Discipleship

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 10:9-23 New Revised Standard 9″ About noon the next day, as they were on their journey and approaching the city, Peter wentup on […]

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 Philippians 2:14-16 (NRSV) “14 Do all things without murmuring and arguing, 15 so that you may be blameless andinnocent, […]

Focus Prepare yourself to discern what is and what is not of God today. Still yourself so you can hear how God is calling you. Read Luke 10: 21-24New Revised Standard VersionJesus Rejoices 21 At that same hour Jesus rejoiced in the Holy Spirit and said, “I thank you, Father,Lord of heaven and earth, because […]

Focus As you quiet yourself for this brief time, be willing to be open to God in whatever way that may take place. Read Psalm 99Praise to God for His Holiness 1 The Lord is king; let the peoples tremble!He sits enthroned upon the cherubim; let the earth quake!2 The Lord is great in Zion;he […]

Focus Relax and clear your head. Listen for the voice of God. What is God saying to you today? Read 1 Peter 2 New Revised Standard Version 2 Rid yourselves, therefore, of all malice, and all guile, insincerity, envy, and all slander. 2 Like newborn infants, long for the pure, spiritual milk, so that by it you may […]

Focus Let yourself become open to God and the knowledge that comes from the Word. Ask God for peace at this time. Read Matthew 20:20-28 New Revised Standard Version 20 Then the mother of the sons of Zebedee came to him with her sons, and kneeling before him, she asked a favor of him. 21 And he said […]

Focus Experience silence in the midst of your busy day. Take some time to relax into a time to be with God. Read Acts 1:6-8 New Revised Standard Version The Ascension of Jesus 6 So when they had come together, they asked him, “Lord, is this the time when you will restore the kingdom to Israel?” 7 He […]

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 John 12:24-25 New Revised Standard Version 24 Very truly, I tell you, unless a grain of wheat falls into the earth and dies, it remains […]

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 Matthew 28:18-20 (NRSV) 18 And Jesus came and said to them, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been […]

Focus Take time to rest in the comfort of the Lord today. Read Acts 9:26-31 New Revised Standard Version Saul in Jerusalem 26 When he had come to Jerusalem, he attempted to join the disciples; and they were all afraid of him, for they did not believe that he was a disciple. 27 But Barnabas took him, […]