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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 remember the word of the Lord:
All: God is light; in him there is no darkness at all.
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: This is the message we have heard from him and declare to you: God is light; in him there is no darkness at all. If we claim to have fellowship with him and yet walk in the darkness, we lie and do not live out the truth. But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus, his Son, purifies us from all sin.
Leader: If we claim to be without sin, we deceive ourselves and the truth is not in us. If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness. If we claim we have not sinned, we make him out to be a liar and his word is not in us.
- 1 John 1:5-9 (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: God is light; in him there is no darkness at all.
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.