Friday, May 23

Opening Prayer: Almighty God, please come and make me Yours. Help me to experience the encouragement and love that comes from being united with Your Son, and help me to share the fellowship and compassion that I may experience with fellow believers. Amen.

Read: Philippians 2:1-11

Reflect: Please read this passage carefully and listen to God speak through it. Consider memorizing all or part of it.

Prayer: for the church, for others, and for myself

Hymn: “May the Mind of Christ, My Savior”

May the mind of Christ, my Savior,
Live in me from day to day,
By His love and power controlling
All I do and say.

May the Word of God dwell richly
In my heart from hour to hour,
So that all may see I triumph
Only through His power.

May the peace of God my Father
Rule my life in everything,
That I may be calm to comfort
Sick and sorrowing.

May the love of Jesus fill me
As the waters fill the sea;
Him exalting, self abasing-
This is victory.

May I run the race before me,
Strong and brave to face the foe,
Looking only unto Jesus
As I onward go.

May His beauty rest upon me
As I seek the lost to win;
And may they forget the channel,
Seeing only Him.

Closing Prayer: Let my attitude be the same that was in Christ Jesus, Amen.

Thursday, May 22

Opening Prayer: Almighty God, please come and make me Yours. Help me to experience the encouragement and love that comes from being united with Your Son, and help me to share the fellowship and compassion that I may experience with fellow believers. Amen.

Read: Mark 10:32-45

Prayer: for the church, for others, and for myself

Hymn: “May the Mind of Christ, My Savior”

May the mind of Christ, my Savior,
Live in me from day to day,
By His love and power controlling
All I do and say.

May the Word of God dwell richly
In my heart from hour to hour,
So that all may see I triumph
Only through His power.

May the peace of God my Father
Rule my life in everything,
That I may be calm to comfort
Sick and sorrowing.

May the love of Jesus fill me
As the waters fill the sea;
Him exalting, self abasing-
This is victory.

May I run the race before me,
Strong and brave to face the foe,
Looking only unto Jesus
As I onward go.

May His beauty rest upon me
As I seek the lost to win;
And may they forget the channel,
Seeing only Him.

Closing Prayer: Let my attitude be the same that was in Christ Jesus, Amen.

Wednesday, May 21

Opening Prayer: Almighty God, please come and make me Yours. Help me to experience the encouragement and love that comes from being united with Your Son, and help me to share the fellowship and compassion that I may experience with fellow believers. Amen.

Read: Luke 14:7-14

Prayer: for the church, for others, and for myself

Hymn: “May the Mind of Christ, My Savior”

May the mind of Christ, my Savior,
Live in me from day to day,
By His love and power controlling
All I do and say.

May the Word of God dwell richly
In my heart from hour to hour,
So that all may see I triumph
Only through His power.

May the peace of God my Father
Rule my life in everything,
That I may be calm to comfort
Sick and sorrowing.

May the love of Jesus fill me
As the waters fill the sea;
Him exalting, self abasing-
This is victory.

May I run the race before me,
Strong and brave to face the foe,
Looking only unto Jesus
As I onward go.

May His beauty rest upon me
As I seek the lost to win;
And may they forget the channel,
Seeing only Him.

Closing Prayer: Let my attitude be the same that was in Christ Jesus, Amen.

Tuesday, May 20

Opening Prayer: Almighty God, please come and make me Yours. Help me to experience the encouragement and love that comes from being united with Your Son, and help me to share the fellowship and compassion that I may experience with fellow believers. Amen.

Read: Deuteronomy 8:1-10

Reflect: How did God humble the Israelites? What was the purpose of the humbling experience? What experiences in your life have forced you to rely on God like the Israelites in the wilderness?

Prayer: for the church, for others, and for myself

Hymn: “May the Mind of Christ, My Savior”

May the mind of Christ, my Savior,
Live in me from day to day,
By His love and power controlling
All I do and say.

May the Word of God dwell richly
In my heart from hour to hour,
So that all may see I triumph
Only through His power.

May the peace of God my Father
Rule my life in everything,
That I may be calm to comfort
Sick and sorrowing.

May the love of Jesus fill me
As the waters fill the sea;
Him exalting, self abasing-
This is victory.

May I run the race before me,
Strong and brave to face the foe,
Looking only unto Jesus
As I onward go.

May His beauty rest upon me
As I seek the lost to win;
And may they forget the channel,
Seeing only Him.

Closing Prayer: Let my attitude be the same that was in Christ Jesus, Amen.

Monday, May 19

Opening Prayer: Almighty God, please come and make me Yours. Help me to experience the encouragement and love that comes from being united with Your Son, and help me to share the fellowship and compassion that I may experience with fellow believers. Amen.

Read: John 17:13-21

Reflect: Jesus is praying to his Father in this passage. What are his requests on the behalf of his disciples? Are all of Jesus’ desires for his disciples true of the church today? What would the church look like if all of his desires were to be realized within the church?

Prayer: for the church, for others, and for myself

Hymn: “May the Mind of Christ, My Savior”

May the mind of Christ, my Savior,
Live in me from day to day,
By His love and power controlling
All I do and say.

May the Word of God dwell richly
In my heart from hour to hour,
So that all may see I triumph
Only through His power.

May the peace of God my Father
Rule my life in everything,
That I may be calm to comfort
Sick and sorrowing.

May the love of Jesus fill me
As the waters fill the sea;
Him exalting, self abasing-
This is victory.

May I run the race before me,
Strong and brave to face the foe,
Looking only unto Jesus
As I onward go.

May His beauty rest upon me
As I seek the lost to win;
And may they forget the channel,
Seeing only Him.

Closing Prayer: Let my attitude be the same that was in Christ Jesus, Amen.