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 20:24-30: 24 Now Thomas
(called Didymus), one of the Twelve, was not with the disciples
when Jesus came. 25 So the
other disciples told him, "We have seen the Lord!" But he said
to them, "Unless I see
the nail marks in his hands and put my finger where the nails were,
and put my hand into his
side, I will not believe it." 26 A week later his disciples were
in the house again, and
Thomas was with them. Though the doors were locked, Jesus came and
stood among them and said,
"Peace be with you!" 27 Then he said to Thomas, "Put your finger
here; see my hands. Reach
out your hand and put it into my side. Stop doubting and believe."
28 Thomas said to him,
"My Lord and my God!" 29 Then Jesus told him, "Because you have
seen
me, you have believed;
blessed are those who have not seen and yet have believed." 30 Jesus
did many other miraculous
signs in the presence of his disciples, which are not recorded
in this book. 31 But these
are written that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the
Son of God, and that by
believing you may have life in his name.
Questions: How does Jesus deal with Thomas’ doubt? What
is significant about the way
Thomas responds? How did
your first confession of Christ’s Lordship sound? What doubts
or questions about God are
you struggling with? What have you found helpful in dealing
with doubts?
(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 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.
● 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- both
meeting this week, 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.