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Sunday, October 1: Scripture – Matthew 9:37-38
Sunday, October 1: Scripture – Matthew 9:37-38 37 Then he said to his disciples, “The harvest is plentiful, but the laborers are few; 38 therefore ask the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into his harvest.” Prayer Focus: Jesus sees the crowds are like sheep without a shepherd, and his solution is to…
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Saturday, September 30: Scripture – Matthew 9:36
Saturday, September 30: Scripture – Matthew 9:36 36 When he saw the crowds, he had compassion for them because they were harassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd. Prayer Focus: Jesus saw the crowds and had compassion for them. Often in scripture, compassion is an emotion that compels one to action; it bubbles up…
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Friday, September 29: Scripture – Matthew 9:35
Friday, September 29: Scripture – Matthew 9:35 35 Then Jesus went about all the cities and villages, teaching in their synagogues and proclaiming the good news of the kingdom and curing every disease and every sickness. Prayer Focus: Today we turn to our New Testament scripture for this week from the Gospel of Matthew.…
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Thursday, September 28: Scripture – Isaiah 40:11
Thursday, September 28: Scripture – Isaiah 40:11 11 He will feed his flock like a shepherd; he will gather the lambs in his arms and carry them in his bosom and gently lead the mother sheep. Prayer Focus: While yesterday, we remembered a moment when the Lord God showed up in a big way; today we…
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Wednesday, September 27: Scripture – Isaiah 40:10
Wednesday, September 27: Scripture – Isaiah 40:10 10 See, the Lord God comes with might, and his arm rules for him; his reward is with him and his recompense before him. Prayer Focus: It is true, and I often like to emphasize, that God comes to us in small and ordinary glimpses. And yet, there are…
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Tuesday, September 26: Scripture – Isaiah 40:9
Tuesday, September 26: Scripture – Isaiah 40:9 9 Get you up to a high mountain, O Zion, herald of good news; lift up your voice with strength, O Jerusalem, herald of good news; lift it up, do not fear; say to the cities of Judah, “Here is your God!” Prayer Focus: The prophet is called to…
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Monday, September 25: Scripture – Isaiah 40:6-8
Monday, September 25: Scripture – Isaiah 40:6-8 6 A voice says, “Cry out!” And I said, “What shall I cry? All flesh is grass; their constancy is like the flower of the field. 7 The grass withers; the flower fades, [[when the breath of the Lord blows upon it; surely the people are grass. 8 The grass withers; the…
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Sunday, September 24: Scripture – John 1:14
Sunday, September 24: Scripture – John 1:14 14 And the Word became flesh and lived among us, and we have seen his glory, the glory as of a father’s only son, full of grace and truth. Prayer Focus: The Word does not remain confined to sound waves in the air or a written text on…
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Saturday, September 23: Scripture – John 1:3b-4
Saturday, September 23: Scripture – John 1:3b-4 3 … What has come into being 4 in him was life, and the life was the light of all people. Prayer Focus: God brings forth life. And this life is not just for a select few, it is the light of all people. Pray that you might…
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Friday, September 22: Scripture – John 1:2-3a
Friday, September 22: Scripture – John 1:2-3a 2 He was in the beginning with God. 3 All things came into being through him, and without him not one thing came into being. Prayer Focus: All things came into being through the Word. Without the Word nothing came into being. I think we might also say…