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, 11/9/26 – 11/14/26
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MONDAY 11/9/26: John 4:1-42, Until Jesus finds them
The Shepherd in Jesus’s parable of the lost sheep, looks for the lost sheep until he finds them. In this reading today, Jesus engages the Woman at the Well in the longest one-to-one conversation he has in the entire Bible. How do you see the principles of parable of the lost sheep play out in this interaction? What jumps out at you in a new way today?
TUESDAY 11/10/26: Luke 21:5-28, The Kingdom of God is coming
God promises a time when all things will be made right. The prophets called it the “Day of the Lord,” Jesus calls it the “Kingdom of God.” It is a time when God’s reign will overthrow all oppression and powers. That “overthrowing,” it’s not going to be pretty. The powers of this world will not go quietly. Evil rages against God, but we have this hope: God will win. This is why Jesus says, in the midst of violence and destruction, hold your head up, your redemption is near.
WEDNESDAY 11/11/26: Psalm 46, Be still and know
This psalm paints a picture of the world falling apart! Even if the earth shakes, the mountains crumble, the seas consume everything, God will be our shelter. God is able to quiet the world and bring wars to an end. Be still. Very few things in our world encourage us to be still, but here in the midst of the world falling apart, the Scriptures tell us to be still and know that God is God. Take a moment right now to know that you are cared for and loved by the Creator of the universe.
THURSDAY 11/12/26, 2 Kings 18:1-12, Israel is lost, Judah remains
Hezekiah becomes the first good king Judah has seen in a long time, his platform is the destruction of idols and things that people worship over or instead of the LORD God. Interestingly, Hezekiah destroys an important artifact: the bronze snake Moses made to save the people in the desert (about 700 years earlier). Even something designed to bring honor to God and save the people could become an obstacle to worshiping God. Hezekiah recognized it and got rid of it. Wow. What obstacles to worship do we have?
FRIDAY 11/13/26: Hebrews 7:18-28, Jesus is the high priest forever
Jesus is our prophet, priest, and king! In this chapter, the author of Hebrews explores Jesus’ priestly function. Priests, traditionally, have two function: go to God on behalf of the people; and go to the people on behalf of God. Their work was always flawed because they themselves were flawed humans in need of a priest to mediate for them! This is why Jesus fulfill this role perfectly and eternally. Jesus did not need atonement for any sin of his own, yet offers himself for the sins of all – a sacrifice to end all sacrifices. And because he lives forever, he continues the priestly functions even now, for us.
SATURDAY 11/14/26: Luke 15:1-10, A Woman Who Doesn’t Quit
The second parable in Luke 15 is the woman and the lost coin. What would impact would calling God a woman in that culture make? How expensive was the search (burning oil at night) and the celebration (hosting a party) for this coin? What is more than the coin? There are some interesting things to think about with this parable, what it says about God and what is says about us! Join in worship as we continue our series “A Party for One”! You matter to God.
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MONDAY 11/9/26: John 4:1-42, Until Jesus finds them
The Shepherd in Jesus’s parable of the lost sheep, looks for the lost sheep until he finds them. In this reading today, Jesus engages the Woman at the Well in the longest one-to-one conversation he has in the entire Bible. How do you see the principles of parable of the lost sheep play out in this interaction? What jumps out at you in a new way today?
TUESDAY 11/10/26: Luke 21:5-28, The Kingdom of God is coming
God promises a time when all things will be made right. The prophets called it the “Day of the Lord,” Jesus calls it the “Kingdom of God.” It is a time when God’s reign will overthrow all oppression and powers. That “overthrowing,” it’s not going to be pretty. The powers of this world will not go quietly. Evil rages against God, but we have this hope: God will win. This is why Jesus says, in the midst of violence and destruction, hold your head up, your redemption is near.
WEDNESDAY 11/11/26: Psalm 46, Be still and know
This psalm paints a picture of the world falling apart! Even if the earth shakes, the mountains crumble, the seas consume everything, God will be our shelter. God is able to quiet the world and bring wars to an end. Be still. Very few things in our world encourage us to be still, but here in the midst of the world falling apart, the Scriptures tell us to be still and know that God is God. Take a moment right now to know that you are cared for and loved by the Creator of the universe.
THURSDAY 11/12/26, 2 Kings 18:1-12, Israel is lost, Judah remains
Hezekiah becomes the first good king Judah has seen in a long time, his platform is the destruction of idols and things that people worship over or instead of the LORD God. Interestingly, Hezekiah destroys an important artifact: the bronze snake Moses made to save the people in the desert (about 700 years earlier). Even something designed to bring honor to God and save the people could become an obstacle to worshiping God. Hezekiah recognized it and got rid of it. Wow. What obstacles to worship do we have?
FRIDAY 11/13/26: Hebrews 7:18-28, Jesus is the high priest forever
Jesus is our prophet, priest, and king! In this chapter, the author of Hebrews explores Jesus’ priestly function. Priests, traditionally, have two function: go to God on behalf of the people; and go to the people on behalf of God. Their work was always flawed because they themselves were flawed humans in need of a priest to mediate for them! This is why Jesus fulfill this role perfectly and eternally. Jesus did not need atonement for any sin of his own, yet offers himself for the sins of all – a sacrifice to end all sacrifices. And because he lives forever, he continues the priestly functions even now, for us.
SATURDAY 11/14/26: Luke 15:1-10, A Woman Who Doesn’t Quit
The second parable in Luke 15 is the woman and the lost coin. What would impact would calling God a woman in that culture make? How expensive was the search (burning oil at night) and the celebration (hosting a party) for this coin? What is more than the coin? There are some interesting things to think about with this parable, what it says about God and what is says about us! Join in worship as we continue our series “A Party for One”! You matter to God.