Luke 1 - Week One Day One

H.E.A.R. Journal The HEAR journaling method promotes reading the Bible with a life-transforming purpose. No longer will your focus be on checking off the boxes on your daily reading schedule; your purpose will instead be to read in order to understand and respond to God’s Word. What is a H.E.A.R. Journal? The acronym HEAR in HEAR Journal stands for Highlight, Explain, Apply, and Respond. Each of these four steps contributes to creating an atmosphere to hear God speak. After settling on a reading plan and establishing a time for studying God’s Word, you will be ready to H.E.A.R. from God. H - Highlight HIGHLIGHT each verse that speaks to you by copying it under the letter “H”. Write out the following: The name of the book The passage of Scripture The chapter and verse numbers that especially speak to you A title to describe the passage E - Explain At this stage, you will EXPLAIN what the text means. By asking some simple questions, with the help of God’s Spirit, you can understand the meaning of a passage or verse. The next chapter will teach you in detail how to understand the meaning of a passage. Until then, here are a few questions to get you started: Why was this written? To whom was it originally written? How does it fit with the verses before and after it? Why did the Holy Spirit include this passage in the book? What is He intending to communicate through this text? A - Apply After writing a short summary of what you think the text means, in your HEAR Journal, look for the word APPLY. This application is the heart of the process. Everything you have done so far culminates under this heading. As you have done before, answer a series of questions to uncover the significance of these verses to you personally, questions like: How can this help me? What does this mean today? What would the application of this verse look like in my life? What does this mean to me? What is God saying to me? R - Respond Finally, your response to the passage may take on many forms. You may write a call to action. You may describe how you will be different because of what God has said to you through His Word. You may indicate what you are going to do because of what you have learned. You may respond by writing out a prayer to God. For example, you may ask God to help you to be more loving, or to give you a desire to be more generous in your giving. Keep in mind that this is your response to what you have just read. The H.E.A.R. Journal Formula Works Notice that all of the words in the HEAR Journal formula are action words: Highlight, Explain, Apply, and Respond. God does not want us to sit back and wait for Him to drop some truth into our laps. Instead of waiting passively, God desires that we actively pursue Him. Jesus said, Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you (Matthew 7:7). WEEK1 DAY 1 PRAY AND THEN READ LUKE 1. Highlight: __________________________________ __________________________________ Explain: _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ Apply: _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ Respond: _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________ WEEK1 DAY 2 PRAY AND THEN READ LUKE 2. Highlight: __________________________________ __________________________________ Explain: _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ Apply: _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ Respond: _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________ WEEK1 DAY 3 PRAY AND THEN READ LUKE 3. Highlight: __________________________________ __________________________________ Explain: _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ Apply: _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ Respond: _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________ WEEK1 DAY 4 PRAY AND THEN READ LUKE 4. Highlight: __________________________________ __________________________________ Explain: _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ Apply: _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ Respond: _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________ WEEK1 DAY 5 PRAY AND THEN READ LUKE 5. Highlight: __________________________________ __________________________________ Explain: _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ Apply: _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ Respond: _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________ WEEK2 DAY 1 PRAY AND THEN READ LUKE 6. Highlight: __________________________________ __________________________________ Explain: _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ Apply: _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ Respond: _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________ WEEK2 DAY 2 PRAY AND THEN READ LUKE 7. Highlight: __________________________________ __________________________________ Explain: _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ Apply: _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ Respond: _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________ WEEK2 DAY 3 PRAY AND THEN READ LUKE 8. Highlight: __________________________________ __________________________________ Explain: _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ Apply: _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ Respond: _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________ WEEK2 DAY 4 PRAY AND THEN READ LUKE 9. Highlight: __________________________________ __________________________________ Explain: _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ Apply: _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ Respond: _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________ WEEK2 DAY 5 PRAY AND THEN READ LUKE 10. Highlight: __________________________________ __________________________________ Explain: _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ Apply: _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ Respond: _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________ WEEK3 DAY 1 PRAY AND THEN READ LUKE 11. Highlight: __________________________________ __________________________________ Explain: _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ Apply: _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ Respond: _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________ WEEK3 DAY 2 PRAY AND THEN READ LUKE 12. Highlight: __________________________________ __________________________________ Explain: _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ Apply: _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ Respond: _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________ WEEK3 DAY 3 PRAY AND THEN READ LUKE 13. Highlight: __________________________________ __________________________________ Explain: _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ Apply: _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ Respond: _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________ WEEK3 DAY 4 PRAY AND THEN READ LUKE 14. Highlight: __________________________________ __________________________________ Explain: _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ Apply: _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ Respond: _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________ WEEK3 DAY 5 PRAY AND THEN READ LUKE 15. Highlight: __________________________________ __________________________________ Explain: _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ Apply: _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ Respond: _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________ WEEK4 DAY 1 PRAY AND THEN READ LUKE 16. Highlight: __________________________________ __________________________________ Explain: _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ Apply: _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ Respond: _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________ WEEK4 DAY 2 PRAY AND THEN READ LUKE 17. Highlight: __________________________________ __________________________________ Explain: _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ Apply: _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ Respond: _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________ WEEK4 DAY 3 PRAY AND THEN READ LUKE 18. Highlight: __________________________________ __________________________________ Explain: _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ Apply: _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ Respond: _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________ WEEK4 DAY 4 PRAY AND THEN READ LUKE 19. Highlight: __________________________________ __________________________________ Explain: _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ Apply: _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ Respond: _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________ WEEK4 DAY 5 PRAY AND THEN READ LUKE 20. Highlight: __________________________________ __________________________________ Explain: _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ Apply: _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ Respond: _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________ WEEK5 DAY 1 PRAY AND THEN READ LUKE 21. Highlight: __________________________________ __________________________________ Explain: _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ Apply: _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ Respond: _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________ WEEK5 DAY 2 PRAY AND THEN READ LUKE 22. Highlight: __________________________________ __________________________________ Explain: _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ Apply: _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ Respond: _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________ WEEK5 DAY 3 PRAY AND THEN READ LUKE 23. Highlight: __________________________________ __________________________________ Explain: _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ Apply: _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ Respond: _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________ WEEK5 DAY 4 PRAY AND THEN READ LUKE 24. Highlight: __________________________________ __________________________________ Explain: _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ Apply: _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ Respond: _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________ WEEK5 DAY 5 PRAY AND THEN READ ACTS 1. 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