Friday, August 23, 2013

Liturgical prayers for Sunday 25 August 2013

Greeting.
Good morning.
May the Lord bless you and grant you his peace and his grace as you worship and praise God and listen to his Word today.

The Call to Worship comes from Jude:  24 and 15.
To him who is able to keep you from falling and to present you before his glorious presence without fault and with great joy— to the only God our Saviour,  be glory, majesty, power and authority, through Jesus Christ our Lord, before all ages, now and forevermore!  
Glory to God, Father, Son and Holy Spirit, Amen.

Prayer of Praise. .
Holy God, almighty and omnipresent, worshiped in heaven and earth through all ages!  As we know that we are in your glorious presence, grant us a sense of your majesty and your grace! This morning guide your people who came to worship you, by the work of the Holy Spirit.
By the power and authority of our Lord Jesus Christ, help us to praise, to worship, to listen and to bring glory to your Name.  Receive us whom you have called to you, dear Lord, and in your mercy listen to our prayers.  Because Jesus has died, Christ has risen – yes, our Lord comes again.  Amen.

Prayer for the forgiveness of sins.
Heavenly Father, keep us from all temptation, deliver us from evil and forgive us our trespasses as we forgive them that trespass against us.
Assure us once more of your grace and forgiveness on the grounds of the imputed righteousness of our Saviour, your only begotten Son, we pray,
through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Amen.

Intercession
Gracious God and heavenly Father,
It is our greatest joy to praise you, to thank you, and to worship you, for great is the majesty of your name, Father, Son and Holy Spirit, ever-living and ever-merciful God.

It is not by the spirit of the world, but by your Spirit alone that we may know all the gifts and blessings you so generously grant us. For your Spirit explores everything, even the depths of your own being, and knows what is truly yours and also knows all our needs.
Therefore grant to us that we may be enabled to hear what you say to us, that we will not live according to the foolishness of a godless society, but according to your holy will and divine wisdom.

Lord our God, you are holy and most holy!  Now give us a spirit of adoration, of love, of obedience and complete surrender to you and your will, to your Son, your holy Word and to your Holy Spirit.

Almighty God, for the unity of the Church of Christ, the salvation of all people and the peace of the whole world, we pray.

For our city, and for the faithful who live here and strive to serve you in all humility and obedience, we pray.  Help us now to commit ourselves and one another and our lives and all its challenges and opportunities to you, o Lord, whose power is beyond compare, whose glory we can never understand nor fathom, whose mercy is never-ending, and whose love for us is divine and immeasurable.   

Lord, look upon us and this church with compassion. Give us and those who pray with us, your abundant mercy and show us your love in Jesus Christ, our Lord.

We pray for those who travel long distances, 
for the sick,
the suffering,
those in prison, and for their salvation.  
We pray for deliverance from hardship, danger, distress and despondency.
We pray for healing, restoration, joy, gladness and deliverance
and that this church and all her members will be set free from any form of evil, for the sake of your kingdom and glory.

Hear, Father God, our prayers today for.....   

Almighty God, remember us and listen to our prayers.
Speak to us through the reading of the Holy Scriptures and through the preaching of your Word. May we listen your eternal Word, even Jesus Christ your Son, and our Lord.

For yours is the Kingdom, the power and the glory, forever and ever.
Amen.


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