PSALM 121 1 2 I lift my eyes

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PSALM 121: 1 -2 I lift my eyes toward the mountains. Where will my

PSALM 121: 1 -2 I lift my eyes toward the mountains. Where will my help come from? My help comes from the LORD, the Maker of heaven and earth.

PSALM 121: 3 -4 He will not allow your foot to slip; your Protector

PSALM 121: 3 -4 He will not allow your foot to slip; your Protector will not slumber. Indeed, the Protector of Israel does not slumber or sleep.

PSALM 121: 5 -6 The LORD protects you; the LORD is a shelter right

PSALM 121: 5 -6 The LORD protects you; the LORD is a shelter right by your side. The sun will not strike you by day or the moon by night.

PSALM 121: 7 -8 The LORD will protect you from all harm; He will

PSALM 121: 7 -8 The LORD will protect you from all harm; He will protect your life. The LORD will protect your coming and going both now and forever.

Look Up to the Lord for STRENGTH

Look Up to the Lord for STRENGTH

Look Up to the Lord for STRENGTH Look Not at the Mountains

Look Up to the Lord for STRENGTH Look Not at the Mountains

Jeremiah 3: 23 Surely, falsehood comes from the hills, commotion from the mountains, but

Jeremiah 3: 23 Surely, falsehood comes from the hills, commotion from the mountains, but the salvation of Israel is only in the LORD our God.

Look Up to the Lord for STRENGTH Look Not the Mountains

Look Up to the Lord for STRENGTH Look Not the Mountains

Look Up to the Lord for STRENGTH Look Not at the Mountains. . .

Look Up to the Lord for STRENGTH Look Not at the Mountains. . . But Look to the Majesty of the Maker of the Mountains

Look Up to the Lord for STRENGTH

Look Up to the Lord for STRENGTH

Look Up to the Lord for STRENGTH Look Up to the Lord for STABILITY

Look Up to the Lord for STRENGTH Look Up to the Lord for STABILITY

Habakkuk 3: 19 Yahweh my Lord is my strength; He makes my feet like

Habakkuk 3: 19 Yahweh my Lord is my strength; He makes my feet like those of a deer and enables me to walk on mountain heights!

Look Up to the Lord for STRENGTH

Look Up to the Lord for STRENGTH

Look Up to the Lord for STRENGTH Look Up to the Lord for STABILITY

Look Up to the Lord for STRENGTH Look Up to the Lord for STABILITY

Look Up to the Lord for STRENGTH Look Up to the Lord for STABILITY

Look Up to the Lord for STRENGTH Look Up to the Lord for STABILITY Look Up to the Lord for SECURITY

Hebrews 12: 1, 2 a “Therefore, since we also have such a large cloud

Hebrews 12: 1, 2 a “Therefore, since we also have such a large cloud of witnesses surrounding us, let us lay aside every weight and the sin that so easily ensnares us. Let us run with endurance the race that lies before us, keeping our eyes on Jesus, the source and perfecter of our faith”

“BEYOND SUNDAY” CHALLENGES 1. Look up to the Lord by reading daily the Word

“BEYOND SUNDAY” CHALLENGES 1. Look up to the Lord by reading daily the Word of God using the NT, PS, PRO plan. Pick up a guide in the foyer or online. Based on your reading, what is one thing God is saying to you? Write your insights down.

“BEYOND SUNDAY” CHALLENGES 2. Commit to memory Psalm 121: 1 -2 and meditate on

“BEYOND SUNDAY” CHALLENGES 2. Commit to memory Psalm 121: 1 -2 and meditate on God’s help for your life’s struggles.

“BEYOND SUNDAY” CHALLENGES 3. Reflect on what it means to be a ‘pilgrim and

“BEYOND SUNDAY” CHALLENGES 3. Reflect on what it means to be a ‘pilgrim and stranger’ in this world as a disciple of Jesus. How does this contrast to being a ‘settler’ who conforms to this world? Discuss with a friend. (Reflect on Heb 11: 8 – 10, 13 – 16; 1 Peter 2: 11).