"Just Do It" groups
One way to SYNC your life with God's is to form your own "Just Do It" group of 3 or 4 people to listen to God together once a week, inviting Jesus to put a "Just Do It" in your head as you discuss a short reading from the Bible.
Very simple. Nobody prepares or "teaches" anything. The guide for the weekly discussion is the same every week. No charge for the materials, and no registration with SYNC required. "Just do it."
Leader's Guide and Bible readings for a 3-4-week trial period
Other 8-week sets of Bible readings on SYNC themes
Life - See Yourself iN Christ as a life-bringer who heals, blesses, and unites
Roots - See Yourself iN Christ as a fruitful branch on the Abraham family tree
Freedom - See Yourself iN Christ as an activist for the new Era of Freedom
Power - See Yourself iN Christ as walking evidence of God's power
Mercy - See Yourself iN Christ as a forgiveness agent
Honor - See Yourself iN Christ as an honorable finisher
Vision - See Yourself iN Christ as a trailer for a movie about the coming world of peace
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Other options for choosing a series of Bible readings
There are many other series of Bible readings available. For example, see a 28-week list of passages that cover the biblical story from creation to the day Jesus ascended to heaven. This is on the home page that promotes the "Discovery Bible Study" method. Our "Just Do It" method is one of many versions of that approach.
You may also choose to go through a book of the Bible one section at a time, using about 10 verses per week. Lots of other lists of Biblical passages on particular topics are also available. Just be careful not to turn your "Just Do It" group into a typical "Bible study" group, since typical groups require a lot of preparation from a leader, they focus on understanding much more than doing, and they do not multiply themselves as Just Do It groups are designed to do.
Week 1. Genesis 1.1-13. Creation, part one
Week 2. Genesis 1.24-2.3. Creation, part two
Week 3. Psalm 96.1-13. What life is supposed to be like
Week 4. Genesis 3.1-9. Death gets its foot in the door
Week 5. Deuteronomy 30.11-20. The choice of life or death
Week 6. John 10.1-10. The shepherd of life
Week 7. Revelation 22.1-7. The river of life and the tree of life
Week 8. Mention one reading that stands out to you as you look back at them all. Check for any of your "Just Do Its" that aren't done yet or that should be done again. Decide what list of readings to do next and whether it is time to start a new group.
Week 1. Genesis 12.1-8. Abraham, the root of the whole family tree
Week 2. Exodus 6.1-12. Why Abraham's descendants owed God their loyalty
Week 3. Ephesians 2.11-22. How Jesus enlarged the family tree
Week 4. Romans 11.17-24 Being grafted into the tree (adopted into the family)
Week 5. Galatians 5.16-26. The fruit growing on the family tree
Week 6. John 15.1-8. The power to bear fruit as a person attached to the Messiah
Week 7. Colossians 3.11-17. The DNA of the new family of the Messiah
Week 8. Mention one reading that stands out to you as you look back at them all. Check for any of your "Just Do Its" that aren't done yet or that should be done again. Decide what list of readings to do next and whether it is time to start a new group.
Week 1. Luke 4.14-21. The "Freedom Declaration" of Jesus
Week 2. Luke 13.10-17. Jesus sets a woman free from being crippled
Week 3. Matthew 21.6-14. Jesus is hailed as the Liberator
Week 4. John 10.11-21. Jesus lays down his own freedom so others can be free
Week 5. Acts 2.22-32. Jesus is freed from death
Week 6. Hebrews 2.14-18. Jesus frees others from the fear of death
Week 7. John 8.31-38. Obedience to the truth is liberating
Week 8. Mention one reading that stands out to you as you look back at them all. Check for any of your "Just Do Its" that aren't done yet or that should be done again. Decide what list of readings to do next and whether it is time to start a new group.
Week 1. Acts 2.1-8. The Holy Spirit arrives on Pentecost Day
Week 2. Matthew 28.16-20. Jesus lays claim to absolute power
Week 3. Acts 3.1-16. The power of Jesus's name heals a lame man
Week 4. Acts 16.22-34. A strategically timed earthquake
Week 5. Ephesians 1.15-23. Christ's power at work in us as his people
Week 6. 2 Timothy 1.5-10. The Spirit of power
Week 7. 2 Peter 1.1-8. All the power we need to live differently
Week 8. Mention one reading that stands out to you as you look back at them all. Check for any of your "Just Do Its" that aren't done yet or that should be done again. Decide what list of readings to do next and whether it is time to start a new group.
Week 1. Hebrews 9.1-15. The last "Day of Atonement" (Yom Kippur)
Week 2. Romans 5.1-11. How mercy changes us
Week 3. Isaiah 53.3-12. Jesus suffered what we deserved
Week 4. Matthew 6.7-15. The "Mercy Prayer"
Week 5. Luke 24. 36-49. Spreading the message of mercy
Week 6. Psalm 103.1-12. The Lord's amazing mercy
Week 7. Isaiah 54.6-15. God's merciful restoration of his people
Week 8. Mention one reading that stands out to you as you look back at them all. Check for any of your "Just Do Its" that aren't done yet or that should be done again. Decide what list of readings to do next and whether it is time to start a new group.
Week 1. Mark 15.15-21. Jesus is beaten and mocked
Week 2. Hebrews 12.1-13. We look to Jesus as our example of honor
Week 3. John 15.18-25. The world hates those who honor Jesus
Week 4. Matthew 5.1-12. Jesus blesses those who suffer because of him
Week 5. Luke 14.25-33. Jesus demands our total honor and commitment
Week 6. James 1.2-12. The beneficial effects of suffering
Week 7. Philippians 1.20-30. Facing opposition fearlessly
Week 8. Mention one reading that stands out to you as you look back at them all. Check for any of your "Just Do Its" that aren't done yet or that should be done again. Decide what list of readings to do next and whether it is time to start a new group.
Week 1. Revelation 11.15-19. The last trumpet (the end of the world)
Week 2. Luke 2.8-20. Glory at the birth of Jesus
Week 3. Isaiah 60.1-9. God's people shine with his glory
Week 4. Colossians 1.21-29. Jesus Christ brings glory into us
Week 5. Daniel 7.9-14. The vision of the Ruler of the world
Week 6. Revelation 21.1-8. The vision of the New Jerusalem
Week 7. Revelation 22.12-17. Living in expectation of Christ's return
Week 8. Mention one reading that stands out to you as you look back at them all. Check for any of your "Just Do Its" that aren't done yet or that should be done again. Decide what list of readings to do next and whether it is time to start a new group.