RHYTHMS

Scripture is where we hear God's word telling us the true story of all things that ultimately points to Jesus.

Practices

Psalms (30-days or 60-days)

Read Through the Bible (one-year or two-year)

Read the New Testament in 1 year by reading 5 days per week (New Testament in a year)

Corporate Worship - Our gatherings are filled with Scripture each and every week.

Growth Groups - These are seasonal groups to dig deeper into truth together.

Resources

The best Bible translation is one you'll read. Here are a few we recommend: CSB (Christian Standard Bible), NIV (New International Version), ESV (English Standard Version).

www.bibleproject.com - Bible Project is a ministry that makes helpful overview videos on themes and books of the Bible.

Trevin Wax's series "In 30 Days" lets you choose to walk through the Psalms, Gospels, or Paul's letters with daily prayers

Be Thou My Vision by Jonathan Gibson - This is a prayer book that you can use in your daily time with God. It includes daily Scripture readings in different themes and a bible reading plan.

NIV Bible Commentary by John Sailhamer - This is a short commentary that covers the whole Bible and is a great help as you read in different places.

Prayer is joining in a conversation with the God who loves us.

Practices

Lord's Prayer (Matthew 6:9-13) - Jesus taught his followers a simple way to pray that you can take up, pray daily, and even teach your kids.

Pray the Psalms daily by reading one Psalm a day and turning it into your own prayer.

Corporate Worship - Prayer is an important part of our gathering.

Pray with others in Community Groups, Women's and Men's Ministries

Resources

Where Prayer Becomes Real by Kyle Strobel and John Coe

Prayer in the Night by Tish Harrison Warren - This is a book about praying in times of difficulty. She is a beautiful writer who draws you into a way of praying that we all need.

Prayer by Timothy Keller - Keller combines historical overview, biblical teaching, and practical instruction to show you the way of prayer.

Be Thou My Vision by Jonathan Gibson - This is a prayer book that you can use in your daily time with God. It includes different prays for times of Adoration, Confession, Assurance, Intercession, and the Lord's Prayer.

Every Moment Holy - There are 3 volumes of these prayers books that give you prayers for many different moments of life.

Scripture tells the story of God gathering a people for His presence.

Practices

Sundays - Every Sunday we gather to remember and rehearse the story of Jesus for us. We sing, pray, read, and eat the Lord’s Supper together.

Community Groups - Gather regularly in one another’s homes to simply know and be known.

Women’s and Men’s Ministries - We need friends, people in our lives who care enough to walk with us through ups and downs and point us to the truth.

Resources

Life Together by Dietrich Bonhoeffer

The Gospel by Ray Ortlund - Ortlund’s short book (117 pages) shows us how the church is a living picture of the gospel. Gospel Doctrine should create Gospel Culture.

Side By Side by Ed Welch - Welch is a counselor, but he wrote this book to help every Christian learn how to walk together through the ups and downs of life. His main theme is that we’re all both needy and needed.

Practices

Giving - Beginning to give regularly to your church family is the best place to begin. You can give monthly or each time you get paid. Prayerfully decide on an amount or a percentage. You can setup recurring giving online as well: Give Online

Hospitality - Regularly welcoming people in your home is a tangible way to be generous with your possessions, food, and time. This sort of generosity extends beyond money and shows tangible love to others.

Practices

Daily - Take time each day to stop working, stop producing, and enjoy your life. Embrace a rhythm of coming home from work, or stopping work, and praying something simple to God: “Lord, I know there’s more work to do, but I need to stop from my work just as you stopped from yours. Give me rest this evening.”

Bedtime - Create a routine for going to bed that reminds you of the intentional rest you’re about to get.

• Pray Psalm 4:8 (ESV) — 8 In peace I will both lie down and sleep; for you alone, O LORD, make me dwell in safety.

• Pray a prayer of Compline from the Book of Common Prayer:

• Visit this place, O Lord, and drive far from it all snares of the enemy; let your holy angels dwell with us to preserve us in peace; and let your blessing be upon us always; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

  Lighten our darkness, we beseech you, O Lord; and by your great mercy defend us from all perils and dangers of this night; for the love of your only Son, our Savior Jesus Christ. Amen.

  Be present, O merciful God, and protect us through the hours of this night, so that we who are wearied by the changes and chances of this life may rest in your eternal changelessness; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

  Look down, O Lord, from your heavenly throne, illumine this night with your celestial brightness, and from the children of light banish the deeds of darkness; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

Weekly - Take a full day off of work. Fast from being needed. You could take this day to pray and play. Enjoy fellowship with God and enjoy your life and loved ones.

Yearly - Take time off! If your job gives you vacation days then take them. If you have the means, go on a trip or vacation. But try to take some extended time, at least multiple days, where you are off work and are not actively earning money. Stop being productive. Don’t take your work with you either!

COMING SOON!