Call to Worship
Worthy is the Lamb Who was slain to receive power and riches and wisdom, strength and honor and glory and blessing!
Refer: Revelation 5:12
Thanksgiving
Thank You, Loving Father, that You have never given up on us and that You never will.
Scripture Reading
9 Two are better than one, because they have a good reward for their toil. 10 For if they fall, one will lift up his fellow. But woe to him who is alone when he falls and has not another to lift him up! 11 Again, if two lie together, they keep warm, but how can one keep warm alone? 12 And though a man might prevail against one who is alone, two will withstand him—a threefold cord is not quickly broken.
Refer: Ecclesiastes 4:9-12
Prayer of Intercession
Christ with me, Christ before me, Christ behind me, Christ in me,
Christ beneath me, Christ above me, Christ on my right, Christ on my left,
Christ when I lie down, Christ when I sit down, Christ when I arise,
Christ in the heart of every man who thinks of me, Christ in the mouth of everyone who speaks of me,
Christ in every eye that sees me, Christ in every ear that hears me.
(first offered by St. Patrick, Breastplate Prayer of Protection)
Father, we draw near today in prayer to thank You for the ‘others’ You have blessed our lives with in so many different ways. At times, we refused to hear Your wisdom and ignored Your love because we failed to receive those You sent to bless and guide us. Forgive us; we pray. At times, we have failed to be Your loving ‘others’ and we have failed to offer Your care and blessing to someone else. Forgive us; we pray. May we be a friend, a neighbor, a family and a community who reaches out and lifts up. May we build connections and seek to establish Christ-centered relationships where “a threefold cord” is not easily broken. In Jesus’ name, we thank You and pray Your blessing upon LMC’s outreaches of Coffee & Convos YMCA Prayer Team, 249 & Hope, the Matthew 25:35 Team, Wednesdays Shower Team, Disaster Recovery Team, Benevolence Team, our mentors who enter local schools, Kairos Prison Ministry and Kairos Torch Ministry to detained youth. In all times, may we share love and faith and may we guide people into a lifestyle centered around You, Jesus.
As The Spirit Leads
Please continue in prayer for any personal, church, community, nation, or world needs, concerns, or thanksgivings.
Lord’s Prayer
Let us close by praying the words that Jesus taught.
Our Father in heaven, hallowed be Your name. Your kingdom come; Your will be done on earth as in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread and forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For Yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen.
Refer: Matthew 6:9–13
Thank you for joining us in prayer. We hope you join us tomorrow.
The LORD bless you and keep you.
The LORD make His face to shine upon you and be gracious to you.
The LORD lift up his countenance upon you and give you peace.
—Numbers 6:24–26
