Discipleship

Focus Let yourself become open to God and the knowledge that comes from the Word. Ask God for peace at this time. Read Colossians 2:16-3:1 New Revised Standard Version (NRSV) Therefore do not let anyone condemn you in matters of food and drink or of observing festivals, new moons, or sabbaths. These are only a […]

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 18:1-10 New Revised Standard Version (NRSV) The Lord appeared to Abraham by the oaks of Mamre, as he sat at the entrance of his tent in the heat […]

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 Luke 8:22-25 New Revised Standard Version (NRSV) One day he got into a boat with his disciples, and he said to them, “Let us go across to the other […]

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 Acts 2:22-36 New Revised Standard Version (NRSV) “You that are Israelites, listen to what I have to say: Jesus of Nazareth, a man attested […]

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 Psalm 85 New Revised Standard Version (NRSV) To the leader. Of the Korahites. A Psalm. Lord, you were favorable […]

Focus Relax and clear your head. Listen for the voice of God. What is God saying to you today? Read Colossians 1:1-14 New Revised Standard Version (NRSV) Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, and Timothy our brother, To the saints and faithful brothers and sisters in Christ in Colossae: Grace […]

Focus Take time to rest in the comfort of the Lord today. Read John 3:16-21 New Revised Standard Version (NRSV) “For God so loved the world that he gave his only Son, so that everyone who believes in him may not perish but may have eternal life. “Indeed, God did not send the Son into […]

Focus Be still and rest in the Lord. Read James 2:14-26 New Revised Standard Version (NRSV) What good is it, my brothers and sisters, if you say you have faith but do not have works? Can faith save you? If a brother or sister is naked and lacks daily food, and one of you says […]

Focus Take a few minutes to push the “pause” button on whatever is going on around you and be still with God. Read Psalm 6 New Revised Standard Version (NRSV) To the leader: with stringed instruments; according to The Sheminith. A Psalm of David. O Lord, do not rebuke me in your anger,     or discipline […]

Focus As you quiet yourself for this brief time, be willing to be open to God, however that may take place. Read Kings 5:15-19 (NRSV) Then he returned to the man of God, he and all his company; he came and stood before him and said, “Now I know that there is no God in […]