Opening Prayer: Almighty God, You have spoken through Your Word about the peace I can have by simply following You. Remind me this week of the peace You offer. Amen.

Read: Psalm 37

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

Hymn: “Precious Lord, Take My Hand”
Precious Lord, take my hand,
Lead me on, help me stand,
I am tired, I am week, I am worn.
Through the storm, through the night,
Lead me on to the light.
Take my hand, precious Lord; lead me home.

When my way grows drear,
Precious Lord, linger near-
When my life is almost gone.
Hear my cry, hear my call,
Hold my hand lest I fall.
Take my hand, precious Lord; lead me home.

When darkness appears
And the night draws near,
And the day is past and gone,
At the river I stand;
Guide my feet, hold my hand.
Take my hand, precious Lord; lead me home.

Closing Prayer: Hear, O Israel! The Lord is our God, the Lord is One. Love the Lord your God with all your heart, all your soul, and all your strength. (Deuteronomy 6:4-5).

Opening Prayer: Almighty God, You have spoken through Your Word about the peace I can have by simply following You. Remind me this week of the peace You offer. Amen.

Read: Psalm 72

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

Hymn: “Precious Lord, Take My Hand”
Precious Lord, take my hand,
Lead me on, help me stand,
I am tired, I am week, I am worn.
Through the storm, through the night,
Lead me on to the light.
Take my hand, precious Lord; lead me home.

When my way grows drear,
Precious Lord, linger near-
When my life is almost gone.
Hear my cry, hear my call,
Hold my hand lest I fall.
Take my hand, precious Lord; lead me home.

When darkness appears
And the night draws near,
And the day is past and gone,
At the river I stand;
Guide my feet, hold my hand.
Take my hand, precious Lord; lead me home.

Closing Prayer: Hear, O Israel! The Lord is our God, the Lord is One. Love the Lord your God with all your heart, all your soul, and all your strength. (Deuteronomy 6:4-5).

Click on the link below to download this week’s devotional guide. May God richly bless you as you study His Word this week.

In Christ,
Pastor Paul Clark

June 22 Devotional Guide

Opening Prayer: Almighty God, You offer the only true solution to the real problems we face in this life. Help me to rely on Your solution, and to show Your solution to the world around me. Amen.

Read: Mark 4:26-34
Reflect: In what ways is the Kingdom of God like the farmer who scatters seed? Who is the one scattering seed that does not understand how it grows? Why do you think Jesus used parables? Do the parables still make sense today?

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

Hymn: “O Worship the King”
O worship the King, all glorious above,
And gratefully sin His wonderful love;
Our Shield and Defender, the Ancient of Days
Pavilioned in splendor, and girded with praise.

O tell of His might, and sing of His grace,
Whose robe is the light, whose canopy space.
His chariots of wrath the deep thunder clouds form,
And dark is His path on the wings of the storm.

Thy bountiful care, what tongue can recite?
It breaths in the air; it shines in the light.
It streams from the hills; it descends to the plain,
And sweetly distills in the dew and the rain.

Frail children of dust, and feeble as frail,
In Thee to we trust, nor find Thee to fail.
Thy mercies how tender, how firm to the end!
Our Maker, Defender, Redeemer, and Friend!

Closing Prayer: So all of us who have had that veil removed can see and reflect the glory of the Lord. And the Lord-who is the Spirit-makes us more and more like him as we are changed into his glorious image. (2 Corinthians 3:18)

Opening Prayer: Almighty God, You offer the only true solution to the real problems we face in this life. Help me to rely on Your solution, and to show Your solution to the world around me. Amen.

Read: 2 Corinthians 5:6-17
Reflect: What do you think it means to live for Christ and no longer live for yourself? Why does Jesus’ death show us that we can be new people? How do we stop evaluating ourselves from a human point of view? Why does this help?

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

Hymn: “O Worship the King”
O worship the King, all glorious above,
And gratefully sin His wonderful love;
Our Shield and Defender, the Ancient of Days
Pavilioned in splendor, and girded with praise.

O tell of His might, and sing of His grace,
Whose robe is the light, whose canopy space.
His chariots of wrath the deep thunder clouds form,
And dark is His path on the wings of the storm.

Thy bountiful care, what tongue can recite?
It breaths in the air; it shines in the light.
It streams from the hills; it descends to the plain,
And sweetly distills in the dew and the rain.

Frail children of dust, and feeble as frail,
In Thee to we trust, nor find Thee to fail.
Thy mercies how tender, how firm to the end!
Our Maker, Defender, Redeemer, and Friend!

Closing Prayer: So all of us who have had that veil removed can see and reflect the glory of the Lord. And the Lord-who is the Spirit-makes us more and more like him as we are changed into his glorious image. (2 Corinthians 3:18)

Opening Prayer: Almighty God, You offer the only true solution to the real problems we face in this life. Help me to rely on Your solution, and to show Your solution to the world around me. Amen.

Read: Psalm 20

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

Hymn: “O Worship the King”
O worship the King, all glorious above,
And gratefully sin His wonderful love;
Our Shield and Defender, the Ancient of Days
Pavilioned in splendor, and girded with praise.

O tell of His might, and sing of His grace,
Whose robe is the light, whose canopy space.
His chariots of wrath the deep thunder clouds form,
And dark is His path on the wings of the storm.

Thy bountiful care, what tongue can recite?
It breaths in the air; it shines in the light.
It streams from the hills; it descends to the plain,
And sweetly distills in the dew and the rain.

Frail children of dust, and feeble as frail,
In Thee to we trust, nor find Thee to fail.
Thy mercies how tender, how firm to the end!
Our Maker, Defender, Redeemer, and Friend!

Closing Prayer: So all of us who have had that veil removed can see and reflect the glory of the Lord. And the Lord-who is the Spirit-makes us more and more like him as we are changed into his glorious image. (2 Corinthians 3:18)