Devotionals
Daily time in God’s word nourishes your soul, and strengthens you in your walk with God. Use the SOAP method as a practical tool to gain insightful reflections that will deepen your faith.
Instructions for S.O.A.P. journaling...
SOAP is an acronym and a method of studying God’s word, which teaches us to apply God’s word to our daily lives.
Scripture
Observation
Application
Prayer
Here’s how it works:
- Each day, there is a selection of scriptures which we read through as a church family. The Daily Bible Readings can be found HERE.
- After reading today’s scriptures, think about which verse(s) stood out to you the most. Write this verse down in your journal as the ‘S’ (Scripture)
- Take a few minutes to think about your Scripture, and what it is that caught your attention. Write this down in your journal as the ‘O’ (Observation)
- Think about how this verse applies to your life, keeping in mind the context of the surrounding chapter. Pray for insight, of how God would like to transform your daily decisions through this verse. Write this down in your journal as the ‘A’ (Application)
- Lastly write down a prayer ‘P’ in your journal, asking God for His help to live out the principles that you’ve learned today!
Snakes on a Campfire
Scripture Acts 27:23-25 23 For this very night there stood before me an angel of the God to whom I belong and whom I worship, 24 and he said, ‘Do not be afraid, Paul; you must stand before Caesar. And…
Do Not Disturb
Scripture Nehemiah 13:19-21 19 As soon as it began to grow dark at the gates of Jerusalem before the Sabbath, I commanded that the doors should be shut and gave orders that they should not…
This Calls For A Celebration!
Scripture Nehemiah 11:2 “And the people commended everyone who volunteered to resettle in Jerusalem.” Observation God had enabled the Israelites to rebuild Jerusalem, and the work required a huge commitment…
We Promise Together
Scripture Nehemiah 10:38-39 38 “A priest—a descendant of Aaron—will be with the Levites as they receive these tithes. And a tenth of all that is collected as tithes will be delivered by the Levites to the Temple of our God…
Who Knows?
Scripture Esther 4:11 – “For if you keep silent at this time, relief and deliverance will rise for the Jews from another place, but you and your father’s house will perish. And who knows whether you have not come to…
Don’t Settle For An Answered Prayer
Scripture Luke 7:6, 10 – “So Jesus went with them. But just before they arrived at the house, the officer sent some friends to say, ‘Lord, don’t trouble yourself by coming to my home, for I am not worthy of…
Supporting and Strengthening
Scripture Daniel 11:1 – “And as for me, in the first year of Darius the Mede, I stood up to confirm and strengthen him.” Observation What an interesting statement Daniel makes here! Darius was not a Hebrew king, indeed he…
Blessing My Father
Scripture Psalm 145:1-3 I will extol you, my God and King, and bless your name forever and ever. Every day I will bless you and praise your name forever and ever. Great is the LORD, and greatly to be praised,…
When He Speaks
Scripture Ezekiel 36:4 “Therefore, O mountains of Israel, hear the word of the Sovereign Lord: He speaks to the hills and mountains, ravines and valleys, and to ruined wastes and long deserted cities that have been destroyed and mocked by…
Judgement and Hope
Scripture Obadiah 1:16-17 16 For as you have drunk on my holy mountain, so all the nations shall drink continually; they shall drink and swallow, and shall be as though they had never been. 17 But in Mount Zion there shall be…
