Worship into the Week-Incline Your Ear

 

Worship into the Week- Incline your Ear

Isaiah 55: 1-5

This section is an urgent invitation from God 

to find true spiritual satisfaction and life.

Everyday metaphors of water, bread, milk and wine 

are used by God to call out to the hungry and poor.

There is a greater gift- His grace and 

everlasting covenant.

These promises were made to King David. 

"Come to me with your ears wide open.

Listen, and you will find life.

I will make an everlasting covenant with you."

We are all invited.

We can all listen.

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Worship into the Week- Treasured Possession

 

Worship into the Week- 

Deuteronomy 7:6-9

God keeps His promises for a thousand generations.

Here we see that it isn't about the moral greatness of Israel

 that connects to the covenant promise.

It is the grace of God that calls them to a special

relationship. Moses reminds them that they are a holy, 

treasured possession to God.

It is not because of their greatness of size or strength

 as a nation, but because of His unconditional love.

This is the God who keeps His promises.

Thi si the God who is faithful to the oath He made

 to their ancestors in Egypt.

Even on our worst day of behavior or thinking,

we are still His treasured possession.

My failings do not disqualify me from the promise.

What a great reminder on a challenging day.

We are a great treasure.

We have a great treasure.

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Devotional Journaling- July 2026

 

Devotional Journaling- July 2026

Some months are a bit wilder than others.

These small spaces have been so helpful in 

keeping in step and on target.

A devotion.

A take away.

AND and look at the words that stand out

for this month.

What is the Holy Spirit wanting me to SEE 

this month?

It is always a surprise and so 

that makes me excited to look over 

the month at the end.

Devotional Book:

Streams in the Desert by L.B. Cowman

Worship into the Week- Extraordinary HOPE

 Worship into the Week-

Romans 8:18-27   Extraordinary Hope

Paul makes sure that the believers hear that

 the current sufferings

 will not compare to the glory to come.

The ereated world has fallen into disarray because of sin.

The decay, evil and hopelessness pervades all of the earth.

This makes us yearn for the transformed 

world when it is restored.

Christians, too, "'groan inwardly" as they wait and wait.

We are eager for the changes to come in the future. 

Biblical hope is defined by Paul as a confident, patient, 

and eager expectation for what is not yet seen.

But, we have the secret weapon of the Holy Spirit

that helps believers to pray,

 when we don't know what or how to pray.

When we are steeped in our weakness,

 we have the intercession of the Holy Spirit 

that intercedes for believers with 

"groanings too deep for words,"

that aligns these prayers perfectly with God's will.

We have such wonderful encouragement 

in an uncertain world

because we have extraordinary HOPE. 

I played around with business envelope 

cutouts and made stacked doodads and flowers.

They were fun to add to the worship journal pages.

Supplies:

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Mykonos Island- Greece

 

The island with the windmills.

The beautiful sunsets.

Mykonos is an island in the Cyclades group

 in the Aegean Sea. 

Iconic on the island are the 

landmark16th century windmills.

The island is about 33 square miles and has

about 10,700 inhabitants.

The largest town is Chora.

The white-washed buildings and painted stone

walkways are beautiful.

Tender boats bring the cruise members

 to the island and back.

It is a beautiful island to walk around 

and enjoy the island breeze.

We have been there three times

 and each time we have enjoyed the

flowers and sights.

Just to see the windmills that have 

been there for so long is amazing.
  

Mykonos- we plan to be back.

Our 2026 Footsteps of Paul Group.

 

Worship into the Week- The Powerful Word

 

Worship into the Week-

Isaiah 55:10-13

We really only know how to think about things

 with a beginning and an end.

This passage really helps us to see that God

 moves in realms beyond ALL of that.

 Rain and snow must continue it's downfall journey

 once it starts to water the earth.

So is God's Word unstoppable.

What God mopves forwards must continue

 its purpose into the world.

His creation will be restored and it is an everlasting sign

 that His Word rules above all.

Above all the manmade laws, decrees 

and institutions- God Rules.

There is something very comforting about this for me.

 NO matter what we mess up,

God is still working in the middle and 

in the background to redeem it all.

I trust in His good purpose and plan, 

especially on the the days 

this world feels out of control.

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Worship into the Week- Set Free

Worship into the Week-

Zechariah 9:9-12

Romans 714-25

Matthew 11:25-30

Pulling together the readings from worship this week.

We see that we are all prisoners... 

of sin, and death in the Zechariah reading.

 The foretelling of future with our king riding on a donkey.

This is the king that brings peace to the nations.

He rules all and everything.

The KING is coming.

Everything is entrusted to this KING by the Father.

He is humble and gentle at heart 

and truly wants to carry our load.

We spend all of our time lugging the weight ourselves.

We sang this song in worship and it really connected to me.

Surrounding Me- by Nick Taylor, Colby Key and Tom Zelt.

So I added the words to my Bible.

He simply says- COME.

I am so tied to sin it is hard to unload any of the burden. 

This section of Romans really speaks to my life.

I don't understand myself at all. 

I really want to do what is right.

But I can't.

 I do what I don't want, what I hate.

But thanks be to God!!!

Christ has set me free.

The KING leads my life.

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Distress Ink

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Colored pencils

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