Minister: Lift up your hearts! Congregation: We lift them up to the Lord! Great God , Majestic Father, Creator of all that has life and breath, we use the breath You have bestowed on us in order to return thanks to You. You are the God of great deliverance. You are the Savior God. You …
All Fatherhood
Our Father in heaven, You are the Father from whom all fatherhood in heaven and on earth derives its name. We worship You now in the name of Jesus Christ, Your eternal Son, and we ask You to receive us for His sake. We look to You, wanting Your Holy Spirit to bind us together …
Marriage From the Ground Up
Minister: Lift up your hearts! Congregation: We lift them up to the Lord! God of glory, we come before You now in the majesty of Jesus Christ, and are glad to present ourselves to You in His name. You have spoken the universe into existence. You fashioned the earth and the sun and the moon. …
Bowing in Gratitude
Our great and glorious God, we bow before You in gratitude. We know that such thankfulness is a gift to us from You, and so we thank You even for that. We know that thankfulness grows, and develops, just as bitterness does, and we plead with You to keep us grateful and never bitter. We …
The Risen Lord
Minister: He is risen! Congregation: He is risen indeed! God of everlasting life, we pray to You in the mighty name of Jesus Christ, our risen Lord. As Jonah spent three days and three nights in the belly of the great fish, so the Lord Jesus spent three days and three nights in the heart …
And the Table Underneath
Our gracious heavenly Father, we thank You now in the name of Jesus Christ. Thank You for this food, the hands that prepared it, the fellowship around it, and the table underneath it. We give all thanks back to You, knowing that without Your Spirit, we could not live in the Sabbath rest that You …
God’s Daughter-in-Law
Minister: Lift up your hearts! Congregation: We lift them up to the Lord! Almighty God, everlasting Father, gracious Lord, we worship You now in Your triune holiness, knowing that we cannot worship You or approach You in any other way. We pray to You, Father, lifting up Your name because we know that Jesus taught …
Sabbath After Sabbath
Father in heaven, we glorify Your name and we lift up our hearts to You. Thank You for all the kindness You bestow, day after day, week after week, Sabbath after Sabbath, year after year, and generation after generation. We know that we are utterly dependent upon You and we ask You to show Your …
Small Beginnings
Minister: Lift up your hearts! Congregation: We lift them up to the Lord! Great God, heavenly Father, Lord of all that is, King of heaven and earth, we pray to You now in the name of Jesus Christ, Your Son and our Lord. You delight in manifesting Your glory in things that are small. You …
Surpassing Comprehension
Our Father and God, Your kindness to us surpasses comprehension. We are so grateful as we approach yet another Lord’s Day. We thank You for our salvation rest, we thank You for Jesus Christ, we thank You that our children and grandchildren can grow up loving You by the grace You have given. The food …