Let’s ask for the Lord’s help. O Jesus, what a friend for sinners you are. We pray that we have not sung those words carelessly. What a strength in weakness. We come here and there are weak people. What a guide and a keeper. We are wayward people. Hallelujah, what a savior, we cry, for […]
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The Weeping Man Who Works Wonders
Let’s pray. O Lord, as we come to Your Word, give us now ears to hear, eyes to see, minds to understand, hearts to believe, and wills to obey. Lead us, O Lord, as a good shepherd. May we know Your majesty and may we know Your tender mercy. In Christ we pray. Amen. It […]
The Word Became Flesh
Oh, Lord, help us now to see, to savor, to listen, to learn. Show us more of Christ, the suffering servant. Show us more of Christ, our incarnate Lord. Stretch our brains, deepen our affections. What a gift you have given us in the Bible that we can know you, that we can read about […]
Thieves, Robbers, and Abundant Joy
O Lord, we come once again asking for Your help. We have many passions in life, but we are often lacking in zeal for godliness. So forgive our complacency, our love of cheap grace, and have mercy on us, Your sheep. Seek and save even this morning those that are lost. Gather in Your arms […]
Thirsty Water
Let’s pray one more time as we come to God’s Word. Bless the Lord, O my soul, O my Lord, my God, you are very great. You are clothed with splendor and majesty, covering yourself with light as with a garment. Stretching out the heavens like a tent. Bless the Lord, O my soul, praise […]
To Whom Shall We Go?
Let’s pray. We’ve just sung and it is the prayer of our hearts, where else can we go, Lord? Where else can we go? You have the words of eternal life. We have so many voices clamoring for our attention, but no other voice will speak to us the words of eternal life. O, how […]
Up and Down
Let’s pray. But this is the one to whom I will look, he who is humble and contrite in spirit, and trembles at My Word. We ask, O Lord, that you look upon us now, in your kindness, speak to us. Give us ears to hear. We want to be those who are humble and […]
Water into Wine
Let’s pray. Our gracious heavenly Father, on this day of our Thanksgiving feast we would be remiss if we did not come to You with our thanksgivings, for life, for freedom, for this church, for this place, for family and friends, for food in abundance, that we live as most people in the history of […]
Where Do We Go From Here?
Heavenly Father, as we come to your word, we ask that you would give us eyes to see, ears to hear, hearts to believe, heads to understand, and wills to obey. Give me the grace to speak your word humbly, boldly, clearly, and truthfully. We ask that you would speak, O Lord, for your children […]
Who Has the Real Authority?
Oh, Lord, You are our portion. We promise to keep Your words. We entreat Your favor with all our hearts. Be gracious to us according to Your promise. The earth, O Lord, is full of Your steadfast love. You are good and You do good. Teach us Your rules. We say with the psalmist, it […]
Why This Unbelief
Let’s pray. O Lord, we have just sung these powerful words that You will hold us fast, and so we say once again we believe, help our unbelief. We know You well, and yet some of us very poignantly this morning feel as if we are falling, or those we know are wandering away, and […]
Working and Walking
Gracious God, Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, giver of the Holy Spirit who spoke by the apostles and the prophets, pour out now that same spirit upon us as we read the pages that they have written. Open to us Your Word. Give us light. Grant us understanding. Give us wisdom. Help us to […]
Worship in Spirit and Truth
Let’s pray. Remember O Lord, Your Word to Your servant in which You have made us hope. This is our comfort and our affliction, that your promises give us life. When we think of Your rules from of old, we take comfort, O Lord. The earth is full of Your steadfast love. Teach us Your […]
Zeal for Your House
Let’s pray. Oh, Lord, I wonder how many of us paid attention to the words we just sang. It asked the question “Oh, Lord, why was I a guest?” Why are we here, when millions and billions in the work have never heard of Christ? Why are we here when hundreds of thousands of people […]