Your Personal Grow-Pray-Study (GPS) Guide

The Beatitudes

Day 1: Re-read The Beatitudes Matthew 5:2-12. Which one is pulling on your heart? Make that one your focus for the week.

The following scriptures are from The Beatitudes Small Group Questions.

Day 2: Practice Lectio Divina with Psalm 37:3.

Day 3: Practice Lectio Divina with Psalm 37:4.

Day 4: Practice Lectio Divina with Psalm 37:7.

Day 5: Practice Lectio Divina with Psalm 37:8.

Day 6: Practice Lectio Divina with Psalm 37:11.

Our annual theme for 2022/2023 is "DEVOTED" from Acts 2:42. 

Recent additional GO DEEPER reading opportunities available on Amazon Books (#ads):

• "Uncomfortable: The Awkward and Essential Challenge of Christian Community" by Brett McCracken
• "Delighting in the Trinity" by Michael Reeves
• Martin Luther’s Small and Large Catechism

You can also watch this week's sermon or read the full message & GPS here.

The Beatitudes

Day 1: Re-read The Beatitudes Matthew 5:2-12. Which one is pulling on your heart? Make that one your focus for the week.

The following scriptures are from The Beatitudes Small Group Questions.

Day 2: Practice Lectio Divina with Revelations 3:20.

Day 3: Practice Lectio Divina with Revelations 3:22.

Day 4: Practice Lectio Divina with Romans 8:25.

Day 5: Practice Lectio Divina with Romans 8:26.

Day 6: Practice Lectio Divina with Romans 8:28.

Our annual theme for 2022/2023 is "DEVOTED" from Acts 2:42. 

Recent additional GO DEEPER reading opportunities available on Amazon Books (#ads):

• "Uncomfortable: The Awkward and Essential Challenge of Christian Community" by Brett McCracken
• "Delighting in the Trinity" by Michael Reeves
• Martin Luther’s Small and Large Catechism

You can also watch this week's sermon or read the full message & GPS here.

The Beatitudes

Day 1: Practice Lectio Divina with Matthew 5:8. What does 'pure in heart' mean to you?

Day 2: Practice Lectio Divina with Matthew 5:9. Be a peacemaker today!

Day 3: Practice Lectio Divina with Matthew 5:10. How can you show peace to those being persecuted today?

Day 4: Practice Lectio Divina with Matthew 5:11. Taking up Jesus' cross is hard but a blessing.

Day 5: Practice Lectio Divina with Matthew 5:12. Heaven is the reward! Amen!

Day 6: Practice Lectio Divina with "So be earnest and repent." (Revelations 3:14-22).

Our annual theme for 2022/2023 is "DEVOTED" from Acts 2:42. 

Recent additional GO DEEPER reading opportunities available on Amazon Books (#ads):

• "Uncomfortable: The Awkward and Essential Challenge of Christian Community" by Brett McCracken
• "Delighting in the Trinity" by Michael Reeves
• Martin Luther’s Small and Large Catechism

You can also watch this week's sermon or read the full message & GPS here.

The Beatitudes

Day 1: Practice Lectio Divina with Matthew 5:2. Are you ready to learn?

Day 2: Practice Lectio Divina with Matthew 5:3. How is your spirit? Whose spirit can you enrich today?

Day 3: Practice Lectio Divina with Matthew 5:4. Do you need comfort? Are you ready to comfort someone in need today?

Day 4: Practice Lectio Divina with Matthew 5:5. What are you going to inherit? Who can you share God's inheritance with today?

Day 5: Practice Lectio Divina with Matthew 5:6. Where do you need to be fulfilled? Who can you fill up today?

Day 6: Practice Lectio Divina with Matthew 5:7. Are you fully embracing Jesus's mercy for you today? Where can you show others mercy today?

Our annual theme for 2022/2023 is "DEVOTED" from Acts 2:42. 

Recent additional GO DEEPER reading opportunities available on Amazon Books (#ads):

• "Uncomfortable: The Awkward and Essential Challenge of Christian Community" by Brett McCracken
• "Delighting in the Trinity" by Michael Reeves
• Martin Luther’s Small and Large Catechism

You can also watch this week's sermon or read the full message & GPS here.

Day 1: Practice Lectio Divina with "When Israel was a child, I loved him ..."  (Hosea 11:1).

Day 2: Practice Lectio Divina with "I led them with cords of human kindness, with ties of love." (Hosea 11:4).

Day 3: Practice Lectio Divina with "My heart is changed within me; all my compassion is aroused." (Hosea 11:8).

Day 4: Practice Lectio Divina with "I will not carry out my fierce anger ... for I am God, and not a man — the Holy One among you." (Hosea 11:9).

Day 5: Practice Lectio Divina with "'For this son of mine was dead and is alive again;" (Luke 15:24).

Day 6: Practice Lectio Divina with "... he was lost and is found.' So they began to celebrate." (Luke 15:24).

Our annual theme for 2022/2023 is "DEVOTED" from Acts 2:42. 

