Morning Prayer And Worship

Join me live in our Prayer and Worship Facebook group tonight, Monday, September 25 at 7pm central time. I’ll share a bit about the Podcast and what’s coming up in the future! There will be songs! Join our Facebook group here! It’s Monday of Ordinary Time, Proper 20 in the Church Calendar. September 25, 2023. Our general order and lectionary comes from the Book of Common Prayer Daily Office. We’ll sing “Surrounded (Fight My Battles)” by Elyssa Smith with a prayer of confession. We’ll read Psalm 80 followed by the Gloria Patri. Our Scripture lesson is 1 Corinthians 4:8-21 . We’ll say the Apostles’ Creed, the Lord’s Prayer, and the Collect of the Day followed by a time of spontaneous, prompted prayer. If you have a prayer request please submit it here. Sign up here for the email list. Morning Prayer and Worship is a production of Steady Stream Ministries, a 501(c)(3) non profit organization. Thank you for giving to support this ministry. You can go here to find out more. Would you like to be a guest reader on a

Join me live in our Prayer and Worship Facebook group Monday, September 25 at 7pm central time. I’ll share a bit about the Podcast and what’s coming up in the future! There will be songs! Join our Facebook group here! These are the songs we sang this past week on the Morning Prayer and Worship podcast. The podcast is a compilation of all five songs. Find a playlist of the individual tracks here. “Defender” by John-Paul Gentile, Steffany Gretzinger, and Rita Springer “A Thousand Hallelujahs” by Brooke Ligertwood, Phil Wickham, and Scott Ligertwood “Ancient Gates” by Brooke Ligertwood, Scott Ligertwood, and Jason Ingram “Oh For A Thousand Tongues” by Carl Glaser, Charles Wesley, David Crowder, and Jack Parker “Kyrie” by John Lang, Richard Page, and Steve George If you have a prayer request please submit it here. Sign up here for the email list. Morning Prayer and Worship is a production of Steady Stream Ministries, a 501(c)(3) non profit organization. Thank you for giving to support this ministry. You can go he

Join me live in our Prayer and Worship Facebook group Monday, September 25 at 7pm central time. I’ll share a bit about the Podcast and what’s coming up in the future! There will be songs! Join our Facebook group here! It’s Friday of Ordinary Time, Proper 19 in the Church Calendar. September 22, 2023. Praying today for Jill in Mobile, Alabama, USA. Our general order and lectionary comes from the Book of Common Prayer Daily Office. We’ll sing “Kyrie” by John Lang, Richard Page, and Steve George with a prayer of confession. We’ll read Psalm 69:1-23, 29-36 followed by the Gloria Patri. Our Scripture lesson is 1 Corinthians 3:16-23 . We’ll say the Apostles’ Creed, the Lord’s Prayer, and the Collect of the Day followed by a time of spontaneous, prompted prayer. If you have a prayer request please submit it here. Sign up here for the email list. Morning Prayer and Worship is a production of Steady Stream Ministries, a 501(c)(3) non profit organization. Thank you for giving to support this ministry. You can go here t

Join me live in our Prayer and Worship Facebook group Monday, September 25 at 7pm central time. I’ll share a bit about the Podcast and what’s coming up in the future! There will be songs! Join our Facebook group here! It’s Thursday of Ordinary Time, Proper 19 in the Church Calendar. September 21, 2023. Our general order and lectionary comes from the Book of Common Prayer Daily Office. We’ll sing “Oh For A Thousand Tongues” by Carl Glaser, Charles Wesley, David Crowder, and Jack Parker with a prayer of confession. We’ll read Psalm 71 followed by the Gloria Patri. Our Scripture lesson is 1 Corinthians 2:14-3:15 . We’ll say the Apostles’ Creed, the Lord’s Prayer, and the Collect of the Day followed by a time of spontaneous, prompted prayer. If you have a prayer request please submit it here. Sign up here for the email list. Morning Prayer and Worship is a production of Steady Stream Ministries, a 501(c)(3) non profit organization. Thank you for giving to support this ministry. You can go here to find out more. W

