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  • Exodus 11

    Passage:

    The Lord said to Moses, “Yet one plague more I will bring upon Pharaoh and upon Egypt. Afterward he will let you go from here. When he lets you go, he will drive you away completely. Speak now in the hearing of the people, that they ask, every man of his neighbor and every woman of her neighbor, for silver and gold jewelry.” And the Lord gave the people favor in the sight of the Egyptians. Moreover, the man Moses was very great in the land of Egypt, in the sight of Pharaoh’s servants and in the sight of the people.

    So Moses said, “Thus says the Lord: About midnight I will go out in the midst of Egypt, and every firstborn in the land of Egypt shall die, from the firstborn of Pharaoh who sits on his throne, even to the firstborn of the slave girl who is behind the handmill, and all the firstborn of the cattle. There shall be a great cry throughout all the land of Egypt, such as there has never been, nor ever will be again. But not a dog shall growl against any of the people of Israel, either man or beast, that you may know that the Lord makes a distinction between Egypt and Israel. And all these your servants shall come down to me and bow down to me, saying, ‘Get out, you and all the people who follow you.’ And after that I will go out.” And he went out from Pharaoh in hot anger.

    Then the Lord said to Moses, “Pharaoh will not listen to you, that my wonders may be multiplied in the land of Egypt.”

    Moses and Aaron did all these wonders before Pharaoh, and the Lord hardened Pharaoh’s heart, and he did not let the people of Israel go out of his land.

    (Exodus 11:1-10 ESV)

    Song:

    Illuminate the Shadows by Isaac Wardell and Paul Zach

    Lyrics:

    Illuminate the shadows
    Comfort those who are cast down
    Illuminate the shadows
    Be our refuge in the time of storm
    God our help in the time of trouble
    (God our help in the time of trouble)
    Illuminate the shadows
    Cast the evil ruler from His throne
    Illuminate the shadows
    Break oppression with your mighty arm
    Illuminate the shadows
    'Til every idol has been trampled on
    Illuminate the shadows
    'Til every statue comes tumbling down
    Bring hope to the hopeless

    Prayer:

    Your glorious Majesty surround me,
    the blessed Trinity protect me,
    and the eternal Godhead preserve me.
    Your unlimited mercy support me;
    your loving kindness encompass me;
    your favor make me to rejoice.
    The eternal truth of God be my delight,
    the saving knowledge of Christ strengthen me,
    and the all-prevailing grace of God be sufficient for me.
    May the grace of God the Father lead me,
    the wisdom of God the Son be my consolation,
    and the power of the Holy Spirit enlighten me.
    Lord my Creator, stand by me;
    my Redeemer, save me;
    and my Comforter, dwell with me. Amen.
    —Johann Habermann

    9 min
  • Luke 13

    Passage:

    1 There were some present at that very time who told him about the Galileans whose blood Pilate had mingled with their sacrifices. 2 And he answered them, “Do you think that these Galileans were worse sinners than all the other Galileans, because they suffered in this way? 3 No, I tell you; but unless you repent, you will all likewise perish. 4 Or those eighteen on whom the tower in Siloam fell and killed them: do you think that they were worse offenders than all the others who lived in Jerusalem? 5 No, I tell you; but unless you repent, you will all likewise perish.”
    (Luke 13:1-5 ESV)

    Song:

    Song of Repentance by Esther-Jane White, Lauren Harris, Mark Vallance, and Nick Herbert

    Lyrics:

    We’ve fallen short
    We’ve wandered far from Your ways
    Forgive us O Lord
    We’ve sinned against Your name

    Lord have mercy

    Christ have mercy

    This is a song of repentance

    This is a plea to Your heart
    Would You purify us Lord
    Open Your hand to deliver
    Reach down in power to save
    You are Holy God

    God keep us close

    Held in Your promise of grace
    Come change our hearts
    Restore who we are we pray

    Now Almighty One

    All-consuming love
    Lord remember us
    Make us holy
    For the sake of Christ
    We lay down our lives
    O now Church arise
    For His glory

    This is a song of revival

    Let holiness flood through this land
    Would You purify us Lord
    Would You purify us Lord

    Prayer:

    O Almighty and merciful Father, you pour your benefits upon us—forgive the unthankfulness with which we have requited your goodness. We have remained before you with dead and senseless hearts, unkindled with love of your gentle and enduring goodness. Turn us, O merciful Father, and so shall we be turned. Make us with our whole heart to hunger and thirst after you, and with all our longing to desire you. Amen.
    – Anselm​

