7-Step Quiet Time Devotional

  7-Step QT Notes 1. 🙏 Quiet Time Pause. Take a deep breath. Ask God to show you that you were not called to follow Jesus alone, but to serve his mission together with the people he has placed around you. 2. 📅 September 18, 2026 Today’s passage reminds us: God fulfills his promises not through one human hero, but through faithful people who depend on him and serve his mission together. 3. ✝️ 1 Chronicles 11:10-19 David’s mighty men helped make him king with all Israel, fulfilling the LORD’s word. Jashobeam killed 300 men, and Eleazar stood his ground to defend a barley field as the LORD brought a great victory. Three warriors risked their lives to bring David water from Bethlehem, but he regarded it as their lifeblood and poured it out to the LORD. 4. 📖 Key Verse Now these are the chiefs of David’s mighty men, who gave him strong support in his kingdom, together with all Israel, to make him king, according to the word of the LORD concerning Israel (v. 10). 5. 📝 Reflection I...

  7-Step QT Notes 1. 🙏 Quiet Time Pause. Take a deep breath. Ask God to help you recognize his presence and show you how your life and church can make that presence visible to others. 2. 📅 August 31, 2026 Today’s passage reminds us: The true glory of God’s people is not found in impressive buildings, successful programs, or material prosperity, but in the presence of the Lord among them. 3. ✝️ Ezekiel 48:23-35 The remaining land is allotted to Benjamin, Simeon, Issachar, Zebulun, and Gad. The city measures 4,500 cubits on each side and has twelve gates named after the tribes of Israel. Its circumference is 18,000 cubits, and from that time on its name shall be “The LORD Is There.” 4. 📖 Key Verse ”And the name of the city from that time on shall be, The LORD Is There.” (v. 35b) 5. 📝 Reflection The house where I spent my childhood was built by my father himself. My father, who was a schoolteacher, designed the house and hired the workers. I was told that on weekends,...

7-Step QT Notes 1. 🙏 Quiet Time Pause. Take a deep breath. Ask God to help you use your words, gifts, and spiritual passion not for yourself, but to build up His church and help others see Him more clearly. 2. 📅 June 10, 2026 Today’s passage reminds us: Spiritual gifts are not given for self-expression alone, but for building up the church in love, wisdom, and clarity. 3. ✝️ 1 Corinthians 14:13-25 Paul teaches that those who speak in tongues should pray for interpretation. Prayer and praise in the Spirit are valuable, but in the church, understandable words are more helpful for building others up. Uninterpreted tongues may confuse outsiders, but clear prophecy can convict hearts, reveal truth, and lead people to worship God and confess that He is truly among His people. 4. 📖 Key Verse What am I to do? I will pray with my spirit, but I will pray with my mind also; I will sing praise with my spirit, but I will sing with my mind also (v. 15). 5. 📝 Reflection At the beginn...

7-Step QT Notes 1. 🙏 Quiet Time Pause. Take a deep breath. Ask God to teach you how to handle conflict in a way that honors Jesus. 2. 📅 May 20, 2026 Today’s passage reminds us: A church that belongs to Jesus must handle conflict before Jesus, not like the world. 3. ✝️ 1 Corinthians 6:1-11 Paul rebukes the Corinthian believers for taking disputes between brothers before secular courts instead of resolving them among the saints. Since the saints will one day judge the world and angels, it is shameful that they cannot wisely settle even ordinary matters within the church. Although the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God, believers have been washed, sanctified, and justified in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and by the Spirit of God. 4. 📖 Key Verse But brother goes to law against brother, and that before unbelievers? (v. 6) 5. 📝 Reflection It is not very surprising that there are false people within the church. The early church certainly began as a community...

What the Bible Really Says About Church ✟ 7-Step QT 🙏 Quiet Time 📅 July 12 2025 ✝️ 1 Timothy 3:14-4:5 📖 if I delay, you may know how one ought to behave in the household of God, which is the church of the living God, a pillar and buttress of the truth (v. 15). 📝 Many view church as a building or crowd, but Paul redefines it: the church is God’s living household and the foundation of truth. This identity shapes how we serve and belong. Church isn’t a human-made institution—it’s where God dwells, and where His truth is upheld and lived out. 💬 What does this passage speak to you today? 🙏 Share below, and let’s encourage one another in prayer! 7-Step QT Notes 1. 🙏 Quiet Time Pause. Take a deep breath. God is not distant—He dwells among His people. And He calls us to live as His household, grounded in truth. 2. 📅 July 12, 2025 Today is a reminder that your faith isn’t just about you—it’s about being part of something bigger. You are part of God’s living chu...