Resources on Joan Stott

Joan Stott | The Timeless Psalms

Scripture Meditation or Sermon, Call to Worship, Prayer

Joan Stott offers a call to worship, prayers of trust, and a personal meditation on Psalm 23, reflecting on the family-like relationship between shepherd and flock, and the abiding presence of God.

Psalm 23

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Trust, God's Presence, Security In God, Shepherd

My God, Why Have You Forsaken Me?

Joan Stott | The Timeless Psalms

Scripture Meditation or Sermon, Call to Worship, Prayer of Confession

Joan Stott offers a call to worship, prayers, and a personal meditation for Good Friday on Psalm 22. The author testifies to God's mercy "as God journeyed with me through those pain-filled experiences."

Psalm 22

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Good Friday, Relationship, Sorrow, Suffering

God Our Song

Joan Stott | The Timeless Psalms

Scripture Meditation or Sermon, Call to Worship, Prayer of Praise or Thanksgiving

Joan Stott offers a call to worship, prayers of praise and petition, and a personal meditation on Psalm 118: 1-2, 14-24, reflecting on memory's role in the present and images helping us understand the unknowable God.

Psalm 118:1-2, 14-24

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Faith, Memory, Trust, God's Presence

Faithful for a Lifetime

Joan Stott | The Timeless Psalms

Scripture Meditation or Sermon, Call to Worship, Prayer

Joan Stott offers a call to worship, prayers of petition and trust, and a personal meditation on Psalm 71:1-6, reflecting on hope that is grounded in “Someone” and borne from a lifetime of experiencing God's faithfulness.

Psalm 71:1-6

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Faith, Hope, Trust, God's Faithfulness

How Do We Praise God?

Joan Stott | The Timeless Psalms

Scripture Meditation or Sermon, Call to Worship, Prayer of Praise or Thanksgiving

Joan Stott offers a call to worship, prayers of praise, and a personal meditation on Psalms 47 and 93, reflecting on what might be a "suitable" way to praise God, when the task seems impossible.

Psalms 47, 93

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Praise, Creation, Offering, Glorifying God

Show me the right path, O LORD

Joan Stott | The Timeless Psalms

Scripture Meditation or Sermon and 3 more types

Joan Stott offers a call to worship, prayers, and a personal meditation on Psalm 25:1-10, emphasizing how faith can mature as one experiences God in doubt, distress, and struggle.

Psalm 25:1-10, 16-22

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Faith, Love, Prayer, Guidance

How Would We Write the Story?

Joan Stott | The Timeless Psalms

Scripture Meditation or Sermon and 4 more types

Joan Stott offers a call to worship, prayers of confession and trust, and a personal meditation on Psalm 105:1-6, 16-22, 45, reflecting on how the psalms guide us to accept our reliance on God's guidance.

Psalm 105:1-6, 16-22, 45

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Faith, God's Will, Learning, Guidance

God Reaches Down

Joan Stott | The Timeless Psalms

Scripture Meditation or Sermon, Call to Worship, Prayer of Praise or Thanksgiving

Joan Stott offers a call to worship, prayers of thankfulness and praise, and a personal meditation on Psalm 97, reflecting on our need to reach out to God and God's graciousness in reaching down to humanity.

Psalm 97

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Christmas, Attributes Of God, Grace Of God, Knowledge Of God

Called to Be God's People

Joan Stott | Re-Worship

Call to Worship

A combination call to worship and opening prayer inspired by Psalm 146:5-10. It offers celebration, praise, and thanks to God.

Psalm 146:5-10

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Prayer, Worship, Creation, Miracle

For Only You Are Our Safe Haven

Joan Stott | The Timeless Psalms

Scripture Meditation or Sermon, Call to Worship, Prayer

Joan Stott offers a call to worship, prayers of petition and trust, and a personal meditation on Psalm 42 and 43, reflecting on the task of balance in life and faith.

