Community of Hope

The University of the Holy Spirit

We believe God desires that every Christian become a “self-feeder” reading the Bible for themselves and applying it to their own life. There are many good ways to do that, but one method that many of us at Community of Hope have found to be simple but effective is what we call the “University of the Holy Spirit” or U.H.S. John 14:26 says God will send His Holy Spirit to teach us all things. The Holy Spirit is present within every follower of Christ and is eager to be our teacher and guide for our personal life.

To participate in the U.H.S., first choose one of two reading plans...

Shorter Plan: Goes through the entire New Testament and an overview of the Old Testament in a year (listed below)

Longer Plan: Goes through the whole Bible—the Old Testament once and the New Testament twice – in a year. If you would like to view the daily scripture ready for the longer plan, please click here to view Scripture passages (via New Hope Christian Church, originators of the UHS Bible plan)

Then go through these steps:
1. Pick a time and place where you will not be disturbed or distracted.
2. Start by inviting God to speak to you through His Word.
3. Read through the portion for the day in a modern translation of the Bible.
4. As you read, have a journal or notebook open to a blank page to write your thoughts, following the acronym “SOAP”.

S: Scripture
O: Observation
A: Application
P: Prayer

Scripture: As you read the entire passage for the day, select just one or two verses (or even just a few words) that you feel led to focus on in your journaling for the day. Trust that this one thought, which somehow stands out to you more than the rest, is what God will use to speak to you personally today. Write that verse out in your journal.

Observation: Observe what today’s reading says about the thought God pointed out to you in the “S” step above. What does the surrounding chapter help you understand about it? What did the writer want people back then to know? Write out a few sentences telling what you notice about that topic out of your reading for the day. The intent here is not to take notes on the whole chapter, but to zero in on one subject.

Application: Now consider how this applies to you personally. What does God want you to do in response to what you have read? How might He want you to change? Or what help and encouragement is He offering you? Let God speak to you about your own life, and write what you sense He is saying.

Prayer: Write out a brief prayer based on what God has shown you today. This may be a prayer of thanks for what He has done for you, or you may need to admit some area where you have fallen short and ask for God’s forgiveness and His help to change. God is eager to help you do what He has brought to your attention, if you invite Him to do so.

As you close, you might want to give your journal entry a title and a subject heading. The subject will be general, such as “prayer”, “faith” or “love”. The title should express in a few words what you learned. These enable you to go back and track what God has shown you.

The U.H.S. process is simple, but if you do this faithfully, God will use it to speak to you. He says in Psalm 32:8, “I will teach you and instruct you in the way that you should go.”
God wants to help you understand Him and follow His ways.

For additional tips on how to get started in the University of the Holy Spirit (U.H.S.), click here to visit our "church media" page for audio by Pastor Dale Locke and Discipleship Director, Kathy Copan.

Journals for Adults, Youth or Children, and “Starter Kits” can be purchased at the Welcome Center outside the auditorium at Royal Palm Beach High School on Sunday mornings or at our LEAD Center (on Okeechobee and E Road) during the week.

Shorter Reading Schedule :
New Testament & Old Testament Overview

January
1 - Luke 1
2 - Luke 2
3 - Luke 3
4 - Luke 4
5 - Luke 5
6 - Luke 6
7 - Luke 7
8 - Luke 8
9 - Luke 9
10 - Luke 10
11 - Luke 11
12 - Luke 12
13 - Luke 13
14 - Luke 14
15 - Luke 15
16 - Luke 16
17 - Luke 17
18 - Luke 18
19 - Luke 19
20 - Luke 20
21 - Luke 21
22 - Luke 22
23 - Luke 23
24 - Luke 24
25 - Acts 1
26 - Acts 2
27 - Acts 3
28 - Acts 4
29 - Acts 5
30 - Acts 6
31 - Acts 7

February
1 - Acts 8
2 - Acts 9
3 - Acts 10
4 - Acts 11
5 - Acts 12
6 - Acts 13
7 - Acts 14
8 - Acts 15
9 - Acts 16
10 - Acts 17
11 - Acts 18
12 - Acts 19
13 - Acts 20
14 - Acts 21
15 - Acts 22
16 - Acts 23
17 - Acts 24
18 - Acts 25
19 - Acts 26
20 - Acts 27
21 - Acts 28
22 - Mark 1
23 - Mark 2
24 - Mark 3
25 - Mark 4
26 - Mark 5
27 - Mark 6
28 - Mark 7