    9 min
  • Luke 12

    Passage:

    13 Someone in the crowd said to him, “Teacher, tell my brother to divide the inheritance with me.” 14 But he said to him, “Man, who made me a judge or arbitrator over you?” 15 And he said to them, “Take care, and be on your guard against all covetousness, for one’s life does not consist in the abundance of his possessions.” 16 And he told them a parable, saying, “The land of a rich man produced plentifully, 17 and he thought to himself, ‘What shall I do, for I have nowhere to store my crops?’ 18 And he said, ‘I will do this: I will tear down my barns and build larger ones, and there I will store all my grain and my goods. 19 And I will say to my soul, “Soul, you have ample goods laid up for many years; relax, eat, drink, be merry.”’ 20 But God said to him, ‘Fool! This night your soul is required of you, and the things you have prepared, whose will they be?’ 21 So is the one who lays up treasure for himself and is not rich toward God.”
    (Luke 12:13-21 ESV)

    Song:

    Crowns by Benjamin Hastings, Michael Fatkin, and Scott Groom

    Lyrics:

    There is a hill I cherish
    Where stood a precious tree
    The emblem of salvation
    The gift of Calvary

    How is it I should profit

    While He is crucified
    Yet as His life was taken
    So I was granted mine

    (And all) My wealth is in the cross

    There's nothing more I want
    Than just to know His love
    My heart is set on Christ
    And I will count all else as loss
    The greatest of my crowns
    Means nothing to me now
    For I counted up the cost
    And all my wealth is in the cross
    (Yes all my wealth is in the cross)

    I will not boast in riches

    I have no pride in gold
    But I will boast in Jesus
    And in His Name alone

    And when I stand in glory

    My crowns before the Lord
    Let this be my confession
    My wealth is in the cross

    And all my wealth is in the cross

    My wealth is in the cross
    And all my wealth is in the cross

    Prayer:

    O Almighty God, Father and Lord of all creatures… I most humbly implore you to give me wisdom from above, that I may adore you, and admire your ways and footsteps, which are in the great deep and not to be searched out; teach me to submit to your providence in all things, to be content in all changes of persons and condition; to be temperate in prosperity, and to read my duty in the lines of your mercy; and in adversity to be meek, patient, and resigned; and to look through the cloud, that I may wait for consolation of the Lord, and the day of redemption; in the meantime doing my duty with an unwearied diligence and an undisturbed resolution, having no fondness for the vanities or possessions of this world, but laying up my hopes in heaven, and being strengthened with the spirit of the inner man, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.​
    -Jeremy Taylor

    10 min
  • Luke 11

    Passage:

    24 “When the unclean spirit has gone out of a person, it passes through waterless places seeking rest, and finding none it says, ‘I will return to my house from which I came.’ 25 And when it comes, it finds the house swept and put in order. 26 Then it goes and brings seven other spirits more evil than itself, and they enter and dwell there. And the last state of that person is worse than the first.”
    (Luke 11:24-26 ESV)

    Song:

    I Surrender by Matt Crocker, sung by Taya Gaukrodger

    Lyrics:

    Here I am
    Down on my knees again
    Surrendering all
    Surrendering all

    Find me here

    Lord as You draw me near
    Desperate for You
    Desperate for You
    I surrender

    Drench my soul

    As mercy and grace unfold
    I hunger and thirst
    I hunger and thirst

    With arms stretched wide

    I know You hear my cry
    Speak to me now
    Speak to me now

    I surrender

    I surrender
    I want to know You more
    I want to know You more

    Like a rushing wind

    Jesus breathe within
    Lord have Your way
    Lord have Your way in me
    Like a mighty storm
    Stir within my soul
    Lord have Your way
    Lord have Your way in me
    (Lord have Your way)
    (Lord have Your way in me)

    Prayer:

    I pray, O God, pour out upon me your Holy Spirit—the Spirit of prayer—that I may ever love and desire to pray; being daily free to approach you, with all confidence in the name of my Lord Jesus Christ; to bow before you in every time of need, as a child well beloved, O most beloved Father, you who are really a Father unto all your children in heaven and on earth. Grant that I may always lift up unto you holy hands, without fear or doubt, and in full assurance that all my prayers and sighs which come from the heart, are truly heard."
    – William Loehe​

