Authentic Love is Outward - Romans 12:9-16

Father
Give us
    Authentic love
    A hatred of evil
    Brotherly affection
    Honour growing in our hearts
Give us
    Zeal not sloth
    Fervour in the Spirit not apathy
    Earnestness in serving you.
May we be
    Filled with hope
    Patient when suffering
    Constant in prayer.
Give us
    Generous and hospitable hearts
May we
    Shower blessings on others
    Fight for harmony
    Treasure lowliness
For your honour and glory 

Seen in your church
Amen
 

You Belong - Romans 12:1-8

Father, help us to think with renewed minds.
Help us not to think too highly of ourselves
Help us to remember that our bodies are part of your body.
 
Help us to add to that body
Love and light;
Mercy and joy;
Peace and faith;
Hope and forgiveness.
 
Father, grant that we may not so much seek
To be served as to serve;
To be taught, as to teach;
To be encouraged, as to encourage;
To get as to give.
 
Help us to remember that  
We give because we have received;
We love because we are loved;
We die because we live.
Ever only for the honour of your Son
Our Lord and saviour, Jesus Christ,
Amen

How does life actually work? Mark 10:35-45

Father,
Show us the greatness of Jesus,
Give us hearts that see his service;
And an appreciation of his life,
Given for us.
And then grow in us, hearts like that.
Amen

Help! I don’t want to die! John 8:48-59

Father
We are swept away in death.
We are brought to an end by your righteous justice.
We stand before your wrath in our sins.
Our iniquities are before us,
Yet your eternal Son offers us a sure escape from death
Because he is the eternal God come to earth.
He is, “I am.”  
He has died in our place.
How blessed we are!
Amen

Freedom - John 8:31-36

Father,
Enable us to abide in Jesus’ word.
May we listen to him
Ever seeking to hear his voice.
May we keep on seeking him
And desiring to obey what he says.
Thank you, that we when we do this
We know that we are truly his disciples.
Thank you that we know the truth
and the truth has set us free.
Amen

He dies that we might not die - John 8:21-30

 
Father
You have been pleased
to send your Son,
so that he may be lifted up,
that we might not die in our sins.
We believe that he is God Almighty come in the flesh for us.
Thank you for saving us from the eternal punishment of death in our sin.
Amen

Light for my Darkness - John 8:12-20

 
Father
You are our light and our salvation (Ps 27:1)
We need light so that we don’t get lost
We need light so that we don’t stumble
We need light so that we are not afraid
Thank you for guiding our paths
Thank you for shining life into us
Please make us light shiners
For your glory alone
Amen