Online Men's Participation

Brother, Thank you for joining the online version of our men’s morning prayer group. Please read the following passage from God’s Word, which will be the focus of Sunday morning's message. Pray for the Holy Spirit’s leading, and make note of what God is speaking to you through His Word. Go to the comment section and respond by Tuesday evening 7pm, for your comment to be shared at Wednesday morning prayer at 6 am. Please feel free to also leave any prayer requests. Lord bless you!

1 Peter 2 4 As you come to him, a living stone rejected by men but in the sight of God chosen and precious, 5 you yourselves like living stones are being built up as a spiritual house, to be a holy priesthood, to offer spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ. 6 For it stands in Scripture: "Behold, I am laying in Zion a stone, a cornerstone chosen and precious, and whoever believes in him will not be put to shame." 7 So the honor is for you who believe, but for those who do not believe, "The stone that the builders rejected has become the cornerstone," 8 and "A stone of stumbling, and a rock of offense." They stumble because they disobey the word, as they were destined to do. 9 But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for his own possession, that you may proclaim the excellencies of him who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light. 10 Once you were not a people, but now you are God's people; once you had not received mercy, but now you have received mercy. 11 Beloved, I urge you as sojourners and exiles to abstain from the passions of the flesh, which wage war against your soul. 12 Keep your conduct among the Gentiles honorable, so that when they speak against you as evildoers, they may see your good deeds and glorify God on the day of visitation.

As we gather in Jesus’ name, we take time to engage the Biblical focus for the upcoming Sunday. After reading the text (silently or together) we reflect for 10-15 minutes, writing down where it seems the Lord is speaking through the reading. If appropriate, we read what we have received with the others. Next, we take time to pray for one another, receive the Lord’s Supper, and then we are sent out with a blessing.