The Glorious Gospel

       

Father God,

You promised,

Through the prophets,

In the scriptures,

Your Son.

Descended from David,

Raised from the dead,

Jesus Christ our Lord.

He is,

For all people,

By faith.

And we belong to him.

Thank you. 

Amen

Romans 1:1-7

Forgiveness

Father of grace,

Our debt to you is unrepayable,

Yet you have willed to forgive us.

You have paid the price,

You have carried the cost,

You have chosen grace,

And you have taken us back.

May forgiveness seize our hearts,

And inhabit our world.

Start with us,

In our thoughts,

In our marriages,

At work,

In the traffic,

In our church,

And from our mouths.

For your glory alone.

Amen

Faithful

Father of time,

The return of your son is certain,

But we live as if he is never coming.

We waste our lives on the trivial.

We expend our energy on the meaningless,

Because our hearts are devoted to ourselves.

Give us hearts fixed on you.

Give us such a vision of the future that its reality shapes our waking hours.

Give us such clarity of faith that we may live faithful and ready for Jesus return.

Amen  

The Son of Man came to seek and save the lost

Father of Compassion.

Your Son came to seek and save the lost.

Give us an understanding of the immensity of your grace,

And a comprehension of our lostness.

Give us hearts of repentance,

And hearts seeking restoration with you.

Give us a willingness to make restitution for our offences.

Also give us eyes that see the lost.

Ears that hear the lost.

Mouths that gospel the lost.

And souls that love the lost.

Amen

Martin Luther Prayer

Behold, Lord, an empty vessel that needs to be filled.
My Lord, fill it.
I am weak in the faith; strengthen me.
I am cold in love; warm me and make me fervent, that my love may go out to my neighbor.
I do not have a strong and firm faith; at times I doubt and am unable to trust you altogether.
O Lord, help me.
Strengthen my faith and trust in you.
In you I have sealed the treasure of all I have.
I am poor; you are rich and came to be merciful to the poor.
I am a sinner; you are upright.
With me, there is an abundance of sin; in you is the fullness of righteousness.
Therefore I will remain with you, of whom I can receive, but to whom I may not give. Amen

Martin Luther

Love

Father of love,

We ask that you would give us hearts of love. 
Remove our innate selfishness.

Open our eyes to your love.

And so make us keen eyed of others.

Energetic of their needs,

And earnest to sacrificially love them,

We pray.

Amen               

Psalm 3

Our Father,

You did not deliver Jesus so that you might deliver us

You are our shield and our protector.

You hear our prayers.

We rest because you sustain us.

We are unafraid because you surround us.

We ask for you to arise and destroy your enemies.

May your blessing be upon your people

Amen