Pastoral Prayer – 8/24/2025

Prayers for the Church

Lord God,

May your Spirit teach us all things and bring to mind all that you have said to us today (John 14:26) and may the word of Christ dwell richly in us. (Col. 3:16)

Do this so that we might walk in a manner worthy of you, fully pleasing to you, and bearing fruit in every good work. (Col. 1:9010)

Prayers for Members

Father, we are so thankful for ___ …

Pastoral Prayer – 8/17/2025

Prayers for the Church

Father,

Give us to have certainty of the things we have been taught. (Luke 1:4) And let our knowledge grow up to reach all the riches of full assurance. (Col. 2:2) Cause us to go beyond knowledge into faith and trust.

Enable us, we pray, to follow the pattern of sound words that we have heard in the faith and love that are in Christ Jesus (1 Tim. 1:13) and to …

Pastoral Prayer – 8/10/25

Prayers for the Church

Father,

Give us to have certainty concerning the things we have been taught; (Luke 1:4) and let our knowledge grow up to reach all the riches of full assurance of understanding and the knowledge of God’s mystery, which is Christ. (Col. 2:2) And make us doers of the word and not hearers only. (James 1:22)

Prayers for Members

Lord God we remember ___ and ___ ___, asking that you comfort them …

Pastoral Prayer – 8/3/25

Prayers for the Church

Father,

We draw near to the throne of grace, that we may receive not only mercy to pardon, but grace to help in every time of need. (Heb. 4:16)

We ask for your grace to be sufficient for us, let your power be made perfect in our weakness. (2 Cor. 12:9-10)

We are daily tempted to trust ourselves to our own good works, but any good that comes from us is …

Pastoral Prayer – 7/13/2025

Prayers for the Church

Almighty God,

We draw near to your throne of grace, that we may receive not only mercy to pardon, but also grace to help us in every time of need (Heb. 4:16)

Father, let our old self be crucified with Christ so that we might no longer be slaves to sin, but worship and love you with full hearts. (Rom. 6:6) Give us grace to put off the old self, and …

Pastoral Prayer – 7/6/2025

Prayers for the Church

Our Father,

You are the God of hope. So fill us with all joy and peace in believing, so that by your Spirit, we may abound in hope. (Romans 15:13) You will not abandon us to the grave but have already ransomed us with the blood of Christ.

Prayers for Members

Father, we thank you for our members, ____ and ______ ________. May your grace be upon their home, their son …

Pastoral Prayer – 9/22/2024

Lord God,

We recount all of your faithfulness to us; your mighty power that you have displayed over and over in our lives. You have made us in your image and likeness (Genesis 1:27) and we are fearfully and wonderfully made. (Psalm 139:14)

And you have been faithful to preserve us all the days of our life. We lay down and sleep each night for you, Lord, make us to dwell in safety. (Psalm 4:8)…

Pastoral Prayer

Prayers for the Church

God, Our Father,

The fear of you is the beginning of wisdom (Ps. 111:10), and we pray that you would give us that holy and reverential fear. May we keep your Word (Rev. 3:10), and obey your commandments (Eccl. 12:13)

Give us also the grace to love you with all our heart, soul, mind, and strength. (Mk. 12:30) May your Son, the Lord Jesus, be very precious to us (1 Pet. …

Pastoral Prayer

Prayers for the Church

Father, may you sanctify your church completely. Keep us blameless in body and soul until the coming of our Lord Jesus. We know you are faithful and will do this (1 Thess. 2:23-24)

Prayers for the Lost

 

Father, we pray for the nation and the people of Afghanistan. We grieve that their nation is under the control of a terrorist group and ask for your mercy. Preserve the lives of Afghans …

Pastoral Prayer: Armfuls of Gratitude

Father Almighty,

You have said that the one who offers thanksgiving as a sacrifice glorifies you, and because we long for your name to be exalted we bring you armfuls of gratitude.

Thank you for your kindness and common grace to all men. You make the sun rise and the rains fall on the just and unjust alike. You have bestowed gifts of intelligence, wisdom, character, and truth on all of your creatures. You’ve promised …