Morning Prayer Jan. 13

Tim Chester, a pastor in Great Britain encourages his Church to make prayer an essential part of missions. While it is designed for his congregation his ideas can be easily adapted for any Church. Read Prayer as a missionary strategy

Let us Pray

I will give you as a light to the nations, that my salvation may reach to the end of the earth. Isaiah 49:6b


CONFESSION OF SIN

Let us humbly confess our sins unto Almighty God.

[In your own words confess your sins to God then pray the General confession]

The General Confession

Most merciful God,
we confess that we have sinned against you
in thought, word, and deed,
by what we have done,
and by what we have left undone.
We have not loved you with our whole heart;
we have not loved our neighbors as ourselves.
We are truly sorry and we humbly repent.
For the sake of your Son Jesus Christ,
have mercy on us and forgive us;
that we may delight in your will,
and walk in your ways,
to the glory of your Name. Amen.


Declaration of Forgiveness

1 John 2:1-2 (GOD'S WORD translation)
My dear children, I'm writing this to you so that you will not sin. Yet, if anyone does sin, we have Jesus Christ, who has God's full approval. He speaks on our behalf when we come into the presence of the Father. He is the payment for our sins, and not only for our sins, but also for the sins of the whole world.

INVOCATION

O Lord, open thou our lips.
And our mouth shall show forth thy praise.

Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit: as it was in the beginning, is now, and will be for ever. Amen.

Psalm 100:1-5 A Psalm of praise.

Make a joyful noise unto the Lord, all ye lands. Serve the Lord with gladness: come before his presence with singing. Know ye that the Lord he is God: it is he that hath made us, and not we ourselves; we are his people, and the sheep of his pasture. Enter into his gates with thanksgiving, and into his courts with praise: be thankful unto him, and bless his name.For the Lord is good; his mercy is everlasting; and his truth endureth to all generations.

[In your own words give God praise, thanks and adoration]

PSALM OF THE DAY (Click to pray)

Psalm 11

Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit: *
as it was in the beginning, is now, and will be for ever. Amen.

MORNING PROVERBS (Click to read)

Proverbs 3:11-12

Glory be to God forever.

OLD TESTAMENT READING (Click to read)

Genesis 28

The Word of the Lord! Thanks be to God.

Silence may be kept after the Reading where you may wish to meditate on the text

JESUS, MY ADVOCATE ABOVE by Charles Wesley

Jesus, my Advocate above,
My Friend before the throne of love,
If now for me prevails Thy prayer,
If now I find Thee pleading there,
If Thou the secret wish convey,
And sweetly prompt my heart to pray;
Hear, and my weak petitions join,
Almighty Advocate, to Thine.

Fain would I know my utmost ill,
And groan my nature’s weight to feel,
To feel the clouds that round me roll,
The night that hangs upon my soul,
The darkness of my carnal mind,
My will perverse, my passions blind,
Scattered o’er all the earth abroad,
Immeasurably far from God.

Jesus, my heart’s desire obtain!
My earnest suit present, and gain;
My fulness of corruption show,
The knowledge of myself bestow;
A deeper displacence at sin,
A sharper sense of hell within,
A stronger struggling to get free,
A keener appetite for Thee.

O sovereign Love, to Thee I cry,
Give me Thyself, or else I die!
Save me from death, from hell set free,
Death, hell, are but the want of Thee.
Quickened by Thy imparted flame,
Saved, when possessed of Thee, I am;
My life, my only heaven Thou art,
O might I feel Thee in my heart!

NEW TESTAMENT READING (Click to read)

Matthew 9:18-26

The Word of the Lord! Thanks be to God.

Silence may be kept after the Reading where you may wish to meditate on the text

SONG OF PRAISE

Blessed art thou, O Lord God of our fathers; *
praised and exalted above all for ever.
Blessed are thou for the name of thy Majesty; *
praised and exalted above all for ever.
Blessed are thou in the temple of thy holiness; *
praised and exalted above all for ever.
Blessed are thou that beholdest the depths,
and dwellest between the Cherubim; *
praised and exalted above all for ever.
Blessed art thou on the glorious throne of thy kingdom; *
praised and exalted above all for ever.
Blessed are thou in the firmament of heaven; *
praised and exalted above all for ever.
Blessed are thou, O Father, Son, and Holy Spirit; *
praised and exalted above all for ever.

THE APOSTLES CREED

I believe in God the Father Almighty, Maker of heaven and earth: and in Jesus Christ his only Son our Lord: Who was conceived by the Holy Spirit, Born of the Virgin Mary: Suffered under Pontius Pilate, Was crucified, dead, and buried: He descended into hell; The third day he rose again from the dead: He ascended into heaven, And sitteth on the right hand of God the Father Almighty: From thence he shall come to judge the quick and the dead. I believe in the Holy Spirit: The holy Christian and universal Church; The Communion of Saints: The Forgiveness of sins: The Resurrection of the body, And the Life everlasting. Amen.

INTERCESSORY PRAYER

Lord, have mercy upon us.
Christ, have mercy upon us.
Lord, have mercy upon us.

The Lord's Prayer

Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy Name, thy kingdom come, thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our tresspasses,as we forgive those who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever and ever. Amen.

Prayer for the Week

Father in heaven, who at the baptism of Jesus in the River Jordan proclaimed him your beloved Son and anointed him with the Holy Spirit: Grant that all who are baptized into his Name may keep the covenant they have made, and boldly confess him as Lord and Savior; who with you and the Holy Spirit lives and reigns, one God, in glory everlasting. Amen.

[In your own words pray for a deeper relationship with God for yourself, your loved ones and your Church]

Prayer for Grace

Lord, our heavenly Father, Almighty and everlasting God, who hast safely brought us to the beginning of this day; Defend us in the same with thy mighty power; and grant that this day we fall into no sin, neither run into any kind of danger; but that all our doings may be ordered by thy governance, to do always that is righteous in thy sight; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

[You may pray for all other needs here]

BENEDICTION

May the God of hope fill us with all joy and peace in believing through the power of the Holy Spirit. Amen. Romans 15:13