Extraordinary Jesus - John 5:31-47

Father, you have caused all Scripture to be written that we may know and love Jesus.
Help us to read the Scriptures:
·       to hear them,
·       to scrutinise them,
·       to trust them,
·       to absorb them
·       and to apply them,
So that we may receive and never let go of the eternal life which you have given us in our Saviour Jesus Christ.
Amen

John 5: 17-29 - God: The Trinity

Our Father,
Thank you, that you and your Son Jesus are in perfect harmony.
Thank you, that you raise the dead to life.
Thank you, that judgement is coming for those who do evil.
Thank you that when we believe we pass from death to life.
Amen

How was the Bible formed and finalised? 2 Timothy 3:14-17

Father of words
You are a God who speaks
Sure words
True words
Words of life.
Give us hearts that hear
Wills that bow
Desires that love
You alone!
Amen

 

Seeing the world as it really is - John 4:27-45

Our Father,
Thank you that you see what we cannot see.
Thank you for reminding us that the fields are ripe to the harvest.
May we see people and then invite them to Jesus.
In order that sower and reaper may rejoice together.
May we not be dull, thinking only of our stomachs.
Instead, may we be willing to labour,
Inviting many to come to Jesus, that they may believe.
Amen

 

Sex is Life: or is it? John 4:1-26

Our loving Heavenly Father
Jesus offers us living water
With the woman we ask, “Give us this water.”
Become in us a spring, welling up to eternal life.
Keep us from deflecting when you challenge our sin
May we grasp the glory that Jesus is the Messiah king

And may we invite our friends to come and see.
Amen

Is your Jesus big enough? John 3:22-36

Father,
May Jesus increase
May I decrease.
May we decrease.
May we trust that he is above all.
May we listen to your words from Jesus.
May we trust that all things are in his hand.
Even as we believe and obey your Son.
Amen

Let's talk about Life (part 2) - John 3:16-22

Our Father,

Love explodes from you at every point.
You have given your most precious Son.
You have done what we need that we might not perish
But may instead live.
We believe. O help us in our unbelief.
Forgive us that we still love darkness.
Expose the darkness within us.
And bring us evermore into the light
Even as you bring others into the light too.

Amen