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Bible Study for the Sixth Week of Easter

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  • 5/5 – Acts 20:7-8 – Lord Jesus, grant that I may set aside my desires and do as You will for me. Strengthen me to speak of You constantly.
  • 5/6 – 1 Corinthians 14:26 – Holy Spirit, I praise and thank You for the gifts You have bestowed on me. Grant that I may readily share them in my faith community so to build up the body of Christ.
  • 5/7 – Hebrews 10:23-25 – Lord Jesus, grant that I may hold fast to the confession of my hope without wavering. Help me in encouraging my brothers and sisters in love and to the performance of good deeds. Gather me into the community of faith so that I may never neglect to meet with and encourage my brethren. Bring me, with them, to the the Day that is quickly approaching.
  • 5/8 – 1 Peter 2:9 – Lord Jesus, I thank You for calling me out of darkness and into hope; that You have made me a member of Your royal priesthood, Your holy nation, Your Father’s own people.
  • 5/9 – 1 Peter 5:2-3 – Lord Jesus, make of me an example to Your flock. Use me to show many Your way.
  • 5/10 – Titus 2:7-8 – Lord Jesus, grant that I may be a model of good works, that I may have integrity in teaching Your way, and give me the gift of sound speech that cannot be censured. Bring the schemes and words of those who hate to shame.
  • 5/11 – Romans 12:3 – Lord Jesus, grant that I may have sober judgment and humility in accordance with the measure of faith given me.

Pray the week: Holy Spirit, guide our parish and Your Holy Church to decisions in accord with Your will.

Bible Study for the 5th Week of Easter

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  • 4/28 – 1 Peter 1:4 – Lord Jesus, I praise and thank You for the promise of an inheritance that is imperishable, undefiled, and unfading that You keep in heaven for me. Help me to do Your will always so to come to this inheritance.
  • 4/29 – 1 John 5:5 – Lord Jesus, I believe in You. Strengthen my faith.
  • 4/30 – Isaiah 65:17 – Lord Jesus, bring me and all my brothers and sisters in faith to the new heaven and earth, to Your kingdom. Wipe away my every hurt and failing, remember them no more.
  • 5/1 – 2 Peter 3:13 – Lord Jesus, bring me to righteousness so that I may dwell with You always.
  • 5/2 – Daniel 12:2 – Lord Jesus, grant eternal rest to all who have died. Though Your grace save me from rejecting You and Your way.
  • 5/3 – Isaiah 60:1 – Lord, grant that I may rise and shine forth each day witnessing to and living by Your light.
  • 5/4 – John 14:2 – Lord Jesus, I praise and thank You for preparing a place for me.

Pray the week: Maranatha, come Lord Jesus! Bring us into the new and eternal Jerusalem.

Bible Study for the Fourth Week of Easter

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  • 4/21 – Proverbs 12:15 – Lord, help me in avoiding decisions based only on what I want and grant that I may decide based on what You want from me.
  • 4/22 – Proverbs 18:2 – Lord, grant that I may measure my words before speaking and speak only as prompted by the Holy Spirit, always in love and charity.
  • 4/23 – Proverbs 12:18 – Lord, grant that I may recognize when my words have injured others and that I may seek reconciliation and healing.
  • 4/24 – Proverbs 24:16 – Lord, when faced with challenges grant me the grace to rise again with confidence in Your promises and that I may never lose trust in You.
  • 4/25 – Proverbs 4:4-5 – Lord, grant that I may hold fast to Your words, keep Your commandments, and live. Give me the grace to acquire wisdom, get insight, and never forget or turn away from Your wisdom.
  • 4/26 – Revelation 2:7 – Holy Spirit, You speak to the Holy Church and give Her the wisdom to guide and instruct me. Grant that I may follow Her teaching and so achieve eternal life.
  • 4/27 – James 1:19 – Lord Jesus, grant that I may be quick to listen, slow to speak, and slow to anger.

Pray the week: Lord Jesus, grant me the blessing of having ears and a heart that listens.