    9 min
  • Luke 10

    Passage:

    17 The seventy-two returned with joy, saying, “Lord, even the demons are subject to us in your name!” 18 And he said to them, “I saw Satan fall like lightning from heaven. 19 Behold, I have given you authority to tread on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy, and nothing shall hurt you. 20 Nevertheless, do not rejoice in this, that the spirits are subject to you, but rejoice that your names are written in heaven.”
    (Luke 10:17-20 ESV)

    Song:

    My Worth Is Not In What I Own by Graham Kendrick, Keith Getty, and Kristyn Getty

    Lyrics:

    My worth is not in what I own
    Not in the strength of flesh and bone
    But in the costly wounds of love at the cross

    My worth is not in skill or name

    In win or lose in pride or shame
    But in the blood of Christ that flowed at the cross

    I rejoice in my Redeemer

    Greatest treasure Wellspring of my soul
    I will trust in Him no other
    My soul is satisfied in Him alone

    As summer flowers we fade and die

    Fame youth and beauty hurry by
    But life eternal calls to us at the cross

    I will not boast in wealth or might

    Or human wisdom's fleeting light
    But I will boast in knowing Christ at the cross

    Two wonders here that I confess

    My worth and my unworthiness
    My value fixed my ransom paid at the cross

    Prayer:

    This is another day, O Lord. I know not what it will bring forth, but make me ready, Lord, for whatever it may be. If I am to stand up, help me to stand bravely. If I am to sit still, help me to sit quietly. If I am to lie low, help me to do it patiently. And if I am to do nothing, let me do it gallantly. Make these words more than words, and give me the Spirit of Jesus. Amen.
    -The Book of Common Prayer

    9 min
  • Exodus 4

    Passage:

    21 And the Lord said to Moses, “When you go back to Egypt, see that you do before Pharaoh all the miracles that I have put in your power. But I will harden his heart, so that he will not let the people go. 22 Then you shall say to Pharaoh, ‘Thus says the Lord, Israel is my firstborn son, 23 and I say to you, “Let my son go that he may serve me.” But if you refuse to let him go, behold, I will kill your firstborn son.’”
    (Exodus 4:21-23 ESV)

    Song:

    Song of Moses by Aaron Keyes, Ben Smith, Chris Moerman, Graham Kendrick, and Joseph Barrett

    Lyrics:

    Oh the Lord our strength and song
    Highest praise to Him belongs
    Christ the Lord the conqu'ring King
    Your name we raise Your triumphs sing

    Praise the Lord our mighty warrior

    Praise the Lord the glorious One
    By His hand we stand in vict'ry
    By His name we overcome

    Though the storms of hell pursue

    In darkest night we worship You
    You divide the raging sea
    From death to life You safely lead

    All the saints and angels bow

    Hosts of heaven crying out
    Glory glory to the King
    You reign for all eternity
    Bridge
    The Lord shall reign forever and ever

    Prayer:

    You who overcame death when you yourself arose, and who also will make every person arise … You who makes us worthy of you, and cleanses us from all our sins, and makes us right in your presence, and hears our prayers … You who brought us into your household, and always teaches us your good ways, and does us good, and does not abandon us to serve an evil lord, as we once did … You call us back to the right way, and you lead us to the door, and open it to us, and give us the bread of eternal life and the drink of life’s well. You who warns us away from sin, and teaches us to judge rightly, and then to do righteousness … You strengthened us, and still do, in our belief, so unbelievers will not harm us. You have given us, and still do give us, understanding to overcome the error of those who teach that there is no reward or accountability after death. You who have released us from slavery, you have prepared eternal life for us, and prepared us for eternal life. Amen.
    —Augustine of Hippo

    9 min
  • Exodus 3

    Passage:

    2 And the angel of the Lord appeared to him in a flame of fire out of the midst of a bush. He looked, and behold, the bush was burning, yet it was not consumed. 3 And Moses said, “I will turn aside to see this great sight, why the bush is not burned.” 4 When the Lord saw that he turned aside to see, God called to him out of the bush, “Moses, Moses!” And he said, “Here I am.”

    13 Then Moses said to God, “If I come to the people of Israel and say to them, ‘The God of your fathers has sent me to you,’ and they ask me, ‘What is his name?’ what shall I say to them?” 14 God said to Moses, “I AM WHO I AM.” And he said, “Say this to the people of Israel: ‘I AM has sent me to you.’”

