Time in the Word
3 -8 September 2018
3 -8 September 2018
A prayer for God to guide us – Direct us, O Lord, in all
our doings with Your most gracious favor, and further us with Your continual
help, that in all our works begun, continued, and ended in You we may glorify
Your holy name and finally, by Your mercy, obtain eternal salvation; through
Jesus Christ, our Lord.
A prayer for guidance in our calling – Lord God, You have called
Your servants to ventures of which we cannot see the ending, by paths as yet
untrodden, through perils unknown. Give us faith to go out with good courage,
not knowing where we go but only that Your hand is leading us and Your love
supporting us; through Jesus Christ, our Lord.
For Labor Day – Lord Jesus as once You
shared in our human toil and thus hallowed the work of our hands, bless and
prosper those who maintain the industries and service sectors of this land. Give
them a right regard for their labors, and grant them the just reward for their
work that they may find joy in serving You and in supplying our needs.
For the those unemployed and underemployed – Heavenly Father, we commend to Your care those who suffer want and anxiety from lack of work. Grant that the wealth and resources of this right land by profitably used to that all persons may find suitable and fulfilling employment and receive just payment for their labor
A Prayer for obedience to God’s Word – O holy and most merciful God, You have taught us the way of Your commandments. We implore You to pour out Your grace into our hearts. Cause it to bear fruit in us that being ever mindful of Your mercies and Your laws, we may always be directed to Your will and daily increase in love toward You and one another. Enable us to resist all evil and to live a godly life. Help us to follow the example of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, and to walk in His steps until we shall possess the kingdom that has been prepared for us in heaven; through Jesus Christ, our Lord.
This Week’s
Morning Prayer Readings
Read and review the following Bible stories for each day…
Tuesday, September 4–. Isaac blesses Jacob-Genesis 25,27 selective verses
Wednesday,
September 5– Chapel Day
Thursday, September 6- Jacob’s dream –Genesis 27-28 selective verses
Friday, September 7- Jacob’s wives –Genesis 29 selective verses
From the Small
Catechism – 5th & 6th Commandment
God’s standard of excellence is the
theme for this coming Sunday. In the Old Testament lesson God’s people are called
to be strong and not to fear as God promises to come to His people. The
language which is used is similar to that used of the coming Messiah. In the
Epistle lesson excellence is seen in how the believer behaves. Favoritism is
forbidden; rather keeping the law is what is expected. The Christian faith is
not merely a philosophical exercise of the mind. Faith by itself, if it is not
accompanied by action, is dead. In the
Gospel lesson a standard of excellence has been stamped on everything Jesus has
done. He fulfills the prediction given in the Old Testament lesson. This causes
the believer to express praise and adoration to the Lord who has done all
things well as expressed in the hymn of the day, which is based on this week’s
appointed psalm.
Collect for Proper 18 –O God, from whom all good
proceeds, grant to us Your humble servants, Your whole inspiration, that we may
set our minds on the things that are right and, by Your merciful guiding,
accomplish them; through Jesus Christ, Your Son, our Lord, who lives and reigns
with You and the Holy Spirit, One God, now and forever.
Monday, 2 September 2018—Psalm 28:1-2, 6-7,
Antiphon, Psalm 28:8 – The Lord is the strength of His people, He is the saving
refuge of His anointed. The entire psalm is a prayer for deliverance from
deadly peril at the hands of malicious and God-defying enemies. To rebel
against the Lord’s Anointed is also to rebel against the One who anointed him.
The Lord’s anointed is ultimately fulfilled in Jesus Christ. The English word
“Messiah” comes from the Hebrew word for “anointed one” and the English word
“Christ” comes from the Greek word for “anointed one”. (See also Matthew 1:17)
Tuesday, 3 September 2018—Psalm 146; key verse, verse 2— I will praise the Lord all my life; I will
sing praise to my God as long as I live. The psalmist makes a vow to praise
the Lord as long as he lives. This is similar to the vow we make on the day of
our confirmation. Question: Do you intend to continue steadfast in this
confession and church and to suffer all, even death, rather than fall away from
it? Answer: I do, by the grace of God.
Wednesday, 4 September 2018—Isaiah
35:4-7a— Be strong and do not fear; God will
come. The coming Messiah will bring a
standard of excellence. When God comes to redeem His people, health and healing
will be evident. The eyes of the blind will be opened, the ears of the deaf
unstopped, the lame with leap and the mute will speak. Jesus will quote this
passage in Matthew 11:5 to prove that He is the Lord’s chosen and anointed one,
the Messiah.
Thursday, 5 September 2018—James
2:1-10 14-18 — Favoritism is forbidden – faith and
deeds are explained. It’s quite easy to say, “I believe,” “I have faith,” “I
trust,” etc. Too often these are empty words and phrases. James explains that
the sign of a genuine faith is shown in deeds. The key verse is verse 17, “In the same way, faith by itself, if it is
not accompanied by action, is dead.”
James has no argument with the notion
that we are saved by grace through faith. (See Ephesians 2:8-9) What he does
say is that genuine faith will be demonstrated by certain actions and
behaviors. (See Ephesians 2:10) This is the sign of excellence, faith that is
active and engaging.
Friday, 6 September 2018—Mark
7:31-37—The original translation of verse 37 literally reads, “Well! All things He has done!” A standard of excellence has been stamped on everything Jesus
has done. He is able to make the deaf hear. This should not surprise us.
Everything Jesus is doing is what God had promised to do when He came to redeem
His people see Isaiah 35:5-6.
Saturday, 7 September 2018—Psalm
146– Sunday’s hymn of the day, Praise
the Almighty (LSB 797), is based on the appointed psalm for this
week. Having seen everything that Christ
has done our only response is to return to Him our worship and praise. The
psalm is an exhortation to trust in the Lord, Zion’s King. Psalm 146 is the
first of five Hallelujah psalms with which the Psalter closes (Psalms
146-150).
Sources:
Prayers from Lutheran
Service Book © 2006 and Lutheran
Worship © 1980 Concordia Publishing House and from Lutheran Worship © 1980 Concordia Publishing House.
Schnorr von
Carolsfeld woodcut used with permission
from WELS
Lectionary
Preaching Workbook Series B – John Brokhoff © 1981 CSS Publishing, Lima, OH
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