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.
July Passages:
July 1 – John 1:35-42
July 2 – John 1:43-51
July 3 – John 2:1-11
July 4 – John 2:12-22
July 5 – John 2:23-3:7
July 6 – John 3:8-21
July 7 – John 3:22-30
July 8 – John 3:31-36
July 9 – John 4:1-10
July 10 – John 4:11-19
July 11 – John 4:20-26
July 12 – John 4:27-38
July 13 – John 4:39-45
July 14 – John 4:46-54
July 15 – John 5:1-9
July 16 – John 5:10-18
July 17 – John 5:19-29
July 18 – John 5:30-47
July 19 – John 6:1-14
July 20 – John 6:15-21
July 21 – John 6:22-29
July 22 – John 6:30-40
July 23 – John 6:41-51
July 24 – John 6:52-59
July 25 – John 6:60-71
July 26 – John 7:1-9
July 27 – John 7:10-24
July 28 – John 7:25-36
July 29 – John 7:37-44
July 30 – John 7:45-8:1
July 31 – John 8:2-11
June Passages:
June 1 – Matthew 28:1-10
June 2 – Matthew 28:11-20
June 3 – 1 Peter 1:1-5
June 4 – 1 Peter 1:6-12
June 5 – 1 Peter 1:13-21
June 6 – 1 Peter 1:22-2:3
June 7 – 1 Peter 2:4-10
June 8 – 1 Peter 2:11-17
June 9 – 1 Peter 2:18-25
June 10 – 1 Peter 3:1-7
June 11 – 1 Peter 3:8-12
June 12 – 1 Peter 3:13-22
June 13 – 1 Peter 4:1-9
June 14 – 1 Peter 4:10-16
June 15 – 1 Peter 4:17-19
June 16 – 1 Peter 5:1-5
June 17 – 1 Peter 5:6-14
June 18 – 2 Peter 1:1-4
June 19 – 2 Peter 1:5-11
June 20 – 2 Peter 1:12-21
June 21 – 2 Peter 2:1-3
June 22 – 2 Peter 2:4-11
June 23 – 2 Peter 2:12-16
June 24 – 2 Peter 2:17-22
June 25 – 2 Peter 3:1-7
June 26 – 2 Peter 3:8-13
June 27 – 2 Peter 3:14-18
June 28 – John 1:1-14
June 29 – John 1:15-28
June 30 – John 1:29-34