Month: July 2024

“Put on the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness,” the prophet says. He goes on to talk about receiving beauty in exchange for ashes. Trading old for new. We are part of a story that always redeems, always makes new, and always brings Spring after especially hard winters. We’re praying for that and so much more today on Morning Prayer and Worship. Set aside a few minutes and experience the nearness of the God who loves you more than you know.

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It’s Tuesday of Ordinary Time, Proper 11 in the Church Calendar. July 23, 2024.

Our general order and lectionary come from the Book of Common Prayer Daily Office.

• Welcome (00:00)
• Praise (Brandon Lake, Chandler Moore, Chris Brown, Cody Carnes, Pat Barrett, Steven Furtick) (00:39)
• Prayer of Confession (03:14)
• Praise (continued) (03:55)
• Psalm 45 (05:38)
• Glory to the Father (08:42)
• Matthew 26:47-56 (09:11)
• Apostles’ Creed (11:18)
• Lord’s Prayer (12:12)
• Collect of the Day (12:48)
• Time of Free Prayer (13:42)
• For those who feel the weight of depression (16:07)
• Benediction (17:41)

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There’s a reason Psalm 37:4 is so famous. I mean, who doesn’t want to hear about getting the desires of your heart? I think that’s amazing. Even when someone doesn’t understand the context or even the implications of this verse. I love even more that it doesn’t talk about duty or obedience (though those are important!). It says to delight yourself in the Lord. Have fun with Him. Don’t take yourself and all that is happening too seriously. DELIGHT yourself in Him. Then He will give you — with His own delight, I believe — the things you are longing for. What’s in your heart.

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It’s Thursday of Ordinary Time, Proper 10 in the Church Calendar. July 18, 2024.

Our general order and lectionary come from the Book of Common Prayer Daily Office.

• Welcome (00:00)
• I Surrender All (Judson Van DeVenter, Winfield Weeden) (00:53)
• Prayer of Confession (02:38)
• I Surrender All (continued) (03:13)
• Prayer for Isaac from New York (04:00)
• I Surrender All (continued) (05:08)
• Psalm 37:1-18 (06:04)
• Glory to the Father (08:49)
• Matthew 26:1-16 (09:25)
• Apostles’ Creed (11:41)
• Lord’s Prayer (12:28)
• Collect of the Day (12:57)
• Time of Free Prayer (13:40)
• For those longing for freedom (14:55)
• Benediction (15:54)

Playlist of songs from Morning Prayer.

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Sometimes, the Lord brings us to a place where our only hope is Him. Even though we try to avoid it at all costs and try to hedge our bets with lots of options, it’s a profound place where we meet our Father. I think of one of my favorite movies, Star Wars (really any and all Star Wars — I celebrate it all lol) where Princess Leia sends a message to Obi-Wan Kenobi that says, “You’re our only hope.” Where else could we go, Lord, as Peter proclaims. You are our only hope…isn’t that the best news? Our only hope is our best hope.

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It’s Wednesday of Ordinary Time, Proper 10 in the Church Calendar. July 17, 2024.

Our general order and lectionary come from the Book of Common Prayer Daily Office.

• Welcome (00:00)
• I Love You Lord (Laurie Klein) (00:52)
• Prayer of Confession (02:40)
• I Love You Lord (continued) (03:15)
• Psalm 38 (04:36)
• Glory to the Father (07:59)
• Matthew 25:31-46 (08:47)
• Apostles’ Creed (11:35)
• Lord’s Prayer (12:21)
• Collect of the Day (12:54)
• Time of Free Prayer (13:29)
• For those struggling financially (14:23)
• Benediction (14:50)

Playlist of songs from Morning Prayer.

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There’s so much talk of looking at the Lord in the Psalms. Striking phrases. Psalm 26: “For you love is before my eyes.” Beautiful. I can’t look away from You Lord. You are glorious and powerful and yet accessible and approachable…just what is it about You? Let’s have this heart as we enter into this time of prayer and worship!

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It’s Tuesday of Ordinary Time, Proper 10 in the Church Calendar. July 16, 2024.

Our general order and lectionary come from the Book of Common Prayer Daily Office.

• Welcome (00:00)
• Oh Lord You’re Beautiful (Keith Green) (00:42)
• Prayer of Confession (02:21)
• Oh Lord You’re beautiful (continued) (02:55)
• Psalm 26 (04:16)
• Psalm 28 (05:53)
• Glory to the Father (07:53)
• Matthew 25:14-30 (08:22)
• Apostles’ Creed (11:45)
• Lord’s Prayer (12:51)
• Collect of the Day (13:23)
• Time of Free Prayer (14:03)
• Thank you for this day (15:45)
• Benediction (16:28)

Playlist of songs from Morning Prayer.

If you have a prayer request please ⁠submit it here⁠. Sign up ⁠here⁠ for the email list.

Morning Prayer and Worship is a production of Steady Stream Ministries, a 501(c)(3) non profit organization. Thank you for your support. ⁠You can go here to find out more⁠.

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