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.
Please see the Preparing for the Sermon post for suggestions in thinking more critically through the passage, meditating more intently on the text, and prayerfully seeking wisdom to deepen your understanding of the passage to be preached this Sunday.
Intentionally Act
- Read 1 Thessalonians 5:12-22
- How would one disobey this command?
- What prevents us from obeying this command? What hindrances are in your life that keep you from praying without ceasing?
- How should this command influence your walk with God as you seek to “grow in what you know”?
- How might this command impact your discipling relationships?
- How might this command impact your boldness in evangelistic conversations?
- How might this command impact your participation in missions?
- In preparation for Sunday, pray! Pray that you would grow in dependency upon the Lord that you would grow in your prayer life. Pray that you would be attentive to the prayers of the saints and elders of the church during the gathering to better learn how to pray. Pray you would be faithful to join the body of Christ in prayer during the gathering and throughout the week.
- Click the links below to find the lyrics and recordings of the songs planned for our gathering this Sunday; practice the songs, study the lyrics and sing together.
- 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: Joel: music; Sam Karl: Elders' prayer & scripture reading; Bret Capranica: teaching.
Songs for Sunday
- Great One in Three (sheetmusic)
- Come Behold the Wondrous Mystery (sheetmusic)
- Just As I Am (sheetmusic)
- Jesus, I My Cross Have Taken (sheetmusic)
- Christ the Sure and Steady Anchor (sheetmusic)
Lyrics
Lyrics Morning Gathering - ... by Summit Woods Baptist Church