THE ABIDE METHOD
SPEND TIME IN THE BIBLE
Pastor Scott Gilchrist introduced the Abide method as a means to help us grow in our relationship with God through time spent copying out Scripture. Spending time with God each day deepens our understanding of what it means to abide in Christ—at home, at work, in school, and in every area of life.
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THE ABIDE METHOD
The Abide method is based on copying out by hand passages of the Bible each day of the month. Each of the 30 scriptures listed for the month takes about 15 minutes or less to copy out. As you simply copy these texts out of your Bible, listen to God’s voice. Don’t hurry, simply abide and enjoy each day for 30 days. Pray like the Psalmist, “Open my eyes that I may see wonderful things in your law.” Psalm 119:18.
Watch the Abide Video to learn more about this powerful method of spending time with God in His word.
HOW TO GET STARTED:
Each of the passages below are meant to be hand-copied each day (see Deuteronomy 17:18-20)…as you do so, ask God to show you “wonderful things from His word” (see Psalm 119:18), then take the time to re-read, ponder and meditate on His word.
September Passages:
September 1 – 1 Thess. 5:1-11
September 2 – 1 Thess. 5:12-28
September 3 – 2 Peter 1:1-4
September 4 – 2 Peter 1:5-11
September 5 – 2 Peter 1:12-21
September 6 – 2 Peter 2:1-3
September 7 – 2 Peter 2:4-11
September 8 – 2 Peter 2:12-16
September 9 – 2 Peter 2:17-22
September 10 – 2 Peter 3:1-7
September 11 – 2 Peter 3:8-13
September 12 – 2 Peter 3:14-18
September 13 – Psalm 19:7-14
September 14 – Psalm 119:1-8
September 15 – Psalm 119:9-16
September 16 – Psalm 119:17-24
September 17 – Psalm 119:25-32
September 18 – Psalm 119:33-40
September 19 – Psalm 119:41-48
September 20 – Psalm 119:49-56
September 21 – Psalm 119:57-64
September 22 – Psalm 119:65-72
September 23 – Psalm 119:73-80
September 24 – Psalm 119:81-88
September 25 – Psalm 119:89-96
September 26 – Psalm 119:97-104
September 27 – Psalm 119:105-112
September 28 – Psalm 119:113-120
September 29 – Psalm 119:121-128
September 30 – Psalm 119:129-136
August Passages:
August 1 – Acts 22:22-29
August 2 – Acts 22:30-23:9
August 3 – Acts 23:10-15
August 4 – Acts 23:16-25
August 5 – Acts 23:26-35
August 6 – Acts 24:1-9
August 7 – Acts 24:10-21
August 8 – Acts 24:22-27
August 9 – Acts 25:1-12
August 10 – Acts 25:13-22
August 11 – Acts 25:23-27
August 12 – Acts 26:1-8
August 13 – Acts 26:9-15
August 14 – Acts 26:16-23
August 15 – Acts 26:24-32
August 16 – Acts 27:1-8
August 17 – Acts 27:9-17
August 18 – Acts 27:18-29
August 19 – Acts 27:30-36
August 20 – Acts 27:37-44
August 21 – Acts 28:1-6
August 22 – Acts 28:7-15
August 23 – Acts 28:16-22
August 24 – Acts 28:23-31
August 25 – 1 Thess. 1:1-10
August 26 – 1 Thess. 2:1-12
August 27 – 1 Thess. 2:13-20
August 28 – 1 Thess. 3:1-5
August 29 – 1 Thess. 3:6-13
August 30 – 1 Thess. 4:1-8
August 31 – 1 Thess. 4:9-18