Prayers of the Church - 6/12


I lead my church's prayers again this week

As I said last week, I am leading the prayers for my church every Sunday in June. Here is the prayer I wrote for tomorrow's service.

Righteous and Holy Father, we confess our sin to you and our lack of any worth in bringing our prayers before you this morning. But we cling to the promise of Your Gospel - that Your Son's death on the Cross has atoned for our sins, and that you have given us His righteousness, in order to restore us in our relationship with you. We hold this promise very dear, and we praise you for the wonders of Your grace in saving sinners from your righteous and deserved wrath. We rejoice to be able to bring our prayers before you this morning.
Lord, in Your mercy, Hear our prayer.

We lift up Reformation Lutheran Church to you - sanctify all of us through the proclamation of your Word and conform us to Christ's image through education, that you may use us as ambassadors for Your Gospel here locally, and that we would boldly send and support missionaries throughout the earth. Be with our Pastor, Russ, and help him to grow in knowledge and faith and continue to be faithful to Your Word. Be with our missionaries and all of our brothers in Christ throughout the world, as they suffer persecution and difficulty in bringing your Gospel to others. May you keep them faithful and strong, and comfort them. Strengthen our unity together as a church body, and help us to lift each other up in prayer and love.
Lord, in Your mercy, Hear our prayer.

We pray for our nation and our nation's leaders, that you would give them wisdom and sound judgement. We thank you for the great privileges and blessings we enjoy. Help us to use our blessings to bless others, here locally and throughout the earth. We pray that you would watch over the men and women who serve this country in our armed services. We ask that you would keep them safe, and bring them home to their families when their work is done.
Lord, in Your mercy, Hear our prayer.

There are many concerns and prayers that privately weigh on our hearts. We silently bring those before you now, and ask that you would help us to trust in Your Providence......

Into Your hands, we commend all for whom we pray, trusting in Your mercy, through your Son, Jesus Christ, our Lord, who taught us to pray:

Our Father, who art in Heaven, hallowed be thy Name.
Thy Kingdom come, Thy will be done, on earth as it is in Heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread, and forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those we trespass against us.
And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil.
For Thine is the Kingdom, and the power, and the glory, forever and ever. Amen.

Posted: Sun - June 12, 2005 at 08:00 AM | | | | | | |

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