“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.
John 17:1-11: 1 After Jesus
said this, he looked toward heaven and prayed: "Father, the
time has come. Glorify your
Son, that your Son may glorify you. 2 For you granted him authority over
all people that he might
give eternal life to all those you have given him. 3 Now this is
eternal life: that they may
know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom you have sent.
4 I have brought you glory
on earth by completing the work you gave me to do. 5 And now, Father,
glorify me in your presence
with the glory I had with you before the world began. 6 "I have
revealed you to those whom
you gave me out of the world. They were yours; you gave them to
me and they have obeyed your
word. 7 Now they know that everything you have given me comes from
you. 8 For I gave them the
words you gave me and they accepted them. They knew with certainty
that I came from you, and
they believed that you sent me. 9 I pray for them. I am not praying
for the world, but for those
you have given me, for they are yours. 10 All I have is yours, and all
you have is mine. And glory
has come to me through them. 11 I will remain in the world no
longer, but they are still
in the world, and I am coming to you. Holy Father, protect them
by the power of your name—the name you gave me—so that they may be one as we are one.
Questions: What does Jesus mean by “the time has come”?
How had Jesus accomplished his
mission? How does Jesus pray
for his disciples?
(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
the men in your life and beyond- that they might come to a
deeper relationship with
Jesus.
• For
our financial support, short term and long term continues to
be a critical right now; so
that we can do the ministry with men God has called us to do in empowering
congregations to reach men for Christ.
• For
events:
• The
One Year to Live retreat and Connecting with Younger Men:
Changing Church Culture
events being developed by LMM.
o The Lutheran Men’s Gathering in
• For
the LMM Board, the Young Men’s Ministry Council, the LMM
Development Council and our
synod and congregational men’s leaders.
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
Men's Ministry Specialist,
EOCM
Doug.Haugen@elca.org
Phone: 773-380-2566
Kim Moseley, Administrative
Assistant
Kimberley.Moseley@elca.org
Phone: 773-380-2595
Fax: 773-380-2588
Lutheran Men in Mission/ELCA
If you would like to make a
gift to LMM and honor someone who is important in your life, you may do so by
going to www.elca.org/lmm, clicking "ELCA
Gift Basket", and downloading a certificate with the individual's name on
it.