Polly Waffle

Hi!
We all know many politicians make promises they cannot keep. Do we, as ambassadores for Christ, also make promises we never intend to keep?
Christ gives us his promises to convey to the nations in His Word and Sacraments. As a perfect being, His covenents cannot be broken by Him, despite all the things we do that would make a lesser god walk away from us disgusted.
We can always trust Him to deliver on His promises!

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Illawarra Lutheran Parish
Lent 4
18th March 2007

Prayer of the Day

Loving Father, when we were captive in the darkness of sin and death, your Son rescued us and brought us back to you. Teach us to trust in him and to live as your people. We ask this through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen.

Prayer Points

• Give thanks for the continuing recovery of Helga Schulze and Wolfgang Gutjahr.
• Pray for those who continue to be hospitalized or struggling wit illness: Fritz Tysar, Spodra & Harold Muldins, Wendy & Hardy Blaas, Ellie Nassap, Horst Mann.
• Pray that the Holy Spirit would lead us to be good ambassadors of Christ Jesus.
• Pray for hearts to reach out to those in need and show Jesus’ love.
• Thank God for his generosity towards us.
• Pray for those who teach Scripture in schools that their ministry would be a blessing to the young people they are teaching and more young people would come into a relationship with Jesus.
• Give thanks for the opportunity to vote in the upcoming State elections and for the freedom of a democratic system of government.
• Pray for Pastor Theo Mackenzie and the Good Shepherd congregation at Sutherland.

Todays Readings
Joshua 5:9-12
2 Corinthians 5:16-21
Luke 15:1-3, 11b-32

Thought for the Week

The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not be in want. He makes me lie down in green pastures, he leads me beside quiet waters, he restores my soul. -Psalm 23:1-3 (NIV)

Photo credit: 'Lenin' by Jan Van den Meerssche, Antwerp, Belgium.