Receiving Living Hope 4/19/20 ~Knowing Your Situation
2nd Sunday of Easter
Opening Prayer:
Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit;
as it was in the beginning, is now, and will be forever. Amen
Almighty God, through your only Son you overcame death
and opened to us the gate of everlasting life.
Grant that we who celebrate our Lord’s resurrection,
by the renewing of your Spirit,
arise from the death of sin to the life of righteousness;
through the same Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
Read these Scriptures Lessons: Acts 2: 14a, 22-32, Psalm 16, John 20: 19-31
(Take some time silently meditate on God’s Word)
Intercessory Prayer: Use the following intercessory prayer to help you focus specific concerns.
Take some time to pray for yourself and others. Let the Spirit lead you and guide you as you pray.
God of eternity:
You are present with us because of Christ’s rising from the dead,
and you persist in lifting us to new life in him.
We bring to you our prayers for this world in need of resurrection.
Especially we pray
for nations and people in suffering....
for the poor and impoverished, at home and abroad…
for those we know in particular circumstances of distress…
for the diseased and the dying…
for all who follow the risen Christ…;
Through the same Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen
Lord’s Prayer: Conclude this time of prayer with reciting the prayer that Jesus taught us to pray.
The Gospel Lesson: 1 Peter 1: 3-5 (included in message)
Sermon Message: “Receiving Living Hope” ~Knowing Your Situation
Link: https://youtu.be/iUIXkes7EAI
Closing Prayer: Conclude this time of worship together by praying this prayer...
Lord God, almighty and everlasting Father, you have brought us in safety to this new day: Preserve us with your mighty power, that we may not fall into sin, nor be overcome by adversity; and in all we do, direct us to the fulfilling of your purpose; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
Opening Prayer:
Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit;
as it was in the beginning, is now, and will be forever. Amen
Almighty God, through your only Son you overcame death
and opened to us the gate of everlasting life.
Grant that we who celebrate our Lord’s resurrection,
by the renewing of your Spirit,
arise from the death of sin to the life of righteousness;
through the same Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
Read these Scriptures Lessons: Acts 2: 14a, 22-32, Psalm 16, John 20: 19-31
(Take some time silently meditate on God’s Word)
Intercessory Prayer: Use the following intercessory prayer to help you focus specific concerns.
Take some time to pray for yourself and others. Let the Spirit lead you and guide you as you pray.
God of eternity:
You are present with us because of Christ’s rising from the dead,
and you persist in lifting us to new life in him.
We bring to you our prayers for this world in need of resurrection.
Especially we pray
for nations and people in suffering....
for the poor and impoverished, at home and abroad…
for those we know in particular circumstances of distress…
for the diseased and the dying…
for all who follow the risen Christ…;
Through the same Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen
Lord’s Prayer: Conclude this time of prayer with reciting the prayer that Jesus taught us to pray.
The Gospel Lesson: 1 Peter 1: 3-5 (included in message)
Sermon Message: “Receiving Living Hope” ~Knowing Your Situation
Link: https://youtu.be/iUIXkes7EAI
Closing Prayer: Conclude this time of worship together by praying this prayer...
Lord God, almighty and everlasting Father, you have brought us in safety to this new day: Preserve us with your mighty power, that we may not fall into sin, nor be overcome by adversity; and in all we do, direct us to the fulfilling of your purpose; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
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