Grow • Pray • Study
daily Devotional Guide
Our Grow • Pray • Study (GPS) Guide offers daily readings and thoughts that follow along the Scriptural themes of our Sunday Worship services.
G•P•S - Grow, Pray, Study Guide, 5/25/26 – 5/30/26
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MONDAY 5/25/26: Acts 2 14:41, Peter Interprets the Experience
In the midst of confusion, Peter stands up to give an interpretation of what they all just experienced. Peter recalls prophecy from Joel—a prophecy about God’s new world breaking into our world. He links it to this moment in Pentecost and the resurrection of Jesus, and then calls people to believe in Jesus to receive the Sprit and new life. Peter’s interpretation of these event become an outward call and invitation to new life. How is the Gospel inherently invitational? How do we do that well?
TUESDAY 5/26/26: Luke 11:27-36, Greater than Solomon and Jonah
The Queen of the South listened to the wisdom of Solomon. The people of Nineveh listened to the prophet Jonah. Jesus tells us that someone greater than Solomon and Jonah is present, and so even though Jesus’ crowd would look down on the people of the South or the people of Nineveh, Jesus tells us that they will be greater blessed because they responded to Solomon and Jonah! How do we respond to Jesus? What does Jesus call us to do?
WEDNESDAY 5/27/26: Psalm 68:1-10, You provided for the poor
Our psalm today calls on God to be a mighty warrior, to drive away God’s enemies, and to establish justice. But look who God is an advocate for in verses 5, 6, 10. He defends the widows, the orphans, the lonely, the prisoners, and the poor. The coming of God’s justice is good news for the down trodden. How are we called to participate in God’s justice?
THURSDAY 5/28/26, 1 Samuel 17:26-50, David does what others are afraid to do
David’s been anointed by Samuel, but no one knows anything about that. David’s first public work happens as a boy or young man. Goliath represents the insurmountable odds Israel faces, and who will stand up to it? David, a boy with seemingly no resources, relies on his connection with God and alternative crafts to reach victory. How is power subverted in this text? What might God be saying to us today through this text?
FRIDAY 5/29/26: 1 Thessalonians 5:1-11, Day of the Lord/Night of the Thief
Paul does something interesting here. He compares the “Day of the Lord,” a phrase common in the Prophets, to a “night of the thief.” For those who live in darkness, the coming of Christ will be as fearful as a thief in the night, but for children of the light, the coming of Christ will be a welcomed and anticipated event. So anticipate Christ’s coming! God’s final act of making all things right. Paul tells us we should be encouraged by the thought (verse 11).
SATURDAY 5/30/26: Romans 8:6-17, Christian-splaining and Hersey
Tomorrow is Trinity Sunday, the day that churches everywhere try to explain God! Just one problem with that: God can’t be explained! And most attempts to do so land us squarely into ideas that have already been deemed heretical. How do we talk about God? How do we make sense of the Doctrine of the Trinity? Perhaps the Doctrine is not so much an explanation of God as it is a commitment to awe at the mystery of the interconnection between the Creator, Jesus, and the Holy Spirit. Join us as we talk about it (and attempt to not say too much)! You matter to God.
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MONDAY 5/25/26: Acts 2 14:41, Peter Interprets the Experience
In the midst of confusion, Peter stands up to give an interpretation of what they all just experienced. Peter recalls prophecy from Joel—a prophecy about God’s new world breaking into our world. He links it to this moment in Pentecost and the resurrection of Jesus, and then calls people to believe in Jesus to receive the Sprit and new life. Peter’s interpretation of these event become an outward call and invitation to new life. How is the Gospel inherently invitational? How do we do that well?
TUESDAY 5/26/26: Luke 11:27-36, Greater than Solomon and Jonah
The Queen of the South listened to the wisdom of Solomon. The people of Nineveh listened to the prophet Jonah. Jesus tells us that someone greater than Solomon and Jonah is present, and so even though Jesus’ crowd would look down on the people of the South or the people of Nineveh, Jesus tells us that they will be greater blessed because they responded to Solomon and Jonah! How do we respond to Jesus? What does Jesus call us to do?
WEDNESDAY 5/27/26: Psalm 68:1-10, You provided for the poor
Our psalm today calls on God to be a mighty warrior, to drive away God’s enemies, and to establish justice. But look who God is an advocate for in verses 5, 6, 10. He defends the widows, the orphans, the lonely, the prisoners, and the poor. The coming of God’s justice is good news for the down trodden. How are we called to participate in God’s justice?
THURSDAY 5/28/26, 1 Samuel 17:26-50, David does what others are afraid to do
David’s been anointed by Samuel, but no one knows anything about that. David’s first public work happens as a boy or young man. Goliath represents the insurmountable odds Israel faces, and who will stand up to it? David, a boy with seemingly no resources, relies on his connection with God and alternative crafts to reach victory. How is power subverted in this text? What might God be saying to us today through this text?
FRIDAY 5/29/26: 1 Thessalonians 5:1-11, Day of the Lord/Night of the Thief
Paul does something interesting here. He compares the “Day of the Lord,” a phrase common in the Prophets, to a “night of the thief.” For those who live in darkness, the coming of Christ will be as fearful as a thief in the night, but for children of the light, the coming of Christ will be a welcomed and anticipated event. So anticipate Christ’s coming! God’s final act of making all things right. Paul tells us we should be encouraged by the thought (verse 11).
SATURDAY 5/30/26: Romans 8:6-17, Christian-splaining and Hersey
Tomorrow is Trinity Sunday, the day that churches everywhere try to explain God! Just one problem with that: God can’t be explained! And most attempts to do so land us squarely into ideas that have already been deemed heretical. How do we talk about God? How do we make sense of the Doctrine of the Trinity? Perhaps the Doctrine is not so much an explanation of God as it is a commitment to awe at the mystery of the interconnection between the Creator, Jesus, and the Holy Spirit. Join us as we talk about it (and attempt to not say too much)! You matter to God.