Lutheran Women in Mission PRAYER SERVICE
2024 Prayer Service
GRACE, MERCY, PEACE
Grace, mercy, and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord (1 Timothy 1:2; 2 Timothy 1:2).
At some point you have probably heard a pastor begin his sermon by saying something similar to this verse from 1 Timothy. The 2024 Prayer Service is designed around those first three words — those three gifts that come to us from our gracious Father and our Savior — Grace, Mercy, and Peace.
The 2024 Prayer Service is written by former LWML Pastoral Counselor Rev. Michael Mattil. Singing hymns, joining together in the Word, and spending time in prayer will help you recognize and give thanks for the gifts of Grace, Mercy, and Peace. You can look forward to a joyous and uplifting worship service, whether it is used in the congregation or the LWML district, zone, or group.
How to use the Prayer Service
The options are endless for how you can use the prayer service. “Grace, Mercy, Peace” is filled with hymns, the Word, and prayer.
- Invite all the churches of your zone to gather for the service and fellowship.
- Have a potluck meal before or after the service.
- Hold the prayer service this year on May 2, the National Day of Prayer.
- Invite your community to an outdoor service and serve ice cream sundaes or floats.
- Use the service in conjunction with your zone rally.
Download the 2024 Prayer Service at www.lwml.org/prayer-service. In addition to the service, there is an editable bulletin, prayer service logo, and PowerPoint slides. In design, large or small groups can use the 2024 LWML Prayer Service at any time throughout the year. The Lutheran Women’s Missionary League holds the copyright to this service.
Lutheran Women in Mission SUNDAY
Ready to Serve
Traditionally celebrated the first Sunday in October, Lutheran Women in Mission Sunday can be celebrated any time.
This year’s Lutheran Women in Mission Sunday theme is “Ready to Serve” based on Luke 1:38. As redeemed children of God, Lutheran Women in Mission give thanks for the opportunity to serve others as we have been served, to proclaim that Jesus is our Lord and that He came for all nations, and to respond with our mite offerings to support God’s mission. Our example has been the widow and her mites. The offering she made was observed by our Lord leading Him to share that her copper coins, her mites, were “everything she had, all she had to live on” (Mark 12:43). May our mite offerings be blessed for our Lord’s kingdom.
And Mary said, “Behold, I am the servant of the Lord; let it be to me according to your word.” And the angel departed from her (Luke 1:38).
2024 Lutheran Women in Mission Sunday downloadable materials, authored by Rev. Dr. Dwayne Lueck, are now available at https://lwml.cph.org/lwml-sunday.
