Daily Devotions

Welcome to our 7^th day of prayer as the people of Faith Lutheran Church. Our prayer theme for today is “Our Pastors, Staff, and Leaders”.

Our reading today is from 1 Thessalonians 5, verses 12-15:

But we appeal to you, brothers and sisters, to respect those who labor among you, and have charge of you in the Lord and admonish you; esteem them very highly in love because of their work. Be at peace among yourselves. And we urge you, beloved, to admonish the idlers, encourage the faint hearted, help the weak, be patient with all of them. See that none of you repays evil for evil, but always seek to do good to one another and to all.

Let’s pray together.

Offer a prayer thanking God for those who serve among us as their occupation and ministry focus. Name these people by name. (PAUSE)

Ask that God’s Spirit might sustain these people in their work, and might fill them with the joy of the gospel as they work with us. (PAUSE)

Ask that the members of the congregation might honor them for their work’s sake, and might keep them in their prayers regularly. (PAUSE)

Amen. May God bless you and keep you in God’s grace.

Welcome to our 6^th day of prayer as the people of Faith Lutheran Church. Our prayer theme for today is “The Ministries of Our Congregation, Their Leaders and Participants.”

Our reading for today is from Ephesians 4, verses 11-13:

The gifts he gave were that some would be apostles, some prophets, some evangelists, some pastors and teachers, to equip the saints for the work of ministry, for building up the body of Christ, until all of us come to the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to maturity, to the measure of the full stature of Christ.

Let’s pray together.

Offer a prayer thanking God for the church, which is always Christ’s church, and for our congregation. (PAUSE)

Thank God for those ministries of our congregation which have most profoundly influenced your life. (PAUSE)

Thank God for those who lead and participate in these ministries, being especially thankful for their willingness to give generously of their time and talents. (PAUSE)

Ask God to strengthen the ministries of our congregation, that might ever more effectively proclaim God’s love to our members, our community, and our world. (PAUSE)

Amen. May God bless you and keep you in God’s grace.

Welcome to our 5^th day of prayer as the people of Faith Lutheran Church. Our prayer theme for today is “Unity Among Members of Our Congregation.”

Today’s reading is from Ephesians 4, verses 1-3:

I therefore, the prisoner in the Lord, beg you to lead a life worthy of the calling to which you have been called, with all humility and gentleness, with patience, bearing with one another in love, making every effort to maintain the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace.

Let’s pray together.

Offer a prayer thanking God for the church, which is always Christ’s church, and for our congregation. (PAUSE)

Thank God for those people in our congregation who have most profoundly influenced your life. (PAUSE)

Acknowledge before God that in times of change, well-meaning people often have differences of opinion. (PAUSE)

Ask God to build up our congregation and bring unity of purpose to all members and guests. (PAUSE)

Amen. May God bless you and keep you in God’s grace.