Summer to Serve Intern Devotional Reading Plan

How to Use This Plan

Each weekday morning during your devotional time, read the assigned passage slowly, twice if you can. Then work through the four HEAR movements in your journal asking God for the His Spirit's help.

H: Highlight. Let a particular verse or phrase come into focus. Read patiently and notice what the Spirit brings to your attention.

E: Explain. Clarify and articulate what the verse means. What is it saying in its context? Write it in your own words as a way to bring about comprehension.

A: Apply. How does this truth, promise, or command speak to your life right now? (ie. your character, your relationships, your work in the internship or elsewhere?)

R: Respond. Where can you act in faith specifically and today? Name one concrete step, then close in prayer.

The goal is hearing from God. We walk with God by faith in His guidance.

Preparing for Wednesday Nights: Bring your journal and be ready to answer “What did God do this week?”

A Suggested Journal Template

Date / Passage:

H: Verse or phrase that came into focus (write it out):

E: What it means:

A: How it applies to me right now:

R: One specific act of faith today:

Week 1: God Speaks

God calls ordinary, unready people into His work.

Mon 1 Samuel 3:1–21

Tue Exodus 3:1–12

Wed Isaiah 6:1–8

Thu Luke 5:1–11

Fri John 1:35–51

Week 2: People, Not a Program

What the church is and why she’s worth your life.

Mon Acts 2:42–47

Tue 1 Corinthians 12:12–27

Wed Ephesians 4:1–16

Thu Romans 12:3–13

Fri 1 Peter 2:4–10

Week 3: Formed by Scripture

The Word that forms you before you teach it.

Mon Psalm 1

Tue Nehemiah 8:1–12

Wed Psalm 19:7–14

Thu 2 Timothy 3:10–17

Fri Matthew 7:24–29

Week 4: Talking about God

The tongue’s power to wound, heal, and witness.

Mon James 3:1–12

Tue Ephesians 4:25–32

Wed Colossians 4:2–6

Thu Acts 8:26–40

Fri 1 Thessalonians 2:1–12

Week 5: Caring for others

Caring for others the way Christ cares for you.

Mon Psalm 23

Tue John 10:1–18

Wed Luke 15:1–7

Thu Galatians 6:1–10

Fri 1 Peter 5:1–7

Week 6: Spiritual Disciplines

The rhythms of the inner life that sustain visible ministry.

Mon Mark 1:35–39

Tue Matthew 6:5–15

Wed Matthew 6:16–24

Thu Luke 10:38–42

Fri Psalm 63

Week 7: Servant Leadership

What greatness in the kingdom looks like.

Mon Mark 10:35–45

Tue John 13:1–17

Wed Philippians 2:1–11

Thu Nehemiah 2:1–18

Fri 1 Timothy 4:6–16

Week 8: Surrendered for What’s Next

The summer ends but faith doesn’t.

Mon Joshua 1:1–9

Tue Matthew 28:16–20

Wed Acts 1:1–11

Thu Acts 13:1–3

Fri 2 Timothy 2:1–7