Mon: Familiarization• Prayerfully, reflectively, read 1 Peter in its

entirety (we will do this each Monday).

• Pick a passage in the book and pray through it

for people at Zion.

Tues: Observation• Slowly read 1 Peter 1.13-25 several times. Notice

as much as you can about it as time permits;

nothing is too small or too obvious to write down.

• Pray this passage for the leaders at Zion.

Wed: Organization• Read 1 Peter 1.13-25 once.

• Jot some notes on its structure; how is this

passage arranged/organized? Note that it orbits

around three central commands.

• Pray through the passage, this time for yourself

and those immediately around you.

Devotional Guide

Mon: Familiarization• Prayerfully, reflectively, read 1 Peter in its

entirety (we will do this each Monday).

• Pick a passage in the book and pray through it

for people at Zion.

Tues: Observation• Slowly read 1 Peter 1.13-25 several times. Notice

as much as you can about it as time permits;

nothing is too small or too obvious to write down.

• Pray this passage for the leaders at Zion.

Wed: Organization• Read 1 Peter 1.13-25 once.

• Jot some notes on its structure; how is this

passage arranged/organized? Note that it orbits

around three central commands.

• Pray through the passage, this time for yourself

and those immediately around you.

Devotional Guide1 Peter 1.13-25 1 Peter 1.13-25

Thurs: Investigation• Read 1 Peter 1.13-25 once.

• Write some notes answering the questions:

1.13-25: What are the three main commands in

the passage (it will help to read in more than

one translation and compare them to see the

main verbs)?

1.13-25: Each command has a number of

reasons for it and results that are to come from

it. Ponder on paper how the commands, the

reasons, and the results relate to each other.

• Pray for a ministry at Zion using this passage.

Fri: More Investigation• Read 1 Peter 1.13-25 once.

• Write some notes answering the question:

1.13-25: There is at least one quote or allusion to

the OT in each of the three parts. Look up these

cross-references and ponder how those passages

relate to 1 Peter as much as you can in the time

you have.

• Pray for the way we as Zion can exemplify the

message of this passage to Lincoln and in the world.

Sat: Proclamation• Read 1 Peter 1.13-25 once.

• Sum up your devotional week by writing a

sentence or two about this passage’s message, as

though you were explaining it to someone.

• Pray through the passage, asking for the Holy

Spirit’s help in where and how to obey it.

Thurs: Investigation• Read 1 Peter 1.13-25 once.

• Write some notes answering the questions:

1.13-25: What are the three main commands in

the passage (it will help to read in more than

one translation and compare them to see the

main verbs)?

1.13-25: Each command has a number of

reasons for it and results that are to come from

it. Ponder on paper how the commands, the

reasons, and the results relate to each other.

• Pray for a ministry at Zion using this passage.

Fri: More Investigation• Read 1 Peter 1.13-25 once.

• Write some notes answering the question:

1.13-25: There is at least one quote or allusion to

the OT in each of the three parts. Look up these

cross-references and ponder how those passages

relate to 1 Peter as much as you can in the time

you have.

• Pray for the way we as Zion can exemplify the

message of this passage to Lincoln and in the world.

Sat: Proclamation• Read 1 Peter 1.13-25 once.

• Sum up your devotional week by writing a

sentence or two about this passage’s message, as

though you were explaining it to someone.

• Pray through the passage, asking for the Holy

Spirit’s help in where and how to obey it.