Category: Sunday Praise

Sunday Praise and a Prayer to Live Worthy of Our Calling

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Dear Heavenly Father, we praise you for this beautiful day you’ve made. We praise you for your holiness and righteousness.  You are the Almighty God, the King of kings and Lord of lords. You are our good Father from whom all blessings flow. 

We look to you Father, to fill us again with the hope of your promises, with a steadfast faith, that we may act justly and love mercy and walk humbly with You. 

Father, as we fix our eyes on you, our supreme Hope, help us remember to “submit ourselves for Your sake to every human institution, whether to a king as the one in authority, or to governors as sent by You for the punishment of evildoers and the praise of those who do right. For such is Your will, that by doing right we silence the ignorance of foolish people. That we will act as free people, not using our freedom as a covering for evil, but using it as Your bond-servants.” 1 Peter 2:13-16

Father we submit those authorities into your hands and pray that your will be done on earth as it is in heaven. We pray for the salvation of each one, that they would fervently seek you and your wisdom to govern rightly.

In everything, with hope and faith, may we live worthy of the high calling you’ve placed on our lives, as children of the King.

And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one, for Yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. 

In Jesus’ holy and precious name we pray, amen. 

 

Sunday Praise and a Prayer for Pastors Everywhere

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Dear Heavenly Father, we praise your holy and righteous name. You are the First and the Last, the I AM, the Creator of everything and everyone. 

Father, we want to thank you today, on this Pastor Appreciation Day, for every pastor who has answered your call on their lives to serve you and your people. 

Thank you for giving them the strength and courage they need to do all they do every week, and every day. Thank you for leading them, for giving them your wisdom, for holding up their arms when they’re exhausted from the constant call they face in this high-profile calling, along with all they do for their wives and families. 

We pray you would continue to renew their hearts for service, that they would not grow weary, but would continue to serve you in your strength. We pray you would fill them with wisdom to meet the challenges they face, to keep loving the people you’ve given them, and to keep serving you with a pure and sincere heart. 

Father we pray for pastors’ wives as well. We know they work hard to support their husbands, to sacrifice time with them, and to serve their families.

Lord, we pray for continued strength and wisdom for them, too. 

Lord, may they all know how very much they are loved and appreciated by those of us they serve, and of course by you. 

We pray they know their service is not in vain. That they would know you are using them in mighty ways even though they might not always see it. And help them remember they are laying up the most precious treasures in heaven. 

Please protect them from the enemy, fortify them, and fill them with your peace. In Jesus’ name we pray, amen. 

Sunday Praise and a Prayer to Be Wise Stewards

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Dear Heavenly Father, we love you and praise you. We are so blessed to call you our Father, and to know that we can put every ounce of faith in you and you alone. You are our Provider, our Redeemer, our Hope and our Comfort.

Father, you are our Rock. Whenever everything else around is shaky, we stand upon you, the immovable, unshakeable, unchangeable Rock. 

Help us remember to be wise stewards of the grace and time you’ve given us, putting into practice the words of Christ, building upon the foundation you’ve laid through Him so we can remain steadfast in our faith no matter what comes. 

May we continually stand upon the Rock of our salvation, shining a light of hope and encouragement for believers and unbelievers alike, that through it all you will be glorified. 

Thank you, precious Lord. In Jesus’ holy and worthy name we pray, amen. 

Sunday Praise and a Prayer to Hear the Right Voice

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Dear Heavenly Father, we praise you.  You are righteous and holy and mighty, and we lift up the name of Jesus Christ as the only name by which we can be saved. 

Father, there is a constant, seemingly endless number of voices in our ears, trying to tell us what to think, what to believe, and what to do.  

But we know only you have the wisdom we need to live this life according to your will, and only you have the Holy Spirit we need to carry out your will.  

Father, we ask that you would anoint our ears to listen to only your voice and to carry out your wisdom no matter what the world tries to tell us. 

Help us remember the importance of spending time in your Word, the source of all truth and wisdom, and to do that daily.  Please open your Word to us and give us understanding and speak to each of our hearts what we need to hear to live lives that glorify you. 

Help us not be swayed by the words of the world, or by words of any who may sound compelling, but are not of you. 

Please lead us through this valley of the shadow of death, so that we come through victorious, matured followers of Christ, having had the privilege of bringing glory to the eternal King of kings. In Jesus’ name I pray, amen. 

Sunday Praise and a Prayer for the Weary

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Heavenly Father, we praise your precious and holy name. No matter what’s going on in our world, you are ultimately in control and you are worthy of all praise and glory. We worship you and you alone. We set our eyes upon you, and desire to be one with you in heart and mind.  

Father, so many of us are weary of what’s going on in our world right now. We grieve for the church and the persecution it’s experiencing all over the world.

We grieve for those who have lost loved ones;

we grieve for those who are out of work and struggling to provide for their families;

we grieve for the children who are growing up in the middle of the chaos and confusion;

and we grieve for the lost who have been blinded and led astray by the evil one. 

Father we know the whole creation groans under the weight of this sinful world, and we, too, groan inwardly as we wait eagerly for our adoption to sonship, the redemption of our bodies. For in this hope we were saved. 

Father, we pray you would renew our strength and our joy in you. While we wait, your precious Son has given us a promise – “Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy and my burden is light.” 

Help us to be near you, Lord, and cast our cares upon you, and find our rest in you. We pray for your peace that passes all understanding.

We pray you would show us where a brother or sister is struggling so we can pray for them and help them in whatever way you would have us.

Remind us always, to continue in prayer for all the saints, and let us be about your business, Father, until you come to take us home. In Jesus’ name we pray, amen.