Opening Prayer Lord, give us fear and obedience of God. Amen. Text: Matthew 22:15–22 Then the Pharisees went and plotted how they might entangle Him in His talk. And they sent to Him their disciples with the Herodians, saying, “Teacher, we know that You are true, and teach the way of God in truth; nor…

Opening Prayer Lord, let the Word that You will now speak to us strengthen our faith. Amen. Text: Isaiah 42:1–4 “Behold! My Servant whom I uphold, My Elect One in whom My soul delights! I have put My Spirit upon Him; He will bring forth justice to the Gentiles. He will not cry out, nor…

Opening Prayer O Lord, give us the Spirit of Your wisdom and love! Text: James 3:13–18 Who is wise and understanding among you? Let him show by good conduct that his works are done in the meekness of wisdom. But if you have bitter envy and self-seeking in your hearts, do not boast and lie…

Text: Psalm 7:11–17 God is a just judge, And God is angry with the wicked every day. If he does not turn back, He will sharpen His sword; He bends His bow and makes it ready. He also prepares for Himself instruments of death; He makes His arrows into fiery shafts. Behold, the wicked travails…

Opening Prayer God, be gracious to us, increase our faith, and give us true brotherhood. Amen. Text: Matthew 18:15–22 “Moreover if your brother sins against you, go and tell him his fault between you and him alone. If he hears you, you have gained your brother. But if he will not hear you, take with…

Opening Prayer Lord, make our hope sure and alive. Amen. Text: Revelation 7:1–12 After these things I saw four angels standing at the four corners of the earth, holding the four winds of the earth, that the wind should not blow on the earth, on the sea, or on any tree. Then I saw another…

Opening Prayer Lord, speak, and grant us grace to hear. Amen. Text: Matthew 5:1–12 And seeing the multitudes, He went up on a mountain, and when He was seated His disciples came to Him. Then He opened His mouth and taught them, saying: “Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of…

Opening Prayer God, let me know Your holiness, that I may see my sin and fear Your judgment. Amen. Text: Job 15:14–16 “What is man, that he could be pure? And he who is born of a woman, that he could be righteous? If God puts no trust in His saints, and the heavens are…

Opening Prayer May the God of all grace perfect, establish, strengthen, and settle us (1Pe 5:10). Text: Philippians 1:6–11 Being confident of this very thing, that He who has begun a good work in you will complete it until the day of Jesus Christ; just as it is right for me to think this of…