Online Ministry 08/24 - 08/30/2020

PRAYER FOR ILLUMINATION

Lord, be with each one of us today and everyday. We have come seeking your guidance and direction for our lives. Help us recognize the gifts you have given to us, and enable us to put these gifts to good use in your world. We ask this in Jesus’ Name. AMEN.

     

Psalm 105:1-6, 23-26, 45b

105:1 O give thanks to the LORD, call on his name, make known his deeds among the peoples.

105:2 Sing to him, sing praises to him; tell of all his wonderful works.

105:3 Glory in his holy name; let the hearts of those who seek the LORD rejoice.

105:4 Seek the LORD and his strength; seek his presence continually.

105:5 Remember the wonderful works he has done, his miracles, and the judgments he uttered,

105:6 O offspring of his servant Abraham, children of Jacob, his chosen ones.

105:23 Then Israel came to Egypt; Jacob lived as an alien in the land of Ham.

105:24 And the LORD made his people very fruitful, and made them stronger than their foes,

105:25 whose hearts he then turned to hate his people, to deal craftily with his servants.

105:26 He sent his servant Moses, and Aaron whom he had chosen.

105:45b Praise the LORD!

     

DAILY READINGS

Note: For the readings after Pentecost: the first reading pairs with the semi-continuous strand of texts; the second, with the complementary.

   

• Monday, August 24, 2020: Psalm 8; Exodus 1:1-7; Romans 2:1-11
• OR Psalm 18:1-3, 20-32; 1 Samuel 7:3-13; Romans 2:1-11
• Tuesday, August 25, 2020: Psalm 8; Exodus 2:11-15a; Romans 11:33-36
• OR Psalm 18:1-3, 20-32; Deuteronomy 32:18-20, 28-39; Romans 11:33-36
• Wednesday, August 26, 2020: Psalm 8; Exodus 2:15b-22; Matthew 26:6-13
• OR Psalm 18:1-3, 20-32; Isaiah 28:14-22; Matthew 26:6-13
• Thursday, August 27, 2020: Psalm 105:1-6, 23-26, 45b; Exodus 2:23-24; Ephesians 5:1-6
• OR Psalm 26:1-8; Jeremiah 14:13-18; Ephesians 5:1-6
• Friday, August 28, 2020: Psalm 105:1-6, 23-26, 45b; Exodus 3:16-22; 2 Thessalonians 2:7-12
• OR Psalm 26:1-8; Jeremiah 15:1-9; 2 Thessalonians 2:7-12
• Saturday, August 29, 2020: Psalm 105:1-6, 23-26, 45b; Exodus 4:1-9; Matthew 8:14-17
• OR Psalm 26:1-8; Jeremiah 15:10-14; Matthew 8:14-17
• Sunday, August 30, 2020: Proper 17 (22)

     

ABUNDANT HEALTH

http://umcabundanthealth.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/Personal-Health-Assessment.docx

     

http://umcabundanthealth.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/01-5-Keys-Habits-of-Healthy-Eaters.pdf

     

EAT BREAKFAST 

Eating a well balanced healthy breakfast everyday helps with weight-loss, weight management, and reduces hunger later in the day.

     

PRAYER OF THANKSGIVING

Merciful and forgiving God, the tithes and gifts we offer are but a small portion of the blessings we have received. The Gospels remind us that Jesus instructed us to “deny ourselves, take up our cross and follow,” and yet we deny ourselves little, see the smallest of crosses as too great a burden, and follow only from a safe distance. In doing so, we cut ourselves off from deeper experiences of discipleship. Forgive us and renew our strength and discipline to walk this road with our Savior. In his holy name, we pray. Amen. (Matthew 16:21-28)