Prepare your heart for our Sunday Morning Gathering by looking through these suggestions that will assist you in making the most of our time together.
You will find tangible suggestions for putting scripture to action in your personal life and in our corporate body, links to the songs we will sing, and lyrics for you to prepare for our corporate singing.
Critically Think
- Read Exodus 25.
- What material will the lampstand be made from?
- How many branches will the lampstand have?
- What will the cups of the lampstand be fashioned after?
- What is the purpose of the lamp according to vs. 37?
- Read Leviticus 24:1-4.
- What kind of oil is to be used?
- With what frequency will the lamp be before the LORD?
Prayerfully Meditate
- How is God shown to be both unapproachable and inviting relationship in the tabernacle?
- How does the lampstand invite and show what God gives?
- Read John 8:12. How does the lamp in the tabernacle point forward to Jesus as the light of the world?
- Read Zechariah 4:1-14. Describe the lampstand referenced in these verses.
- Read Revelation 1:9-13, 4:1-5, and 11:1-4. What stands out to you about lampstands referenced in these verses?
- How could these verses give us an idea of what the lampstand in the tabernacle pointed towards?
Intentionally Act
- How has Exodus 25 shaped your view of who God is?
- Pray that our hearts would be humble before the Lord and the searching and exposing light of His word.
- Click the links below to find the lyrics and recordings of the songs planned for our gathering this Sunday; learn the songs, study the lyrics and sing them with others.
- Pray for those leading our corporate gathering this week and for the Holy Spirit’s work as the Word of God is further explained and applied: Dawson Bryant: music; Sam Karl: elder prayer & scripture reading; Bret Capranica: teaching.
Songs for Sunday
Morning Gathering
- All Creatures of Our God and King (sheet music)
- Our Song from Age to Age (sheetmusic)
- Have Mercy on Me (sheetmusic)
- Jesus, Our Judge and Our Savior (sheetmusic)
- Is He Worthy? (sheetmusic)
Lyrics
Lyrics Morning Gathering - August 23, 2026 by Summit Woods Baptist Church