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Focus Stop and thank God for being present with you today. Ask for God’s guidance as you hear God’s voice through scripture and the writer. Read Genesis 26:1-5 New Revised Standard Version (NRSV) Now there was a famine in the land, besides the former famine that had occurred in the days of Abraham. And Isaac […]

Denomination Sunday is a great time to decorate your sanctuary with things from the past. Instead of a banner, you may want to hang a quilt behind the pulpit. You can gather old equipment, furniture, and memorabilia. And you can gather other things that might be important symbols of our denomination and your church in […]

Denomination Sunday is a great time to decorate your sanctuary with things from the past. Instead of a banner, you may want to hang a quilt behind the pulpit. You can gather old equipment, furniture, and memorabilia. And you can gather other things that might be important symbols of our denomination and your church in […]

Our United Outreach Sunday is a celebration of the denomination’s unified budget that supports many ministries that we do together to make a different in our world. Our United Outreach or OUO has been around since the 50s and in its current form since 1985, yet many people do not know what it is and […]

Denomination Sunday is a great time to decorate your sanctuary with things from the past. Instead of a banner, you may want to hang a quilt behind the pulpit. You can gather old equipment, furniture, and memorabilia. And you can gather other things that might be important symbols of our denomination and your church in […]

Many churches have a Youth Sunday, led by the youth, that may be at another time other than in February. If not, celebrate your youth in February! If you do, this would be a great time to honor them instead of them having to lead worship. Imagine the sanctuary being decorated with larger posters of […]

Our American culture is enamored with the big, beautiful, and glamorous. We devour every little tidbit about what celebrities (usually movie stars) wear and do, where they live and vacation, who their friends are. A television show once spent an entire week showing footage of John F. Kennedy, Jr. and his fiancée having an argument […]

Focus Experience silence in the midst of your busy day. Take some time to relax into a time to be with God. Read Psalm 119:105-112 New Revised Standard Version (NRSV) Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path. I have sworn an oath and confirmed it, to observe your […]

Focus Pay attention to the tension in your body. Let go of it and any expectations to do anything other than God’s will today. Prepare yourself to hear God’s word. Read 2 Kings 23:1-8 New Revised Standard Version (NRSV) Then the king directed that all the elders of Judah and Jerusalem should be gathered to […]

Focus Slow your breathing and become aware of the taking in and letting out of your breath. Focus on putting things aside so you will be open to what God is saying to you today. Read 2 Kings 22:11-20 New Revised Standard Version (NRSV) When the king heard the words of the book of the […]