August 16th-22nd

Monday 
August 16, 2021 
Reading Plan 
Jeremiah 23-25 
 
1. Write Philippians 3:20 from memory. Pray for Israel today. 2. Read Colossians 1. 
3. Write down your THREE takeaways from Sunday’s message. Please write it down and email it to me at theway.dwilson@gmail.com. 
4. Who wrote Colossians? 
5. Who is Epaphras? 
6. Do some research and if you can, use a David Jeremiah Study Bible and read the book introduction to Colossians. Write a few bullet points about the book. 
7. How does Paul address the Colossian Church? 



Tuesday 
August 17, 2021 
Reading Plan 
Jeremiah 26-29

1. Write Philippians 3:20 from memory. Pray for Israel today. 2. Read Colossians 1. 
3. What had Paul heard about the Church in Colosse? 
4. What was the gospel bringing forth?
5. What did Epaphras declare to Paul regarding the Church at Colosse? 
6. The trinity is declared in the first 8 versus of Colossians 1. Write down the verses that reveal the trinity. 
7. Paul mentions the faith, hope and love of the Colossians in verses 1-8. Write these verses and where else in Scripture is faith hope and love mentioned? 



Wednesday 
August 18, 2021 
Reading Plan 
Jeremiah 30-31 

1. Write Philippians 3:20 from memory. Pray for Israel today. 2. Read Colossians 1.

Colossians 1:9-18 
9 For this reason we also, since the day we heard it, do not cease to pray for you, and to ask that you may be filled with the knowledge of His will in all wisdom and spiritual understanding; 10 that you may walk worthy of the Lord, fully pleasing Him, being fruitful in every good work and increasing in the knowledge of God; 11 strengthened with all might, according to His glorious power, for all patience and longsuffering with joy; 12 giving thanks to the Father who has qualified us to be partakers of the inheritance of the saints in the light. 13 He has delivered us from the power of darkness and conveyed us into the kingdom of the Son of His love, 14 in whom we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of sins. 15 He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation. 16 For by Him all things were created that are in heaven and that are on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or principalities or powers. All things were created through Him and for Him. 17 And He is before all things, and in Him all things consist. 18 And He is the head of the body, the church, who is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead, that in all things He may have the preeminence. 

3. What does Paul pray for the Colossian Church? 
4. Discuss being filled with the knowledge and will?
5. What does Paul pray for the saints regarding knowledge and will? 6. What does Paul mean to walk worthy of the Lord?
7. Where else in scripture does Paul speak of walking worthy? 


Thursday 
August 19, 2021 
Reading Plan 
Jeremiah 32-34 

1. Write Philippians 3:20 from memory. Pray for Israel today. 2. Read Colossians 1.

Colossians 1:9-18 
9 For this reason we also, since the day we heard it, do not cease to pray for you, and to ask that you may be filled with the knowledge of His will in all wisdom and spiritual understanding; 10 that you may walk worthy of the Lord, fully pleasing Him, being fruitful in every good work and increasing in the knowledge of God; 11 strengthened with all might, according to His glorious power, for all patience and longsuffering with joy; 12 giving thanks to the Father who has qualified us to be partakers of the inheritance of the saints in the light. 13 He has delivered us from the power of darkness and conveyed us into the kingdom of the Son of His love, 14 in whom we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of sins. 15 He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation. 16 For by Him all things were created that are in heaven and that are on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or principalities or powers. All things were created through Him and for Him. 17 And He is before all things, and in Him all things consist. 18 And He is the head of the body, the church, who is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead, that in all things He may have the preeminence. 
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3. Define fruitful? 
4. What are you to be fruitful in? 
5. In Colossians 1:11-12 what all does Paul pray for the saints? 
6. Read Colossians 1:11-18. Paul begins to describe what Jesus has done, list what Jesus has done in these verses. 
7. Define preeminence. 



Friday 
August 20, 2021 

Reading Plan 
Jeremiah 35-37 
1. Write Philippians 3:20 from memory. Pray for Israel today.
2. Read Colossians 1.

Fun Friday: Select the best answer and support your answer with scripture reference. 

1. When Samuel picked David as king, God reminded us that while people look at the outward appearance, what does God look at? 
a)  Our motives 
b)  Our attitude 
c)  Our work done on earth 
d)  Our heart

How many times does the Bible mention the word “snow?”
a) 24 times
b) Five times
c) Never
d) 12 times

Finish this verse from 1 Thessalonians: Pray without ______.
a)  Doubting 
b)  Crying 
c)  Complaining 
d)  Ceasing

4. After Noah got off the boat, what sign did God give to showed his promise to never flood the world again? 
a)  A dove 
b)  An olive branch 
c)  A rainbow 
d)  A fire in a bush

5. What did King Solomon ask God to give him? 
a)  Prosperity 
b)  A new barn for his grain 
c)  Fame 
d)  Wisdom

6. What is the last book of the Old Testament? 
a)  Second Samuel 
b)  Matthew 
c)  Zephaniah 
d)  Malachi

7. What location does Jesus say to light a lamp for all to see? 
a)  On a hill 
b)  Out in the open 
c)  On a stand 
d)  On a roof
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8. How many days and nights did Jesus fast? 
a)  22 
b)  40 
c)  365 
d)  12

9. How many times did God call out to young Samuel in the night as he was lying down in the house of the Lord? 
a)  Four times 
b)  Three times 
c)  Once 
d)  20 times

10. What piece of clothing made Joseph’s brothers jealous? 
a) A coat
b) Shoes
c) Belt
d) Special headpiece 

11. Who was the first person to come upon the injured man in the parable of the Good Samaritan? 
a)  The tax collector 
b)  The innkeeper 
c)  The priest 
d)  The judge

12. After Jesus was baptized, God said, “This is my son, whom I _____.” 
a) Love
b) Will bless
c) Cherish
d) Have sent 

13. How many days was Jonah in the belly of the big fish? 
a) One
b) Three
c) Five
d) Seven 

14. Finish this verse: “In addition to all this, take up your shield of _____, with which you can extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one.” 
a)  Faith
b)  Spirit
c)  Protection
d)  Righteousness

15. What instrument did David play? 
a) Lute
b) Tambourine
c) Harp/lyre
d) Shofar 

16. How was Ruth related to Naomi? 
a) Daughter
b) Sister
c) Daughter-in-law
d) Cousin 



Saturday 
August 21, 2021 

Reading Plan 

Jeremiah 38-40; Psalm 74,79 
1. Write the memory verse. Write the mission statement for theway church. 
Reflect on this week, what lesson, statement, reading, video etc. had the greatest impact on you? 
What are you moved to change because of your time with the Lord this week? 
What are three take-a-ways from your lessons this week? 
If you had to take just one point from your preparation this week, what would it be? 
List three things that you are currently praying about. 
Pray for service tomorrow. Be ready to recite the memory verse for this week. Pray for your pastor. Pray for your church family. Walk worthy of the calling today! Talk with someone about your preparation this week! Recite the mission statement of theway church. Write the books of the bible in order.




Sunday 
August 22, 2021 
Reading Plan 
2 Kings 24-25; 2 Chronicles 36 
Pray for the service today. 
Say the memory verse for the month to someone in your family. 
Recite the mission statement of theway church to someone this morning. 
Listen to praise and worship music on the way to church. 
ATTEND SERVICE TODAY WITH A HEART OF JOY!