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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: We know that we have come to know him if we keep his commands.
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:
Leader: My dear children, I write this to you so that you will not sin. But if anybody does sin, we have an advocate with the Father -- Jesus Christ, the Righteous One. He is the atoning sacrifice for our sins, and not only for ours but also for the sins of the whole world.
All: We know that we have come to know him if we keep his commands. Whoever says, "I know him," but does not do what he commands is a liar, and the truth is not in that person. But if anyone obeys his word, love for God is truly made complete in them. This is how we know we are in him: Whoever claims to live in him must live as Jesus did.
- 1 John 2:1-6 (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 we have come to know him if we keep his commands.
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.