MESSENGER - Evangelical Mennonite Conference

with our churches
A Sunday morning prayer
EVANGELICAL FELLOWSHIP
CHURCH, Steinbach, Manitoba
This prayer, slightly shortened,
was led by Carl Doerksen on
July 3, 2011:
Lord of Heaven and of Earth, we
praise and we worship you. You
are the living God to whom Christ
has opened the way by giving the
ultimate sacrifice, by his death and
resurrection.
We rejoice with the multitudes
of Christians around the world
who are calling on your name and
worshipping you today.
We reflect on the words of the
Psalmist who exhorts us to “Honour
the Lord for the glory of your name.
Worship the Lord in the splendour
of his holiness.” That is our desire
and our intent this morning.
We come to you in repentance for
those things in our lives to which
we hold a tighter grip than we hold
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to you. We confess that we are
tempted to have other gods before
us, to have priorities that are more
pleasing to ourselves than pleasing
to you.
Jesus, come and cleanse us; renew a
right spirit within us.
We ask that you would stir our
hearts for an ever deeper longing
and desire to listen to your voice,
to walk with you. May our service
this morning serve as a way for
us to connect not only with each
other, but to connect us with you to
empower us and re-energize us for
your service and for your glory.
We pray this morning for Annual
EMC Convention being held in
Calgary. May the connections,
the discussions and decisions at
the convention serve to expand
the horizons and visions of our
Conference.
May they help us to grow in our
mission as well as in our service and
witness to our neighbours and to
our world!
As we travel and vacation this summer,
we ask for your safety and for
your protection. May you go before
us and fill us with the awe of you as
we reflect on you, on your word and
on the beauty of your creation.
We pray also for our children, our
grandchildren and many others
who will be attending summer Bible
camps this year. Jesus, may your
love touch their hearts and impact
them in their relationship with you
and their love for you.
We pray for the week of VBS. Give
energy and passion to the leaders
and help the boys and girls who
come to receive a special touch from
you.
We pray for Christians everywhere,
we who are salt and light to the
world around us. May our lives be a
sweet smelling savour and a ray of
light to those around us!
Particularly we are reminded to
pray this for the folks who meet
at the Emmanuel Evangelical Free
Church here in Steinbach.
Thank you, Jesus, for your presence
here. We commit ourselves to you
for this service, for today and for
this week.
Hear our prayers, O God, for we
pray in the powerful name of Jesus
our Saviour.
Amen.
Submitted, at editor’s request,
by Carl Doerksen
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