That You May Believe

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…

Let’s come before the Lord in prayer once more. Shine Thou, upon us, Lord, true light of men today, and through the written word Thy very self display, that so from hearts which burn with gazing on Thy face, Thy little ones may learn the wonders of Thy grace. We’ve just sung these words, and…

Let’s pray. Stronger than darkness, new every morn, our sins they are many, but O Lord, Your mercy is more. With trust, O Lord, that these are not just words, but they represent the affection and the conviction of our heart, that our sins, indeed, are many and we need Your mercy for things we…

Our text this morning comes from John chapter 12. John chapter 12, as we enter into really the second half of John’s Gospel, and the second half is given over almost entirely to the last week of Jesus’ life. So here we are, before the triumphal entry, approaching that last week, as we turn a…

Let’s pray. O Lord, we know the promise in Your Word, that though you oppose the proud, You give grace to the humble, and so we pray that we would not be among the proud this morning. I pray that You would make me humble. My prayer is that of John the Baptist that I…

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…

Let’s pray. If then you have been raised with Christ, seek the things that are above, where Christ is seated, at the right hand of God. Set your minds on things that are above, not on things that are on earth, for you have died and your life is hidden with Christ in God. And…

Let’s pray. Lord, have mercy on us. We are so often blind to spiritual things. Help us to see. We have trouble hearing Your voice, so help us to listen. We are easily distracted, so help us to focus. We are quick to doubt; give us faith. We are slow to understand; give us knowledge….

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…

Let’s pray. Give us now, O Lord, what we do not have in our natural selves: Love for one another, forgiveness for our offenders, wisdom to understand the times, generosity for the poor, compassion for the needy, heads that know how to show mercy, hearts that love the truth. Grant that we would be submissive…