March
1 - Mark 8
2 - Mark 9
3 - Mark 10
4 - Mark 11
5 - Mark 12
6 - Mark 13
7 - Mark 14
8 - Mark 15
9 - Mark 16
10 - Galatians 1
11 - Galatians 2
12 - Galatians 3
13 - Galatians 4
14 - Galatians 5
15 - Galatians 6
16 - 1 Corinthians 1
17 - 1 Corinthians 2
18 - 1 Corinthians 3
19 - 1 Corinthians 4
20 - 1 Corinthians 5
21 - 1 Corinthians 6
22 - 1 Corinthians 7
23 - 1 Corinthians 8
24 - 1 Corinthians 9
25 - 1 Corinthians 10
26 - 1 Corinthians 11
27 - 1 Corinthians 12
28 - 1 Corinthians 13
29 - 1 Corinthians 14
30 - 1 Corinthians 15
31 - 1 Corinthians 16

April
1 - 2 Corinthians 1
2 - 2 Corinthians 2
3 - 2 Corinthians 3
4 - 2 Corinthians 4
5 - 2 Corinthians 5
6 - 2 Corinthians 6
7 - 2 Corinthians 7
8 - 2 Corinthians 8
9 - 2 Corinthians 9
10 - 2 Corinthians 10
11 - 2 Corinthians 11
12 - 2 Corinthians 12
13 - 2 Corinthians 13
14 - Matthew 1
15 - Matthew 2
16 - Matthew 3
17 - Matthew 4
18 - Matthew 5
19 - Matthew 6
20 - Matthew 7
21 - Matthew 8
22 - Matthew 9
23 - Matthew 10
24 - Matthew 11
25 - Matthew 12
26 - Matthew 13
27 - Matthew 14
28 - Matthew 15
29 - Matthew 16
30 - Matthew 17
May
1 - Matthew 18
2 - Matthew 19
3 - Matthew 20
4 - Matthew 21
5 - Matthew 22
6 - Matthew 23
7 - Matthew 24
8 - Matthew 25
9 - Matthew 26
10 - Matthew 27
11 - Matthew 28
12 - 1 Thessalonians 1
13 - 1 Thessalonians 2
14 - 1 Thessalonians 3
15 - 1 Thessalonians 4
16 - 1 Thessalonians 5
17 - 2 Thessalonians 1
18 - 2 Thessalonians 2
19 - 2 Thessalonians 3
20 - Romans 1
21 - Romans 2
22 - Romans 3
23 - Romans 4
24 - Romans 5
25 - Romans 6
26 - Romans 7
27 - Romans 8
28 - Romans 9
29 - Romans 10
30 - Romans 11
31 - Romans 12

June
1 - Romans 13
2 - Romans 14
3 - Romans 15
4 - Romans 16
5 - Ephesians 1
6 - Ephesians 2
7 - Ephesians 3
8 - Ephesians 4
9 - Ephesians 5
10 - Ephesians 6
11 - Philippians 1
12 - Philippians 2
13 - Philippians 3
14 - Philippians 4
15 - Colossians 1
16 - Colossians 2
17 - Colossians 3
18 - Colossians 4
19 - 1 Timothy 1
20 - 1 Timothy 2
21 - 1 Timothy 3
22 - 1 Timothy 4
23 - 1 Timothy 5
24 - 1 Timothy 6
25 - 2 Timothy 1
26 - 2 Timothy 2
27 - 2 Timothy 3
28 - 2 Timothy 4
29 - Titus 1
30 - Titus 2

July
1 - Titus 3
2 - Jude
3 - Philemon
4 - Hebrews 1
5 - Hebrews 2
6 - Hebrews 3
7 - Hebrews 4
8 - Hebrews 5
9 - Hebrews 6
10 - Hebrews 7
11 - Hebrews 8
12 - Hebrews 9
13 - Hebrews 10
14 - Hebrews 11
15 - Hebrews 12
16 - Hebrews 13
17 - James 1
18 - James 2
19 - James 3
20 - James 4
21 - James 5
22 - 1 Peter 1
23 - 1 Peter 2
24 - 1 Peter 3
25 - 1 Peter 4
26 - 1 Peter 5
27 - 2 Peter 1
28 - 2 Peter 2
29 - 2 Peter 3
30 - John 1
31 - John 2