Psalms 42, 43

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Joy, Sources, Light, Balance

A Series on the Five Solas of the Reformation

Carol Hochhalter | Reformed Worship

Sermon Preparation or Illustration and 11 more types

The five solas that came out of the Reformation have become basic tenets of the faith. Carol Hochhalter presents this series based on the five solas to reinforce the importance of living out the faith.

Isaiah 43:1-13; Jeremiah 31:33 Romans 3:21-31

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Grace, Faith, Christ, Word Of God

God's Worldwide Family of Faith

Joan Stott | The Timeless Psalms

Scripture Meditation or Sermon, Call to Worship, Prayer of Praise or Thanksgiving

Joan Stott offers a call to worship, prayers of thankfulness, and a personal meditation on Psalm 22:25-31, reflecting on worshipping God both together and alone and being open to new challenges in our ever-changing lives.

Psalm 22:25-31

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Community, Solitude, World, Faith

The Mystery of God's Presence

Joan Stott | The Timeless Psalms

Scripture Meditation or Sermon and 3 more types

Joan Stott offers a call to worship, prayers of lament and petition, and a personal meditation on Psalm 31:1-5, 15-16, reflecting on the mystery of God's presence with and within us.

Psalm 31:1-5, 15-16

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Faith, Prayer, God's Love, Soul

Be Still and Know

Joan Stott | The Timeless Psalms

Scripture Meditation or Sermon and 3 more types

Joan Stott offers a call to worship, prayers of trust and thankfulness, and a meditation on Psalm 46, including reflection questions on faith, trusting, and being still before God.

Psalm 46

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Trust, God's Presence, God's Deliverance, Salvation

Psalm 13 - How Long?

Joan Stott | The Timeless Psalms

Scripture Meditation or Sermon and 3 more types

Joan Stott reflects on Psalm 13, with its great variety of emotions expressed toward God. She notes that the psalmist dares to be critical of God's failure to carry out God's responsibilities.

Psalm 13

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Faith, Trust, Doubt, God's Presence

A Psalm for Dreamers

Joan Stott | The Timeless Psalms

Scripture Meditation or Sermon, Call to Worship, Prayer of Praise or Thanksgiving

Joan Stott offers a call to worship, prayers of thankfulness, and a personal meditation on Psalm 126, a psalm for "dreamers" who dare to believe in a better, more holy future.

Psalm 126

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Lent, Faith, Hope, Joy

A Personal and Individual Love

Joan Stott | The Timeless Psalms

Scripture Meditation or Sermon, Call to Worship, Prayer of Praise or Thanksgiving

Joan Stott offers a call to worship, prayers of thankfulness, and a personal meditation on Psalm 116:1-4, 12-19, reflecting on the intimate relationship that we are blessed to have with the God of the universe.

Psalm 116:1-4, 12-19

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God's Love, Witness, Children Of God, Relationship

On the Long Journey

Joan Stott | The Timeless Psalms

Scripture Meditation or Sermon, Call to Worship, Prayer of Praise or Thanksgiving

Joan Stott offers a call to worship, prayers of praise, and a personal meditation on Psalm 66:8-20, reflecting on the many blessings God offers on our faith journey including our fellow travelers in the faith.

Psalm 66:8-20

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Blessing, Forgiveness, Thanksgiving, Journey

A Very Experienced Shepherd

Joan Stott | The Timeless Psalms

Scripture Meditation or Sermon, Call to Worship, Prayer

Joan Stott offers a call to worship, prayers of trust, and a personal meditation on Psalm 23, reflecting on God our very experienced Good Shepherd who knows how to care for the flock, individually and collectively.

Psalm 23

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Faith, Community, Good Shepherd, Journey

My Small Contribution

Joan Stott | The Timeless Psalms

Scripture Meditation or Sermon, Call to Worship, Prayer of Praise or Thanksgiving

Joan Stott offers a call to worship, prayers of praise, and a personal meditation on Psalm 98, reflecting on how, though our contributions of praise and faith are small, God delights in us and our potential.

Psalm 98

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Faith, Praise, Faithfulness, Trust