Bible Study for the Third Week of Easter

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  • 4/14 – Psalm 86:15 – Lord Jesus, You are forever merciful. Grant me every chance to recognize You, Your presence in everyone, and to rise up again when I fail.
  • 4/15 – Micah 7:18 – Lord, thank You for the gift of forgiveness. Help me to follow Your will in all I do.
  • 4/16 – Lamentations 3:22-23 – Lord, You rose to show me the way to heaven. You continually re-reveal Yourself to me. Help me to act on Your revelation.
  • 4/17 – Proverbs 24:16 – Lord, keep me constant in my dedication to You. Help me to resist wickedness.
  • 4/18 – 2 Samuel 12:24-25 – Lord, grant that when chastised I may not loose hope, but rather reaffirm my dedication to You.
  • 4/19 – Ephesians 4:32 – Lord Jesus, You taught me to do Your Father’s will and asked that I be kind, tenderhearted, and forgiving. Grant that I may own these virtues and live them in my actions and attitudes toward my brothers and sisters.
  • 4/20 – Colossians 3:12 – Lord Jesus, by the gift of faith and baptism I have been numbered among Your chosen. Grant that I may never be prideful because of my faith, but rather compassionate, kind, humble, meek, and patient.
  • Pray the week: Lord Jesus, grant me every opportunity and chance to know You better and to do Your will.

    Bible Study for the 2nd Week of Easter

    Posted in Bible Study on April 8th, 2013 by admin – Be the first to comment
    • 4/7 – Matthew 11:4-6 – Lord Jesus, grant me the gift of confidence founded upon my experience of You, the word preached to me, and the testimony of Your witnesses.
    • 4/8 – Matthew 14:31 – Lord Jesus, help me in the stormy seas of life to see past momentary trouble to Your everlasting promises. Reach out Your hand to pull me up when I falter.
    • 4/9 – Matthew 12:38-39 – Lord Jesus, in this Easter season help me to rejoice in the sign of Jonah, for You were swallowed by the grave for three days and rose again giving us hope.
    • 4/10 – Matthew 21:21 – Lord Jesus, grant me confidence based on my faith and trust in Your promises.
    • 4/11 – Jude 1:22-23 – Lord Jesus, grant that I may approach those who doubt with love. Give me words that will draw them to faith and ensure my actions bear witness to the graces I received through faith.
    • 4/12 – Romans 14:23 – Lord Jesus, You created the goods of the world for our benefit. Grant that I use them appropriately and with good stewardship showing forth my faith in Your goodness.
    • 4/13 – Romans 4:20 – Lord, the holy patriarchs and prophets grew in faith and relied on You for deliverance. Help me to continually increase my faith and trust in You.

    Pray the week: Lord Jesus, grant that I may be protected from doubt and live in the faith You gave me.

    Bible Study for Bright Week

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    • 3/31 – John 11:25-26 – Yes, Lord Jesus, I believe that You are the resurrection and the life. Grant that I may live in the hope You have given me regardless of obstacles and trials.
    • 4/1 – Acts 2:24 – Lord Jesus, by Your obedience to the Father’s will You were freed from death. Grant that I may stand in faith, obedient to the Father’s will and so share in eternal life with You.
    • 4/2 – 1 Corinthians 15:3-8 – Lord Jesus, thank you for all of the witnesses that have proclaimed Your truth to me. Grant that I may bear witness to You as they have.
    • 4/3 – Acts 1:3 – Lord Jesus, grant that I may believe, not because of seeing, but by faith.
    • 4/4 – Philippians 3:20-21 – Lord Jesus, I await the coming of Your kingdom. Grant me life forever in the glory of Your kingdom.
    • 4/5 – 1 Corinthians 15:51-52 – Lord Jesus, bring me change this day. Help me to live only for you and the coming of Your kingdom.
    • 4/6 – Colossians 3:1-4 – Lord Jesus, grant that I may stay focused on Your way and life. Bring me to the realization of eternal life in You.

    Pray the week: Lord Jesus, grant that I may walk with faith in the hope You have given me.

    Bible Study for Holy Week

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    • 3/24 – Luke 19:41 – Lord, grant me the grace to remain faithful to You and Your command to love. May I work diligently and wholeheartedly to bring my community to faith in You.
    • 3/25 – Hebrews 9:11-15 – Lord Jesus, save me from dead works and reliance on mere laws so that I may live and serve in the spirit of the new covenant in Your blood.
    • 3/26 – Isaiah 49:1-7 – Lord, You have chosen me, set me apart to carry Your word and way throughout my community. Grant that I may be Your faithful servant, ever mindful of the purposes You set before me.
    • 3/27 – Hebrews 12:1-3 – Lord, grant me the graces of endurance and perseverance so that I may run the race You set before me, moving in Your way as a witness before the world.
    • 3/28 – Jeremiah 31:31-34 – Lord, put Your law within me, write it on my heart. Grant that I may know You more fully each day and the strength to share You with all I meet.
    • 3/29 – Hebrews 4:14-16 – Lord Jesus, I approach You in confidence. Grant me forgiveness and have mercy so that being freed I may proclaim this great hope to all.
    • 3/30 – Job 14:1-14 – Lord Jesus, keep me mindful of the limits of my days, and grant that they be renewed, productive, and fruitful in Your service.

