Heavenly Father,
We praise you Father for you have loved us with a strong and faithful love. You have dealt with us gently and have sent your Son to us. He arrives and says to you, “I have come to do your will.” Your will is that none would perish, so He gave Himself once and for all that we might be free of our sins and the destructive reign of the evil one. Oh Lord! — Thank you for delivering us into your communion — the communion of the Father, Son and Holy Spirit.
Apart from you we can do nothing. May your Spirit keep calling us into deeper communion with you. We confess Lord — we are easily distracted. The opinions of others are forming how we think and feel. Our airwaves ripple with anxiety and unbelief. Our sight lines are filled with shallow comforts and dissatisfaction. So Lord we need your Word to penetrate deep into our lives and bear the fruit that you intend.
May your love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control abound in our lives and shape our relationships with you, ourselves, with others, and with the stuff of earth. Your priestly work has made us acceptable to you so we hold out the word of life to this generation. As your kingdom of priests we intercede with you for this generation.
Oh Lord, comfort those who grieve.
Oh Lord, show your tender mercy to those who doubt.
Oh Lord, shine your light on those who are lost.
Bring a just peace to the unrestful regions of Ethiopia, Armenia, Mozambique, and Peru.
Bring help to the storm weary regions of Nicaragua, Honduras, and the Philippines.
Bring neighbourly wisdom and generosity to communities battling the Covid-19 virus.
Praise be to Jesus our Saviour. There is no other name in heaven or on earth by which we may be saved. Hallelujah to the King of Kings and Lord of Lords. As we gather together as sisters and brothers called by Him to His table, we pray as He teaches us:
(Please join me in the Lord’s Prayer.)
Our Father in heaven,
hallowed be your name,
your kingdom come,
your will be done,
on earth as it is in heaven.
Give us today our daily bread.
And forgive us our debts,
as we also have forgiven our debtors.
And lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from the evil one;
for yours is the kingdom,
and the power, and the glory,
forever.
Amen.
This Prayer was part of the Origin Church Weekend Broadcast, 20 Nov 2020.