The Congregation at Prayer

For the Week of Pentecost 4 (July 7-12, 2025)

Invocation: In the Name of the Father and of the (+) Son and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.

Speak the Apostles’ Creed. 

Verse: Psalm 136:1 – “Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good, for his steadfast love endures forever.”

Hymn of the Week:  Lutheran Service Book #845 “Where Charity and Love Prevail”

Hymns for Sunday: 602, 845, 620, 581, 851

Readings for the Week: [The readings for Thursday-Saturday are the Scriptures for this coming Sunday.]

Monday: Psalm 41

Who is the blessed one in this psalm? How is Jesus the fulfillment of this psalm? What promises are here for us, to help us?

Tuesday: Romans 12:14-21

These verses seems all wrong and not the way the world works! Why is that? How has sin effected our thinking?

Wednesday: Luke 6:36-42

Why do we judge others? Who should we be judging? How does that help us? How does that help us help our neighbor?

Thursday: Leviticus 18:1–5; 19:9–18

How does our trust in the Lord and His love for us enable us to do these instructions and love our neighbor?

Friday: Colossians 1:1–14

Paul speaks of faith, love, and hope – how is this the way of Christ and the way for us in Christ?

Saturday: Luke 10:25-37

Who is your neighbor? Where are you in this parable? Where is Jesus? Why do we sometimes fail to love? What do we need in order to love as we should?

The Catechism - The Lord’s Prayer: The Second Petition [Part 2]: Thy kingdom come. How does God’s kingdom come? God’s kingdom comes when our heavenly Father gives us His Holy Spirit, so that by His grace we believe His holy Word and lead godly lives here in time and there in eternity.

Collect for the Week: Lord Jesus Christ, in Your deep compassion You rescue us from whatever may hurt us. Teach us to love You above all things and to love our neighbors as ourselves; for You live and reign with the Father and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen

The Prayers:  Please pray for . . .

+ yourself and for all in need (remembering especially those on our prayer list).

+ God’s blessing, wisdom, and guidance for our congregation’s Sunday School teachers.

+ the Siberian Evangelical Lutheran Church, for God’s wisdom, blessing, guidance, and provision.

+ God’s blessing, guidance, and provision for Lutherans for Life.

Conclude with the Lord’s Prayer and Luther’s Morning or Evening Prayer from the Catechism.

Now joyfully go about your day (or to bed) in good cheer, child of God!

Collect for the Week © 2018 Concordia Publishing House.

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