Pentecost| 1st Friday – 10 June 2022: Psalm 8; Proverbs 3:19-26; Ephesians 4:1-6 ~ Be humble, gentle, and patient.

Pentecost| 1st Friday – 10 June 2022

+ In the Name of the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit. Amen.

Opening:

Almighty God, on the day of Pentecost,
through the outpouring of the Holy Spirit,
you revealed the way of eternal life to every race and nation:
Pour out this gift anew, that by the preaching of the Gospel
your salvation may reach to the ends of the earth;
through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you,
in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God,
for ever and ever. Amen.

“Always be humble and gentle.
Be patient with each other,
making allowance for each other’s faults
because of your love.“
(Ephesians 4:2)

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Psalms Reading: Psalm 8 (ESV) – Zac Fitzsimmons

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OT Reading: Proverbs 3:19-26 (NLT)

3:19 By wisdom the Lord founded the earth;
by understanding he created the heavens.
By his knowledge the deep fountains of the earth burst forth,
and the dew settles beneath the night sky.

My child, don’t lose sight of common sense and discernment.

- Hang on to them,
  for they will refresh your soul.
- They are like jewels on a necklace.
- They keep you safe on your way,
  and your feet will not stumble.
- You can go to bed without fear;
  you will lie down and sleep soundly.
- You need not be afraid of sudden disaster
  or the destruction that comes upon the wicked,
  for the Lord is your security.
- He will keep your foot from being caught in a trap.

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If I speak words of wisdom – Resound Worship

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NT Reading: Ephesians 4:1-6 (NLT)

Unity in the Body

4:1 Therefore I, a prisoner for serving the Lord, beg you to lead a life worthy of your calling, for you have been called by God. Always be humble and gentle. Be patient with each other, making allowance for each other’s faults because of your love. Make every effort to keep yourselves united in the Spirit, binding yourselves together with peace. For there is one body and one Spirit, just as you have been called to one glorious hope for the future.

There is one Lord, one faith, one baptism,
one God and Father of all,
who is over all, in all, and living through all.

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One Faith, One Hope, One Lord (Craig Courtney)
[Sheltering-In Choir for Virtual Worship at FPC Downey.]

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Prayer: ACNA | BCP2019

+ Almighty God, to you all hearts are open, all desires known, and from you no secrets are hid: Cleanse the thoughts of our hearts by the inspiration of your Holy Spirit, that we may perfectly love you, and worthily magnify your holy Name; through Christ our Lord. Amen.

+ Almighty and eternal God, so draw our hearts to you, so guide our minds, so fill our imaginations, so control our wills, that we may be wholly yours, utterly dedicated to you; and then use us, we pray, as you will, and always to your glory and the welfare of your people; through our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Amen. (William Temple)

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Closing: FaithandWorship.com | John Birch

Fill our lives with your Spirit,
that they might be lived for you,
speak for you and stand up for you,
now and forever. Amen

+ In the Name of the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit. Amen.

Pentecost| 1st Thursday – 09 June 2022: Psalm 8; Proverbs 3:13-18; Ephesians 1:17-19 ~ Pray for spiritual wisdom and insight.

Pentecost| 1st Thursday – 09 June 2022

+ In the Name of the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit. Amen.

Opening:

“I pray for you constantly,
asking God, the glorious Father of our Lord Jesus Christ,
to give you spiritual wisdom and insight
so that you might grow in your knowledge of God.”
(Ephesians 1:16b-17)

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Psalms Reading: Psalm 8 – The Corner Room

OT Reading: Proverbs 3:13-18 (NLT)

3:13 Joyful is the person who finds wisdom,
the one who gains understanding.

For wisdom is more profitable than silver,
and her wages are better than gold.
Wisdom is more precious than rubies;
nothing you desire can compare with her.
She offers you long life in her right hand,
and riches and honor in her left.
She will guide you down delightful paths;
all her ways are satisfying.
Wisdom is a tree of life to those who embrace her;
happy are those who hold her tightly.

