The Congregation at Prayer

For the Week of the Feast of Pentecost (May 25-30, 2026)

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

Speak the Apostles’ Creed. 

Verse: Genesis 1:27 – “So God created man in his own image, in the image of God he created him; male and female he created them.”

Hymn of the Week:  Lutheran Service Book #604 “I Bind unto Myself Today”

Hymns for Sunday: 500, 604, 621, 504, 507, 954, 578

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

Monday: John 3:16–21

Why did God give His only Son? Why did we need Him to? What do we do without Him? What can we do with Him?

Tuesday: Isaiah 32:14–20

What will happen when the Spirit is poured out? What had gone wrong that will be set right? What can we look forward to?

Wednesday: Romans 12:9–16

How can we possibly do all these things? Who did live this way? Does this kind of life start with us or is it given to us? How?

Thursday: Genesis 1:1—2:4a

How did God create? What does this teach us about God? What was created last? Why? What does this teach us?

Friday: Acts 2:14a, 22–36

How does Peter preach Jesus? What does He say about Him? How was everything God did purposeful? Is this still true today?

Saturday: Matthew 28:16–20

What was given to Jesus? What did Jesus want His disciples to give? What promise did He also give them? Why?

The Catechism - The Creed: The Second Article [part 2]: And [I believe] in Jesus Christ, His only Son, our Lord, who was conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of the virgin Mary . . . What does this mean? I believe that Jesus Christ, true God, begotten of the Father from eternity, and also true man, born of the virgin Mary, is my Lord, . . .

Collect for the Week: Almighty and everlasting God, You have given us grace to acknowledge the glory of the eternal Trinity by the confession of a true faith and to worship the Unity in the power of the Divine Majesty. Keep us steadfast in this faith and defend us from all adversities; for You, O Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, live and reign, 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 Building Committee.

+ the Lutheran Church in the Philippines, for God’s wisdom, blessing, guidance, and provision.

+ God’s blessing, guidance, wisdom, and provision for the Siberian Lutheran Mission Society.

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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