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Good Morning, Lord!
I Am Baptized
Christ
loved the church and gave himself up for her, 26 that he might
sanctify her, having cleansed her by the washing of water with the word, 27
so that he might present the church to himself in splendor, without spot or
wrinkle or any such thing, that she might be holy and without blemish. (Eph.
5:25-27 ESV)
Make the
sign of the cross as you say, “In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and
of the Holy Spirit. Amen.”
A Morning Prayer
Lord Jesus,
on Saturday morning You rested in the tomb, the painful work of our redemption
completed on the cross, and You awaited Your glorious resurrection on Sunday
morning. Please bless us with refreshment today, give us peace such as the
world cannot give but is only available through faith in You. Let the events of
the day give You glory, and do not let the tasks of today distract us from
anticipating the joy of going to Your house tomorrow. Let Your Spirit rest upon
us so that today we may walk in a manner worthy of the Gospel. Amen.
I Believe …
I believe
in God, the Father Almighty, maker of heaven and earth.
And in
Jesus Christ, His only Son, our Lord, who was conceived by the Holy Spirit,
born of the
virgin
Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died and was buried. He
descended
into hell. The third day He rose again from the dead. He ascended into heaven
and sits at
the right hand of God the Father Almighty. From thence He will come to judge
the living
and the dead.
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.
Question for Meditation
What does
this reading teach you about Jesus, what He said and did, or what He wants His
followers to believe? What does it teach you about God’s love and forgiveness?
What does
this reading lead you to be thankful for?
What
behavior, thought, or attitude does this reading challenge? What sin does it
lead you to confess?
How might
you pray for God to have a richer impact on your life through this reading?
Prayer
Pray for your church, the pastor, and the staff.
Pray for the needs of your fellow church members –
parents, children, youth, the elderly, the ill, and the dying.
Lord’s Prayer
Our Father
who art in heaven,
hallowed be
Thy name,
Thy kingdom
come,
Thy will be
done on earth
as it is in
heaven;
give us
this day our daily bread;
and forgive
us our trespasses
as we
forgive those
who
trespass against us;
and lead us
not into temptation,
but deliver
us from evil.
For Thine
is the kingdom
and the
power and the glory
forever and
ever. Amen.
Benediction
Now may the
God of peace who brought again from the dead our Lord Jesus, the great shepherd
of the sheep, by the blood of the eternal covenant, 21 equip you
with everything good that you may do his will, working in us that which is
pleasing in his sight, through Jesus Christ, to whom be glory forever and ever.
Amen. (Heb. 13:20-21 ESV)
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