Join me live in our Prayer and Worship Facebook group Monday, September 25 at 7pm central time. I’ll share a bit about the Podcast and what’s coming up in the future! There will be songs! Join our Facebook group here! It’s Wednesday of Ordinary Time, Proper 19 in the Church Calendar. September 20, 2023. Praying today for Asher, Micah, Michael, and Curtis. Our general order and lectionary comes from the Book of Common Prayer Daily Office. We’ll sing “Ancient Gates” by Brooke Ligertwood, Scott Ligertwood, and Jason Ingram with a prayer of confession. We’ll read Psalm 72 followed by the Gloria Patri. Our Scripture lesson is 1 Corinthians 2:1-13 . We’ll say the Apostles’ Creed, the Lord’s Prayer, and the Collect of the Day followed by a time of spontaneous, prompted prayer. If you have a prayer request please submit it here. Sign up here for the email list. Morning Prayer and Worship is a production of Steady Stream Ministries, a 501(c)(3) non profit organization. Thank you for giving to support this ministry. Yo

Join me live in our Prayer and Worship Facebook group Monday, September 25 at 7pm central time. I’ll share a bit about the Podcast and what’s coming up in the future! There will be songs! Join our Facebook group here! It’s Tuesday of Ordinary Time, Proper 19 in the Church Calendar. September 19, 2023. Praying today with AG for Jason, Cale, Michele, and Jacque. Our general order and lectionary comes from the Book of Common Prayer Daily Office. We’ll sing “A Thousand Hallelujahs” by Brooke Ligertwood, Phil Wickham, and Scott Ligertwood with a prayer of confession. We’ll read Psalms 61 and 62 followed by the Gloria Patri. Our Scripture lesson is 1 Corinthians 1:20-31 . We’ll say the Apostles’ Creed, the Lord’s Prayer, and the Collect of the Day followed by a time of spontaneous, prompted prayer. If you have a prayer request please submit it here. Sign up here for the email list. Morning Prayer and Worship is a production of Steady Stream Ministries, a 501(c)(3) non profit organization. Thank you for giving to su

Join me live in our Prayer and Worship Facebook group Monday, September 25 at 7pm central time. I’ll share a bit about the Podcast and what’s coming up in the future! Join our Facebook group here! It’s Monday of Ordinary Time, Proper 19 in the Church Calendar. September 18, 2023. Our general order and lectionary comes from the Book of Common Prayer Daily Office. We’ll sing “Defender” by John-Paul Gentile, Steffany Gretzinger, and Rita Springer with a prayer of confession. We’ll read Psalms 56 and 57 followed by the Gloria Patri. Our Scripture lesson is 1 Corinthians 1:1-19 . We’ll say the Apostles’ Creed, the Lord’s Prayer, and the Collect of the Day followed by a time of spontaneous, prompted prayer. If you have a prayer request please submit it here. Sign up here for the email list. Morning Prayer and Worship is a production of Steady Stream Ministries, a 501(c)(3) non profit organization. Thank you for giving to support this ministry. You can go here to find out more. Would you like to be a guest reader on

It’s Friday of Ordinary Time, Proper 17 in the Church Calendar. September 8, 2023. Our general order and lectionary comes from the Book of Common Prayer Daily Office. We’ll sing “Oh Lord You’re Beautiful” by Keith Green and we’ll include a prayer of confession. We’ll read Psalm 31 followed by the Gloria Patri. Our Scripture lesson is James 4:13-5:6 . We’ll say the Apostles’ Creed, the Lord’s Prayer, and the Collect of the Day. We’ll then have a time of prompted prayer. If you have a prayer request please submit it here. Sign up here for the email list. Morning Prayer and Worship is a production of Steady Stream Ministries, a 501(c)(3) non profit organization. Thank you for giving to support this ministry. You can go here to find out more. Join our Facebook group here! Would you like to be a guest reader on a future podcast episode? Go to benwardmusic.com/readers and find out more! Photo: Lost in thoughts – Dublin, Ireland, Giuseppe Milo Proper 17 – Lord of all power and might, the author and giver of all good

