Online Ministry 0806 - 0812 2018

PRAYER FOR ILLUMINATION

God of hope, feed us with the bread of life at your table, that we may taste the freedom of eternal life and lead lives worthy of our calling, through Christ our head. Amen.
 

Psalm 34:1-8

34:1 I will bless the LORD at all times; his praise shall continually be in my mouth.
34:2 My soul makes its boast in the LORD; let the humble hear and be glad.
34:3 O magnify the LORD with me, and let us exalt his name together.
34:4 I sought the LORD, and he answered me, and delivered me from all my fears.
34:5 Look to him, and be radiant; so your faces shall never be ashamed.
34:6 This poor soul cried, and was heard by the LORD, and was saved from every trouble.
34:7 The angel of the LORD encamps around those who fear him, and delivers them.
34:8 O taste and see that the LORD is good; happy are those who take refuge in him.
 

DAILY READINGS

• Monday, August 6, 2018: Psalm 50:16-23; 2 Samuel 12:15-25; Ephesians 4:17-24
• OR Psalm 107:1-3, 33-43; Numbers 11:16-23, 31-32; Ephesians 4:17-24
• Tuesday, August 7, 2018: Psalm 50:16-23; 2 Samuel 13:1-19; 1 Corinthians 12:27-31
• OR Psalm 107:1-3, 33-43; Deuteronomy 8:1-20; 1 Corinthians 12:27-31
• Wednesday, August 8, 2018: Psalm 50:16-23; 2 Samuel 13:20-36; Mark 8:1-10
• OR Psalm 107:1-3, 33-43; Isaiah 55:1-9; Mark 8:1-10
• Thursday, August 9, 2018: Psalm 130; 2 Samuel 13:37-14:24; Romans 15:1-6
• OR Psalm 34:1-8; 1 Samuel 28:20-25; Romans 15:1-6
• Friday, August 10, 2018: Psalm 130; 2 Samuel 14:25-33; Galatians 6:1-10
• OR Psalm 34:1-8; 2 Samuel 17:15-29; Galatians 6:1-10
• Saturday, August 11, 2018: Psalm 130; 2 Samuel 15:1-13; Matthew 7:7-11
• OR Psalm 34:1-8; 1 Kings 2:1-9; Matthew 7:7-11
• Sunday, August 12, 2018: Proper 14 (19)

 

ABUNDANT HEALTH

Think for a Minute
Summing it all up, friends, I’d say you’ll do best by filling your minds and meditating on things true, noble, reputable, authentic, compelling, gracious—the best, not the worst; the beautiful, not the ugly; things to praise, not things to curse. Philippians 4:8 (The Message)
 
Thoughts are automatic. They are based on complex chemical reactions and information from the past. But thoughts exert a powerful influence over your life and body. When you have an angry, anxious, hopeless, or helpless thought, your brain releases chemicals that stress your body and disrupt how you feel both physically and emotionally. Whenever you have a happy, hopeful, or optimistic thought, your brain releases chemicals that raise your spirits and encourage you to feel good. Where are your thoughts?
—Dr. Daniel Amen
 

PRAYER OF THANKSGIVING

You, Lord, created the night and the day, the weeks and the months. We convinced ourselves that one day was for worship, when we know in our deepest being that every day and every moment is a celebration in worship of your love. As we offer our gifts this morning, stoke in us a fire to live every one of our days as a testimony to your love. We pray it in Christ’s name, who in love died for us. Amen.