{"id":7164,"date":"2018-04-17T20:40:40","date_gmt":"2018-04-17T20:40:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/carrickfergusbaptist.com\/site\/?p=7164"},"modified":"2018-04-18T15:15:18","modified_gmt":"2018-04-18T15:15:18","slug":"devotions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/carrickfergusbaptist.com\/site\/blog\/2018\/04\/devotions\/","title":{"rendered":"Devotions @ CB:youth"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Merge and <a href=\"https:\/\/carrickfergusbaptist.com\/site\/programme\/youth-fellowship\/\">CB:youth<\/a> focused on devotionals at the weekend. We all know how difficult it can be to set aside time to commune with God. The youth shared ideas and tips to help each other and we thought\u00a0it might be good to gather your thoughts and advice on devotionals.<\/span><\/p>\n<h5><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Prayer<\/span><\/h5>\n<blockquote><p><em>Continue steadfastly in prayer, being watchful in it\u00a0with thanksgiving.<br \/>\n<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><em>Colossians 4:2\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Write a prayer list\/journal<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Regular routine<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Pray with others (WhatApps\u00a0group with friends\/coffee and prayer dates)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Choose a time when you are not tired <\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Pray through Bible passages<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">As most of you are aware we have just finished a series on Sundays nights about <a href=\"https:\/\/carrickfergusbaptist.com\/site\/sermon-series\/pauls-prayers\/\">Pauls Prayers<\/a>, and they are really useful too.<\/span><\/p>\n<h5><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Bible reading and Study<\/span><\/h5>\n<blockquote><p><em><span class=\"chapter-1\"><span class=\"text Ps-1-1\">Blessed is the man\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/em><em><span class=\"indent-1\"><span class=\"text Ps-1-1\">who\u00a0walks not in\u00a0the counsel of the wicked,\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/em><em><span class=\"text Ps-1-1\">nor stands in\u00a0the way of sinners,\u00a0<\/span><\/em><em><span class=\"indent-1\"><span class=\"text Ps-1-1\">nor\u00a0sits in\u00a0the seat of\u00a0scoffers;\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/em><em><span id=\"en-ESV-13942\" class=\"text Ps-1-2\"><sup class=\"versenum\">\u00a0<\/sup>but his\u00a0delight is in the law\u00a0of the\u00a0<span class=\"small-caps\">Lord<\/span>,<\/span><\/em><em><span class=\"indent-1\"><span class=\"indent-1-breaks\">\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"text Ps-1-2\">and on his\u00a0law he meditates day and night.<\/span><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><em>Psalm 1:1-3<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Use phone\/apps\/s<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">tudy Bibles<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Short passages at a time<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Study with a friend or a group<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">K<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">eep a journal<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Tell others about it to be kept accountable<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h5><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Bible memorization<\/span><\/h5>\n<blockquote><p><em>\u201cI have stored up your word in my heart, that I might not sin against you.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><em>Psalm 119:11 <\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"> Sing verses<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Create games<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Print out large<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Colour with pictures related to text<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"> Place in areas you see daily (mirrors or screensavers)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/carrickfergusbaptist.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/tree.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-7167\" src=\"https:\/\/carrickfergusbaptist.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/tree-300x212.jpg\" alt=\"devotional tree\" width=\"300\" height=\"212\" srcset=\"https:\/\/carrickfergusbaptist.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/tree-300x212.jpg 300w, https:\/\/carrickfergusbaptist.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/tree-768x543.jpg 768w, https:\/\/carrickfergusbaptist.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/tree-1024x724.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/carrickfergusbaptist.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/tree.jpg 1981w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>We looked at various other ways in which we can set aside time with God daily; fasting, worship songs, sermons, silence and journaling. We hope and pray that we all have a desire for daily devotions. Let us encourage each other in o<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">ur walk with God and challenge ourselves to help others, especially our young people, in their devotions.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>If you have any advice to share with our youth then please leave a\u00a0comment below.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Merge and CB:youth focused on devotionals at the weekend. We all know how difficult it can be to set aside time to commune with God. The youth shared ideas and tips to help each other and we thought\u00a0it might be good to gather your thoughts and advice on devotionals. Prayer Continue steadfastly in prayer, being watchful in it\u00a0with thanksgiving. Colossians 4:2\u00a0 Write a prayer list\/journal Regular routine Pray with others (WhatApps\u00a0group with friends\/coffee and prayer dates) Choose a time when [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":7168,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[756],"tags":[755],"class_list":["post-7164","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-cbyouth","tag-cbyouth","ctfw-has-image"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Devotions @ CB:youth - Carrickfergus Baptist Church<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/carrickfergusbaptist.com\/site\/blog\/2018\/04\/devotions\/\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"David MacDermott\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Estimated reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/carrickfergusbaptist.com\\\/site\\\/blog\\\/2018\\\/04\\\/devotions\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/carrickfergusbaptist.com\\\/site\\\/blog\\\/2018\\\/04\\\/devotions\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"David MacDermott\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/carrickfergusbaptist.com\\\/site\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/7640b2e179c0a5f7695bf1aab3f14eff\"},\"headline\":\"Devotions @ CB:youth\",\"datePublished\":\"2018-04-17T20:40:40+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2018-04-18T15:15:18+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/carrickfergusbaptist.com\\\/site\\\/blog\\\/2018\\\/04\\\/devotions\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":321,\"commentCount\":0,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/carrickfergusbaptist.com\\\/site\\\/blog\\\/2018\\\/04\\\/devotions\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/carrickfergusbaptist.com\\\/site\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2018\\\/04\\\/tree-1.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"CB:youth\"],\"articleSection\":[\"CB:youth\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/carrickfergusbaptist.com\\\/site\\\/blog\\\/2018\\\/04\\\/devotions\\\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/carrickfergusbaptist.com\\\/site\\\/blog\\\/2018\\\/04\\\/devotions\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/carrickfergusbaptist.com\\\/site\\\/blog\\\/2018\\\/04\\\/devotions\\\/\",\"name\":\"Devotions @ CB:youth - 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