Our Redeemer Prays

Weekly Order of Prayer and Devotion for the Family of Faith at Our Redeemer Lutheran Church
February 3-9, 2019

T Fourth Sunday after the Epiphany T

Jesus Has Authority to Forgive Your Sins and Give You Life Jesus was sent to “preach the good news of
the kingdom of God” (Luke 4:43). His preaching is an epiphany, or manifestation, of God because His Word
reveals the authority of His cross and resurrection, by which He has atoned for the sins of the world. By the
preaching of His Gospel in every place, He silences the unclean spirits and casts out demons, heals the diseases
of body and soul, and restores life and health to His creation (Luke 4:40–41). For the sake of His divine love,
He is “patient and kind” toward us; He “bears all things,” “endures all things” and delivers up His body to
save us (1 Cor. 13:3–4, 7). So also for the sake of His love, He calls and sends His prophets, as ministers of
His Word, “to pluck up and to break down, to destroy and to overthrow, to build and to plant” (Jer. 1:10).

Invocation

In the name of the Father and of the T Son and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.

Opening Verses

Listen to my prayer, O God, do not ignore my plea; hear me and answer me.
Evening, morning, and noon I cry out in distress, and He hears my voice.
Cast your cares on the Lord and He will sustain you; He will never let the righteous fall.
Glory be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit; as it was in the beginning, is now, and will be forever. Amen.

Daily Lectionary

Sunday (3) Psalm 47 Zechariah 14:1-21 Titus 2:7-3:15

Monday (4) Psalm 127 Job 1:1-22 John 1:1-18
Tuesday (5) Psalm 31:1-2, 23-24 Job 2:1-3:10 John 1:19-34
Wednesday (6) Psalm 77:1-3, 7-12, 15 Job 3:11-26 John 1:35-51
Thursday (7) Psalm 4 Job 4:1-21 John 2:1-12
Friday (8) Psalm 69:1-4, 8-9, 29-30 Job 5:1-27 John 2:13-25
Saturday (9) Psalm 23:1-5 Job 6:1-13 John 3:1-21
Sunday (10) Psalm 38:1-3, 9-11, 21-22 Job 6:14-30 John 3:22-4:6

Reading from Luther’s Small Catechism

The Sixth Petition

And lead us not into temptation.
Lead us not into temptation.

What does this mean?

God tempts no one. We pray in this petition that God would guard and keep us so that the devil, the world, and our sinful nature may not
deceive us or mislead us into false belief, despair, and other great shame and vice. Although we are attacked by these things, we pray that we
may finally overcome them and win the victory.

The Seventh Petition

But deliver us from evil.
But deliver us from evil.

What does this mean?

We pray in this petition, in summary, that our Father in heaven would rescue us from every evil of body and soul, possessions and reputation,
and finally, when our last hour comes, give us a blessed end, and graciously take us from this valley of sorrow to Himself in heaven.
 Hymn

1 Son of God, eternal Savior,
Source of life and truth and
grace,
Word made flesh, whose
birth among us
Hallows all our human race,
You our Head, who, throned
in glory,
For Your own will ever
plead:
Fill us with Your love and
pity,
Heal our wrongs, and help
our need.
2 As You, Lord, have lived for 3 Come, O Christ, and reign 4 Son of God, eternal Savior,
others, among us, Source of life and truth and
So may we for others live. King of love and Prince of grace,
Freely have Your gifts been Peace; Word made flesh, whose
granted; Hush the storm of strife and birth among us
Freely may Your servants passion, Hallows all our human race:
give. Bid its cruel discords cease. By Your praying, by Your
Yours the gold and Yours the By Your patient years of willing
silver, toiling, That Your people should be
Yours the wealth of land and By Your silent hours of pain, one,
sea; Quench our fevered thirst of Grant, O grant our hope’s
We but stewards of Your pleasure, fruition:
bounty Stem our selfish greed of Here on earth Your will be
Held in solemn trust will be. gain. done.
Lutheran Service Book #842 (Text: Public Domain)

The Apostles’ Creed

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 T everlasting. Amen.

Prayers for others and ourselves

Sunday – faith to receive God’s gifts, Monday – the family, Tuesday – the Church, Wednesday – the nation and its leaders,
Thursday – the sick and suffering, Friday – those without faith in Christ, Saturday – missionaries

Collect of the Day

Almighty God, You know we live in the midst of so many dangers that in our frailty we cannot stand upright. Grant strength and protection to
support us in all dangers and carry us through all temptations; through Jesus Christ, Your Son, our Lord, who lives and reigns with You and
the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever.

The 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.

Luther’s Morning & Evening Prayers

I thank You, my heavenly Father, through Jesus Christ, Your
dear Son, that You have kept me this night from all harm and
danger; and I pray that You would keep me this day also from
sin and every evil, that all my doings and life may please You.
For into Your hands I commend myself, my body and soul, and
all things. Let Your holy angel be with me, that the evil foe may
have no power over me. Amen.
I thank You, my heavenly Father, through Jesus Christ, Your
dear Son, that You have graciously kept me this day; and I pray
that You would forgive me all my sins where I have done wrong,
and graciously keep me this night. For into Your hands I
commend myself, my body and soul, and all things. Let Your
holy angel be with me, that the evil foe may have no power over
me. Amen.

Benediction

The Lord bless us, defend us from all evil, and bring us to everlasting life. Amen.

Opening Verses, Daily Lectionary, Collect of the Day, Small Catechism, and Luther’s Morning & Evening Prayers are from Lutheran Service Book and Lutheran Service
Book: Altar Book Ó 2006 Concordia Publishing House. Used by permission. License #000014301