    Pray the week: Lord Jesus, grant that I may walk with You this week. Help me bring good to my family and faith community by my participation.

    Bible Study for Passion Week

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    • 3/17 – 2 Timothy 1:7 – Lord Jesus, as I walk with you and contemplate Your passion, grant me the gifts of strength, love, and self control so that I may always stand by You.
    • 3/18 – John 15:18 – Lord Jesus, in contemplating Your passion I contemplate the world’s opposition to You. Grant me the grace to confront hatred with love and self-sacrifice.
    • 3/19 – Acts 4:27 – Lord Jesus, grant that I may see past the roar of the crowd and the pull of what is popular to Your truth.
    • 3/20 – Ezra 4:4-5 – Lord Jesus, grant me protection from intimidation, strength to stand fast in the face of opposition, and courage to carry out Your will.
    • 3/21 – 2 Corinthians 6:2 – Lord Jesus, I greet the salvation You have purchased for me with joy. Thank You for making me part of Your life, for listening to my prayer, for helping me.
    • 3/22 – 2 Corinthians 3:17-18 – Holy Spirit, enlighten me, live within me, and keep me in the freedom Jesus has delivered me into. Grant me continual growth from glory to glory.
    • 3/23 – Zechariah 9:9 – Lord, as I walk with You into the holiest of weeks grant that my voice may continually praise Your glory; a proclamation of faith in You.

    Pray the week: Lord Jesus, strengthen me in every challenge; prepare me to proclaim You in the face of all opposition.

    Bible Study for the Fourth Week of Lent and the Institution of the PNCC

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    • 3/10 – John 8:32 – Lord, I thank You for Your Word, and the grace I receive in hearing it proclaimed. Thank You for freeing me through the truth of Your holy gospel.
    • 3/11 – John 8:36 – Lord Jesus, I praise You for the complete freedom I have in You and in Your Holy Church.
    • 3/12 – Romans 7:6 – Lord Jesus, You blessed me with membership in the Holy Polish National Catholic Church where I may worship You in spirit, freedom, and truth; no longer subject to man-made rules and written codes.
    • 3/13 – Romans 8:1 – Lord Jesus, by Your grace the Holy Polish National Catholic Church was organized. In Your Church I stand regenerated by faith in You and am free from condemnation.
    • 3/14 – Colossians 1:13 – Lord Jesus, You have delivered me from all darkness and the clutches of those who grasp for worldly power. Grant that I may stand fast in the freedom You purchased for me with Your blood.
    • 3/15 – 1 Corinthians 16:13 – Lord Jesus, thank You for the example of Your blessed confessor, Bishop Francis Hodur. Grant that I may follow his example as a leader, servant, evangelist, freedom fighter, and man. Grant me further the gifts of strength and surety in faith.
    • 3/16 – 2 Thessalonians 2:15 – Holy Spirit, I thank You for the example and leadership of the Bishops of our Holy Church. Grant them the grace to abide in the apostolic tradition and the strength to continue to teach by word and example.

    Pray the week: Lord Jesus, thank You for making us free to worship You without fear. Grant that we continue to work in accord for Your gospel.

    Bible Study for the Third Week of Lent

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    • 3/3 – Romans 7:4 – Lord Jesus, I belong to You, devote myself to Your word. Grant me the grace to do Your will and produce abundantly.
    • 3/4 – John 15:2 – Father, correct me when I err, teach me the way to go. Grant that being corrected I may bear abundantly for You.
    • 3/5 – Proverbs 12:12 – Lord, make me righteous by Your grace. Keep me from evil. Grant that my life may show forth the abundance that comes from faith in You.
    • 3/6 – 2 Timothy 2:25-26 – Lord Jesus, You are patient and full of mercy. Free me from the snares of sin. Being freed, aid me in growing further in knowledge and love of You.
    • 3/7 – 1 Peter 4:19 – Lord Jesus, as I face trials and suffering, grant me the grace of assurance and perseverance. Trusting in You may I produce much good.
    • 3/8 – 2 Peter 3:9 – Lord Jesus, You love me so much and seek me out when I am lost. Continue to bring me back to Your way through the grace of penance and repentance.
    • 3/9 – Mark 1:15 – Lord Jesus, You proclaimed the coming of the kingdom. Bring me to the fulness of life in You.

    Pray the week: Lord Jesus, grant me the time and grace to repent, change my ways, and in so doing produce abundantly for You.