Tyler Street Almanac- June 29-Jul5, 2009

Daily Lectionary- June 29-July 4

Monday:
Psalms 106
1 Samuel 10:17-27
Acts 7:44-8:1a
Luke 22:52-62

Psalms 121, 122, 123
1 Samuel 11:1-15
Acts 8:1-13
Luke 22:63-71

Wednesday:
Psalms 119:145-176
1 Samuel 12:1-6,16-25
Acts 8:14-25
Luke 23:1-12

Thursday:
Psalms 131, 132
1 Samuel 13:5-18
Acts 8:26-40
Luke 23:13-25

Friday:
Psalms 140, 142
1 Samuel 13:19-14:15
Acts 9:1-9
Luke 23:26-31

Saturday:
Psalms 137
1 Samuel 14:16-30
Acts 9:10-19a
Luke 23:32-43

Worship Preparation:

July 5, 2009
Fifth Sunday after Pentecost
2 Samuel 5:1-5, 9-10
Psalm 48
2 Corinthians 12:2-10
Mark 6:1-13

Prayer:

Almighty God, you rule all the peoples of the earth.
Inspire the minds of all women and men to whom you have committed
the responsibility of government and leadership
in the nations of the world.
Give to them the vision of truth and justice,
that by their counsel all nations and peoples may work together.
Give to the people of our country
zeal for justice and strength of forbearance,
that we may use our liberty in accordance with your gracious will.
Forgive our shortcomings as a nation;
purify our hearts to see and love the truth.
We pray all these things through Jesus Christ. Amen.

A Prayer for Independence Day, United Methodist Book of Worship, p. 442

Food for thought:

“Christians are supposed not merely to endure change, nor even to profit by it, but to cause it.”

Harry Emerson Fosdick

Spiritual Formation Link of the Week:

"Rejoicing in the Lord" by Robert Asty

Tyler Street Pulpit- Catching Up

After enduring some software glitches, I'm finally able to get sermons digitized and on-line again. Below are the sermons from the past two Sundays. To God be the glory!

Tyler Street Almanac- June 22-28, 2009

Daily Lectionary- June 22-27

Monday:
In the morning, Psalms 89:1-18
In the evening, Psalms 89:19-52
1 Samuel 5:1-12
Acts 5:12-26
Luke 21:29-36

Tuesday:
In the morning, Psalms 97, 99, [100]
In the evening, Psalms 94, [95]
1 Samuel 6:1-16
Acts 5:27-42
Luke 21:37-22:13

Wednesday:
In the morning, Psalms 101, 109:1-4(5-19)20-30
In the evening, Psalms 119:121-144
1 Samuel 7:2-17
Acts 6:1-15
Luke 22:14-23

Thursday:
In the morning, Psalms 105:1-22
In the evening, Psalms 105:23-45
1 Samuel 8:1-22
Acts 6:15-7:16
Luke 22:24-30

Friday:
In the morning, Psalms 102
In the evening, Psalms 107:1-32
1 Samuel 9:1-14
Acts 7:17-29
Luke 22:31-38

Saturday:
In the morning, Psalms 107:33-43, 108:1-6(7-13)
In the evening, Psalms 33
1 Samuel 9:15-10:1
Acts 7:30-43
Luke 22:39-51

Worship Preparation:

June 28, 2009
Fourth Sunday after Pentecost
2 Samuel 1:1, 17-27; Psalm 130 (UMH 848)
2 Corinthians 8:7-15; Mark 5:21-43

Prayer:

Almighty God,
you have built your Church upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets,
Jesus Christ himself being the chief cornerstone:
Grant us so to be joined together in unity of spirit by their teaching,
that we may be made a holy temple acceptable to you;
through Jesus Christ our Lord,
who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.
Amen.

Food for thought:

The woman with the hemorrhage had spent all that she had on doctors. Hungering and thirsting, her spirit had died within her. Having lost everything she possessed, because her life was wasting away within her, she cried out to the Lord in anguish. Her touch on the hem of his garment was the cry of a believing heart. In this she is the figure of the church of God gathered from all nations.

St. Jerome, from Homily 33 (A sermon on Mark 5:21-43.)

