Minister: Lift up your hearts! Congregation: We lift them up to the Lord! Our God and Father, Father of Jesus Christ, God of the Holy Spirit, we pray to You now in the name of Jesus, and by the strength given to us by the Holy Spirit, and amen. You are the one who raised …
Because He Knows My Name
Minister: Lift up your hearts! Congregation: We lift them up to the Lord! The one who dwells in the secret place, The secret place of the Most High, Shall abide and dwell in the shadow of the Almighty. I will say this about the Lord— He is my refuge and tower, My God, in whom …
In the Kind Name of Jesus
Our gracious Father, Lord of all creation, we approach You now in the kind name of Jesus. We are grateful for all that You have done for us this last week, built on the foundation of last week’s Lord’s Day, and we look forward in faith to the kindness You will show to us in …
And You Help Me Pursue
Minister: Lift up your hearts! Congregation: We lift them up to the Lord! Oh God, my Lord and God, I seek You early in the morning. My soul thirsts for You, My body longs for You In a dry and thirsty land, Where there is no water. I long to see Your power and glory, …
Our Communion Parable
Father and Lord, we come to You in the name of the Lord Jesus, and ask You to hear our prayer. We are thankful for our food, for the wine, for another Sabbath, and for the opportunity to worship You tomorrow together with all Your people. We thank You for the communion of saints, and …
Thanks for the Overflow
Lord and Father, God and Savior, we know that gratitude in the heart needs opportunities for ritual expression, and we thank You for this chance to show our thanks to You. Father, we thank You that the Sabbath is not a fast day, but rather a feast day. We thank You that we have the …
Some Trust in Missiles, Some in Fleets
Minister: Lift up your hearts! Congregation: We lift them up to the Lord! In times of trouble, May God listen to you! May the name of Jacob’s God defend you. May He send out help from His sanctuary, And strengthen you from Zion’s hill. May He remember your offerings; May He accept your ascension gifts. …
Glorify It Yet Again
Father and gracious Lord, we praise and glorify Your name, and ask You to glorify it yet again in our celebration here. We pray that You would bless the labor that put this meal together, and bless our enjoyment of it. We ask that You would use this food to strengthen us, and prepare us …
Why Don’t You Hear?
Minister: Lift up your hearts! Congregation: We lift them up to the Lord! How long are You going to forget me? You are eternal; Is Your forgetfulness the same? How long do You intend to hide Your face? How long will I have to counsel myself? Communing with nothing but my own sorrow? How long …
Amen, and Amen
Minister: Lift up your hearts! Congregation: We lift them up to the Lord! Our Lord and God, we praise and magnify You. We bless Your name above every name, and exult in the fact that You are a God above all gods. You promised the world to our father Abraham, and You promised that You …