The Congregation at Prayer

For the Week of Pentecost 24 (November 9-14, 2026)

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

Speak the Apostles’ Creed. 

Verse: 1 Thessalonians 5:9 – “For God has not destined us for wrath, but to obtain salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ.”

Hymn of the Week:  Lutheran Service Book #850 “The Bridegroom Soon Will Call Us”

Hymns for Sunday: 508, 850, 619, 580, 589, 564

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

Monday: Psalm 90:1-12

Because of our sin, we will die. So does God knowing all your sins good? Why? What confidence does this give us?

Tuesday: Isaiah 51:9-16

Do the great deeds of the Lord in the past give us confidence for the future? What else do we need? Why?

Wednesday: Matthew 9:18-26

How did Jesus give life to both women? How did He “touch” the older woman? How does He touch and heal us today the same?

Thursday: Zephaniah 1:7-16

How does the prophet describe the “Day of the Lord?” What should these words cause us to do? How does this help?

Friday: 1 Thessalonians 5:1-11

What does it mean to be “children of light?” Why is this important? Who is the light and what does He enable us to see?

Saturday: Matthew 25:14-30

How did the beliefs and the actions of the servants go together? Why is this so? How is this also true for how we live? How did Jesus demonstrate this for us?

The Catechism - Confession: What is Confession? Confession has two parts. First, that we confess our sins, and second, that we receive absolution, that is, forgiveness, from the pastor as from God Himself, not doubting, but firmly believing that by it our sins are forgiven before God in heaven.

Collect for the Week: Almighty and ever-living God, You have given exceedingly great and precious promises to those who trust in You. Dispel from us the works of darkness and grant us to live in the light of Your Son, Jesus Christ, that our faith may never be found wanting; through the same Jesus Christ, our Lord. 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 Evangelical Lutheran Confessional Church in the Congo, for God’s wisdom, blessing, guidance, and provision.

+ God’s blessing, guidance, and provision for our Synod’s Veterans of the Cross program.

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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