Congregation at Prayer for 3rd Week of Easter

The Congregation at Prayer

Never worry about anything. But in every situation let God know what you need in prayers and requests while giving thanks. Then God’s peace, which goes beyond anything we can imagine, will guard your thoughts and emotions through Christ Jesus. (Phil 4:6-7, God’s Word)

Congregation Prayer Topics

Pray for the ministry of Peace Lutheran Church:

Ê      That the LORD would help each disciple to be a faithful steward of the gift of life and faith.

Ê      That the Holy Spirit would give faith to our catechumens.

Ê      That each of us would boldly give testimony to the resurrection of the Lord Jesus.

Ê      That the outreach to people with disabilities would succeed.

Ê      That many people would come to faith in Jesus Christ.

Ê      That the grant requests would be successful.

Pray for people according to their needs:

Ê      For peace in the nations of the world

Ê      For people persecuted because of faith in Jesus Christ

Ê      For protection of the men and women in the military:

Ê      For those who mourn loved ones

Ê      For those who need the LORD’s healing or consolation:

Verse of the Week

Luke 24:46-48
“Thus it is written, that the Christ should suffer and on the third day rise from the dead, 47and that repentance and forgiveness of sins should be proclaimed in his name to all nations, beginning from Jerusalem. 48You are witnesses of these things.

Psalm of the Week:             Psalm 4

From the Formula of Concord

[XI. Concerning God’s Eternal Foreknowledge and Election]

Because “all Scripture is inspired by God,” to serve not as a basis for security and impenitence but rather “for reproof, for correction, for improvement” (2 Tim. 3:16) and because all that has been written for us in God’s Word was written not that it might drive us into despair but rather “that by patience and by the encouragement of Scripture we might have hope” (Rom. 15:4),… Scripture presents this teaching for no other purpose than to point us to the Word (Eph. 1:13, 14; 1 Cor. 1:21, 30, 31), to admonish us to repent (2 Tim. 3:16, 17), to encourage godliness (Eph. 1:15ff; John 15:3, 4, 10, 12, 16, 17), to strengthen our faith and assure us of our salvation (Eph. 1:9, 13, 14; John 10:27–30; 2 Thess. 2:13–15)… God’s counsel, intention, and preordination in Jesus Christ (who is the genuine, true “Book of Life” Phil. 4:3; Rev. 3:5; 20:15) is revealed to us through the Word. This means that the entire teaching of God’s intention, counsel, will, and preordination concerning our redemption, calling, justification, and salvation must be taken as a unity. This is the way Paul treats and explains this article (Rom. 8:28ff; Eph. 1:4ff) and the way Christ explained it in the parable of Matthew 22:2–14. This teaching states that in his intention and counsel God had preordained the following: 1. That the human race has been truly redeemed and reconciled with God through Christ, who has merited with his innocent obedience, suffering, and death both the righteousness that avails before God and eternal life.

Readings for the 3^rd Week of Easter

Sunday	Exodus 32:15-25	Luke 6:39-49
Monday	Exodus 33:1-23	Luke 7:1-17
Tuesday	Exodus 34:1-28	Luke 7:18-35
Wednesday	Exodus 34:29-35:21	Luke 7:36-50
Thursday	Exodus 38:21-39:8, 22-23, 27-31	Luke 8:1-21
Friday	Exodus 39:32-40:16	Luke 8:22-39
Saturday	Exodus 40:17-38	Luke 8:40-56

Looking Forward to Next Week:  4^th Sunday of Easter