Online Ministry 1125 - 1101 2019

PRAYER FOR ILLUMINATION

O Lord, our lives are so filled with chaos and tribulation. Help us be ready to receive your message and gift of love, that we might grow into faithful disciples, serving you by serving others with hope and compassion. In Christ’s Name, we pray. AMEN
  

Psalm 122

122:1 I was glad when they said to me, "Let us go to the house of the LORD!"
122:2 Our feet are standing within your gates, O Jerusalem.
122:3 Jerusalem built as a city that is bound firmly together.
122:4 To it the tribes go up, the tribes of the LORD, as was decreed for Israel, to give thanks to the name of the LORD.
122:5 For there the thrones for judgment were set up, the thrones of the house of David.
122:6 Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: "May they prosper who love you.
122:7 Peace be within your walls, and security within your towers."
122:8 For the sake of my relatives and friends I will say, "Peace be within you."
122:9 For the sake of the house of the LORD our God, I will seek your good.
      

DAILY READINGS

• Monday, November 25, 2019: Psalm 117; Jeremiah 30:1-17; Revelation 21:5-27
• OR Psalm 24; Jeremiah 46:18-28; Revelation 21:5-27
• Tuesday, November 26, 2019: Psalm 117; Jeremiah 30:18-24; Revelation 22:8-21
• OR Psalm 24; Isaiah 33:17-22; Revelation 22:8-21 
• Wednesday,November 27, 2019: Psalm 117; Jeremiah 31:1-6; Luke 1:1-4
• OR Psalm 24; Isaiah 60:8-16; Luke 1:1-4
• Thursday, November 28, 2019: Psalm 122; Daniel 9:15-19; James 4:1-10
• Friday, November 29, 2019: Psalm 122; Genesis 6:1-10; Hebrews 11:1-7
• Saturday, November 30, 2019: Psalm 122; Genesis 6:11-22; Matthew 24:1-22
• Sunday, December 1, 2019: First Sunday of Advent

   

ABUNDANT HEALTH  

Healthy Goals
So I do not run without a goal. I fight like a boxer who is hitting something—not just the air. 1 Corinthians 9:26 (NCV)
  
Goals can be what keep you moving forward when you feel like giving up. They are like magnets that pull you forward and give you hope.
  
To set specific goals, though, you need to know the difference between pressures and priorities. You need to know the difference between activity and achievement, between what’s urgent and what’s important. You need to know what matters most. If you focus your energy on goals that aren’t God-directed, your energy won’t have much power. Energy that is focused has enormous power. Paul modeled this in 1 Corinthians 9:26.
  
Think of one or two goals in relation to your health that will help you move in the right direction.
—The Daniel Plan Team
   

PRAYER OF THANKSGIVING

Thank you, God, for reminding us to be ready. Thank you for not giving up on your vision of peace. For the opportunity to gather each week in your house, that we might encourage one another to stay on your path. And thank you for the opportunity to give our gifts for your ministry, that together we might help the world be ready to receive the Prince of Peace. Amen.