Opening Prayer: Almighty God, You have found me, and by Your grace you have saved me. Help me to live in the joy of a relationship with You today. Amen.

Read: Genesis 17

Reflect: Why did God command Abraham to circumcise all the men in his household? What did circumcision accomplish? How can we have a relationship with God like Abraham’s?

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

Hymn: “Arise, My Soul, Arise”

Arise, my soul arise.
Shake off thy guilty fears.
The bleeding Sacrifice
In my behalf appears.
Before the throne my Surety stands,
Before the throne my Surety stands;
My name is written on His hands.

Five bleeding wounds He bears,
Received on Calvary.
Thy pour effectual prayers;
They strongly plead for me.
“Forgive him, O forgive” they cry.
“Forgive him, O forgive” they cry,
“Nor let that ransomed sinner die.”

The Father hears Him pray,
His dear Anointed One;
He cannot turn away
The presence of His Son.
His Spirit answers to the blood,
His Spirit answers to the blood,
And tells me I am born of God.

Closing Prayer: May the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you. -2 Corinthians 13:14

Opening Prayer: Almighty God, please come and encounter me in this time I spend in Your Word, that I may leave with a deeper understanding of the gospel. Amen.

Read: John 21:15-17

Reflect: How does Jesus tell John to respond because of his love for Jesus? What does it mean to feed Jesus’ sheep? How can you care for other believers out of love for Jesus?

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

Hymn: “O for a Heart to Praise My God”

O for a heart to praise my God,
A heart from sin set free,
A heart that always feels Thy blood
So freely shed for me.

A heart resigned, submissive, meek,
My great Redeemer’s throne,
Where only Christ is heart to speak,
Where Jesus reigns alone.

O for a lowly contrite heart,
Believing, true, and clean,
Which neither life nor death can part
From Him that dwells within.

A heart in every though renewed
And full of love divine,
Perfect and right and pure and good
A copy, Lord, of Thine.

Thy nature, gracious Lord, impart;
Come quickly from above;
Write Thy new name upon my heart,
Thy new, best name of Love.

Closing Prayer: May the grace of the Lord, Jesus Christ, be with you to day and always. Amen.

Opening Prayer: Almighty God, please come and encounter me in this time I spend in Your Word, that I may leave with a deeper understanding of the gospel. Amen.

Read: 1 Samuel 17:31-54

Reflect: David’s confidence in the Lord is inspiring. What does he tell Goliath that he has brought to the battlefield to match Goliath’s sword? What are the giants facing you, that you could conquer with the Lord on your side?

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

Hymn: “O for a Heart to Praise My God”

O for a heart to praise my God,
A heart from sin set free,
A heart that always feels Thy blood
So freely shed for me.

A heart resigned, submissive, meek,
My great Redeemer’s throne,
Where only Christ is heart to speak,
Where Jesus reigns alone.

O for a lowly contrite heart,
Believing, true, and clean,
Which neither life nor death can part
From Him that dwells within.

A heart in every though renewed
And full of love divine,
Perfect and right and pure and good
A copy, Lord, of Thine.

Thy nature, gracious Lord, impart;
Come quickly from above;
Write Thy new name upon my heart,
Thy new, best name of Love.

Closing Prayer: May the grace of the Lord, Jesus Christ, be with you to day and always. Amen.