheword.com) and sign up for daily support material delivered via email.

Week 4 includes the following daily video clips that complement the workbook:

• Day 22: Mike Howerton from Overlake Christian Church in Redmond, WA on Psalm 119:11 (8m41s)
• Day 23: Greg Surratt from Seacoast Church, Charleston, SC. Pastor Greg on Ephesians 6:17 (10m40s)
• Day 24: Tommy Hilliker from Saddleback Church in Lake Forest, CA. Pastor Tommy on Psalm 119:129-131 (10m52s)
• Day 25: Ray Johnston from Bayside Church in Roseville, CA. Pastor Ray on Proverbs 4:20-22 (7m52s)
• Day 26: Sergio De La Mora from Cornerstone Church in San Diego, CA. Pastor Sergio
• on 2 Timothy 3:16-17 (6m23s)
• Day 27: Ron Edmondson from Grace Community Church in Clarksville, TN. Pastor Ron on Psalm 37:30-31 (5m42s)
• Day 28: Chris Hodges from Church of the Highlands in Birmingham, AL. Pastor Chris on Psalm 119:162-167 (10m02s)

• Day 22: James 1 / Paraphrase James 1:2-4
• Day 23: James 2 / Paraphrase James 1:19-20
• Day 24: James 3 / Paraphrase James 1:22-25
• Day 25: James 4 / Paraphrase James 2:17-18
• Day 26: James 5 / Paraphrase James 1:13
• Day 27: Paraphrase James 4:10
• Day 28: Paraphrase James 5:19-20

Remember the memory verse for Week 4 is Psalm 119:11:

I have hidden your word in my heart that I might not sin against you.  (NIV)

Christ Lutheran Church La Mesa is doing a series for the next 40 days called "40 DAYS IN THE WORD" (40ditw.com) and this is week 3. Please go to 40ditw.com (aka 40daysintheword.com) and sign up for daily support material delivered via email.

Week 3 includes the following daily video clips that complement the workbook:

• Day 15: Dino Rizzo from Healing Place Church, Baton Rouge, LA on James 1:22-25 (9m14s)
• Day 16: David Stone from Southeast Christian Church, Louisville, KY on John 17:17-18 (10m43s)
• Day 17: Jimmie Davidson from Highlands Fellowship, Abingdon, VA on Psalm 1:1-3
• Day 18: Ron Sylvia from Church at the Springs, Ocala, FL on Psalm 119:45 (8m50s)
• Day 19: Shawn Lovejoy from Mountain Lake Church, Atlanta, GA on Psalm 119:28 (5m54s)
• Day 20: Kerry Shook from Woodland Church, Houston, TX on Jeremiah 15:16 (8s25s)
• Day 21: Ryan Meeks from East Lake Community Church, Bothell, WA on John 6:33 (10m)

• Day 15: Mark 8 / Mark 8:34-38
• Day 16: Mark 9 / Mark 9:33-35
• Day 17: Mark 10 / Mark 10:17-31
• Day 18: Mark 11-12 / Mark 11:25
• Day 19: Mark 13-14 / Mark 14:3-9
• Day 20: Mark 15 / Mark 15:33-39
• Day 21: Mark 16 / Mark 16:1-20

Remember the memory verse for Week 3 is James 1:22:

Do not merely listen to the word, and so deceive yourselves. Do what it says. (NIV)

Christ Lutheran Church La Mesa is doing a series for the next 40 days called "40 DAYS IN THE WORD" (40ditw.com) and this is week 2. Please go to 40ditw.com (aka 40daysintheword.com) and sign up for daily support material delivered via email.

Week 2 includes the following daily video clips that complement the workbook:

• Day 8: Tom Holladay from Saddleback Community Church, Lake Forest, CA on Psalm 119:18 (5m52s) 
• Day 9: Robert Morris from Gateway Church, Southlake, TX on Joshua 1:8 (10m15s) 
• Day 10: Buddy Owens from Saddleback Community Church, Lake Forest, CA on 1 Thessalonians 2:3 (7m33s) 
• Day 11: Mickey Gumble from Holy Trinity Brompton Church, London, UK on Deuteronomy 10:12-13 (7m34s) 
• Day 12: Miles McPherson from The Rock Church, San Diego, CA on Psalm 119:165 (8m31s) 
• Day 13: Bob Coy from Calvary Chapel, Fort Lauderdale, FL on Luke 11:28 (7m56s) 
• Day 14: Tullian Tchividjian from Coral Ridge Presbyterian Church, Fort Lauderdale, FL on 1 John 2:3-6 (7m18s)

During Week 2, we will being doing the following "Picture It / Bible Readings":

• Day 1: Mark 1:40-45
• Day 2:  Mark 3:1-6
• Day 3: Mark 4:35-41
• Day 4: Mark 5:21-43
• Day 5: Mark 6:35-44
• Day 6: Mark 6:45-51
• Day 7: Mark 7:31-37

Remember the memory verse for Week 2 is Psalm 119:18:

Open my eyes that I may see wonderful things in your law. (NIV 1984)