Memory 2024-2025

 Memory 2024-2025


Wed., Jan. 15 - 3rd petition

Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven. What does this mean?

The good and gracious will of God is done even without our prayer, but we pray in this petition that it may be done among us also.

How is God’s will done?

God’s will is done when He breaks and hinders every evil plan and purpose of the devil, the world, and our sinful nature, which do not want us to hallow God’s name or let His kingdom come; and when He strengthens and keeps us firm in His Word and faith until we die. This is His good and gracious will.    

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Fri., Jan. 16 -  (ORALLY) Therefore God has highly exalted him and bestowed on him the name that is above every name. Philippians 2:9

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Thurs., Jan 23 - 4th petition

Give us this day our daily bread.

What does this mean?

God certainly gives daily bread to everyone without our prayers, even to all evil people, but we pray in this petition that God would lead us to realize this and to receive our daily bread with thanksgiving.

What is meant by daily bread?

Daily bread includes everything that has to do with the support and needs of the body, such as food, drink, clothing, shoes, house, home, land, animals, money, goods, a devout husband or wife, devout children, devout workers, devout and faithful rulers, good government, good weather, peace, health, self-control, good reputation, good friends, faithful neighbors, and the like.

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Fri., Jan. 24 - (ORALLY)  I am the Alpha and the Omega, the first and the last, the beginning and the end. Revelation 22:13

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Wed., Jan. 29 - 5th petition

And forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us. What does this mean?

We pray in this petition that our Father in heaven would not look at our sins, or deny our prayer because of them. We are neither worthy of the things for which we pray, nor have we deserved them, but we ask that He would give them all to us by grace, for we daily sin much and surely deserve nothing but punishment. So we too will sincerely forgive and gladly do good to those who sin against us.

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Friday, Jan. 31 - (ORALLY) But now, O Lord, you are our Father; we are the clay, and you are our potter; we are all the work of your hand. Isaiah 64:8

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Wed., Feb. 5 - 6th petition

And lead us not into temptation.

What does this mean?

God tempts no one. We pray in this petition that God would guard and keep us so that the devil, the world, and our sinful nature may not deceive us or mislead us into false belief, despair, and other great shame and vice. Although we are attacked by these things, we pray that we may finally overcome them and win the victory.

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Friday, Feb.7 (ORALLY) - For Christ, our Passover lamb, has been sacrificed. 1 Corinthians 5:7

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