“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 church wide.
Matthew 17:1-9: 1 After six
days Jesus took with him Peter, James and John the brother
of James, and led them up a
high mountain by themselves. 2 There he was transfigured
before them. His face shone
like the sun, and his clothes became as white as the light.
3 Just then there appeared
before them Moses and Elijah, talking with Jesus. 4 Peter said
to Jesus, "Lord, it is
good for us to be here. If you wish, I will put up three
shelters—one for you, one for Moses and one for
Elijah." 5 While he was still
speaking,
a bright cloud enveloped
them, and a voice from the cloud said, "This is my Son, whom
I love; with him I am well
pleased. Listen to him!" 6 When the disciples heard this,
they fell facedown to the
ground, terrified. 7 But Jesus came and touched them. "Get up,"
he said. "Don't be
afraid." 8 When they looked up, they saw no one except Jesus. 9 As
they were coming down the
mountain, Jesus instructed them, "Don't tell anyone what you
have seen, until the Son of
Man has been raised from the dead."
Questions: What was one mountaintop experience in your
life? It has been six days
since Peter confessed Jesus
as the Christ and Jesus predicted his own death. What is
that information important
for what happens next? Why was Peter’s response inappropriate?
How did you come to realize
that Jesus was the One above all others you should listen to?
(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:
Special prayers this week:
- Martin Rosowski, the
Managing Director of the “Men’s Work” of the
of
in our office this week
discussing, among other issues, how we might have a closer
relationship to our brothers
in
Men’s Ministry Network of
North America meeting in
beyond our ELCA- pray for
ministry with men in this country- and throughout the world.
- Pray for the LMM
Development Council as we meet later this week.
● 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 as the need is
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. Please prayerfully consider a year end from
yourself and/or your
congregational men’s group.
Our fiscal year ends January 31.
● For events:
o The One Year to Live retreat and Coming of Age 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.