Week 1: God’s Love
Saturday
Call to Prayer
God’s desire is for all of humanity to have an intimate relationship with Him. We are able to know God through his Son, Jesus Christ. We engage in a relationship with God through studying the Scriptures and allowing the Holy Spirit to reveal God’s love, truth and compassion, which are found in Christ Jesus.
Spend a few moments in prayer and silence preparing your heart to receive from the Holy Spirit.
Psalm & Scripture
Psalm 36:5-12 (NLT)
Your unfailing love, O LORD, is as vast as the heavens;
your faithfulness reaches beyond the clouds.
Your righteousness is like the mighty mountains,
your justice like the ocean depths.
You care for people and animals alike, O LORD.
How precious is your unfailing love, O God!
All humanity finds shelter
in the shadow of your wings.
You feed them from the abundance of your own house,
letting them drink from your river of delights.
For you are the fountain of life,
the light by which we see.
Pour out your unfailing love on those who love you;
give justice to those with honest hearts.
Don’t let the proud trample me
or the wicked push me around.
Look! Those who do evil have fallen!
They are thrown down, never to rise again.
Romans 8:37-39 (NLT)
And I am convinced that nothing can ever separate us from God’s love. Neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither our fears for today nor our worries about tomorrow—not even the powers of hell can separate us from God’s love. No power in the sky above or in the earth below—indeed, nothing in all creation will ever be able to separate us from the love of God that is revealed in Christ Jesus our Lord.
Time of Reflection
- Think of two or three things that you are thankful for. Share your gratitude with God. Thank him for his precious love.
- Take a few moments to consider how God’s love has been revealed to you through Christ. Pray that God would continue to reveal his love to you.
- Reflect on your friends and family. Is there anything that is currently separating any of them from God’s love? Pray that God’s love would work in their lives and that God’s love would be revealed to them through Christ.
Missional Response
Give something away that is of value to you to someone in need.
Community Prayer
Pray for the spiritual growth of all who call Hope Hill their home church. Ask God for Hope Hill to be a thriving, healthy church where individuals are invited to know God and make Him known.