Genesis

Oh, Lord, we pray now that You would give us help, for we are weak, we are easily distracted, even now we are thinking about the week or the day or lunch. We are prone to wander, we are tempted by the way of the world. Give us humble hearts, therefore, and listening ears. Be […]

Let’s ask for God’s help as we come to His Word. Come thou, long expected Jesus, born to set Thy people free, from our fears and sins release us, let us find our rest in Thee. Israel’s strength and consolation, hope of all the earth Thou art, dear desire of every nation, joy of every […]

Oh Lord God Almighty, if we are among those who have come to the feast, it is only because of your grace, your creating grace, electing grace, redeeming grace; and so we ask that you would give to us more grace to hear from you, to feast upon you and Y3our Word that we are […]

Worthy are You to take the scroll and to open its seals for You were slain and by Your blood You ransom people for God from every tribe and language and people and nation. You have made them a kingdom and priest to our God and they shall reign on earth. To Him who sits […]

I think it’s true for most of us that we live in the midst of a lot of noise. I’m not thinking so much of sheer decibel volume, but constant distraction, constant pulling at our attention. This is the struggle that we have in our digital information age. And it’s unique to us. Now it’s […]

Thy mercy, my God, is the theme of my song, the joy of my heart, and the boast of my tongue. Thy free grace alone from the first to the last hath won our affections and bound our souls fast. We pray that You would continue to pour out Your mercy now through the reading […]

Father in heaven, help us now once again as we come to Your Word. We bow before You, not simply because we think this is how sermons begin but because we really need Your help. I need Your help if I’m to speak clearly and humbly and with power and unction from on high, and […]

Oh, Father, we come in prayer because we need You, I need You. You have told us that all Scripture is breathed out by You, is profitable, is inspired, even the chapters that may not on first blush seem so inspiring. So help us now as we come to Your Word, help us to listen […]

O Lord, Your Word is more to be desired than gold, than much fine gold. It is sweeter than honey, than drippings of the honeycomb. By Your statutes we are warned. In keeping them, there is great reward. Keep us innocent from hidden faults. Protect us from presumptuous sins. Let them not have control over […]

O Lord, Your law is perfect; use it now to revive our souls. Your testimony is sure; use it now to make wise the simple. Your precepts are right; use them now to rejoice the heart. Your commandment is pure; use it to enlighten the eyes. Your rules, O Lord, are true and righteous altogether. […]

O great God, help us now to hear Your Word. We are hard of hearing. We are slow to understand. We struggle to pay attention. We struggle even more to repent and believe. We ask, therefore, that You would give us ears to hear Your voice as You speak to us through Your holy, inspired, […]

O Lord, we are debtors to mercy alone. We are, left to ourselves, sinners and rebels. We are traitors and wanderers. We are, as the old prayer book says, miserable offenders. We ask now for Your mercy, mercy that You would not be silent, but that You would speak, and mercy that we would have […]

O Lord, Your Word is a lamp unto our feet and a light unto our path. Your testimonies are our heritage forever. They are the joy of our hearts. We incline our hearts to perform your statutes forever, to the end. We open our mouths and pant because we long for Your commandments. Turn to […]

O Father, we have just sung these words, the voice that spans the years speaking life, stirring hope, bringing peace to us, and so we pray that we might hear that same voice, that it would not be the voice of a mere man, that You would give to us by the Holy Spirit a […]

Those who trust in the Lord are like Mount Zion, which cannot be moved, but abides forever. As the mountains surround Jerusalem, so the Lord surrounds His people, from this time forth and forevermore. Do good, O Lord, to those who are good, and to those who are upright in heart. As we have just […]