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 petition, and a personal meditation on Psalm 25: 1-10, reflecting on the "need to know" at play in the psalms and in our prayers.

Psalm 25:1-10

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Hope, Compassion, Trust, God's Faithfulness

Encouragement to Hope

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 77:1-2, 11-20, reflecting on how remembering God's blessings in the past encourage us to hope.

Psalm 77:1-2, 11-20

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Blessing, Joy, God's Presence, Memory

O nations of the world, recognize the LORD

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, and a personal meditation, for Christmas Eve, on Psalm 96. "How central to us is our worship, witness and service to God?"

Psalm 96

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Christmas, King, Glory, Singing

Thanksgiving Day, Everyday

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 65, reflecting on every day as Thanksgiving Day and how hope is what links every being in God.

Psalm 65

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Hope, Joy, Thanksgiving, Devotion

Will the Lord spurn forever?

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 77:1-2, 11-20, reflecting on what it really means to pray when one is in trouble.

Psalm 77:1-2, 11-20

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Prayer, Compassion, God's Presence, Lament

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

Call to Worship and Prayer - Psalm 14

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 based on Psalm 14. "Have you ever imagined a world without God in it?"

Psalm 14

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Hope, Trust, Lament, Suffering

God of Impossibilities

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 145:1-5, 17-21, reflecting God's wondrous deeds as being "impossibilities," that life is a miracle and gift.

Psalm 145:1-5, 17-21

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Praise, Omnipotence, Hope, Grace Of God

Out of the Depths

Joan Stott | Re-Worship

Opening Prayer

An opening prayer by Joan Stott inspired by Psalm 130: "We place our entire trust and hope in you, our Trustworthy God."

Psalm 130

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Hope, God, Trust, Prayer

Good Friday: Psalm 22

Joan Stott | The Timeless Psalms

Scripture Meditation or Sermon and 3 more types

Joan Stott reflects for Good Friday on Psalm 22, quoting Walter Brueggemann's three characteristics of lament: describing suffering, petitioning God for action and help, and giving God a reason to act.

Psalm 22

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Trust, God's Presence, Fear, Love

God, Our Light At the End of the Tunnel

Joan Stott | The Timeless Psalms

Scripture Meditation or Sermon and 3 more types

Joan Stott offers a call to worship, prayers of lament and trust, and a personal meditation on Psalm 130, reflecting on being bold in our prayers to God, the light at the end of the tunnel.

Psalm 130

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Fear, Forgiveness, Hope, Longing

Oh, that my people would listen to me!

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 81:1, 10-16. In this psalm "the Israelites were urged to hear again and remember God’s words to their forebears."

Psalm 81

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Confession, Trust, Generosity, Listen

Renewing, Restoring God

Joan Stott | Re-Worship

Sermon Preparation or Illustration, Prayer of Praise or Thanksgiving

A prayer of praise: God has "breathed new life into our dry and dusty souls!" Inspired by Psalm 126, this prayer responds to the new beginnings God gives us because he is loving and merciful.

Psalm 126

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Hope, Renewal, Glory, New Life

Joyful

Joan Stott | Re-Worship

Call to Worship

This is a responsive call to worship inspired by Psalm 40:1-11 that focuses on joyful obedience, joyful hope, and joyful trust.

Psalm 40:1-11

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Joy, Hope, Trust, Obedience

Responsive God

Joan Stott | The Timeless Psalms

Scripture Meditation or Sermon, Call to Worship, Prayer

Joan Stott offers a call to worship, prayers of petition, and a personal meditation on Psalm 31:1-5, 15-16, reflecting on God's very nature being on of responding to those who are in distress.

Psalm 31:1-5, 15-16

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Trust, Nature And Attributes Of God, Help-meet, God's Mercy

To Worship Our Glorious God

Joan Stott | Re-Worship

Call to Worship

This is a call to worship based on Psalm 78:1-7. It speaks of God as Timeless God, Awesome God, and Glorious God.

Psalm 78:1-7

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Mercy, Hope, Trust, Faithfulness

Fruits Beyond the Edible

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 1, reflecting on the "non-edible" fruit that can be borne from a rooted tree, like joy, or even life itself.

Psalm 23

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Joy, Life, Tree, Fruit

The Bright Light of God's Love

Joan Stott | The Timeless Psalms

Scripture Meditation or Sermon and 3 more types

Joan Stott offers a call to worship, prayers of thankfulness and petition, and a personal meditation on Psalm 67, reflecting on the abundance of God's love that is enough to warm each and every person.

Psalm 67

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Blessing, Hope, God's Love, Gift

O Israel, hope in the LORD!

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 on Psalm 130. "God is always present, offering healing and forgiving love."

Psalm 130

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Forgiveness, Hope, Love, Grace

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