It’s Thursday of Ordinary Time, Proper 17 in the Church Calendar. September 7, 2023. Our general order and lectionary comes from the Book of Common Prayer Daily Office. We’ll sing “Humble Thyself In The Sight Of The Lord” by Bob Hudson and we’ll include a prayer of confession. We’ll read Psalm 37:1-18 followed by the Gloria Patri. Our Scripture lesson is James 3:13-4:12 . We’ll say the Apostles’ Creed, the Lord’s Prayer, and the Collect of the Day. We’ll then have a time of prompted prayer. If you have a prayer request please submit it here. Sign up here for the email list. Morning Prayer and Worship is a production of Steady Stream Ministries, a 501(c)(3) non profit organization. Thank you for giving to support this ministry. You can go here to find out more. Join our Facebook group here! Would you like to be a guest reader on a future podcast episode? Go to benwardmusic.com/readers and find out more! Photo: Looking at the sunset – Kristiansand, Norway, Giuseppe Milo Proper 17 – Lord of all power and might,

It’s Wednesday of Ordinary Time, Proper 17 in the Church Calendar. September 6, 2023. Our general order and lectionary comes from the Book of Common Prayer Daily Office. We’ll sing “The More I Seek You” by Zach Neese and we’ll include a prayer of confession. We’ll read Psalm 38 followed by the Gloria Patri. Our Scripture lesson is James 3:1-12 . We’ll say the Apostles’ Creed, the Lord’s Prayer, and the Collect of the Day. We’ll then have a time of prompted prayer. If you have a prayer request please submit it here. Sign up here for the email list. Morning Prayer and Worship is a production of Steady Stream Ministries, a 501(c)(3) non profit organization. Thank you for giving to support this ministry. You can go here to find out more. Join our Facebook group here! Would you like to be a guest reader on a future podcast episode? Go to benwardmusic.com/readers and find out more! Photo: Fast – Dubin, Ireland, Giuseppe Milo Proper 17 – Lord of all power and might, the author and giver of all good things: Graft in

It’s Tuesday of Ordinary Time, Proper 17 in the Church Calendar. September 5, 2023. Our general order and lectionary comes from the Book of Common Prayer Daily Office. We’ll sing “I Believe” by Amanda Cook, Jason Ingram, Jonathan Helser, Melissa Helser, and Steffany Gretzinger and we’ll include a prayer of confession. We’ll read Psalms 26 and 28 followed by the Gloria Patri. Our Scripture lesson is James 2:14-26 . We’ll say the Apostles’ Creed, the Lord’s Prayer, and the Collect of the Day. We’ll then have a time of prompted prayer. If you have a prayer request please submit it here. Sign up here for the email list. Morning Prayer and Worship is a production of Steady Stream Ministries, a 501(c)(3) non profit organization. Thank you for giving to support this ministry. You can go here to find out more. Join our Facebook group here! Would you like to be a guest reader on a future podcast episode? Go to benwardmusic.com/readers and find out more! Photo: Dancing in the water – Valletta, Malta, Giuseppe Milo Prop

It’s Thursday of Ordinary Time, Proper 16 in the Church Calendar. September 1, 2023. Our general order and lectionary comes from the Book of Common Prayer Daily Office. We’ll sing my song “I Need You Lord”  and we’ll include a prayer of confession. We’ll read Psalms 16 and 17 followed by the Gloria Patri. Our Scripture lesson is Acts 28:1-16 . We’ll say the Apostles’ Creed, the Lord’s Prayer, and the Collect of the Day. We’ll then have a time of prompted prayer. If you have a prayer request please submit it here. Sign up here for the email list. Morning Prayer and Worship is a production of Steady Stream Ministries, a 501(c)(3) non profit organization. Thank you for giving to support this ministry. You can go here to find out more. Join our Facebook group here! Would you like to be a guest reader on a future podcast episode? Go to benwardmusic.com/readers and find out more! Photo: Sognefjord – Dragsviki, Norway, Giuseppe Milo Proper 16 – Grant, O merciful God, that your Church, being gathered together in unit

