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.
November Passages:
November 1 – Colossians 3:5-11
November 2 – Colossians 3:12-17
November 3 – Colossians 3:18-4:1
November 4 – Colossians 4:2-9
November 5 – Colossians 4:10-18
November 6 – Philemon 1:1-11
November 7 – Philemon 1:12-25
November 8 – Luke 1:1-7
November 9 – Luke 1:8-17
November 10 – Luke 1:18-25
November 11 – Luke 1:26-38
November 12 – Luke 1:39-55
November 13 – Luke 1:56-66
November 14 – Luke 1:67-80
November 15 – Luke 2:1-7
November 16 – Luke 2:8-20
November 17 – Luke 2:21-33
November 18 – Luke 2:34-40
November 19 – Luke 2:41-52
November 20 – Luke 3:1-6
November 21 – Luke 3:7-14
November 22 – Luke 3:15-22
November 23 – Luke 3:23-38
November 24 – Luke 4:1-13
November 25 – Luke 4:14-24
November 26 – Luke 4:25-37
November 27 – Luke 4:38-44
November 28 – Luke 5:1-11
November 29 – Luke 5:12-16
November 30 – Luke 5:17-26
October Passages:
October 1 – Ephesians 4:1-7
October 2 – Ephesians 4:8-16
October 3 – Ephesians 4:17-24
October 4 – Ephesians 4:25-32
October 5 – Ephesians 5:1-10
October 6 – Ephesians 5:11-21
October 7 – Ephesians 5:22-33
October 8 – Ephesians 6:1-9
October 9 – Ephesians 6:10-16
October 10 – Ephesians 6:17-24
October 11 – Philippians 1:1-11
October 12 – Philippians 1:12-18
October 13 – Philippians 1:19-26
October 14 – Philippians 1:27-2:4
October 15 – Philippians 2:5-11
October 16 – Philippians 2:12-18
October 17 – Philippians 2:19-30
October 18 – Philippians 3:1-7
October 19 – Philippians 3:8-14
October 20 – Philippians 3:15-21
October 21 – Philippians 4:1-7
October 22 – Philippians 4:8-13
October 23 – Philippians 4:14-23
October 24 – Colossians 1:1-8
October 25 – Colossians 1:9-14
October 26 – Colossians 1:15-20
October 27 – Colossians 1:21-29
October 28 – Colossians 2:1-7
October 29 – Colossians 2:8-15
October 30 – Colossians 2:16-23
October 31 – Colossians 3:1-4