September 10 - Evening

Monday Evening

Good Evening, Lord!

Words of Comfort

The almighty and merciful God bless us and keep us this night and evermore. Amen.

Prayer of Confession

O God, as I look back over this day I see there are times that I have not behaved as one of Your children should. I said things I shouldn’t have, like when I said …. I did things I shouldn’t have, like when I …. I also thought things I shouldn’t have, like when I thought about …. Please forgive me for Jesus’ sake. Help me turn away from sin and live a holy life because of the forgiveness and new life Jesus won for me by His suffering, death, and resurrection.

Memory Verse

[There is …] one Lord, one faith, one Baptism. – Ephesians 4:5

A Catechism Reading

Maroon Cover – p. 202, Question 236

Black Cover – p. 282, Question 293

I.T.C.P. Prayer

Use the I.T.C.P. formula to guide you in prayer.

Instruction: What did I learn? What was the reading about?

Thanksgiving: For what does this reading teach me to be thankful?

Confession: With what sin was I confronted? Was I comforted with God’s forgiveness? How?

Petition: What does this reading teach me to pray about?

Petitions of the Lord’s Prayer

“Thy kingdom come”

O God, everlasting Father, Your kingdom comes even without our prayer, but, please, let it come to us, too! Please give us Your Holy Spirit, so that by His grace we may believe Your Word, and live godly lives here in time and there in eternity. Amen.

Verse of Benediction

May the blessing of the eternal God be upon us, and upon our work and worship; His light to guide us, His presence to strengthen us, His love to unite us; Now and always. Amen.[1]

[1] Doberstein, John W., The Minister’s Prayer Book, Fortress Press, Philadelphia, 1959, p. 18

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