Holy God,
all authority and power resides with You
for You are power and authority;
sovereign over all creation.
You are mighty and merciful,
full of grace and truth.
You are the very breath we breathe.
You are our life.
No heart beat goes by without Your knowledge and guiding hand,
and what a wonderful place to be –
in Your hands.
We do not have enough words or the capacity to glorify You as You deserve,
so we ask
that Your Spirit may intercede for us
and through us
so that Your praises ring loud and clear.
To You be all glory, honor, praise, worship and thanksgiving, through Christ Jesus our Lord,
Amen.
Opening prayer
O Master ~ A Prayer
This is the opening prayer I wrote to use for worship on Sunday. It is loosely based on the hymn, “O Master, Let Me Walk With You”. Now, I don’t claim any artistic ability when it comes to writing “poetry” (if that is what you can call this), I’m just happy I got stuff to rhyme 🙂
Oh well, in the end, may GOD be praised, right?
Let’s pray…
O Master, let us ever walk with you in lowly paths of service true.
Help us, the slow of heart, to believe in you; and may Your children give the glory Your name is due.
Teach, oh God, our wayward feet to stay, and guide them in the homeward way.
And when we stray, Oh Master, Lord of all, may Your forgiveness help us, in Your love, to stand tall.
And so may our path be one of service true and worship of You; that Your glory may ring loud and clear with beautiful tones of victory near.
All praise and glory be to You; gracious and humble and thankful for You.
In Jesus holy name I pray, Amen.
The Pastor -|—
Word and Authority ~ An Opening Prayer
Here is the opening prayer I wrote for worship. I offer it to you as you prepare to worship this awesome God of ours…
Holy God, creator and sustainer and giver of Life; there is no god quite like You. There is no authority quite like You. There is no other truth; no other lord and no other way quite like You. And we praise You that You are the King of kings and the Lord of lords. You are our Father. You are our Life. And so we bring our worship and praise here this morning. We also come seeking Your Word of Life; for it is THE authority in our lives. So may Your Spirit speak to our spirits that we may receive this word in all it’s glory and truth for it is from You, oh sovereign God. And in the words of Romans 12, may we not conform to this world but be transformed by the renewing of our minds; which comes through Your holy word. So here we are, oh God, to worship You for You are worthy. In Jesus name I pray, Amen.
May your day be an act of worship.
May your words bring glory to God.
May your acts reflect the Savior.
And may you be blessed that you may bless others.
All praise, glory, honor and worship be to our God for ever and ever. Amen.
The Pastor -|—
The Heart of a Pastor 