Opening Prayer Gracious Provider, I praise you! You meet my every need—for this day, for tomorrow, for eternity. Show me new ways to express my gratitude. Read 2 THESSALONIANS 1 1 Paul, Silas[a] and Timothy, To the church of the Thessalonians in God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ: 2 Grace and peace to you from God the Father […]
Opening Prayer As I come to your Word today, Lord God, please accept my thanksgiving, praise, and worship. Speak to my heart; help me to live for you. Read 1 THESSALONIANS 5:12–28 Final Instructions 12 Now we ask you, brothers and sisters, to acknowledge those who work hard among you, who care for you in the Lord and who
Opening Prayer Heavenly Father, as I begin this Sunday morning and meditate on your Word, renew my mind and transform my thoughts. Show me your good and perfect will. Read PSALM 81 Psalm 81[a] For the director of music. According to gittith.[b] Of Asaph. 1 Sing for joy to God our strength; shout aloud to the God of Jacob!2 Begin the
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Opening Prayer Lord, prepare my heart to receive what you have for me in your Word today. Thank you for the joy that is mine because of the faith you have given me in your Son. Read 1 THESSALONIANS 4:13–18 Believers Who Have Died 13 Brothers and sisters, we do not want you to be uninformed about those
Opening Prayer Lord God, thank you for your Word; speak to me through it in some specific way today. Help me to respond in a way that pleases you. Read 1 THESSALONIANS 4:1–12 Living to Please God 4 As for other matters, brothers and sisters, we instructed you how to live in order to please God, as in fact you
Opening Prayer God in heaven, I am grateful for your Word, for the freedom that is mine to read it, and for your Holy Spirit, who speaks to my mind and heart through it. Read 1 THESSALONIANS 3 3 So when we could stand it no longer, we thought it best to be left by ourselves in Athens. 2 We
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Opening Prayer Heavenly Father, I come to spend time in your Word today—to spend time with you. Help me to sense your presence and hear your voice. Read 1 THESSALONIANS 2:13–20 13 And we also thank God continually because, when you received the word of God, which you heard from us, you accepted it not as a human word,
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Opening Prayer Father, help me to set aside all of the distractions in my mind and heart so that I can focus on what you have for me in your Word today. Read 1 THESSALONIANS 2:1–12 Paul’s Ministry in Thessalonica 2 You know, brothers and sisters, that our visit to you was not without results. 2 We had previously suffered and
Opening Prayer Father God, I praise you for your persistent faithfulness to the church and in my own life—faithfulness that is promised forever. Read PSALM 80 Psalm 80[a] For the director of music. To the tune of “The Lilies of the Covenant.” Of Asaph. A psalm. 1 Hear us, Shepherd of Israel, you who lead Joseph like a
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Opening Prayer Thank you, Father, for the long-recorded history of your church. Thank you for the many evidences of your faithfulness and for the things we are taught through those who have gone before us. Read 1 THESSALONIANS 1 1 Paul, Silas[a] and Timothy, To the church of the Thessalonians in God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ:
