Welcome to the Summer of Scriptures! We are glad to have you and look forward to learning and growing alongside you for the next several weeks.
The scriptures are God's eternally rich, deep, and full plan communicated with pen & ink - and the Psalms are one of the most obvious - and most foundational - treasures within it. Do you know what the Psalms are? Who wrote them, for whom, and why? What are some of the key Psalms and what is their message? What critical role do they play in the overall message of the scriptures - and more specifically, where is Christ (the central hero of all creation, the universe, and eternity) in the Psalms? The answers to these questions and much much more lie in the weeks ahead.
So - welcome to the journey. Although it will be a lot of hard work and study, it will be a ton of fun - and we believe that much of what you will learn and discover in the weeks ahead will change your life forever. You may very well carry many of these treasures that you unearth along the way for the rest of your life... Imagine!
Welcome aboard the S.S. Logos, our home-away-from-home for the next month-and-a-half. We will keep a tight ship, but we are praying that it will be the adventure of a lifetime for each of you!
~Captain Jesus, first mate sean & the whole crew
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Day 1 (1 hour of study - Monday, July 9th):
S.S. Logos Training:
15 mins - With parent's permission, use online tools (google, etc) to answer the following questions (5 W's and an H):
1. Who wrote the Psalms?
2. What are they?
3. Where were they written?
4. When were they written?
5. Who were they written to/for?
6. How were they used after they were written?
*Record your answers in your field journal
Mess hall:
10 mins - Read Ps. 1 & 19 in the New International Version (NIV) of the Scriptures
*Note what jumps out at you in each Psalm in your journal
First Mate:
10 mins - Read the 1st half of Charles Spurgeon's commentary on Ps 1 HERE. Feel free to listen to the commentary (while you are reading it, listen to the first 7 and a half minutes) HERE.
*In field journal, note what thoughts or ideas came to you while reading this
Conversing with the Captain:
5 mins - With your open journal in front of you and a pen in hand, ask the Lord any questions that are on your heart.
*Note any thoughts or impressions that come to your mind (That just might be the Captain speaking!)
Tidy cabin:
15 mins - Memorize Psalm 1:1 (10 minutes, using the phrase 15 method)
Report to the upper deck:
5 mins - *Check-in on Facebook that you put in your hour of work with today's material
Day 2 (1 hour of study - Tuesday, July 10th):
S.S. Logos Training:
10 mins - Read this online introduction to the Psalms HERE.
*Note what you find most interesting in your field journal.
Mess hall:
10 mins - Read Ps. 1 & 19 in the New Living Translation (NLT) Version of the Scriptures
*In your field journal, note what jumps out at you in each Psalm today
Conversing with the Captain:
5 mins - With your open journal in front of you and a pen in hand, ask the Lord any questions that are on your heart.
*Note any thoughts or impressions that come to your mind (That just might be the Captain speaking!)
First Mate:
10 mins - Read the 2nd half of Charles Spurgeon's commentary on Ps 1 HERE. Feel free to listen to the commentary (while you are reading it, listen to the last 7 and a half minutes) HERE.
*In field journal, note what thoughts or ideas came to you while reading this
Tidy cabin:
15 mins - Memorize Ps. 1:2, Review Ps. 1:1 (10 minutes, using the phrase 15 method)
Report to the upper deck:
5 mins - *Check-in on Facebook that you put in your hour of work with today's material
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