|
“That every man grow in his relationship with Jesus Christ
through an effective men‘s ministry in every congregation.”
This is an invitation for you
to join in prayer each week with men throughout the ELCA at
noon on Wednesday... or when you are able. We are praying
for revival/renewal for men throughout the ELCA and beyond.
This includes the men in your life, for the support of
ministry with men churchwide.
Matthew 16:13-20:
13When
Jesus came to the region of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his
disciples, "Who do people say the Son of Man is?"
14They
replied, "Some say John the Baptist; others say Elijah; and
still others, Jeremiah or one of the prophets."
15"But
what about you?" he asked. "Who do you say I am?"
16Simon
Peter answered, "You are the Christ,
the Son of the living God."
17Jesus
replied, "Blessed are you, Simon son of Jonah, for this was
not revealed to you by man, but by my Father in heaven.
18And
I tell you that you are Peter,
and on this rock I will build my
church, and the gates of Hades
will not overcome it.
19I
will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven; whatever
you bind on earth will be[e]
bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be
loosed in heaven."
20Then
he warned his disciples not to tell anyone that he was the
Christ.
Questions:
If we polled two good friends from your early teen years,
what adjective would they use to describe you? Why would
people think that Jesus was John the Baptist, Elijah or
Jeremiah? What was significant about Peter’s confession? How
do you interpret the insight (v17), power (v. 18) and
authority (v.19) given to Peter? What are the “keys to the
kingdom”?
(Scripture verses and
questions from the Master Builders Bible for Men)
Our prayer for all of us as
leaders is that our spiritual vision would be so clear that
we would see “Jesus only”.
Men,
once again the purpose of these weekly encounters is to pray
for renewal, and revival in the church- beginning with men.
Let us be relentless in our prayer that this ministry will
be one that supports that renewal/revival among men.
PLEASE PRAY:
-
For our leadership-
including our newly elected board as well as our Young
Men’s Ministry Council, Development Council, synod and
congregational men’s leaders.
-
For the men in your life
and beyond- that they might come to a deeper
relationship with Jesus.
Finally- please pray that
those of us in leadership keep our eyes fixed on Jesus. Our
focus is for men to have a growing relationship with Jesus.
On behalf
of our leadership- thank you so much for your prayers!Doug Haugen
Director, Lutheran Men in Mission
Doug.Haugen@elca.org
Phone: 773-380-2566
Kim Moseley
Administrative Assistant
Kimberley.Moseley@elca.org
Phone: 773-380-2595
Fax: 773-380-2588
www.elca.org/lmm
Lutheran Men in
Mission/ELCA
8765 West Higgins Road
Chicago, IL 60631 |
