For the week of September 6, 2026
“9-A-Day” – Week 11

  • For Further Study:
    • Galatians 5:16-26
    • Titus 2:11-15
  • For Further Prayer:
    • Pray that God would help you to say “no” to yourself, and “yes” to Him. Wherever you go today, whatever plans you have for this week, pray that God would guide you where He wants you to go, and that you would be obedient to Him.
    • Pray that God would live through you. Particularly when you are feeling weak, burdened, or discouraged, pray that God would fill you to overflowing, and that His strength would be known even stronger in your weakness.
  • For Further Discussion/Reflection:
    • When you think about the image of a power bar, what are some of the things that people are looking for power for? What do people regularly need strength to do in their lives? What are some of the different places people turn to, to find that strength?
    • When was a time in your life when you were “plugging the power bar into itself”? How did that go for you? When was a time when you instead chose to plug into the power of God’s Holy Spirit instead? How did that go for you?
    • Paul writes about nailing our sinful passions and desires to the cross. What might this look like (be as specific and practical as possible)? If you knew someone who genuinely wanted to give their temptations over to Jesus and trust Him for victory over them, what advice would you give to them?
    • How can we keep in step with the Holy Spirit this month? What can you do to march after Jesus, side by side with others?
  • “Now What?” Next Step:
    • On your phone, set an alarm for a specific time, and have it go off each and every day.
    • When that alarm goes off, pray that God would fill you with His Holy Spirit.
    • Then, while you are praying, name each of the fruit of the Spirit, and ask God to grow His fruit within you (and then to touch others through you).
    • You can make it short or long, word it however you want, but just for example, your daily prayer might sound like this:
    • “Dear Jesus, please fill me with your Holy Spirit today. Grow the fruit of Your Spirit within me, and then touch others through me. I need You to do what only You can do, and grow your love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self control in me. Help me to rely on You, and to follow You today. In Jesus’ name, amen.”
    • PS: If you have a spouse and/or kids, please consider praying this together each and every day. You can simply change the language in the above prayer to “we/us” instead of “I/me”.