Lent Devotional Series Week 2 Denying Self
Week 2
How I plan to fast this week:
Day 1 Read Luke 9: 21-27
Luke 9: 23-24 23 And he said to all, “If anyone would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross daily and follow me. 24 For whoever would save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake will save it.
What are my prayer requests and concerns today?
What is God speaking to me?
What is my purpose today?
What does this challenge me do for others today?
How did I deny myself today?
Day 2 Read Titus 2:1-14
Titus 2:11-12 For the grace of God has appeared, bringing salvation for all people, training us to renounce ungodliness and worldly passions, and to live self-controlled, upright, and godly lives in the present age,
What are my prayer requests and concerns today?
What is God speaking to me?
What can I do to help someone today?
What does this challenge me to do for others?
How did I deny ungodliness today?
Day 3 Read Galatians 2:17-21
Galatians 2:20 I have been crucified with Christ. It is no longer I who live, but Christ who lives in me. And the life I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me.
What are my prayer requests and concerns today?
What is God speaking to me?
What can I do to serve others today?
How does this challenge me to change?
How did Christ live through me today?
Day 4 Read 2 Timothy 3:1-17
2 Timothy 3: But understand this, that in the last days there will come times of difficulty. For people will be lovers of self, lovers of money, proud, arrogant, abusive, disobedient to their parents, ungrateful, unholy, heartless, unappeasable, slanderous, without self-control, brutal, not loving good, treacherous, reckless, swollen with conceit, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God, having the appearance of godliness, but denying its power. Avoid such people.
Today’s prayer challenge:
What are my prayer requests and concerns today?
What is God speaking to me?
How can I wash someone’s feet today?
How does this challenge me to change?
How did I avoid evil today?
Day 5 Read Luke 14:25-33
Luke 14:26 “If anyone comes to me and does not hate his own father and mother and wife and children and brothers and sisters, yes, and even his own life, he cannot be my disciple.
Today’s prayer challenge:
What are my prayer requests and concerns today?
What is God speaking to me?
How can I put others first today?
How does this challenge me to change?
How did I show I am a disciple of Christ today?
Day 6 Read 1 John 1:1-10
1 John 1:8-9 If we say we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
Today’s prayer challenge:
What are my prayer requests and concerns today?
What is God speaking to me?
How can I put the least first today?
How does this challenge me to change?
What sin did I forsake today?
Day 7 Read 1 Corinthians 10:23-33
1 Corinthians 10:24 Let no one seek his own good, but the good of his neighbor.
Today’s prayer challenge:
What are my prayer requests and concerns today?
What is God speaking to me?
What small things can I do for others today?
How does this challenge me to change?
How did I serve my neighbor today?_______________________________________________________
