Online Ministry for the Week 07/31 - 08/06 2017

PRAYER FOR ILLUMINATION

Saving God, open our hearts to receive you. Deliver us from the temptation to just give up and flounder in the rough waters of life. Reach out to us with your strength and power and bring us closer to you. In Jesus’ Name, we pray. Amen.

DAILY READING

• Monday, July 31, 2017: Psalm 65:8-13; Genesis 30:25-36; James 3:13-18
• OR Psalm 119:121-128; 1 Kings 3:16-28; James 3:13-18
• Tuesday, August 1, 2017: Psalm 65:8-13; Genesis 30:37-43; Ephesians 6:10-18
• OR Psalm 119:121-128; 1 Kings 4:29-34; Ephesians 6:10-18
• Wednesday, August 2, 2017: Psalm 65:8-13; Genesis 46:2-47:12; Mark 4:30-34
• OR Psalm 119:121-128; Proverbs 1:1-7, 20-33; Mark 4:30-34
• Thursday, August 3, 2017: Psalm 17:1-7, 15; Isaiah 14:1-2; Philippians 4:10-15
• OR Psalm 145:8-9, 14-21; Proverbs 10:1-5; Philippians 4:10-15
• Friday, August 4, 2017: Psalm 17:1-7, 15; Isaiah 41:8-10; Romans 9:6-13
• OR Psalm 145:8-9, 14-21; Isaiah 51:17-23; Romans 9:6-13
• Saturday, August 5, 2017: Psalm 17:1-7, 15; Genesis 31:1-21; Matthew 7:7-11
• OR Psalm 145:8-9, 14-21; Isaiah 44:1-5; Matthew 7:7-11
• Sunday, August 6, 2017: Proper 13 (18) 

From The Book of Life

http://www.thebookoflife.org/akrasia-or-why-we-dont-do-what-we-believe/

Psalm 145:8-9, 14-21

145:8 The LORD is gracious and merciful, slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love.
145:9 The LORD is good to all, and his compassion is over all that he has made.
145:14 The LORD upholds all who are falling, and raises up all who are bowed down.
145:15 The eyes of all look to you, and you give them their food in due season.
145:16 You open your hand, satisfying the desire of every living thing.
145:17 The LORD is just in all his ways, and kind in all his doings.
145:18 The LORD is near to all who call on him, to all who call on him in truth.
145:19 He fulfills the desire of all who fear him; he also hears their cry, and saves them.
145:20 The LORD watches over all who love him, but all the wicked he will destroy.
145:21 My mouth will speak the praise of the LORD, and all flesh will bless his holy name forever and ever.

ABUNDANT HEALTH

Move It
He himself gives life and breath to everything, and he satisfies every need. Acts 17:25 (NLT)

Active games and aerobic exercise help your heart, lungs, and body stay fit and healthy. Exercise is beneficial to not only your physical heart, but also your social, mental, and spiritual heart—empowering you to be young at heart.

—Exercise Physiologist Sean Foy
—The Daniel Plan brief excerpt from The Daniel Plan: 40 Days to a HealthierLife by Rick Warren, DMin; Daniel Amen, MD; & Mark Hyman, MD (Zondervan). © 2013 by The Daniel Plan. Used with permission. All rights reserved.

PRAYER OF THANKSGIVING

O Lord, our God, your wisdom is beyond our understanding. You are the source of all goodness. Yet we chase after things of this world that do not satisfy. We spend our money foolishly and wonder why we still hunger in spirit. Thank you for patiently calling us to trust you with our whole heart. Refresh us by your Holy Spirit so that we may lead others to you. Amen.