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The following article is the product of what I adapted from early days of discipleship in campus ministry, my seminary training, and my work as a pastor in Atlanta. The result is a thorough but flexible personal devotion plan. Personal Devotion Plan by Trent McEntyre Approach Pray for God’s Spirit to give you understanding and submission to God and His will revealed in the Scripture. (Pray Psalm 119:10 or Ephesians 3:14-20) Study Read a paragraph or a chapter of the Bible. 1. List what the passage tells about God or Christ.      a. His character or attributes    b. His ways or works 2. List what the passage tells about us.    a. Our sins or limitations    b. Our likeness to God or potential   3. List examples to follow or avoid, promises to claim, or commands to follow.   Meditate   Now write out one or two (at most!) of the main thoughts/teachings you derived from the passage. For each teach...

The treasure principle: “You can’t take it with you, but you can send it on ahead.” Treasure principle keys 1 “God owns everything. I’m His money manager.”  What difference does it make to live like we are stewards not owners/? 2 “My heart always goes where I put God’s money.” What do you think happens when you reallocate your money from temporal things?  3 “Heaven, not earth, is my home.” How does our citizenship in the eternal kingdom help us around roadblocks to giving?          Heb 11:13-16 4 “I should live not for the dot [life on earth] but for the line [eternity in heaven].”          How does an eternal perspective motivate us to give? 5 “Giving is the only antidote to materialism.” Have you seen giving improve the life of someone who struggled with materialism? 6 “God prospers me not to raise my standard of living, but to raise my standard o...