    (Exodus 3:2-4, 13-14 ESV)

    Song:

    Great Things by Jonas Myrin and Phil Wickham, sung by CAIN

    Lyrics:

    Come let us worship our King
    Come let us bow at His feet
    He has done great things
    See what our Savior has done
    See how His love overcomes
    He has done great things
    He has done great things

    O Hero of Heaven You conquered the grave

    You free every captive and break every chain
    O God You have done great things
    We dance in Your freedom awake and alive
    O Jesus our Savior Your name lifted high
    O God You have done great things

    You’ve been faithful through every storm

    You’ll be faithful forevermore
    You have done great things
    And I know You will do it again
    For Your promise is yes and amen
    You will do great things
    God You do great things

    Hallelujah God above it all

    Hallelujah God unshakable
    Hallelujah You have done great things

    You’ve done great things

    You have done great things

    O God You do great things

    Prayer:

    Great protector of Abraham’s descendants, you are blessed forever. Starting from the truth which our forefather knew when he changed his way, you guided him by a vision, and you taught him about this world. What you taught him went before his faith, his faith grew from what you taught him, and the covenant grew out of his faith. For you said: “I will make your offspring like the dust of the earth, so that if anyone could count the dust, then your offspring could be counted” (Genesis 13:16 NIV). You gave him Isaac, and you were called his God, saying, “I will be with you and will bless you. For to you and your descendants I will give all these lands and will confirm the oath I swore to your father Abraham” (Genesis 26:3). When our father Jacob was sent into Mesopotamia, you said to him, “I am going to make you fruitful and increase your numbers. I will make you a community of peoples, and I will give this land as an everlasting possession to your descendants after you” (Genesis 48:4). And so you spoke also to Moses, your faithful and holy servant, at the vision of the bush, when you said, “I AM WHO I AM. This is my name forever, the name you shall call me from generation to generation” (Exodus 3:14–15). Great protector of Abraham’s descendants, you are blessed forever, amen.
    —Apostolic Constitutions

    9 min
  • Exodus 2

    Passage:

    11 One day, when Moses had grown up, he went out to his people and looked on their burdens, and he saw an Egyptian beating a Hebrew, one of his people. 12 He looked this way and that, and seeing no one, he struck down the Egyptian and hid him in the sand. 13 When he went out the next day, behold, two Hebrews were struggling together. And he said to the man in the wrong, “Why do you strike your companion?” 14 He answered, “Who made you a prince and a judge over us? Do you mean to kill me as you killed the Egyptian?” Then Moses was afraid, and thought, “Surely the thing is known.” 15 When Pharaoh heard of it, he sought to kill Moses. But Moses fled from Pharaoh and stayed in the land of Midian.

    23 During those many days the king of Egypt died, and the people of Israel groaned because of their slavery and cried out for help. Their cry for rescue from slavery came up to God. 24 And God heard their groaning, and God remembered his covenant with Abraham, with Isaac, and with Jacob. 25 God saw the people of Israel—and God knew.

    (Exodus 2:11-15, 23-25 ESV)

    Song:

    He Sees You by Nikki Leonti, Ryan Edgar, Terrian Woods, and Toby McKeehan

    Lyrics:

    I'm not perfect
    Even at my best I don't deserve Him
    When everything's a mess under the surface
    He never makes me feel ashamed
    When I'm hurting
    He handles every question in my searching
    Even when I wonder if he's working
    He takes all of the fear away
    So when you think that you're stuck
    In the place you're standing
    He sees
    Everything you're gonna be
    He's healing every lie you believed
    He sees you
    He sees you
    And He knows
    Your future so he's pulling you close
    He is your defender
    I know
    He sees you he sees you
    Different voices
    Have tried to label you just by your choices
    But I am here to tell you that you're chosen
    His love's calling out your name
    So if you think that you're stuck
    In the place you're standing
    He sees
    Everything you're gonna be
    He's healing every lie you believed
    He sees you
    He sees you
    And He knows
    Your future so he's pulling you close
    He is your defender
    I know
    He sees you he sees you
    Bring your burdens
    Bring your shame
    Lay it down
    At his feet
    You are a child of the living God
    Of the living God
    Bring your worries
    And fear of failing
    Lay it down
    No more waiting
    You are a child of the living God
    He sees
    Everything you're gonna be
    He's healing every lie you believed
    He sees you
    He sees you
    And He knows
    Your future so he's pulling you close
    He is your defender
    I know
    He sees you He sees you

