Missions Focus: Pray for Karl and Sarah Pasche. Pray for the local church leaders they work with in Thailand. (We are writing them encouraging notes today.)

Local: Pray for people in your world that have physical concerns when it is excessively hot. Seek to be an answer to prayer this week.

Church: Please pray for a smooth process of buildout in Northeast and that we are able to meet our new goal of opening Corner Coffee Northeast on August 1.

Family: Pray for dads in your world this week.

Tuesday Morning Communal Prayer is in the C.C. Kids Space in the North Loop, 9a-10a.

Summer Connection Events. Check out what is happening and post events at www.corner.church/groups.

Taco Tuesday is going to Nico’s in Uptown this week, 2516 Hennepin Ave S MPLS. Meet there at 6p.

Camden Vision and Connection Meeting is this Thursday, June 23rd from 6p to 7p at Corner Coffee Camden. We will be discuss how we can be an integral part of our community.

Fourth of July Fireworks together. Meet at Corner Coffee North Loop (free parking) at 8:45p and we will walk down to the river to watch the fireworks. Bring something to sit on, something to drink, and friends.

Are you new or newer to the Corner Church community? You are invited to our next New or Newer Dinner on Wednesday, July 13 at 6:30p at the Woller home. Check out the Corner Church online calendar for more info and to RSVP.

Corner Church Vacation Bible School is August 11-13! Thursday & Friday we will be meeting from 6-7:30p and Saturday 10-11:30a with hot dogs following. We’re looking for volunteers to help prep and lead for VBS! Contact rachel@cornerchurch.tv for more information and to volunteer.

Would you like to be baptized or do you have questions about baptism? There will be an opportunity to be baptized at our August UNITED service. Like a wedding or graduation, baptism is a beautiful, public ceremony celebrating commitment to Christ. Now is the time to ask your questions and/or voice your interest. Connect with Scott Woller at scott@cornerchurch.tv.

Corner Church Fall Retreat is October 14-16 at Camp Lebanon. This retreat is a great opportunity to get away and be refreshed, connect with new and old friends, and refocus. Mark your calendars now. Registration will open in July.

This is a race!

There are 11 federal holidays. What are they? GO!

Other than national holidays, what do you celebrate and why?

What does what a person celebrates tell you about a person?

What does what you celebrate tell people about you?

What is happening inside of someone that chooses to feel and express gratitude?

How is gratitude expressed?

When gratitude is being directed towards you, how do you prefer to receive it?

1 Praise the Lord. Praise God in his sanctuary; praise him in his mighty heavens. 2 Praise him for his acts of power; praise him for his surpassing greatness. 3 Praise him with the sounding of the trumpet, praise him with the harp and lyre, 4 praise him with timbrel and dancing, praise him with the strings and pipe, 5 praise him with the clash of cymbals, praise him with resounding cymbals. 6 Let everything that has breath praise the Lord. Praise the Lord.

Luke 19:40 (At the Triumphal Entry)

40 “I tell you,” he replied, “if they keep quiet, the stones will cry out.”

1 Therefore, I urge you, brothers and sisters, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God—this is your true and proper worship.

28 Therefore, since we are receiving a kingdom that cannot be shaken, let us be thankful, and so worship God acceptably with reverence and awe, 29 for our “God is a consuming fire.”

15 Through Jesus, therefore, let us continually offer to God a sacrifice of praise—the fruit of lips that openly profess his name. 16 And do not forget to do good and to share with others, for with such sacrifices God is pleased.

6 Come, let us bow down in worship, let us kneel before the Lord our Maker; 7 for he is our God and we are the people of his pasture, the flock under his care.

Matthew 4:8-10 (At Jesus’ temptation by the devil)

8 Again, the devil took him to a very high mountain and showed him all the kingdoms of the world and their splendor. 9 “All this I will give you,” he said, “if you will bow down and worship me.” 10 Jesus said to him, “Away from me, Satan! For it is written: ‘Worship the Lord your God, and serve him only.’”

1 Ascribe to the Lord, you heavenly beings, ascribe to the Lord glory and strength. 2 Ascribe to the Lord the glory due his name; worship the Lord in the splendor of his holiness.

23 Sing to the Lord, all the earth; proclaim his salvation day after day. 24 Declare his glory among the nations, his marvelous deeds among all peoples. 25 For great is the Lord and most worthy of praise; he is to be feared above all gods.

20 “Praise be to the name of God for ever and ever; wisdom and power are his. 21 He changes times and seasons; he deposes kings and raises up others. He gives wisdom to the wise and knowledge to the discerning. 22 He reveals deep and hidden things; he knows what lies in darkness, and light dwells with him. 23 I thank and praise you, God of my ancestors: You have given me wisdom and power, you have made known to me what we asked of you, you have made known to us the dream of the king.”

13 Sing to the Lord! Give praise to the Lord! He rescues the life of the needy from the hands of the wicked.

2 Great is the Lord in Zion; he is exalted over all the nations. 3 Let them praise your great and awesome name—he is holy. 4 The King is mighty, he loves justice— you have established equity; in Jacob you have done what is just and right. 5 Exalt the Lord our God and worship at his footstool; he is holy.

9 All the nations you have made will come and worship before you, Lord; they will bring glory to your name. 10 For you are great and do marvelous deeds; you alone are God.

7 He said in a loud voice, “Fear God and give him glory, because the hour of his judgment has come. Worship him who made the heavens, the earth, the sea and the springs of water.”

What is happening inside of someone that chooses to feel and express gratitude to God?

How is gratitude expressed to God?

How do you think God prefers to receive gratitude?

What foundation do you need to be building, refining, and/or reinforcing in order to be a person that feels gratitude towards God?

Read Psalm 150:1-6, Luke 19:40, Romans 12:1, Hebrews 12:28-29, Hebrews 13:15-16, Psalm 95:6-7, Matthew 4:8-10, Psalm 29:1-2, 1 Chronicles 16:23-25, Daniel 2:20-23, Jeremiah 20:13, Psalm 99:2-5, Psalm 86:9-10, Revelations 14:7.

What do people in your world worship other than God? Why? How?

Why do people worship God? How?

How are you challenged, focused, encouraged, and/or confused by this grouping of texts focused on worship and gratitude toward God?

2 Samuel 7

2 Samuel 8

2 Samuel 9

2 Samuel 10

2 Samuel 11