August
1 - John 3
2 - John 4
3 - John 5
4 - John 6
5 - John 7
6 - John 8
7 - John 9
8 - John 10
9 - John 11
10 - John 12
11 - John 13
12 - John 14
13 - John 15
14 - John 16
15 - John 17
16 - John 18
17 - John 19
18 - John 20
19 - John 21
20 - 1 John 1
21 - 1 John 2
22 - 1 John 3
23 - 1 John 4
24 - 1 John 5
25 - 2 John
26 - 3 John
27 - Rev 1
28 - Rev 2
29 - Rev 3
30 - Rev 4
31 - Rev 5 September
1 - Rev 6 & Ps 1
2 - Rev 7 & Ps 5
3 - Rev 8 & Ps 16
4 - Rev 9 & Ps 19
5 - Rev 10 & Ps 23
6 - Rev 11 & Ps 32
7 - Rev 12 & Ps 42
8 - Rev 13 & Ps 63
9 - Rev 14 & Ps 84
10 - Rev 15 & Ps 86
11 - Rev 16 & Ps 91
12 - Rev 17 & Ps 121
13 - Rev 18 & Ps 130
14 - Rev 19
15 - Rev 20
16 - Rev 21
17 - Rev 22
18 - Gen 1
19 - Gen 2
20 - Gen 3:1 - 4:16
21 - Gen 6 - 7
22 - Gen 8:1 - 9:17
23 - Job 1 - 2
24 - Job 38
25 - Job 42
26 - Gen 11:1-9; 12
27 - Gen 13; 14:11-24
28 - Gen 15 - 16
29 - Gen 17:1 – 18:15
30 - Gen 21:1-21 & 22:1-19

October
1 - Gen 25:21-34 & 26:34 – 27:46
2 - Gen 28
3 - Gen 31:3 & Gen 32
4 - Gen 33
5 - Gen 37
6 - Gen 39
7 - Gen 40:1 – 41:40
8 - Gen 41:41 – 42:38
9 - Gen 43 - 44
10 - Gen 45:1 – 46:7
11 - Gen 49:33 – 50:26
12 - Exodus 1 - 2
13 - Ex 3:1 – 4:17
14 - Ex 5:1 – 6:12
15 - Ex 6:28 – 7:24
16 - Ex 11:1 – 12:20
17 - Ex 12:21-50
18 - Ex 13:17 – 14:31
19 - Ex 19
20 - Ex 20
21 - Ex 32
22 - Ex 33
23 - Ex 34
24 - Deut. 1:1 – 2:7
25 - Joshua 1
26 - Joshua 2
27 - Joshua 3 - 4
28 - Josh 5:8 – 6:27
29 - Joshua 23
30 - Joshua 24
31 - Judges 2:6 – 3:6

November
1 - Judges 6
2 - Judges 7
3 - Jdgs 13:1-5, 24-25; 14
4 - Judges 15 – 16
5 - Ruth 1 – 2
6 - Ruth 3 – 4
7 - 1 Samuel 1
8 - 1 Samuel 3
9 - 1 Samuel 8
10 - 1 Samuel 9
11 - 1 Samuel 10
12 - 1 Samuel 12
13 - 1 Samuel 15
14 - 1 Samuel 16
15 - 1 Samuel 17
16 - 1 Sam 18:1 – 19:3
17 - 1 Samuel 20
18 - 1 Sam 23:7-24:22
19 - 2 Sam 5:1-4; 6:1-23
20 - 2 Samuel 7
21 - 2 Samuel 9
22 - 2 Samuel 11
23 - 2 Sam 12:1-25
24 - 1 Chronicles 22
25 - 1 Chronicles 29
26 - 1 Ki 3:1-28; 4:29-34
27 - 1 Kings 8:1 – 9:9
28 - 1 Kings 11
29 - 1 Kings 16:29 - 17:24
30 - 1 Kings 18

December
1 - 1 Kings 19
2 - 2 Kings 2
3 - 2 Kings 4
4 - 2 Kings 5
5 - 2 Kings 17
6 - 2 Kings 18
7 - 2 Kings 19
8 - 2 Ki 22:1-20; 23:1-3
9 - 2 Ki 24:18 – 25:21
10 - Isaiah 6
11 - Isaiah 51:1–52:12
12 - Isaiah 52:13 - 53:12
13 - Jeremiah 1
14 - Jeremiah 2
15 - Jeremiah 33
16 - Ezekiel 1 - 2
17 - Daniel 1
18 - Daniel 2
19 - Daniel 3
20 - Daniel 4
21 - Daniel 5
22 - Daniel 6
23 - Jonah 1 - 2
24 - Jonah 3 - 4
25 - Esther 2 - 3
26 - Esther 4 - 5
27 - Esther 6 - 7
28 - Esther 8 - 10
29 - Ezra 7
30 - Nehemiah 1 - 2
31 - Malachi 2:10 - 3:18