Prayer of the People, 18 September 2020
Heavenly Father,
We come before you singing with joy! You are our salvation. You are the one who has rescued us from captivity in the kingdom of darkness and have delivered us into the kingdom of Your Son whom you love. Now by your Spirit we are united in your communion forever — the communion of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.
Such love constrains us! We have new desires to fulfill your Word in our lives and to move responsively to the prompting of your Spirit. May we align our lives with you that all the earth may reveal your glory and all it’s inhabitants rejoice in you!
Oh Lord, we have no ultimate enmity with any people on the planet. Instead, our struggle is with the powers and principalities arrayed against you and your purposes. Yet our struggles seem to abound. Prejudice and fear rise up in our hearts. Forgive us Lord and create a clean heart in us. May the rejuvenating power of your Spirit enable us to take every thought captive and make it obedient to Jesus Christ.
Show us Lord how you would redeem our work so that others get a view of your goodness. Open hearts to the good news of Jesus that they may have an eternal share in your life. And all the while give us boldness to tell our story shaped by knowing You through the life and blood of Jesus. You have the Words of life so instruct us in how to speak to our generation.
It’s in Your name that we pray as so we pray as Jesus has taught 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, 18 September 2020.