The Congregation at Prayer

For the Week of Pentecost 4 (June 22-27, 2026)

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

Speak the Apostles’ Creed. 

Verse: Psalm 89:1 – “I will sing of the steadfast love of the Lord, forever; with my mouth I will make known your faithfulness to all generations.”

Hymn of the Week:  Lutheran Service Book #685 “Let Us Ever Walk with Jesus”

Hymns for Sunday: 583, 685, 620, 579, 718, 919

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

Monday: Psalm 119:153–160

How does God’s Word give us hope, assurance, faith, and salvation? Are you ever tempted to look for these elsewhere? Why?

Tuesday: Isaiah 40:1–5

What warfare is ended? What do we receive instead of what we deserve? How did John the Baptist fulfill these words?

Wednesday: Luke 1:57–80

Nativity of St. John the Baptist. What gave Zechariah more joy: the birth of his son or the coming of his Saviour? How did both go together? What would the Saviour do? What would his son do?

Thursday: Jeremiah 28:5–9

Why did Jeremiah doubt the words of other prophets? How do we know a prophet is speaking the Word of God? 

Friday: Romans 7:1–13

What does death do to the law? What did Christ’s death do to the law for us? To whom do we now belong? How do we now live?

Saturday: Matthew 10:34–42

Hard words from Jesus! Do people have false expectations of Jesus? What do people want? What does Jesus want? How might those sometimes work against each other?

The Catechism - The Creed: The Third Article [part 2]: I believe in the Holy Spirit, the holy Christian Church, the communion of saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body, and the life everlasting. Amen. What does this mean? I believe that . . . In the same way [the Holy Spirit] calls, gathers, enlightens, and sanctifies that whole Christian Church on earth, and keeps it with Jesus Christ in the one true faith. . . .

Collect for the Week: Almighty God, by the working of Your Holy Spirit, grant that we may gladly hear Your Word proclaimed among us and follow its directing; 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, and guidance for our congregational vice president, Rob Douthwaite.

+ the Free Ev. Lutheran Synod in South Africa, for God’s wisdom, blessing, guidance, and provision.

+ God’s blessing, guidance, wisdom, and provision for our Synod’s Board for International Mission.

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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