April 22 - 26
This Sunday we have the special treat of having two worship services: one at our building at 9:30 where we will continue in the OVERHEARD series, but then again at 11AM with our annual worship service with community churches in Johnson Park. We will focus on both of these in the D.B.R.
Monday—Read: Judges 6:1-35 Think: Who was oppressing the Hebrews? What did Gideon do that got everyone’s attention? Pray: Ask God to speak to you like he did to Gideon about what pagan ‘altars’ in your life need to be torn down.
Tuesday—Read: Judges 6:36-40 Think: What do you think of Gideon’s test? What exactly was he asking of God? Have you ever done something similar? Pray: Talk to the Lord about a specific situation in your life that you are uncertain about how to proceed.
Wednesday—Read: Genesis 17:15-19; 18:9-15 Think: Abraham and Sarah both laughed, in their own way, at God’s promise of a child. Why? Is this a kind of disbelief or doubt? How did God respond? Pray: Ask God for something unbelievable and impossible.
Thursday–Read: John 17 Think: When Jesus prayed for unity among all his followers, do you think he was praying for us in Marble Falls? Why or why not? Pray: For Trinity Episcopal, St. Andrew’s Presbyterian, St. Peter’s Lutheran, and St. Frederick Baptist today – for their leadership, spiritual vibrancy, and witness in our community.
Friday—Read: Psalm 133:1-3 Think: This image filled psalm asks us to think about the blessing of unity. How could unity among churches be a blessing? Pray: Open the email from this week marked Prayer and Praises and pray through the prayer list.
April 29 - May 3
There are so many loud voices that compete for our attention, and this week we study the idea of listening for God’s voice.
Monday—Read: Exodus 3:1-10 Think: Have you ever prayed for God to send you a burning bush because you couldn’t figure out what he was saying to you? What do you think God would say to you out of that burning bush – based on what he said to Moses? Pray: Spend five minutes in silence listening for the voice of God.
Tuesday—Read: 1 Samuel 3:1-18 Think: The Lord wasn’t speaking to the priest, Eli, but Eli knew what to do. What prayer did Eli teach? What did The Lord tell Samuel? Pray: The prayer Eli taught to Samuel.
Wednesday—Read: Jeremiah 18:1-11 Think: Where was Jeremiah told to go? What lessons might you learn, and what word might you hear, if you looked at everyday things differently? Pray: Pray through the potter’s house – door, pottery, potsherds, wheel, clay, water, sunlight, and tools, and ask the Lord to speak through those to you. Now, look around the room you are in.
Thursday–Read: 2 Peter 1:16-21 Think: Peter is telling us the word of God is in our hands – the Bible. Have you ever considered how the Holy Spirit speaks to you directly from the pages of his word about situations in your everyday life? Pray: Ask the Lord to guide you through his word for instruction.
Friday—Read: Matthew 4:18-22 Think: Jesus called the disciples with a simple phrase – what was it? If all you ever heard from Jesus was this one statement, would that be enough? Pray: Open the email from this week marked Prayer and Praises and pray through the prayer list.