We lift up all to you who are being treated as other than the image of You. Lord, have mercy, where there is still sex slavery, bring it to an end, where there are tyrannical overlords and dictators, bring them down.
(Psalm 34) And in all this we will bless you at all times, and your praise shall be continually on our mouths. “My soul makes its boast in the LORD, let the humble hear and be glad. Oh, magnify the LORD with me, and let us exalt his name together! This poor man cried, and the LORD heard him and saved him out of all his troubles. We bring to you troubles today LORD: houses that have been ravaged by storms, cars that have died and left us financially unstable, unexpected surgeries and sicknesses, and so much more trouble, that we lift up to you now (silence). We know LORD, that your angels encamp around those who fear you and deliver us, oh LORD, deliver us. Let us taste and see that LORD is good! Blessed is the one who takes refuge in Him!
The eyes of the LORD are toward the righteous
and his ears toward their cry.
The face of the LORD is against those who do evil,
to cut off the memory of them from the earth.
Lord, there are an epidemic of meth cookers and meth dealers and heroin and all sorts of drugs ravaging our state and our nation. Oh Lord, deliver many from addiction. Bring many dealers to yourself, showing them mercy and forgiveness and bringing them to repentance. And where that will not be, let justice be done and bring a new cleanness to our state.
When the righteous cry for help, the LORD hears
and delivers them out of all their troubles.
The LORD is near to the brokenhearted
and saves the crushed in spirit.
Many are the afflictions of the righteous,
but the LORD delivers him out of them all.
Lord, there are homeless people who genuinely seek you, and wonder where you are. Lord have mercy. Give our society wisdom to know how to deal with homelessness, and give our church wisdom and resources to be a small part of caring for the “least of these.”
(Phil 1) Give us joy. May we honor you Lord in all we do, never ashamed to make the good news of Jesus known. Bring many in Edmond and Oklahoma City that are not in church, that are not in Christ, this morning, to places where they will seek you. Put something in their hearts that they would be looking for Christ, that they would come across Christians, and that our lives would be worthy of the gospel of Christ, and so use us to invite many to know Christ. Let us see salvations and let us see your church grow, and not only ours, but all gospel preaching church. We pray for the mega churches and their very public pastors: North Church, Life Church and Craig Groeshel, Christ Community Church, and other big churches around us, keep them faithful to the gospel and use those churches for your purpose to serve this world and make the gospel known. Protect those pastors from arrogance and pride and from falls.
Jesus, thank you that we are in you. May we abide in you. Holy Spirit, help us, that we may keep our Father’s commandments, because we love you. Especially because we have the greatest love and friendship of all, the friend that would die on the cross for us. Help us love as we have been loved, here at Heritage Presbyterian Church.
ALMIGHTY and everlasting God, give unto us the increase of faith, hope, and love; and, that we may obtain that which you have promised, make us to love that which you command; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
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