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
- Examine your own heart in light of Paul's confidence in the Thessalonians' obedience. Could Paul say the same of you? What do you think needs to change in your life so that Paul or others could be confident in your obedience? How could you start that today?
- Following Paul's pray for the Thessalonians, think of some practical ways to direct your heart to the love of God and the steadfastness of Christ this week. How would this look like for you personally?
- How can this prayer influence your own prayer life?
- 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: Dawson Bryant: music; Terry Engling: elder prayer & scripture reading; Bret Capranica: teaching.
Songs for Sunday
Morning Gathering
- Nothing But the Blood (sheetmusic)
- My Heart is Filled with Thankfulness (sheetmusic)
- Your Words are Wonderful (sheetmusic)
- Not In Me (sheetmusic)
- Direct Our Hearts (sheetmusic)
Lyrics
Lyrics Morning Gathering - ... by Summit Woods Baptist Church