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Proverbs 3:13 “Finding Wisdom”

Need You Now (How Many Times) – Plumb

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NT Reading: Ephesians 1:17-19 (NLT)

1:17 asking God, the glorious Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, to give you spiritual wisdom and insight so that you might grow in your knowledge of God. I pray that your hearts will be flooded with light so that you can understand the confident hope he has given to those he called—his holy people who are his rich and glorious inheritance.

I also pray that you will understand the incredible greatness of God’s power for us who believe him.

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Perfect Wisdom of Our God – Keith & Kristyn Getty

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Prayer: ACNA | BCP2019

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Closing: FaithandWorship.com | John Birch

Fill our lives with your Spirit,
that they might be lived for you,
speak for you and stand up for you,
now and forever. Amen

+ In the Name of the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit. Amen.

Pentecost| 1st Wednesday – 08 June 2022: Psalm 48; Numbers 24:1-14; Luke 1:26-38 ~ The Holy Spirit reveals God’s Son.

Pentecost| 1st Wednesday – 08 June 2022

+ In the Name of the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit. Amen.

Opening:

“The Holy Spirit will come upon you (Mary),
and the power of the Most High will overshadow you.
So the baby to be born will be holy,
and he will be called the Son of God.”
(Luke 1:35)

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Psalms Reading: Psalm 48 – City of the Great King – Jason Silver

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OT Reading: Numbers 24:1-14 (NLT)

24:1 By now Balaam realized that the Lord was determined to bless Israel, so he did not resort to divination as before. Instead, he turned and looked out toward the wilderness, where he saw the people of Israel camped, tribe by tribe. Then the Spirit of God came upon him, and this is the message he delivered:

“This is the message of Balaam son of Beor,
the message of the man whose eyes see clearly,
the message of one who hears the words of God,
who sees a vision from the Almighty,
who bows down with eyes wide open:
How beautiful are your tents, O Jacob;
how lovely are your homes, O Israel!
They spread before me like palm groves,
like gardens by the riverside.
They are like tall trees planted by the Lord,
like cedars beside the waters.
Water will flow from their buckets;
their offspring have all they need.
Their king will be greater than Agag;
their kingdom will be exalted.
God brought them out of Egypt;
for them he is as strong as a wild ox.
He devours all the nations that oppose him,
breaking their bones in pieces,
shooting them with arrows.
Like a lion, Israel crouches and lies down;
like a lioness, who dares to arouse her?
Blessed is everyone who blesses you, O Israel,
and cursed is everyone who curses you.”

King Balak flew into a rage against Balaam. He angrily clapped his hands and shouted, “I called you to curse my enemies! Instead, you have blessed them three times. Now get out of here! Go back home! I promised to reward you richly, but the Lord has kept you from your reward.”

Balaam told Balak, “Don’t you remember what I told your messengers? I said, ‘Even if Balak were to give me his palace filled with silver and gold, I would be powerless to do anything against the will of the Lord.’ I told you that I could say only what the Lord says! Now I am returning to my own people. But first let me tell you what the Israelites will do to your people in the future.”

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Spirit Of God – Canyon Hills Worship
music meets heaven

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NT Reading: Luke 1:26-38 (NLT)

The Birth of Jesus Foretold

1:26 In the sixth month of Elizabeth’s pregnancy, God sent the angel Gabriel to Nazareth, a village in Galilee, to a virgin named Mary. She was engaged to be married to a man named Joseph, a descendant of King David. Gabriel appeared to her and said, “Greetings, favored woman! The Lord is with you!”

Confused and disturbed, Mary tried to think what the angel could mean. “Don’t be afraid, Mary,” the angel told her, “for you have found favor with God! You will conceive and give birth to a son, and you will name him Jesus. He will be very great and will be called the Son of the Most High. The Lord God will give him the throne of his ancestor David. And he will reign over Israel forever; his Kingdom will never end!”

