Recommended Reading for June 29 – July 5
Sermon Series: Rooted Week 2Sermon Title: Rooted In Jesus delivered on June 29, 2025
Day 1 READ: Colossians 1 (Read verses 15-20 out loud two extra times). What do you learn about Jesus in this passage? What is one truth that should lead you to worship Him with greater passion?
Day 1 PRAY: Use this passage as a guide to praise and worship of Jesus. Lift up a prayer celebrating each attribute of Jesus you discover in this passage.
Day 2 READ: Philippians 2 (Read verses 1-11 out loud two extra times). What do you learn about Jesus’ eternal power, his willing humiliation (for you), and His glorification? What are ways you can be willingly humble for the glory of God?
Day 2 PRAY: Ask God to help you think about the interests of others more and about your own interests less. Praise Jesus for willingly humbling Himself for you and all people who will follow Him.
Day 3 READ: Hebrews 1 (Read verses 1-4 out loud two extra times). How did God speak to His people in the Old Testament times and how is God speaking in new and more powerful ways today? What are ways we can quiet our hearts and open our ears to hear from God?
Day 3 PRAY: Spend time thanking God for His sacrifice in cleansing you of your sins. Ask God to open your heart and ears so that you can hear what He is saying and follow His will more closely.
Day 4 READ: John 1 (Read verse 14 out loud four extra times). What are the different names and characteristics for Jesus that you find in the first chapter of John’s Gospel (Clue…there are a lot of them!). What are one or two of these names that really connect for you and help you understand Jesus as the leader of your life?
Day 4 PRAY: Choose five titles for Jesus in this passage and give Him praise for being each of these things and for what it means in your life.
Day 5 READ: Colossians 1 (Read verses 15-20 out loud two extra times). What do you learn about the power and authority of Jesus in this passage? Why is it essential that we live each day aware of Jesus’ glory and rule over all things?
Day 5 PRAY: Cry out to Jesus to unleash His power in your life in ever-increasing ways. Lift up people you love and care about who need to experience the strength of Jesus in their life…ask God to fill them with the power they need.
Memorize and Reflect
Colossians 1:19
For God was pleased to have all his fullness dwell in him…
Life Challenge
- Everything in heaven and earth was made by Jesus. Take time this week to notice the fingerprints of the Savior on everything you see.
- Jesus rules over all the universe and all spiritual powers. Pray, in the name and authority of Jesus, that you will live in freedom from the enticements of Satan and identify where the enemy is seeking to attack you.
- Jesus is the head of the Church, His body (family). Take time to reflect on your engagement in serving, giving, and attending church gatherings. Take a step forward in your participation in the life of Shoreline Church.
- Reconciliation is one of Jesus’ favorite things. If you have a believer in Jesus you are at odds with, seek to reach out to this person this week and do what you can to find healing in the relationship.
Series Challenge
Rooted Series Challenge:- Pray more often with consistent passion and faith.
- Grow in community with other believers at Shoreline and in the Monterey community.
- Focus on what it looks like to reject the ways of the world and live in the will of Jesus.