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A Prayer for Evangelism

Pure and Holy Triune God, We confess this day that we have failed in various ways to uphold your law. Particularly, we have shrunk away from sharing the gospel. We confess that even our zeal for evangelism has at times been mere posturing. Our fear of rejection and persecution, of ridicule and mockery has given us pause. We have not sought out the opportunities we might have otherwise had, We have cloistered ourselves away from unbelievers. But most grievously, Lord, we have not shared our hope with the world because that hope did not excite us enough. Lord and Father, impress upon our hearts the weight of our sin and the corresponding greatness of your mercy.  Enable us, by your Spirit, to be so joyful in our salvation that we become eager to share the reasons we have for hope! Empower us to trust in you, not only for the proper opportunities, but also to bring forth fruit. We confess our failures to you knowing that you have defeated our sin and its guilt.  We come to you this day and pray that you would restore our souls and delight us once more in you. Bless us, O Lord, that all the nations might praise your name! We pray in the name of our great high priest, Jesus Christ, amen. (Based on various passages like 1 Peter 3 and Psalm 67)

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Psalm 119:57-64 Prayer

Father, Forgive me for believing my fruit comes from idols, not from you. You are my portion, yet I often live as though other things were my portion. When I choose sin, I declare that you are not my portion. That you are not all my fruit. That you are not sufficient, or good enough. Forgive me and instill in my heart a firm belief that you are my portion. Enable me, by your Spirit, to say, “The Lord is my portion” when I am weak. Enable me to say, “The Lord is my portion,” when I am strong. Enable me to say “The Lord is my portion” when I am tempted by the world. Because you are my portion, make me steadfast in my attention to you—meditating on your word, worshiping you, and fellowshipping with your people. Strengthen me to invite others to choose the good portion as well. (Based on Psalm 119:57-64 & Hosea 14:8)

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Confession from Psalm 119:33-40

Father of Mercies and God of all comfort, comfort your servants today as we mourn over our remaining sin. We have committed ourselves to you, but we are still sinful. We know that when we disobey your Word, we build our house on sand, yet we have continued to choose the bad portion. We pray with the Psalmist: “Give me understanding, that I may keep your law and observe it with my whole heart. Lead me in the path of your commandments, for I delight in it. Incline my heart to your testimonies, and not to selfish gain! Turn my eyes from looking at worthless things; and give me life in your ways. Confirm to your servant your promise, that you may be feared. Turn away the reproach that I dread, for your rules are good.” Forgive us for the improper inclinations of our hearts, our desire for selfish gain, our attention to worthless things, through the Messiah, Jesus Christ, amen. (Based on Psalm 119:33-40)

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Prayer from Psalm 119:25-32

Merciful God, our souls cling to the dust. Give us life according to your word! We thank you that you hear our cries despite our many sins against you. Strengthen us by your Spirit; dispense upon us the blessings purchased by your Son Jesus Christ. His humiliation for us grieves us as we consider what he endured for our sins. He knew sorrow far beyond our own, though he did not deserve it. He obeyed your statutes perfectly. Forgive our sins and strengthen us. Enlarge our hearts, so we not only walk in your commandments, but we run in them! Enable us to do so, for your glory and our good, we ask in Jesus’ name, amen. (Based on Psalm 119:25-32)

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Confession from Psalm 119:17-24

Gracious LORD, you have dealt bountifully with us. We were once blind, but now we see wondrous things in your word. Your commandments were hidden from us because of our willful refusal. Give us continual eyes to behold your glory, even as treasures in jars of clay. We are sojourners in the earth, yet we often live as though we did not have heavenly citizenship. Our thoughts and hopes have been on this world. Forgive us! We come to your mercy seat for refuge and plead the blood of Jesus Christ. Transform us by your Spirit working through your word. Enable us to delight fully in you, we ask through Jesus, amen. (Based on Psalm 119:17-24)

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Psalm 119:9-16 Confession

“Dear God beyond all praising, you are blessed. We confess this day that we do not deserve your blessing. We have not kept our way pure. We have not guarded ourselves according to your Word. Instead, we have let the words of the world, the flesh, and the devil speak to our hearts. Forgive us for Jesus’ sake! Blot out our transgressions, and let us not wander from your commandments. Teach us, and give us a heart that loves to be taught by you. Transform us to love and delight in you and your law. Thank you that Christ died for our sins. We find in him all our delight, more than riches. He is the pearl of greatest price. We pray in his name, amen. “

(Based on Psalm 119:9-16)

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A Prayer to the Lord of Glory

Heavenly Father, you proclaim to us that Jesus is the Lord of glory, yet we often view glory according to the flesh. We regard princes and princesses, seeking to be among those who are rich, beautiful, and popular, and despairing when we are not. This affects how we treat our neighbors, whom we are called to love without favoritism. Forgive us for dishonoring the poor, those weak in the eyes of the world, and forgetting that you have not disdained us, but welcomed us in mercy. Forgive us and give us a biblical perspective on glory. Help us to see that if anyone is in Christ – new creation – and we are to regard them not by the flesh, that is, by worldly standards. We ask this in Jesus’ name, amen. (Based on James 2:1-8 and 2 Cor. 5)

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Another Prayer Based on Jonah 1

Gracious God and Father, we humble ourselves before you and plead for forgiveness today. Isaiah tells us that sin separates us from you, and we know it all too well. Sin also separates us from the neighbors we are called to love. You care for everything and everyone you created, but we are focused only on ourselves. When we run away from you and your paths of righteousness, we go downward and inward, like Jonah asleep in the ship’s cabin. Forgive our many sins and turn our souls towards you and others. Instill compassion in us that we may be like you, full of mercy, abounding in steadfast love. Make us steadfast in our confession of faith and enable us to live in accord with our confession. Thank you for our Savior, who seeks and saves the lost, stills the storms, and purchases our forgiveness with his life, amen.

Based on Jonah 1
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A Prayer from Micah 5

Holy God, there is none like you. We bow down before your infinite majesty, your perfect justice, and your inexplicable mercy. You have done what human ‘wisdom’ cannot explain—bestowed salvation on those weak and lowly, saved us through Christ crucified. We give thanks to you for saving us through faith in Christ. You have done this despite our craving of worldly significance, worldly power, and worldly glory. Our sinful quest for significance has manifested a conformity to the world’s thinking and has resulted in our mistreating others whom we deem insignificant, those who cannot help us climb the world’s ladder of significance. We have foolishly thought ourselves significant because of worldly accomplishments, forgetting that they are all rubbish compared to knowing Christ, and being found in him. Therefore, our sins before you should relegate us to insignificance forever; yet in profound mystery, you have saved us from our sins. We thank you for the Shepherd-King born in Bethlehem who is our peace with you. By your Spirit, transform us to view “significance” rightly—as loving justice and mercy, as walking humbly with our God. Make us rejoice in the significance you have bestowed on us by redeeming us, setting your name on us, placing your Spirit within our hearts. With this hope, preserve us in the trials and sufferings of this present world, For we pray in the name of Jesus, amen. (Drawn from Micah 5)

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