Today’s guest reader is Mary Smith. Would you like to be a guest reader on a future podcast episode? Go to benwardmusic.com/readers and find out more! It’s Thursday of Ordinary Time, Proper 16 in the Church Calendar. August 30, 2023. Our general order and lectionary comes from the Book of Common Prayer Daily Office. We’ll sing my setting of The Lord’s Prayer and we’ll include a prayer of confession. We’ll read Psalm 18:1-20 followed by the Gloria Patri. Our Scripture lesson is Acts 27:27-44 . We’ll say the Apostles’ Creed, the Lord’s Prayer, and the Collect of the Day. We’ll then have a time of prompted prayer. If you have a prayer request please submit it here. Sign up here for the email list. Morning Prayer and Worship is a production of Steady Stream Ministries, a 501(c)(3) non profit organization. Thank you for giving to support this ministry. You can go here to find out more. Join our Facebook group here! Photo: The path - Dublin, Ireland, Giuseppe Milo Proper 16 - Grant, O merciful

Today’s guest reader is Christen Parker. Would you like to be a guest reader on a future podcast episode? Go to benwardmusic.com/readers and find out more! It’s Wednesday of Ordinary Time, Proper 16 in the Church Calendar. August 30, 2023. Our general order and lectionary comes from the Book of Common Prayer Daily Office. We’ll sing a song I wrote for my son Harper based on the meaning of his name: “Bravely I Sing (Harper’s Song)” and we’ll include a prayer of confession. We’ll read Psalm 119:1-24 followed by the Gloria Patri. Our Scripture lesson is Acts 27:9-26 . We’ll say the Apostles’ Creed, the Lord’s Prayer, and the Collect of the Day. We’ll then have a time of prompted prayer. If you have a prayer request please submit it here. Sign up here for the email list. Morning Prayer and Worship is a production of Steady Stream Ministries, a 501(c)(3) non profit organization. Thank you for giving to support this ministry. You can go here to find out more. Join our Facebook group here! Photo: T

Today’s guest reader is Christen Parker. Would you like to be a guest reader on a future podcast episode? Go to benwardmusic.com/readers and find out more! It’s Tuesday of Ordinary Time, Proper 16 in the Church Calendar. August 29, 2023. Our general order and lectionary comes from the Book of Common Prayer Daily Office. We’ll sing “Like Incense / Sometimes By Step” by Brooke Ligertwood, Beaker, and Rich Mullins and we’ll include a prayer of confession. We’ll read Psalms 5 and 6 followed by the Gloria Patri. Our Scripture lesson is Acts 26:24-27:8 . We’ll say the Apostles’ Creed, the Lord’s Prayer, and the Collect of the Day. We’ll then have a time of prompted prayer. If you have a prayer request please submit it here. Sign up here for the email list. Morning Prayer and Worship is a production of Steady Stream Ministries, a 501(c)(3) non profit organization. Thank you for giving to support this ministry. You can go here to find out more. Join our Facebook group here! Photo: Chatting - Bergen,

Today’s guest reader is Christen Parker. Would you like to be a guest reader on a future podcast episode? Go to benwardmusic.com/readers and find out more! Celebrating the life of Augustine, Bishop of Hippo, in the Church Calendar. August 28, 2023. Praying today for an end to the persecution of Christians in Pakistan. Our general order and lectionary comes from the Book of Common Prayer Daily Office. We’ll sing “Mt. Zion” by Jonathan Helser and we’ll include a prayer of confession. We’ll read Psalm 87 followed by the Gloria Patri. Our Scripture lesson is Hebrews 12:22-24, 28-29 . We’ll say the Apostles’ Creed, the Lord’s Prayer, and the Collect of the Day. We’ll then have a time of prompted prayer. If you have a prayer request please submit it here. Sign up here for the email list. Morning Prayer and Worship is a production of Steady Stream Ministries, a 501(c)(3) non profit organization. Thank you for giving to support this ministry. You can go here to find out more. Join our Facebook group

