Good Shepherd PPNJ

05/28/2026

We learn by heart the things that we love.

Our Father who art in heaven, hallowed be Thy name, Thy kingdom come, Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread; and forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us; and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For Thine is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever and ever. Amen.

The Sixth 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.

+May Memory Verse of the Month+
Because your steadfast love is better than life,
my lips will praise you.
~Psalm 63:3

As children of a gracious God who know Jesus Christ by faith, we make Him known in our words and deeds.

05/19/2026

New Jersey District Spring Pastors' Conference
Monday afternoon we continued our conference sessions. In the evening we had dinner at Messiah in Princeton, followed by worship and then a time of fellowship.

05/18/2026

New Jersey District Pastors' conference at Princeton Theological Seminary, Monday afternoon sessions.

05/17/2026

"As a deer pants for flowing streams,
so pants my soul for you, O God."
~Psalm 42:1

With temperatures heating up this week, make sure to stay hydrated with water and find respite.

05/14/2026

We learn by heart the things that we love.

Our Father who art in heaven, hallowed be Thy name, Thy kingdom come, Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread; and forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us; and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For Thine is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever and ever. Amen.

The Fifth 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.

+May Memory Verse of the Month+
Because your steadfast love is better than life,
my lips will praise you.
~Psalm 63:3

As children of a gracious God who know Jesus Christ by faith, we make Him known in our words and deeds.

05/10/2026

5 By awesome deeds you answer us with righteousness,
O God of our salvation,
the hope of all the ends of the earth
and of the farthest seas;
6 the one who by his strength established the mountains,
being girded with might;
7 who stills the roaring of the seas,
the roaring of their waves,
the tumult of the peoples,
8 so that those who dwell at the ends of the earth are in awe at your signs.
You make the going out of the morning and the evening to shout for joy.

~Psalm 65:5-8

05/03/2026

This past week we celebrated with our seminaries as more pastors were called into the ministry.

This picture was taken 25 years ago on career day at the Lutheran School Pastor Wolfgram grew up attending.

04/30/2026

We learn by heart the things that we love.

+May Memory Verse of the Month+
Because your steadfast love is better than life,
my lips will praise you.
~Psalm 633

As children of a gracious God who know Jesus Christ by faith, we make Him known in our words and deeds.

04/28/2026

We learn by heart the things that we love.

Call Day at the Seminaries

Matthew 9:35-38
35 Jesus went through all the towns and villages, teaching in their synagogues, proclaiming the good news of the kingdom and healing every disease and sickness. 36 When he saw the crowds, he had compassion on them, because they were harassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd. 37 Then he said to his disciples, “The harvest is plentiful but the workers are few. 38 Ask the Lord of the harvest, therefore, to send out workers into his harvest field.”
+April Memory Verse of the Month+
“Be still, and know that I am God.
I will be exalted among the nations,
I will be exalted in the earth!”
~Psalm 46:10

As children of a gracious God who know Jesus Christ by faith, we make Him known in our words and deeds.

04/26/2026

This Good Shepherd Sunday, as sheep of God's fold, we are thankful for our Good Shepherd who rescues us from whatever messes we get ourselves into.

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04/21/2026

We learn by heart the things that we love.

Our Father who art in heaven, hallowed be Thy name, Thy kingdom come, Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread; and forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us; and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For Thine is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever and ever. Amen.

The Fourth 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.

+April Memory Verse of the Month+
“Be still, and know that I am God.
I will be exalted among the nations,
I will be exalted in the earth!”
~Psalm 46:10

As children of a gracious God who know Jesus Christ by faith, we make Him known in our words and deeds.