During this Lenten season, we invite you to continue (or begin) personal spiritual practices by spending fifteen minutes a day with God in scripture, prayer, and solitude. We are encouraging everyone to use a journal for reflection during their time alone. We believe it is a practice that can help you reflect and remember what you heard each day.

Use this guide for your daily reading and enrich your time with recommended music and books.

SPENDING TIME ALONE WITH GOD

BREATHE

Slow down with deep and steady breaths, and/or listen to a song on the playlist. Or begin your time with scripture.

“I am the vine; you are the branches. If you remain in me and I in you, you will bear much fruit; apart from me you can do nothing." John 15:5 (NIV)

Search me, God, and know my heart; test me and know my anxious thoughts. See if there is any offensive way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting. Psalm 139:23-24 (NIV)

I lift up my eyes to the mountains—where does my help come from? My help comes from the Lord, the Maker of heaven and earth. Psalm 121:1-2(NIV)

READ

Read a passage from this week’s selection. What word or phrase are you drawn to?

LISTEN

Spend a few minutes in silence listening to what God may be telling you.

JOURNAL

Be Creative. If you are writing, then write as little or as much as you’d like, but also feel free to draw, paint or collage.

Be Honest. As you journal, use that time to be aware of your feelings while resisting the temptation to declare them good or bad. Share your true thoughts. Embrace freedom and grace.

Be Free. See God as your heavenly parent who receives your writing and/or art with great joy and delight.

Week of February 27

• 2 Corinthians 3:12-42
• Luke 9:28–36 (37–43)
• Psalm 99
• Exodus 34:29–35

Ash Wednesday, March 2

• Romans 10:8–13
• Luke 4:1–13
• Psalm 91:1-2; 9-16
• Deuteronomy 26:1–11

Week of March 6

• 2 Corinthians 5:20b-6:10
• Matthew 6:1-6; 16-21
• Psalm 51:1-17
• Joel 2:1–2, 12–17 or Isaiah 58:1–12

Week of March 13 and March 20

• Luke 13:1-9 or Luke 9:28-36
• Philippians 3:17–4:1
• Psalm 27
• Genesis 15:1–12, 17–18

Week of March 27

• Luke 15:1-3; 11b-32
• 2 Corinthians 5:14-21
• Psalm 32
• Joshua 5:9-12

Week of April 3

• John 12:1-8
• Philippians 3:4b-14
• Psalm 126
• Isaiah 43:16-21

HOLY WEEK DAILY READINGS

April 10 - Palm Sunday

• Luke 19:28-40
• Psalm 118:1-2; 19-29

April 11

• John 12:1-11
• Psalm 36:5-11

April 12

• John 12:1-11
• John 12:20-36
• Psalm 71:1-14

April 13

• John 13:21-32
• Psalm 70

April 14 - Maundy Thursday

• John 13:1-17, 31b-35
• Psalm 116:1-2, 12-19

April 15 - Good Friday

• John 18:1 - 19:42
• Psalm 22

April 16

• John 19:38-42
• Psalm 31:1-4, 15-16

Week of April 17 - Easter

• John 20:1-18
• Luke 24:1-12
• 1 Corinthians 15:19-26
• Acts 10:34–43
• Psalm 118:1-2; 14-24
• Isaiah 65:17-25

The songs on this playlist support our message series, Mosaic. These songs tell the Gospel story of God’s love and how we are all made in his image and to live into that truth. The songs also reflect our desire to be fully devoted followers of Jesus- loving God and loving one another with humility and sacrifice, fully surrendered to God’s will in our lives, transformed by the Holy Spirit, for God’s honor and glory.

• Good Grace (Acoustic) - Hillsong United
• So Will I (100 Billion X) Live - Hillsong United
• By the Grace of God (Live) - The Worship Initiative, Hannah Hardin
• In Christ Alone - Shane & Shane
• Thank You Jesus for the Blood - Charity Gayle
• By His Wounds - Mac Powell, Steven Curtis Chapman, Brian Littrel, Mark Hall
• Baptized - Zach Williams
• You Keep Hope Alive (Live) - The Worship Initiative, Davy Flowers
• My Jesus - Anne Wilson, Crowder
• Resurrender (Live) - Hillsong Worship, Brooke Ligertwood
• Free, Amen (Acoustic) - We The Kingdom
• Where You Are (Live) - Leeland
• Yes He Can - CAIN
• Make Room (Live) - The Worship Initiative, Dinah Wright
• Garden - NEEDTOBREATHE
• I Speak Jesus - Charity Gayle, Steven Musso
• Great I Am (Live) - New Life Worship
• If We Are the Body (Acoustic) - Casting Crowns
• All-Consuming Fire (Live) - Leeland
• The Commission - CAIN
• Give Me Jesus - Jeremy Camp
• Life Defined - Shane & Shane
• Believe For It - CeCe Winans, Lauren Daigle
• A Thousand Hallelujahs - Brooke Ligertwood
• Surrender - Morgan Cunningham
• Oh God, You are My God (Psalm 63) - Fernando Ortega
• God Would You Forgive Us - Here Be Lions
• Reckless Love/ Even If - Mass Anthem
• In Times of Trouble - The Porter's Gate
• Beautiful Things - Gungor
• Now and at the Hour - The Brillance
• Nothing I Hold Onto (Live) -  Will Reagan, United Pursuit
• Nineveh (Live) - Brooke Ligertwood
• Nothing Else - Cody Carnes
• Behold the Lamb of God - Andrew Peterson
• Scars - I AM THEY
• Beautiful Scandalous Night - Robbie Seay Band
• Were You There - The Vigil Project, Andrea Thomas
• There Was Jesus - CAIN
• Christ Be Magnified (Song Sessions) - I AM THEY, Essential Worship

We invite you to use these SBPC worship videos (recorded over the past two years) as a resource to engage in God's presence and worship the Lord during Lent. 

SBPC Worship Band

• God Would You Forgive Us
• Nothing Else
• Run to the Father
• Once and For All
• 40
• If All I Had Was Christ

SBPC Chancel Choir

• God So Loved the World
• Total Praise
• Psalm 23
• O Love
• Give Me Jesus
• I Surrender All
• Beneath the Cross of Jesus
• And Can it Be
• Mercy Tree