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More... Season 01

Early Tuesday mornings for students who want more... reading the Gospel of Luke, praying, and talking it through together.

Tuesdays 6:30–7:20 AM · September 8 – October 20

The cover of the More prayer journal: The Gospel of Luke. More. A prayer journal for reading, reflection and intercession.

More started with students. A few of them told us they wanted to go further… deeper into their faith, and into real closeness with God. Not more information about God, but time with him. So we set aside early Tuesday mornings to learn how to do that together: devotion, prayer, Scripture reading, and honest conversation.

Season 01 walked through the Gospel of Luke. Through the week, students read a chapter a day in their own prayer journals, praising God, confessing, writing down their questions and thoughts about the reading, and praying for the people and the world around them. On Tuesday mornings we brought it all to the table: what we noticed, what confused us, what God seemed to be saying. Then we spent time in Scripture together and prayed.

We met for seven Tuesdays, September 8 through October 20, and then students finished the last six chapters of Luke on their own over two weeks, practicing the same discipline without the group. That was the point all along: a habit of spending time with God that keeps going after the season ends.

Only ten printed journals were made, and they went to the students in the room. If you didn’t get one, you can still do this. The whole journal is below to download, so you can print it and start with Luke 1, on your own or with a friend.

Led byJill Evoy

The seven sessions

  1. 1Getting startedSeptember 8

    Prayer journals in hand, and a first walk through how a page works: praise and confess, interact with Scripture, intercede for others. Reading for the week: Luke 1–3.

  2. 2Luke 1–3September 15

    The births of John and Jesus, and John preparing the way in the wilderness. Reading for the week: Luke 4–6.

  3. 3Luke 4–6September 22

    Jesus tempted in the wilderness, the first disciples called, and the Sermon on the Plain. Reading for the week: Luke 7–9.

  4. 4Luke 7–9September 29

    Faith that surprises Jesus, a storm calmed, the Twelve sent out, and Jesus setting his face toward Jerusalem. Reading for the week: Luke 10–12.

  5. 5Luke 10–12October 6

    The Good Samaritan, Mary and Martha, and Jesus teaching his friends to pray. Reading for the week: Luke 13–15.

  6. 6Luke 13–15October 13

    The great banquet, the cost of following, and the lost sheep, the lost coin and the lost son. Reading for the week: Luke 16–18.

  7. 7Luke 16–18October 20

    Ten healed and one returns, a persistent widow, and the rich ruler. Our last morning together this season, with Luke 19–24 left to finish on our own over the next two weeks.

Then, on your own

  1. 8Luke 19–21October 21–27

    No in-person meeting · Self-directed

    Zacchaeus, Jesus riding into Jerusalem, clearing the temple, and teaching there day after day. The same practice as every week, three chapters, one a day.

  2. 9Luke 22–24October 28 – November 3

    No in-person meeting · Self-directed

    The Last Supper, the cross, the empty tomb, and the road to Emmaus. The end of the book, and the practice carried on without the group.

Download the prayer journal (PDF)

What the class includes

The prayer journal

Every student received a printed prayer journal for the Gospel of Luke, one two-page spread for each chapter. A page begins with the date and the chapter, then praises and confessions, with a prayer asking the Lord to fill us with His Spirit. Next comes the chapter itself, read slowly, with space to write down what stands out... a verse, a question, something God seems to be saying. The facing page turns outward, to intercede for others: immediate family; friends and extended family; church and ministry; the sick, grieving and hurting; current events and the world; and anyone else on our hearts. There were only ten printed copies, so the whole journal is here to download. Print it, or keep a notebook beside it and follow the same pages.

The rhythm of a week

One chapter a day, three days a week, so three chapters between Tuesdays. The point was never to finish fast. It was to build a habit of being with God through Scripture, prayer and reflection, and to bring what came of it to the table. Tuesday mornings we shared our questions and journaling, talked them through, spent time with a passage together, and prayed.

Finishing Luke

We met for seven Tuesdays and then took two weeks off, October 27 and November 3. Those two weeks were the last part of the practice: Luke 19–24, three chapters a week, on our own, the same way we had been doing it together.

More meets early on Tuesday mornings during the school year, from 6:30 to 7:20, in seasons of six to eight weeks with a break between. We make sure every student gets to school on time, and we give rides when that is what it takes. It is a committed group rather than a drop-in, because the conversation depends on everyone doing the reading in between. If you are a student who wants more, or a parent with questions, talk with Jill Evoy or use our contact form.