    Prayer:

    Father, what we know not, teach us; what we have not, give us; what we are not, make us; for the sake of your Son our Savior. Amen.
    -Old Anglican Prayer

    8 min
  • Exodus 1

    Passage:

    8 Now there arose a new king over Egypt, who did not know Joseph. 9 And he said to his people, “Behold, the people of Israel are too many and too mighty for us. 10 Come, let us deal shrewdly with them, lest they multiply, and, if war breaks out, they join our enemies and fight against us and escape from the land.” 11 Therefore they set taskmasters over them to afflict them with heavy burdens. They built for Pharaoh store cities, Pithom and Raamses.

    12 But the more they were oppressed, the more they multiplied and the more they spread abroad. And the Egyptians were in dread of the people of Israel. 13 So they ruthlessly made the people of Israel work as slaves 14 and made their lives bitter with hard service, in mortar and brick, and in all kinds of work in the field.

    (Exodus 1:8-14 ESV)

    Song:

    Faithfulness by Jacob Sooter, Matt Maher, and Stephen McWhirter

    Lyrics:

    In the breakers that storm my faith
    God my Rock and God my Hope You will prevail
    You’re the constant in a sea of change
    What You’ve done and what You’ve said
    Will never fade

    Great is Your Faithfulness

    Great is Your Faithfulness
    Always and forever
    Always and forever

    There are memories that seize my heart

    But they will never steal or tear our love apart
    There are victories yet to come
    They are certain as the rising of the sun

    From age to age the same

    Your mercy never changes
    Your joy it is my strength
    Your goodness never changes

    Prayer:

    This is another day, O Lord. I know not what it will bring forth, but make me ready, Lord, for whatever it may be. If I am to stand up, help me to stand bravely. If I am to sit still, help me to sit quietly. If I am to lie low, help me to do it patiently. And if I am to do nothing, let me do it gallantly. Make these words more than words, and give me the Spirit of Jesus. Amen.
    -The Book of Common Prayer

    9 min
  • Genesis 50

    Passage:

    15 When Joseph’s brothers saw that their father was dead, they said, “It may be that Joseph will hate us and pay us back for all the evil that we did to him.” 16 So they sent a message to Joseph, saying, “Your father gave this command before he died: 17 ‘Say to Joseph, Please forgive the transgression of your brothers and their sin, because they did evil to you.’ And now, please forgive the transgression of the servants of the God of your father.” Joseph wept when they spoke to him.

    18 His brothers also came and fell down before him and said, “Behold, we are your servants.” 19 But Joseph said to them, “Do not fear, for am I in the place of God? 20 As for you, you meant evil against me, but God meant it for good, to bring it about that many people should be kept alive, as they are today. 21 So do not fear; I will provide for you and your little ones.” Thus he comforted them and spoke kindly to them.

    (Genesis 50:15-21 ESV)

    Song:

    His Mercy is More by Matt Boswell and Matt Papa
    Lyrics:

    What love could remember no wrongs we have done

    Omniscient all knowing He counts not their sum
    Thrown into a sea without bottom or shore
    Our sins they are many His mercy is more

    What patience would wait as we constantly roam

    What Father so tender is calling us home
    He welcomes the weakest the vilest the poor
    Our sins they are many His mercy is more

    What riches of kindness He lavished on us

    His blood was the payment His life was the cost
    We stood 'neath a debt we could never afford
    Our sins they are many His mercy is more

    Praise the Lord His mercy is more

    Stronger than darkness new every morn
    Our sins they are many His mercy is more

    Prayer:

    O Lord, we desire to adore your name, which is excellent in
    all the earth, and whose glory is above the heavens. You are
    the maker and disposer of all things; and for your sovereign
    pleasure it is that they still exist, and were at first created.
    Your hands have made and fashioned us; and all that we enjoy
    comes from you. As we are the workmanship of your power,
    O make us likewise your spiritual workmanship, created
    anew in Christ Jesus, unto holiness and true righteousness.
    Give proof that you have formed us for yourself, by caus-
    ing us to show forth your praise, and by making us to live
    to glory, as we do every day live upon your bounty. Amen.
    -Augustus Toplady

    10 min

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