Day 1 – READ MATTHEW 28:19-20

Each day this month you will read a true account from the Gospels. The Master’s class was always in session and with every act of compassion, miracle, teaching, rebuke, or action Jesus was teaching His pupils about the His kingdom, how to enter it and what it meant to be a part of it. Have you ever read the last page of the book before you began the story? This is what we are going to do today. When He asked these men to drop their nets, they had no clue what He had in store for them. For fun, let’s skip ahead and see what Jesus’ plan was for these 12 men. 11 of them would take Him up on it and it was a pretty big task.
What was Jesus’ instructions to His disciples right before He ascended into heaven? Do you believe that every moment Jesus was with these men, He was preparing them for this task? Do you think He is preparing you for something?

Day 2 – READ JOHN 1:35-41

Who did John the Baptist send with Jesus? Who did Andrew go to get?
What happened when Simon encountered Jesus?
How did Simon (now Peter) learn about how Jesus makes things new?
How did he learn about how Jesus gives ordinary men new purpose?
God has changed your name. It was His plan all along but your name has been changed. You were once just His creation, but now you are His child (Galatians 3:26). You were once an enemy (Romans 5:10) and now He calls you His own (1 Peter 2:9). You were once dead in your sins and now you are called alive (Romans 6). You were once old filthy rags (Isaiah 64:6) and now you are called a new creation (2 Corinthians 5:17).
Read these verses and reflect on how Jesus has changed you. As a disciple of Christ, why is it important for you to believe and understand that God can change?

Day 3 – READ JOHN 1:43-51

What happened when Jesus called Nathanael? Why did Nathanael believe?
What miracle did Jesus do? What do you think Nathanael learned about Jesus?
Like Nathanael, when you follow Jesus, you will see amazing things happen. God will never cease to amaze you with what He can do as you watch Him at work. As a disciple of Christ, how does this encourage you knowing you will get to see amazing things? Write about something amazing that you have seen God do.
Grab a red pen (red because in some translations of the Bible, called “red letter” versions, Jesus’ words are printed in red) and write down the last thing Jesus said to Nathanael in verse 51. This promise is true for you as His disciple.

Day 4 – READ JOHN 2:1-11

Take notes of what happened during this wedding in Cana. What did Jesus do? The head waiter did not know the miracle that had taken place. What compliment did He give the bride groom (the term for “groom” in Jesus time)?  What lesson was Jesus teaching His disciples?
There are so many good things packed into all that Jesus did. There are many things to learn from each of these true accounts. For example, Jesus was showing Himself to be the true Creator. He can take something and create something with it, with just a word. He did the same thing in Genesis 1. Jesus, at the very beginning of His time with His disciples, in a unique way was showing that He will save the best for last. They would see many miracles in His Master class but the best miracle would be the last… the empty tomb. This also has direct significance for you as a disciple. God’s plan always saves the best for last. It might be hard to understand while we live on earth, but as His disciples, we need to trust that He has saved the best for last in eternity. As a disciple of Christ, how does it encourage your faith knowing that God saves the best for last?

MEMORIZE JOHN 14:3

Day 5 – READ JOHN 2:13-31

What happened when Jesus went into the temple? What were people in the temple doing? Was the temple there to worship God or make money?
The priests of the temple were making money off the moneychangers during the Passover festival in Jerusalem. The Passover was celebrated to remember how God delivered Israel from the slavery in Egypt. In the temple during Jesus’ time (the second temple built), there was a Gentile court. This is where Gentiles could go and worship. The money changers were substituting business for worship because it was keeping the Gentiles from worshipping God. The priests who were to be concerned with the service of God were making tons of money. The lesson here is that Jesus’ showed His disciples the value of His temple. He values God’s house and will do some “overturning” to get it back to being the house God meant it to be.
Read 1 Corinthians 3:16
We no longer need the physical structure of the temple. Who is now the temple? In other words, who has God set up to be His dwelling place?
Do you think God wants His temple, you, to be used for worldly things?
Do you think God may come in and overturn some things in your life to get you back to what you are meant to do?
Why is it important for God’s disciple to learn how He feels about His house?