Recent additional GO DEEPER reading opportunities available on Amazon Books (#ads):

• "Uncomfortable: The Awkward and Essential Challenge of Christian Community" by Brett McCracken
• "Delighting in the Trinity" by Michael Reeves
• Martin Luther’s Small and Large Catechism

You can also watch this week's sermon or read the full message & GPS here.

Day 1: Practice Lectio Divina with "...  they will earnestly seek me."  (Hosea 5:15).

Day 2: Practice Lectio Divina with " ... he will heal us;" (Hosea 6:1).

Day 3: Practice Lectio Divina with " ... he will bind up our wounds." (Hosea 6:1).

Day 4: Practice Lectio Divina with "... he will revive us;" (Hosea 6:2).

Day 5: Practice Lectio Divina with "... he will restore us," (Hosea 6.2).

Day 6: Practice Lectio Divina with Hosea 6.3.

Our annual theme for 2022/2023 is "DEVOTED" from Acts 2:42. 

Recent additional GO DEEPER reading opportunities available on Amazon Books (#ads):

• "Uncomfortable: The Awkward and Essential Challenge of Christian Community" by Brett McCracken
• "Delighting in the Trinity" by Michael Reeves
• Martin Luther’s Small and Large Catechism

You can also watch this week's sermon or read the full message & GPS here.

Day 1: Practice Lectio Divina with "... speak tenderly to her ... "  (Hosea 2:14).

Day 2: Practice Lectio Divina with " ...  I will show my love ... "(Hosea 2:23).

Day 3: Practice Lectio Divina with " ... You are my God." (Hosea 2:23).

Day 4: Practice Lectio Divina with "... Love her as the Lord loves the Israelites, ... " (Hosea 3:1).

Day 5: Practice Lectio Divina with "... You are to live with me many days ..." (Hosea 3:3).

Day 6: Practice Lectio Divina with "They will come tremblings to the Lord and to his blessings in the last days." (Hosea 3:5).

Our annual theme for 2022/2023 is "DEVOTED" from Acts 2:42. 

Recent additional GO DEEPER reading opportunities available on Amazon Books (#ads):

• "Uncomfortable: The Awkward and Essential Challenge of Christian Community" by Brett McCracken
• "Delighting in the Trinity" by Michael Reeves
• Martin Luther’s Small and Large Catechism

You can also watch this week's sermon or read the full message & GPS here.

Day 1: Practice Lectio Divina with "The word of the Lord that came to Hosea" (Hosea 1:1).

Day 2: Practice Lectio Divina with " ...  the Lord said to him, “Go ...”" (Hosea 1:2).

Day 3: Practice Lectio Divina with Hosea 1:3.

Day 4: Practice Lectio Divina with " .... I [the Lord] should at all forgive them ..." (Hosea 1:6).

Day 5: Practice Lectio Divina with Hosea 1:7.

Day 6: Practice Lectio Divina with "... children of the living God ..." (Hosea 1:10).

Our annual theme for 2022/2023 is "DEVOTED" from Acts 2:42. 

Recent additional GO DEEPER reading opportunities available on Amazon Books (#ads):

• "Uncomfortable: The Awkward and Essential Challenge of Christian Community" by Brett McCracken
• "Delighting in the Trinity" by Michael Reeves
• Martin Luther’s Small and Large Catechism

You can also watch this week's sermon or read the full message & GPS here.

Day 1: Practice Lectio Divina with Revelation 19:6-8.

Day 2: Practice Lectio Divina with Revelation 19:9.

Day 3: Practice Lectio Divina with Matthew 22:1-3.

Day 4: Practice Lectio Divina with Matthew 22:4-7.

Day 5: Practice Lectio Divina with Matthew 22:8-10.

Day 6: Practice Lectio Divina with Matthew 22:11-13.

Our annual theme for 2022/2023 is "DEVOTED" from Acts 2:42. 

Recent additional GO DEEPER reading opportunities available on Amazon Books (#ads):

• "Uncomfortable: The Awkward and Essential Challenge of Christian Community" by Brett McCracken
• "Delighting in the Trinity" by Michael Reeves
• Martin Luther’s Small and Large Catechism

You can also watch this week's sermon or read the full message & GPS here.

Day 1: Practice Lectio Divina with John 13:34-35.

Day 2: Practice Lectio Divina with 1 Corinthians 12:12.

Day 3: Practice Lectio Divina with 1 Corinthians 12:13.

Day 4: Practice Lectio Divina with 1 Corinthians 12:14.

Day 5: Practice Lectio Divina with 1 Corinthians 12:26.

Day 6: Practice Lectio Divina with 1 Corinthians 12:27.

Our annual theme for 2022/2023 is "DEVOTED" from Acts 2:42. 

Recent additional GO DEEPER reading opportunities available on Amazon Books (#ads):

• "Uncomfortable: The Awkward and Essential Challenge of Christian Community" by Brett McCracken
• "Delighting in the Trinity" by Michael Reeves
• Martin Luther’s Small and Large Catechism

You can also watch this week's sermon or read the full message & GPS here.