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Prioritize Scripture

- Listen to a sermon on Prioritizing Scripture: God’s Plan, Colossians 1:21-22, 28-19
- Learn how the Bible came together by watching - What is the Bible?
- Read: The Wisdom Pyramid
- Listen to a podcast like: "Introduction to the Canon" or "The Bible had Editors?"
- Learn techniques to memorize scripture
- I want to identify some go-to resources for when I have questions like: The Gospel Coalition or BibleProject
- Learn the books of the Bible: Old Testament. New Testament.
- I want to be hungry for God’s Word.
- I want to be knowledgeable of my Bible.
- I want to be confident in my ability to teach the Bible to others.
- I want to be consistent.
- I will try Verse Mapping Bible Study Verse Mapping OR Verse Mapping Worksheet
- Watch a BibleProject Video once a week
- Download the BibleProject App
- Memorize one verse each week this year using one of these apps: The Bible Memory App, Verse Locker App, Verses App, Fighter Verses App, MemLock Bible Memory System, or SCM Memory System
- I will meet with someone to discuss the Bible regularly
- I will start taking notes during the sermon (Download the YouVersion App for digital note taking)
- Download DWELL app
  Memorize scripture using music found on one of these places: Streetlights on Spotify, Ultimate List of Bible Memory Songs
- Read the Bible in a year using The Bible Recap
  Read the Bible over two years using this resource from The Gospel Coalition
- Use the first letter of each word in a short passage for a password. Example Verse: Ecclesiastes 5:10 "He who loves money will not be satisfied with money..." SAMPLE PASSWORD: HwlmwnbswmE510
- I will memorize scripture by choosing one of these PLANS

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Contribute Your Gifts

- Listen to a sermon on Contribute Your Gifts: All Hands on Deck, 1 Peter 4:10-11
- Meet with a staff member learn more about serving opportunities at EP
  Attend Discover Your Design (DYD) Class
- Take a spiritual gifts inventory (discuss them with an elder)
- I want to be a selfless servant
- I want to be fulfilled in my serving
- I want to be a leader
- I want to be more humble
- I want to be more engaged and contribute to the mission
- Join a serving term at EP
- Find a local organization where I can serve
- Find someone who has similar gifts to me and shadow them

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Cultivate Community

- Listen to a sermon on Cultivating Community: Take A Walk, Psalm 1
- Read a book on community
- Interview people who “do community” well
- Learn EP’s philosophy on community
- Read Tim Keller’s article, Church Size Dynamics
- I want to be hospitable
- I want to grow in transparency and authenticity
- I will be a welcoming person
- I want to be a good friend to others
- I want to be an emotionally safe person
- I will join a GROUP at EP
- I will lead or host a community group
- I will purposely linger in the lobby on Sundays
- I will introduce myself to one new person every month
- I will practice sharing my story with friends who don’t know it
- I will have a family over for dinner once a month this year

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Give Generously

- Listen to a sermon on Give Generously: The Collection of the Saints, 2 Corinthians 8:1-9
- Read The Treasure Principle, Smart Money Smart Kids, The Total Money Makeover, Financial Peace, Complete Guide to Money, Fields of Gold, Your Money Counts, Plastic Donuts
- Explore what the Bible says about giving
- I need to learn the needs of Talbot County
- I will ask an elder about the needs in our congregation
- I will listen to the podcast The Ramsey Show
- I will check out these Financial Resources
- I want to be sensitive and alert to the needs around me
- I want to be radically generous
- I want to trust that God has my needs
- I want to be less anxious about money
- I want to be a giver, not a taker
- I want to give to the Lord and not for the recognition of others
- Attend Financial Peace University
- I’m going to contribute faithfully to Two for Talbot
- I’m going to start GIVING regularly
- I’m going to join the Meal Train Team

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Engage The Mission

- Read: Before you Share your Faith
- Listen to a sermon about sharing my faith: Flashback to the Future (Mark 6:14-29)
- Learn how to share the gospel using the Three Circles app
- Learn how to share the gospel using a “15 second testimony”
- Study scripture about God’s rescue mission
- Learn how to share the gospel using “The Story” app
- Grow in understanding the Gospel and how to evangelize using the “Personal Evangelism Tackle Box” resource.
- I want to love people like God loves them
- I want to be bold
- I want to have a reputation for loving others
- I want to be prepared to share
- I want to be aware of opportunities God gives me
- I want to embrace my identity as a “sent one”
- I’m going to learn how to tell my story using THIS tool for Gospel Storytelling.
- I’m going to learn more about intentional relationship-building
- I’m going to read The Gospel Precisely article
- I’m going to practice telling my testimony at community group
- I’m going to share my story with a friend who doesn’t follow Jesus
- I’m going to complete an influence map
- I’m going to invite a friend to church or community group
- I’m going to go on a Missions Trip
- I’m going to spend intentional time with a new follower of Jesus

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Pass On The Faith

- Listen to a sermon on Passing on the Faith: Don’t Hate, Cultivate, Acts 2:42-47
- Listen to Tiny Theologians Podcast
- Read The Fruitful Home, Disciplines of a Godly Family, Family Discipleship, Habits of the Household, The Shepherd Leader at Home, Bible Reading with your Kids, Family Worship
  Use the Child Training Bible
- Learn what EP’s strategy is for reaching the next generation
- Sit down with a school administrator and learn about students’ current needs
- Learn how to do Family Devotions
- I want to have an “Our Kids” mentality
- I want to be a disciple maker
- I want to be a Paul to someone’s Timothy
- Start Family Devotions once a week using one of these plans: Focus on the Family , Cross Formed Kids, Meal Time Discipleship
- Serve in Kids Ministry at Eastpoint
- Disciple students in Student Ministry at Eastpoint
- I will disciple someone younger than me
- I will pray regularly for the next generation and their leaders
- I will scholarship students for camp
- I will host a kids or student ministry event by contacting our Family Life Pastor
- I will order a bracelet(s) for my child(ren) and explain how we love God, love others, and love self.

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Depend On God In Prayer

- What do I pray for? How do I pray?
- What are the needs around me?
- Memorize scripture about Prayer: Proverbs 3:4-5, Colossians 4:2, Philippians 4:6, Matthew 6:5-15
- Reflect and identify my go-to dependencies besides God.
- Read the Priority of Prayer
- Read: Prayer, The Practice of the Presence of God, A Praying Life
- I want to pray instinctively as a response to my needs
- I want to be a person who prays about it more than I talk about it
- I want to think of others often before the Lord
- Create a prayer list or journal
  I’m going to spend 15 minutes daily in prayer
- Implement Prayer Rhythm
- I’m going to create a gratitude journal to cultivate thanksgiving
- I’m going to find a prayer partner
- I’m going to pray with my spouse daily
- I’m going to pray before I leave my house daily
- I’m going to pray in response to my daily scripture reading
- I’m going to schedule a reminder on my phone to pray daily.
- I’m going to Read Mark Batterson’s “Draw the Circle: 40-Day Prayer Challenge” and utilize “Draw the Circle: Prayer Journal”
- Implement Morning & Evening Prayer Guide
- Download PrayerMate App to help develop a discipline of prayer

TOOLBOX

Prioritize Scripture

Contribute Your Gifts

Cultivate Community

Give Generously

Engage The Mission

Pass On The Faith

Depend On God In Prayer

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