How to do the Daily in the Word?
 

1. Get alone and pray asking God to speak to you through His Word.
    

2. Find the section in the Bible assigned to you by your Discipler. Write the date and time at the top of the page of your Daily in the Word notebook.
    

3. Write the book, chapter and verse that you are starting to write on the next line in your notebook. Notice the words in the verses many times are divided by punctuation marks.
    

4. Now, read the words out loud up to the punctuation mark then write them on one line in your Daily in the Word notebook (and it’s good to say the words again as you write them).
    

5. Read the next part but write the words one line down in your notebook.
    

6. If you have a long verse that has no punctuation marks, divide it where you want to.
    

7. Write a minimum of 3 to 5 verses each day. Of course if you write more that’s great. You are to do your Daily in the Word every day.
    

8. Be ready to show your discipler your Daily in the Word Notebook the next time you meet, and your discipler will show you their Daily in the Word. The Discipler may be writing in another place in the Bible.

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Additional Daily in the Word Plans:

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1.  Writing 1 & 2 Thessalonians to Romans

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Introduction: Starting at the End to Understand the Beginning

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Write 2, 3, or more verses from the book of 1st Thessalonians chapter One, going down a line at each punctuation mark and saying them out loud as you write them.

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When you finish writing 1st Thessalonians, then write the verses from the books from 2nd Thessalonians to Romans, in reverse order as they are presented in the Bible. 

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Your order is to start with 2nd Thessalonians, followed by Colossians, Philippians, Ephesians, Galatians, 1st Corinthians, 2nd Corinthians, and conclude with Romans.

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Romans is the first church epistle written and signed by Paul, but it wasn’t the first one he wrote. First and Second Thessalonians were written first. We see that God starts the Christian life looking forward to the Lord's return.

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The Holy Spirit placed Romans first in doctrinal order, but you can also start where Paul began—in Thessalonica, dealing with new believers seeking Jesus Christ. From there, you move backward to Romans, where doctrine is explained.

 

Thessalonians: The First Writings for the Last Days

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• 1 Thessalonians Theme: The Rapture of the Church

• 2 Thessalonians Theme: The Rise of the Antichrist

• Fulfilled Prophecy: Daniel 9:27; Zephaniah 1:14-18

• Key Verses: 1 Thess. 4:16-17; 2 Thess. 2:3-4
   

Paul’s first epistles deal with how to live right while waiting for the Lord. He doesn’t start by laying out justification by faith. He starts by giving the saints hope: Jesus is coming.

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That’s the first lesson in discipleship—you’re not staying here. You’re going out on the first flight. Tell that to a new convert before you start debating Calvinism and imputation.

 

Dispensation in Reverse: Why Thessalonians Comes Before Romans

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• Chronological Order: Thessalonians (AD 51) → Romans (AD 57)

• Doctrinal Maturity Order: Romans → Thessalonians
   

This reverse approach highlights a dispensational truth: God often gives practical truth before doctrinal depth. The Thessalonian believers had no deep theology, but they had the hope of the Rapture.
 

• 1 Thess. 1:10 — Paul taught them to wait for God’s Son from heaven

• 2 Thess. 2:2-3 — He corrects false doctrine with clear prophetic insight

Discipleship must include prophetic truth early on—especially in the Laodicean age where false teaching abounds.

 

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What Disciplers Learn from Thessalonica
 

• Training Principle 1: Teach the Hope First
  New believers need the blessed hope (Titus 2:13) before they need to master Romans 5.

• Training Principle 2: The Heart Comes Before the Head
  Thessalonians is pastoral, urgent, affectionate. Paul is their discipler, mother, father, and brother to them (1 Thess. 2:7-11).

• Training Principle 3: Prophetic Watchfulness Precedes Doctrinal Strength
  A man looking for Christ will stay cleaner (1 John 3:3). You can teach him Romans later. Thessalonians puts urgency in the heart.

 

 

Building Urgency to Understanding
 

1. Start with Thessalonians — Teach the disciple Jesus is coming soon. Instill urgency.

2. Go to Philippians — Teach the disciple how to rejoice under pressure.

3. Then Ephesians — Show the disciple their heavenly position.

4. Finally, Romans — Ground the disciple in doctrine so they can lead others.

 

The End Teaches the Beginning
 

Thessalonians teaches you how to live like you’re leaving. Romans teaches you why you’re saved. Both are essential—but one gives urgency, the other gives understanding.

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2.  Write the Book of Psalms - a guide coming soon

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3.  Write the Book of Proverbs - a guide coming soon

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