Would you like to be a guest reader on a future podcast episode? Go to benwardmusic.com/readers and find out more! It’s Friday of Ordinary Time, Proper 15 in the Church Calendar. August 25, 2023. Praying today for those with deep division in their family. Our general order and lectionary comes from the Book of Common Prayer Daily Office. We’ll sing a song I wrote with verse lyrics from the hymn, “There’s a Wideness in God’s Mercy” and we’ll include a prayer of confession. We’ll read Psalms 140 and 142 followed by the Gloria Patri. Our Scripture lesson is Acts 24:24-25:12 . We’ll say the Apostles’ Creed, the Lord’s Prayer, and the Collect of the Day. We’ll then have a time of prompted prayer. If you have a prayer request please submit it here. Sign up here for the email list. Morning Prayer and Worship is a production of Steady Stream Ministries, a 501(c)(3) non profit organization. Thank you for giving to support this ministry. You can go here to find out more. Join our Facebook group here!

Today’s guest reader is Jeanine Banks. Would you like to be a guest reader on a future podcast episode? Go to benwardmusic.com/readers and find out more! It’s Thursday of Ordinary Time, Proper 15 in the Church Calendar. August 24, 2023. Praying today for those facing financial difficulty. Our general order and lectionary comes from the Book of Common Prayer Daily Office. We’ll sing a song I wrote called “Unending Hope of Glory” and we’ll include a prayer of confession. We’ll read Psalms 131 and 132 followed by the Gloria Patri. Our Scripture lesson is Acts 24:1-23 . We’ll say the Apostles’ Creed, the Lord’s Prayer, and the Collect of the Day. We’ll then have a time of prompted prayer. If you have a prayer request please submit it here. Sign up here for the email list. Morning Prayer and Worship is a production of Steady Stream Ministries, a 501(c)(3) non profit organization. Thank you for giving to support this ministry. You can go here to find out more. Join our Facebook group here! Phot

Today’s guest reader is Jeanine Banks. Would you like to be a guest reader on a future podcast episode? Go to benwardmusic.com/readers and find out more! It’s Wednesday of Ordinary Time, Proper 15 in the Church Calendar. August 23, 2023. Praying today for those disillusioned by politics. Our general order and lectionary comes from the Book of Common Prayer Daily Office. We’ll sing a song I wrote called “When I’m Lost” and we’ll include a prayer of confession. We’ll read Psalm 119:145-176 followed by the Gloria Patri. Our Scripture lesson is Acts 23:23-35 . We’ll say the Apostles’ Creed, the Lord’s Prayer, and the Collect of the Day. We’ll then have a time of prompted prayer. If you have a prayer request please submit it here. Sign up here for the email list. Morning Prayer and Worship is a production of Steady Stream Ministries, a 501(c)(3) non profit organization. Thank you for giving to support this ministry. You can go here to find out more. Join our Facebook group here! Art: Dancing i

Today’s guest reader is Jeanine Banks. Would you like to be a guest reader on a future podcast episode? Go to benwardmusic.com/readers and find out more! It’s Tuesday of Ordinary Time, Proper 15 in the Church Calendar. August 22, 2023. Praying today for Christians in Pakistan as many churches and homes have been burned to the ground by extremists. Our general order and lectionary comes from the Book of Common Prayer Daily Office. We’ll sing “No Longer Slaves” by Brian Johnson, Joel Case, and Jonathan David Helser and we’ll include a prayer of confession. We’ll read Psalms 121, 122, and 123 followed by the Gloria Patri. Our Scripture lesson is Acts 23:12-24 . We’ll say the Apostles’ Creed, the Lord’s Prayer, and the Collect of the Day. We’ll then have a time of prompted prayer. If you have a prayer request please submit it here. Sign up here for the email list. Morning Prayer and Worship is a production of Steady Stream Ministries, a 501(c)(3) non profit organization. Thank you for giving to sup