For the Week of Lent 2 (March 2-7, 2026)
Invocation: In the Name of the Father and of the (+) Son and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.
Speak the Apostles’ Creed.
Verse: Romans 5:8 – “God shows his love for us in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.”
Hymn of the Week: Lutheran Service Book #824 “May God Bestow on Us His Grace”
Hymns for Sunday: 609, 422, 824, 631, 855 (vs. 1, 10, 3 ONLY), 589, 527
Readings for the Week: [The readings for Thursday-Saturday are the Scriptures for this coming Sunday.]
Monday: Psalm 95:1-9
What is the psalmist telling us to do? Why? How do we do this? Why wouldn’t we? How are ways we might “harden our hearts?”
Tuesday: Luke 11:14-28
How does Jesus cast unclean spirits out of us today? What warning does He give us? What do we need in our hearts so that our last state won’t be worse than our first?
Wednesday: 2 Samuel 11:1 – 12:7a
What was David’s real problem? How is this so often our problem as well? What’s the answer? How did God deal with David?
Thursday: Exodus 17:1–7
What physical problem did the people have? What spiritual problem also? How does this sometimes also happen to us?
Friday: Romans 5:1–8
How did God show His love for us? Does this amaze you? Would you do this for your enemy? Would did God? What does this teach us about Him?
Saturday: John 4:5–30, 39–42
What is the “living water” that Jesus gives? How did He make the woman thirst for it? How does He do this for us? How does He give us this water today?
The Catechism - The Ten Commandments: The Fifth Commandment: You shall not murder. What does this mean? We should fear and love God so that we do not hurt or harm our neighbor in his body, but help and support him in every physical need.
Collect for the Week: O God, whose glory it is always to have mercy, be gracious to all who have gone astray from Your ways and bring them again with penitent hearts and steadfast faith to embrace and hold fast the unchangeable truth of Your Word; through Jesus Christ, Your Son, 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, guidance, and strength for Pastor Douthwaite.
+ the India Evangelical Lutheran Church, for God’s wisdom, blessing, guidance, and provision.
+ God’s blessing, guidance, and wisdom for our Circuit Visitor, Ray Malec.
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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