Focus Experience silence in the midst of your busy day. Take some time to relax into a time to be with God. Read Revelation 11:15-19 (NRSV) Then the seventh angel blew his trumpet, and there were loud voices in heaven, saying, “The kingdom of the world has become the kingdom of our Lord and of […]

Welcome to the Youth Ministry Minute hosted by Nathan Wheeler. On this episode CPYC 2017, Pocket Change Challenge, Young Adult GA Beach Bash, Youth Worker Retreat CPYC 2017 June 25-30 at Bethel University Registration Open Now! Lock in the lowest registration rate now! http://cpcmc.org/cpyc CPYC College Work Crew Application http://cpcmc.org/cpyc/#1452279586172-a6dcecec-834f Pocket Change Challenge Help students […]

Focus Pay attention to the tension in your body. Let go of it and any expectations to do anything other than God’s will today. Prepare yourself to hear God’s word. Read Psalm 130 (NRSV) Out of the depths I cry to you, O LORD. Lord, hear my voice! Let your ears be attentive to the […]

Focus Slow your breathing and become aware of the taking in and letting out of your breath. Focus on putting things aside so you will be open to what God is saying to you today. Read Matthew 9:27-34 (NRSV) As Jesus went on from there, two blind men followed him, crying loudly, “Have mercy on […]

Focus Prepare yourself to discern what is and what is not of God today. Still yourself so you can hear what God is saying to you. Read Colossians 1:9-14 (NRSV) For this reason, since the day we heard it, we have not ceased praying for you and asking that you may be filled with the […]

Written by Joe Stephenson The Big Secret Part 1 As of right now, my church is going through a transitional phase. We are currently without a Senior Pastor and guess what? I get to fill the pulpit! I did a sermon series recently titled the Big Secret. The whole point of the series was to […]

Focus As you quiet yourself for this brief time, be willing to be open to God in whatever way that may take place. Read Psalm 146 (NRSV) Praise the LORD! Praise the LORD, O my soul! I will praise the LORD as long as I live; I will sing praises to my God all my […]

Focus Let yourself become open to God and the knowledge that comes from the Word. Ask God for peace at this time. Read John 9:1-41 (NRSV) As he walked along, he saw a man blind from birth. His disciples asked him, “Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he was born blind?” Jesus […]

Focus Stop and thank God for being present with you today. Ask for God’s guidance as you hear God’s voice through scripture and the writer. Read John 1:1-9 (NRSV) In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God. All things […]

Focus Experience silence in the midst of your busy day. Take some time to relax into a time to be with God. Read Ephesians 5:1-9 (NRSV) Therefore be imitators of God, as beloved children, and live in love, as Christ loved us and gave himself up for us, a fragrant offering and sacrifice to God. […]