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Leader: We join together as one in Christ to pray ...
All: ... to the Father, through the Son, in the power of the Holy Spirit. Amen.
All: Plough deep in me, great Lord, heavenly husbandman, that my being may be a tilled field, the roots of grace spreading far and wide, until Thou alone art seen in me, Thy beauty golden like summer harvest, Thy fruitfulness as autumn plenty.
Leader: I have no master but Thee, no law but Thy will, no delight but Thyself, no wealth but that Thou givest, no good but that Thou blessest, no peace but that Thou bestowest. I am nothing but that Thou makest me. I have nothing but that I receive from Thee. I can be nothing but that grace adorns me.
All: Quarry me deep, dear Lord, and then fill me to overflowing with living water.
- The Deeps, Puritan Prayer
Observe a time of silence before the Lord
(1 – 5 minutes)
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Leader: Let us proclaim together:
All: We know that when Christ appears, we shall be like him, for we shall see him as he is.
Sing to the Lord a song of praise
(acapella, or accompanied by instruments / recorded music)
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Leader: We are praying from the first letter of the apostle John:
All: See what great love the Father has lavished on us, that we should be called children of God! And that is what we are! The reason the world does not know us is that it did not know him. Dear friends, now we are children of God, and what we will be has not yet been made known. But we know that when Christ appears, we shall be like him, for we shall see him as he is. All who have this hope in him purify themselves, just as he is pure.
Leader: Everyone who sins breaks the law; in fact, sin is lawlessness. But you know that he appeared so that he might take away our sins. And in him is no sin. No one who lives in him keeps on sinning. No one who continues to sin has either seen him or known him. Dear children, do not let anyone lead you astray. The one who does what is right is righteous, just as he is righteous. The one who does what is sinful is of the devil, because the devil has been sinning from the beginning.
All: The reason the Son of God appeared was to destroy the devil's work. No one who is born of God will continue to sin, because God's seed remains in them; they cannot go on sinning, because they have been born of God.
- 1 John 3:1-9 (New International Version)
Leader: Lord, purify our hearts that we may look with joy on your coming.
Draw near God’s throne of grace
with the thanksgivings, prayers, & intercessions that are on your heart
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Leader: The Spirit and the Bride say,
All: “Come!”
Leader: Even so, Lord Jesus, come quickly.
All: We know that when Christ appears, we shall be like him, for we shall see him as he is.
Praise / prayer / silence / sing a new song
(follow the leading of the Holy Spirit)
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Leader: Let us pray:
Leader: Father, we have become a reproach to the lost world around us. Our lack of holiness and failure to deal with sin has brought on us the contempt and ridicule of the world. How can you let your church be ridiculed? How can you stand the fact that your church lacks influence in this community?
All: O God, have mercy on us! Revive your church that we may exercise a righteous influence in the world. Cause your presence and power to be displayed in this church so that believers and unbelievers will be in awe of you. Do this, O God, for the sake of your Son, who bought and established the church with His own blood!
Leader: For the sake of Jesus and His love for the church, grant revival to your people.
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All: In the name of the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit. Amen.