Grow • Pray • Study
daily Devotional Guide
Our Grow • Pray • Study (GPS) Guide offers daily readings and thoughts that follow along the Scriptural themes of our Sunday Worship services.
G•P•S - Grow, Pray, Study Guide, 1/26/26 – 1/31/26
Faith UMC
MONDAY 1/26/26: Mark 5:21-24, Your Faith Has Healed You
In the original Greek, there is not a distinction between “faith” and “faithfulness.” The same word is used for the two ideas. Too often, we get caught in the trap of thinking we need to “believe harder” and have more faith in order to see good things happen. What if we put our attention on increasing our faithfulness—our action and our response to God’s love? In the story, I don’t know what the woman believed, but I do know what her actions were. How do we increase our faithfulness?
TUESDAY 1/27/26: Luke 5:1-32, More healing and calling of disciples
As Jesus continues to demonstrate what the Kingdom of God looks like, we read in Luke a union of evangelism and social action. The Kingdom brings about healing and real physical change for people, and it welcomes people into a relationship with Christ. The mission of the United Methodist Church reflects these two parts of Jesus’ mission: to make disciples of Jesus Christ for the transformation of the world. How have you seen evangelism and social action play their roles in the church?
WEDNESDAY 1/28/26: Psalm 40, You’ve lifted me out of the pit
For today, find another translation to read this psalm. Go to the Common English Bible, New Revised Standard Version, New International Version, or the King James Version (all are available at biblegateway.com). Read this psalm with new word and new eyes. What is God speaking to you? Pick out a verse to memorize and keep with you today.
THURSDAY 1/29/26, Deuteronomy 34:1-12, The death of Moses
This reading ends the Exodus story and the life of Moses. We have seen the amazing things that God has done in Moses: setting a people free from slavery, giving them order, mission, and worship. The work of Moses will forever shape Judaism and Christianity. . . even though Moses would never see the promise land, the fruit of all his work. Maybe we are like Moses at times, we might not see the fruit of all our work, but God will bless others through us.
FRIDAY 1/30/26: Ephesians 4:1-16, Together, Christ is revealed in us
Christ’s death and resurrection, the work of atonement, has happened to not only bring us into union with God but union with each other. The church is the symbol on earth of God’s universal reconciliation. So be united! When we love each other, we testify to unifying love of God. How do we do this, today? How do we strengthen our love for each other in the church?
SATURDAY 1/31/26: Genesis 50:15-21, Squeezing Good From Evil
Here at the end of a long drama, Joseph sees that God has taken all the ugliness and evil that has been done to him, and produces good from it. This doesn’t mean that God orchestrated the evil done to him, but it shows that God never gives up on a situation. Join us as we continue our sermon series, “God Can’t,” focusing this week on what sets the conditions for what is possible, and how God always works for good in every situation. You matter to God.
Faith UMC
MONDAY 1/26/26: Mark 5:21-24, Your Faith Has Healed You
In the original Greek, there is not a distinction between “faith” and “faithfulness.” The same word is used for the two ideas. Too often, we get caught in the trap of thinking we need to “believe harder” and have more faith in order to see good things happen. What if we put our attention on increasing our faithfulness—our action and our response to God’s love? In the story, I don’t know what the woman believed, but I do know what her actions were. How do we increase our faithfulness?
TUESDAY 1/27/26: Luke 5:1-32, More healing and calling of disciples
As Jesus continues to demonstrate what the Kingdom of God looks like, we read in Luke a union of evangelism and social action. The Kingdom brings about healing and real physical change for people, and it welcomes people into a relationship with Christ. The mission of the United Methodist Church reflects these two parts of Jesus’ mission: to make disciples of Jesus Christ for the transformation of the world. How have you seen evangelism and social action play their roles in the church?
WEDNESDAY 1/28/26: Psalm 40, You’ve lifted me out of the pit
For today, find another translation to read this psalm. Go to the Common English Bible, New Revised Standard Version, New International Version, or the King James Version (all are available at biblegateway.com). Read this psalm with new word and new eyes. What is God speaking to you? Pick out a verse to memorize and keep with you today.
THURSDAY 1/29/26, Deuteronomy 34:1-12, The death of Moses
This reading ends the Exodus story and the life of Moses. We have seen the amazing things that God has done in Moses: setting a people free from slavery, giving them order, mission, and worship. The work of Moses will forever shape Judaism and Christianity. . . even though Moses would never see the promise land, the fruit of all his work. Maybe we are like Moses at times, we might not see the fruit of all our work, but God will bless others through us.
FRIDAY 1/30/26: Ephesians 4:1-16, Together, Christ is revealed in us
Christ’s death and resurrection, the work of atonement, has happened to not only bring us into union with God but union with each other. The church is the symbol on earth of God’s universal reconciliation. So be united! When we love each other, we testify to unifying love of God. How do we do this, today? How do we strengthen our love for each other in the church?
SATURDAY 1/31/26: Genesis 50:15-21, Squeezing Good From Evil
Here at the end of a long drama, Joseph sees that God has taken all the ugliness and evil that has been done to him, and produces good from it. This doesn’t mean that God orchestrated the evil done to him, but it shows that God never gives up on a situation. Join us as we continue our sermon series, “God Can’t,” focusing this week on what sets the conditions for what is possible, and how God always works for good in every situation. You matter to God.