Discipleship

Focus Let yourself become open to God and the knowledge that comes from the Word. Ask God for a peace at this time. Read 1 Samuel 3:1-18 New Revised Standard Version 3 Now the boy Samuel was ministering to the Lord under Eli. The word of the Lord was rare in those days; visions were not widespread. 2 At that time […]

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 1 Samuel 2:1-10 New Revised Standard Version 2 Hannah prayed and said, “My heart exults in the Lord;    my strength is exalted in my God.My mouth derides my enemies,    because I rejoice in […]

Focus As you quiet yourself for this brief time, be willing to be open to God in whatever way that may take place. Read 1 Samuel 1:21-28 New Revised Standard Version 21 The man Elkanah and all his household went up to offer to the Lord the yearly sacrifice, and to pay his vow. 22 But Hannah did not go […]

Focus Let yourself become open to God and the knowledge that comes from the Word. Ask God for peace at this time. Read Luke 4:16-30 New Revised Standard Version 16 When he came to Nazareth, where he had been brought up, he went to the synagogue on the sabbath day, as was his custom. He stood […]

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 1 Timothy 5:9-16 New Revised Standard Version 9 Let a widow be put on the list if she is not less than sixty years old and has been married only […]

Focus Experience silence in the midst of your busy day. Take some time to relax into a time to be with God. Read 1 Timothy 5:1-8 New Revised Standard Version 5 Do not speak harshly to an older man, but speak to him as to a father, to younger men as brothers, 2 to older women as mothers, to […]

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 Psalm 127 New Revised Standard Version A Song of Ascents. Of Solomon. 1 Unless the Lord builds the house,    those who build it labor in vain.Unless the Lord guards the city,    the guard keeps watch in […]

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 1 Kings 17:8-16 New Revised Standard Version 8 Then the word of the Lord came to him, saying, 9 “Go now to Zarephath, which belongs to Sidon, and live […]

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 Hebrews 9:15-24 New Revised Standard Version 15 For this reason he is the mediator of a new covenant, so that […]

Focus As you quiet yourself for this brief time, be willing to be open to God in whatever way that may take place. Read Romans 5:6-11 New Revised Standard Version 6 For while we were still weak, at the right time Christ died for the ungodly. 7 Indeed, rarely will anyone die for a righteous person—though perhaps for […]