Sending of the Seventy

READ: Luke 10:1-24

PRAY: Think of all the people in your life who have proclaimed the Gospel to you. Pray a prayer of thanksgiving for them. Pray for all those you can think of who are still at work proclaiming the Gospel to others. Pray that God would use you for this purpose too.
DO: Learn more about missionaries. Go to the ELCA website and search for “missionaries” or reference the ELCA magazine provided in your stewardship materials. What are some of the ways missionaries today are being “sent out” and “proclaiming the Gospel”?

(Enjoy your Christmas Holiday - our regular Bible Study will resume on Thursday, Jan 8, with a discussion on this text)

The Transfiguration

READ: Matthew 17:1-8; Mark 9:2-8; Luke 9:28-36

PRAY: Sing the familiar Christmas hymn, “Go Tell it on the Mountain” as you begin or end your devotional time.

DO: Sometimes our lives get so busy that it’s hard to hear what God is saying to us. Find time this week to spend one hour away from all the things that crowd and clutter your life (TV, telephones, computers, etc.). Begin and end your time in prayer, listening for God in your activities.