Grant Father that our services today communicate a sense of gravitas and
dignity. We are here to meet with You, our transcendent, Holy God,
Father, Son and Holy Spirit. Help us to treat you as holy, pouring out a
sacrifice of reverent homage, praise and worship. Teach us to worship
you with fear and respect. Though our church has the stage in the
centre, help us nevertheless in our hearts to prioritise hearing,
meditating on and applying your word to our hearts and minds.
Protect
us from erroneous ideas about who you are: You're not a superhero who
exists merely to affirm us and make us happy. Your a holy God who calls
us to be holy. We're not the focus of what's going on here. You, Lord
God, are the focus. We're here to glorify you. We're here to lift up
your name. We're here playing and singing to work with the Holy Spirit in the preparation of people's hearts to
hear the word of God preached.
Grant Father that the preacher today
will open the Word of God and teach us from it. Through your Spirit
apply the word to our hearts. Convict us of sin. Drive us to our knees
in repentance. Lift us up through your Spirit to live again in newness
of thought and newness of life.
In the name of our Lord and Saviour, Jesus Christ.
Amen.
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