Spiritual Formation Link of the Week:

"How To Change Your Heart"- a sermon by Charles G. Finney

Tyler Street Almanac- June 15-21, 2009

Daily Lectionary- June 15-20

Monday:
In the morning, Psalms 80
In the evening, Psalms 77, [79]
1 Samuel 1:1-20
Acts 1:1-14
Luke 20:9-19

Tuesday:
In the morning, Psalms 78:1-39
In the evening, Psalms 78:40-72
1 Samuel 1:21-2:11
Acts 1:15-26
Luke 20:19-26

Wednesday:
In the morning, Psalms 119:97-120
In the evening, Psalms 81, 82
1 Samuel 2:12-26
Acts 2:1-21
Luke 20:27-40

Thursday:
In the morning, Psalms [83] or 34
In the evening, Psalms 85, 86
1 Samuel 2:27-36
Acts 2:22-36
Luke 20:41-21:4

Friday:
In the morning, Psalms 88
In the evening, Psalms 91, 92
1 Samuel 3:1-21
Acts 2:37-47
Luke 21:5-19

Saturday:
In the morning, Psalms 87, 90
In the evening, Psalms 136
1 Samuel 4:1b-11
Acts 4:32-5:11
Luke 21:20-28

Worship Preparation:

June 7, 2009
Trinity Sunday(First Sunday After Pentecost)
One or more of the following Scriptures will be used:

Isaiah 6:1-8; Psalm 29
Romans 8:12-17; John 3:1-17

Prayer:

From birth, O God, you have made us part of other people's lives. Today we are especially aware of our fathers. These relationships can be confusing, challenging, and rewarding, sometimes all at the same time. Teach us your intention for our relationships with our fathers. Help us have an open heart to them. Amen.

A Prayer for Father's Day

Food for thought:

Nothing that is God's is obtainable by money.

Tertullian ch 24

Spiritual Formation Link of the Week:

A Sermon On The Christ of the People by Charles Haddon Spurgeon

Tyler Street Pulpit- Pentecost 2009

To God be the glory!

Tyler Street Almanac- June 1-7, 2009

Daily Lectionary- June 1-6

Monday:
Psalms 41,52; Deuteronomy 11:13-19; 2 Corinthians 5:11-6:2; Luke 17:1-10

Tuesday:
Psalms 45; Deuteronomy 12:1-12; 2 Corinthians 6:3-13(14-7:1); Luke 17:11-19

Wednesday:
Psalms 119:49-72; Deuteronomy 13:1-11 ; 2 Corinthians 7:2-16 ; Luke 17:20-37

Thursday:
Psalms 50; Deuteronomy 16:18-20, 17:14-20; 2 Corinthians 8:1-16; Luke 18:1-8

Friday:
Psalms 40, 54; Deuteronomy 26:1-11; 2 Corinthians 8:16-24; Luke 18:9-14

Saturday:
Psalms 55; Deuteronomy 29:2-15; 2 Corinthians 9:1-15; Luke 18:15-30

Worship Preparation:

June 7, 2009
Trinity Sunday(First Sunday After Pentecost)
One or more of the following Scriptures will be used:

Isaiah 6:1-8; Psalm 29
Romans 8:12-17; John 3:1-17

Prayer:

Father,
You sent your Word to bring us truth
and your Spirit to make us holy.
Through them we come to know the mystery of your life.
Help us to worship you, one God in three persons,
You reveal yourself in the depths of our being,
by proclaiming and living our faith in you.
Grant this through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit,
one God for ever and ever. Amen

A Collect for Trinity Sunday

Food for thought:

What I mean is this. An ordinary simple Christian kneels down to say his prayers. He is trying to get into touch with God. But if he is a Christian he knows that what is prompting him to pray is also God: God, so to speak, inside him. But he also knows that all his real knowledge of God comes through Christ, the Man who was God - that Christ is standing beside him, helping him to pray, praying for him. You see what is happening. God is the thing to which he is praying the goal he is trying to reach. God is also the thing inside him which is pushing him on - the motive power. God is also the road or bridge along which he is being pushed to that goal. So that the whole threefold life of the three-personal Being is actually going on in that ordinary little bedroom where an ordinary man is saying his prayers. The man is being caught up into the higher kinds of life - what I called Zoe or spiritual life: he is being pulled into God, by God, while still remaining himself.

C.S. Lewis, Mere Christianity ch 24

Spiritual Formation Link of the Week:

A Sermon On the Trinity by John Wesley