Revelation

Schedule of Journaling:

  • Week 1 (February 6, 2022) - Revelation 1:1-20

  • Week 2 (February 13, 2022) - Revelation 2:1-7

  • Week 3 (February 20, 2022) - Revelation 2:8-11

  • Week 4 (February 27, 2022) - Revelation 2:12-17

  • Week 5 (March 6, 2022) - Revelation 2:18-29

  • Week 6 (March 13, 2022) - Revelation 3:1-6

  • Week 7 (March 20, 2022) - Revelation 3:7-13

  • Week 9 (April 10, 2022) - Revelation 3:14-22

  • Week 10 (April 24, 2022) - Revelation 4:1-11

  • Week 11 (May 1, 2022) - Revelation 5:1-14

  • Week 12 (May 8, 2022) - Revelation 6:1-17

  • Week 13 (May 15, 2022) - Revelation 7:1-17

  • Week 14 (May 22, 2022) - Revelation 8:1-13

  • Week 15 (May 29, 2022) - Revelation 9:1-21

  • Week 16 (June 5, 2022) - Revelation 10:1-11

  • Week 17 (June 12, 2022) - Revelation 11:1-19

  • Week 18 (June 19, 2022) - Revelation 12:1-17

  • Week 19 (June 26, 2022) - Revelation 13:1-18

  • Week 20 (July 3, 2022) - Revelation 14:1-20

  • Week 21 (July 10, 2022) - Revelation 15:1-16:21

  • Week 22 (July 17, 2022) - Revelation 17:1-18

  • Week 23 (July 24, 2022) - Revelation 18:1-24

  • Week 24 (July 31, 2022) - Revelation 19:1-21

  • Week 25 (August 7, 2022) - Revelation 20:1-15

  • Week 26 (August 14, 2022) - Revelation 21:1-27

  • Week 27 (August 21, 2022) - Revelation 22:1-21

INTRODUCTION TO JOURNALING

1. Read.

Thoughtfully, leisurely, faithfully, attentively, and repeatedly. Try to read through the verses of the week very slowly. As you read, ask Jesus to show you what He wants you to focus on. It may be one word, a phrase or a whole verse. Go into your reading with a clean slate. Don’t bring what you think you need to hear, what others have said, or what you’ve been taught. You want God to speak to you personally.

2. Write.

When a portion of the scripture jumps out to you or is illuminated, write that verse down in your journal. This is about what God has to say to you through what He has illuminated from the text. (Sometimes nothing jumps out. If that is the case, just pick one). This portion of scripture could also go on a 3x5 card for memory and meditation throughout the day. Try to build a habit of reading the 3x5 card before checking your phone.  

3. Pray while writing.

God yearns to converse with you. And He wants far more than just, "Thanks for this, can I please have that?” prayer. Respond to the scripture that you wrote down in a dialogue. That means it’s as much about listening as it is about writing. Ask God to give you ears to hear what the Spirit is saying. Using the Word in prayer ensures that your prayers line up with God’s intention for your life. 

4. Live.

You can read, write, and pray all day, but unless God’s Word becomes flesh, we miss the point (James 2). If you have taken God’s Word to heart and He burns it into you, it will by its very nature change you. And when it does, you will find yourself called to act. There will come a time when God takes you to the end of yourself then asks you to go further. He wants you to put yourself at His disposal, completely dependent on Him as you go and do what he asks, even the impossible.

A basic method for journaling (SOAP) 

S: stands for Scripture. Scripture is the breath of God that gives life. (2 Timothy 3:16/John 6:63)

O: stands for Observation. Ask God for eyes to see. (Psalm 119:18/Eph. 1:17-18)

A: stands for Application. Ask God how you can apply this to your life. (James 1:22)

P: stands for Prayer. Make the observation and application into a prayer. (Matthew 7:7-11)

Optional challenges

  • This is a “challenge by choice” study so please feel free to do what you feel led to do. Jesus said His burdens are light, so if you miss some journal entries there is therefore no condemnation! Just you being with the group is a gift because Christ is in you. Henri Nouwen, calls this “the ministry of presence”. Here are the challenges by choice: 

  • Journal through the weekly assigned Scriptures each week and come prepared to share if you feel led.

  • Pray about taking the verse you journaled on and write it on a 3×5 card reading it and meditating on it throughout the day/week.

  • Read the week’s verses and pick your favorite one and memorize it as your verse of the week.

  • Pray about sharing what God is showing you to others.  

  • In the evening when you go to sleep, try to meditate on the verse of the day while falling asleep.

  • Download an audio Bible app and try to listen to passage of Scripture over and over again when you have some free time.   

  • Read the passage of the week out loud before breakfast, lunch, and dinner.