Mary asked the angel, “But how can this happen? I am a virgin.”

The angel replied, “The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you. So the baby to be born will be holy, and he will be called the Son of God. What’s more, your relative Elizabeth has become pregnant in her old age! People used to say she was barren, but she has conceived a son and is now in her sixth month. For the word of God will never fail.”

Mary responded, “I am the Lord’s servant. May everything you have said about me come true.” And then the angel left her.

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Prayer to the Holy Spirit by Saint Augustine – Francesca LaRosa

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Prayer: ACNA | BCP2019

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Closing: FaithandWorship.com | John Birch

Fill our lives with your Spirit,
that they might be lived for you,
speak for you and stand up for you,
now and forever. Amen

+ In the Name of the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit. Amen.

Pentecost| 1st Tuesday – 07 June 2022: Psalm 48; Ezekiel 11:14-25; 1 Corinthians 2:12-16 ~ The Holy Spirit reveals God’s wisdom.

Pentecost| 1st Tuesday – 07 June 2022

+ In the Name of the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit. Amen.

Opening:

When we tell you these things,
we do not use words that come from human wisdom.
Instead, we speak words given to us by the Spirit,
using the Spirit’s words to explain spiritual truths.
(1 Corinthians 2:13)

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Psalms Reading: Psalm 48 – City of Elohim – James Block

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OT Reading: Ezekiel 11:14-25 (NLT)

Hope for Exiled Israel

11:14 Then this message came to me from the Lord: “Son of man, the people still left in Jerusalem are talking about you and your relatives and all the people of Israel who are in exile. They are saying, ‘Those people are far away from the Lord, so now he has given their land to us!’

“Therefore, tell the exiles, ‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says: Although I have scattered you in the countries of the world, I will be a sanctuary to you during your time in exile. I, the Sovereign Lord, will gather you back from the nations where you have been scattered, and I will give you the land of Israel once again.’

“When the people return to their homeland, they will remove every trace of their vile images and detestable idols. And I will give them singleness of heart and put a new spirit within them. I will take away their stony, stubborn heart and give them a tender, responsive heart, so they will obey my decrees and regulations. Then they will truly be my people, and I will be their God. But as for those who long for vile images and detestable idols, I will repay them fully for their sins. I, the Sovereign Lord, have spoken!”

The Lord’s Glory Leaves Jerusalem

11:22 Then the cherubim lifted their wings and rose into the air with their wheels beside them, and the glory of the God of Israel hovered above them. Then the glory of the Lord went up from the city and stopped above the mountain to the east.

Afterward the Spirit of God carried me back again to Babylonia, to the people in exile there. And so ended the vision of my visit to Jerusalem. And I told the exiles everything the Lord had shown me.

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Returning – Jeremy Riddle | Vineyard Anaheim

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NT Reading: 1 Corinthians 2:12-16 (NLT)

2:12 And we have received God’s Spirit (not the world’s spirit), so we can know the wonderful things God has freely given us.

When we tell you these things, we do not use words that come from human wisdom. Instead, we speak words given to us by the Spirit, using the Spirit’s words to explain spiritual truths. But people who aren’t spiritual can’t receive these truths from God’s Spirit. It all sounds foolish to them and they can’t understand it, for only those who are spiritual can understand what the Spirit means. Those who are spiritual can evaluate all things, but they themselves cannot be evaluated by others. For,

“Who can know the Lord’s thoughts?
Who knows enough to teach him?”

But we understand these things, for we have the mind of Christ.

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Wisdom Song – Laura Woodley Osman

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Prayer: ACNA | BCP2019

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Closing: FaithandWorship.com | John Birch

Fill our lives with your Spirit,
that they might be lived for you,
speak for you and stand up for you,
now and forever. Amen

+ In the Name of the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit. Amen.

