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Friday, Oct 23, 2026 Week 3: Share God’s Abundance 1 Peter 4:10 As each has received a gift, use it to serve one another, as good stewards of God’s varied grace. Reflect: Stewardship of buildings requires diverse gifts—financial support, physical upkeep, planning, and prayer. How can you use your gifts to help maintain our shared church home? CELEBRATE our relationship TRUST God’s promise SHARE God’s abundance #CTSGUMC26

Friday, Oct 23, 2026 Week 3: Share God’s Abundan...

Thursday, Oct 22, 2026 Week 3: Share God’s Abundance 1 Corinthians 3:16 Do you not know that you are God’s temple and that God’s Spirit dwells in you? Reflect: While the physical church building is a vital tool for ministry, the true church is made of people. How can we ensure our church facility serves to build up the living temple of believers? CELEBRATE our relationship TRUST God’s promise SHARE God’s abundance #CTSGUMC26

Thursday, Oct 22, 2026 Week 3: Share God’s Abund...

Wednesday, Oct 21, 2026 Week 3: Share God’s Abundance Psalm 84:1-2a How lovely is your dwelling place, O Lord of hosts! My soul longs, indeed it faints for the courts of the Lord… Reflect: For many in our community, GUMC is a place of refuge during life’s hardest storms. When we invest in our facilities, we ensure our church remains a welcoming place for all seeking peace. CELEBRATE our relationship TRUST God’s promise SHARE God’s abundance #CTSGUMC26

Wednesday, Oct 21, 2026 Week 3: Share God’s Abun...

Tuesday, Oct 20, 2026 Week 3: Share God’s Abundance Psalm 99:5 Extol the Lord our God; worship at his footstool. Holy is he! Reflect: Physical spaces dedicated to God help focus our hearts on worship. Maintaining our sanctuary, Sunday school rooms, and gathering spaces is a quiet form of devotion that honors God’s holiness. CELEBRATE our relationship TRUST God’s promise SHARE God’s abundance #CTSGUMC26

Tuesday, Oct 20, 2026 Week 3: Share God’s Abunda...

Monday, Oct 19, 2026 Week 3: Share God’s Abundance Exodus 33:18-19a Moses said, ‘Show me your glory, I pray.’ And God said, ‘I will make all my goodness pass before you…’ Reflect: God met Moses in a physical place—the cleft of a rock. Our church facility serves as a physical sanctuary where generations encounter God’s goodness through prayer, sacrament, and fellowship. CELEBRATE our relationship TRUST God’s promise SHARE God’s abundance #CTSGUMC26

Monday, Oct 19, 2026 Week 3: Share God’s Abundan...

Sunday, Oct 18, 2026 Week 3: Share God’s Abundance Matthew 22:21b Then Jesus said to them, ‘Give therefore to the emperor the things that are the emperor’s, and to God the things that are God’s.’ Reflect: coins carry the image of earthly leaders, but human beings carry the image of God (Imago Dei). Caring for our church home provides a space where people bearing God’s image gather to be nurtured, healed, and sent forth. CELEBRATE our relationship TRUST God’s promise SHARE God’s abundance #CTSGUMC26

Sunday, Oct 18, 2026 Week 3: Share God’s Abundan...

Saturday, Oct 17, 2026 Week 2: Trust God’s Promise Hebrews 13:5 Keep your lives free from the love of money, and be content with what you have; for he has said, ‘I will never leave you or forsake you.’” Reflection: Contentment is the ultimate antidote to financial anxiety. God’s promise to never leave us gives us deep security that money could never buy. CELEBRATE our relationship TRUST God’s promise SHARE God’s abundance #CTSGUMC26

Saturday, Oct 17, 2026 Week 2: Trust God’s Promi...

Friday, Oct 16, 2026 Week 2: Trust God’s Promise 1 Timothy 6:17 Command those who in the present age are rich not to be haughty, or to set their hopes on the uncertainty of riches, but rather on God who richly provides us with everything for our enjoyment. Reflect: Riches are inherently uncertain, but God’s promises are steadfast. Placing our hope in God enables us to enjoy what we have without letting our possessions possess us. CELEBRATE our relationship TRUST God’s promise SHARE God’s abundance #CTSGUMC26

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Daily Readings

Monday June 8, 2026 Gen 1:1-5

Monday June 8, 2026
Gen 1:1-5

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June 8, 2026 Daily Reading

Garner IA UMC-Media June 25, 2026 1:54 pm

Tuesday June 9, 2026 Genesis 1:26-31

Tuesday June 9, 2026
Genesis 1:26-31

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June 9, 2026 Daily Reading

Garner IA UMC-Media June 25, 2026 1:55 pm

Wednesday June 10, 2026 Genesis 2:1-3

Wednesday June 10, 2026
Genesis 2:1-3

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June 10, 2026 Daily Reading

Garner IA UMC-Media June 25, 2026 1:56 pm

Thursday June 11, 2026 Psalm 8

Thursday June 11, 2026
Psalm 8

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June 11, 2026 Daily Reading

Garner IA UMC-Media June 25, 2026 1:57 pm

Friday June 12, 2026 John 1:1-5 (with Willow and Isaiah's help)

Friday June 12, 2026
John 1:1-5
(with Willow and Isaiah's help)

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June 12, 2026 Daily Reading

Garner IA UMC-Media June 25, 2026 1:59 pm

Monday June 15, 2026 Genesis 3:1-7

Monday June 15, 2026
Genesis 3:1-7

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June 15, 2026 Daily Reading

Garner IA UMC-Media June 25, 2026 2:01 pm

Tuesday, June 16, 2026 Genesis 3:8-13

Tuesday, June 16, 2026
Genesis 3:8-13

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June 16, 2026 Daily Reading

Garner IA UMC-Media June 25, 2026 2:02 pm

Wednesday, June 17, 2026 Genesis 3:14-19

Wednesday, June 17, 2026
Genesis 3:14-19

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June 17, 2026 Daily Reading

Garner IA UMC-Media June 25, 2026 2:03 pm

Thursday June 18, 2026 Genesis 3:20-24 Featuring pastors from The Crossroads Connection Circuit: Rev. Kristin Peters, Rev. Luke Evans, Rev. Wendy Johannesen, Rev. Lauren Banza, & Rev. Deb Devine.

Thursday June 18, 2026
Genesis 3:20-24
Featuring pastors from The Crossroads Connection Circuit: Rev. Kristin Peters, Rev. Luke Evans, Rev. Wendy Johannesen, Rev. Lauren Banza, & Rev. Deb Devine.

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June 18, 2026 Daily Reading

Garner IA UMC-Media June 25, 2026 2:04 pm

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