That You May Believe

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…

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…

Let’s pray as we come to God’s Word. Our Father in heaven, we believe Your promise, that though You oppose the proud, You will give grace to the humble. And so we ask that we would not be counted among the proud this morning, both the preacher and the hearers. We do not want to…

Let’s pray. Gracious God, Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, we ask, we ask, that you pour out on us the same Holy Spirit that inspired the words we are about to read. Open our eyes, unfold your word, give us light, grant us the wisdom that is from on high. We need your help,…

Let’s pray. Oh, great God, give us now eyes and ears that we may hear your word and see your Son. Be gracious to us and bless us. Help us to listen and understand, to trust and obey, to see and to savor Christ. We want to know Him who is before all ages, world…

More love to thee, oh, Christ, more love to thee. Hear thou the prayer we make on bended knee. This is our earnest plea, more love, oh, Christ, to thee. More love to thee, more love to thee. We ask that in the preaching, reading, and hearing of your word that Christ would be exalted…

Let’s pray. For I know whate’er befall me, Jesus doeth all things well. Help us, Father, to really believe that. Some of us need that later and some of us need that right now. Whatever comes our way, Jesus does all things well. We thank you for all that we have in Jesus. We thank…

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…

Let’s pray. Worthy is the lamb, worthy is the lamb who was slain to receive glory and majesty and power and dominion. Oh, Christ, you are all we have. And some of us come this morning feeling like we have much, but in truth you’re all that will last, all that will save. Others come…

Oh, Lord, we pray now as we come to your Word. I ask that you would help me to speak only what is true and helpful and right, and help these, your dear beloved people, that they may listen with glad hearts and good minds.  Lord, may we not be only hearers of your word,…