Pentecost| 1st Monday – 06 June 2022: Psalm 48; Joel 2:18-29; 1 Corinthians 2:1-11 ~ The Holy Spirit reveals God’s thoughts.

Pentecost| 1st Monday – 06 June 2022

+ In the Name of the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit. Amen.

Opening:

“For his Spirit searches out everything
and shows us God’s deep secrets.
No one can know a person’s thoughts
except that person’s own spirit,
and no one can know God’s thoughts
except God’s own Spirit.”
(1 Corinthians 2:10-11)

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Psalms Reading: Psalm 48 – Great is the LORD | Karl Kohlhase

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OT Reading: Joel 2:18-29 (NLT)

The Lord’s Promise of Restoration

2:18 Then the Lord will pity his people
and jealously guard the honor of his land.
The Lord will reply,
“Look! I am sending you grain and new wine and olive oil,
enough to satisfy your needs.
You will no longer be an object of mockery
among the surrounding nations.
I will drive away these armies from the north.
I will send them into the parched wastelands.
Those in the front will be driven into the Dead Sea,
and those at the rear into the Mediterranean.
The stench of their rotting bodies will rise over the land.”

Surely the Lord has done great things!
Don’t be afraid, O land.
Be glad now and rejoice,
for the Lord has done great things.
Don’t be afraid, you animals of the field,
for the wilderness pastures will soon be green.
The trees will again be filled with fruit;
fig trees and grapevines will be loaded down once more.
Rejoice, you people of Jerusalem!
Rejoice in the Lord your God!
For the rain he sends demonstrates his faithfulness.
Once more the autumn rains will come,
as well as the rains of spring.
The threshing floors will again be piled high with grain,
and the presses will overflow with new wine and olive oil.

The Lord says, “I will give you back what you lost
to the swarming locusts, the hopping locusts,
the stripping locusts, and the cutting locusts.
It was I who sent this great destroying army against you.
Once again you will have all the food you want,
and you will praise the Lord your God,
who does these miracles for you.
Never again will my people be disgraced.
Then you will know that I am among my people Israel,
that I am the Lord your God, and there is no other.
Never again will my people be disgraced.

The Lord’s Promise of His Spirit

2:28 “Then, after doing all those things,
I will pour out my Spirit upon all people.
Your sons and daughters will prophesy.
Your old men will dream dreams,
and your young men will see visions.
In those days I will pour out my Spirit
even on servants—men and women alike.

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Fresh Wind – Hillsong Worship
music meets heaven

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NT Reading: 1 Corinthians 2:1-11 (NLT)

Paul’s Message of Wisdom

2:1 When I first came to you, dear brothers and sisters, I didn’t use lofty words and impressive wisdom to tell you God’s secret plan. For I decided that while I was with you I would forget everything except Jesus Christ, the one who was crucified. I came to you in weakness—timid and trembling. And my message and my preaching were very plain. Rather than using clever and persuasive speeches, I relied only on the power of the Holy Spirit. I did this so you would trust not in human wisdom but in the power of God.

Yet when I am among mature believers, I do speak with words of wisdom, but not the kind of wisdom that belongs to this world or to the rulers of this world, who are soon forgotten. No, the wisdom we speak of is the mystery of God—his plan that was previously hidden, even though he made it for our ultimate glory before the world began. But the rulers of this world have not understood it; if they had, they would not have crucified our glorious Lord. That is what the Scriptures mean when they say,

“No eye has seen, no ear has heard,
and no mind has imagined
what God has prepared
for those who love him.”

But it was to us that God revealed these things by his Spirit. For his Spirit searches out everything and shows us God’s deep secrets. No one can know a person’s thoughts except that person’s own spirit, and no one can know God’s thoughts except God’s own Spirit.

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Search me Oh God and Know my Heart Today – A.B. Simpson
Garden State Baptist Church Old Bridge NJ