Prayer of Praise: –

Heavenly Father, we gather this morning with those who love You, that we might sing Your praises and share Your love with one another. You have shown Your faithfulness to us every day, in ways that we do not always recognize,
so we gather this morning, in order to thank You for Your constant watch-care over us. Help us to entrust our lives to You and Your purposes as we pray in the Name of Jesus Christ, Amen  

Prayer of Confession: –

(Responsive)

We come to God, knowing that we have failed to obey,

the call of Jesus to love God and one another with our whole being,

but we come also to a God who reaches out to us with healing and reconciliation.

God of all mercy, give us grace today to make a fresh start.

We know we have not loved you with our whole heart,

nor have we loved our neighbour as ourselves.

As we hope to be forgiven, teach us how to forgive,

and lead us forward in a new life, 

where neither grudges nor resentment have a part,

through Jesus Christ our Lord we pray,

Amen

Assurance of Forgiveness

If we confess our sins, God is faithful and just,

and will forgive our sins and

cleanse us from all unrighteousness. (1 John 1:9)

Hear then Christ’s word of grace to us,

‘Your sins are forgiven’.

Thanks be to God.

Prayers for Others

(Responsive)

Although God is unspeakably high and glorious,

this Lord meets the lowly with grace.

Let us pray for the world at large, the large powers and their leaders, and those small nations whose voices sound weak within the councils of the mighty; may the will of God be done. Although God is unspeakably high and glorious,

this Lord meets the lowly with grace.

Let us bring before God the needs of our own land, its leaders and those who are led, the wise and the gullible, the radical and the conservative, that the will of God may be done. Although God is unspeakably high and glorious,

this Lord meets the lowly with grace.

Let us lift up to God our local community, its schools and community centres, its sporting fields and hospitals, farmers, industry, and commerce, that the will of God may be done. Although God is unspeakably high and glorious,

this Lord meets the lowly with grace.

Let us commit to God the life of this church; its fellowship and outreach, its healthy members and the sick, our pastor, leaders, and the many quiet achievers; that the will of God may be done. Although God is unspeakably high and glorious,

this Lord meets the lowly with grace.

Let us pray for our families, friends and neighbours, especially for any who are enduring hardship, grave temptation, or are facing hard decisions, that the will of God may be done. Although God is unspeakably high and glorious,

this Lord meets the lowly with grace.

Most high and glorious  God,  our holy Friend, thank you for listening to our prayers, Please sift and sort them, correct or enlarge them, deny them or bless them, for you know what is best for us, and we trust you to complete all that you have commenced on earth. Through Jesus Christ our Saviour.

Amen!

The Lord’s Prayer

Our Father in Heaven, hallowed be your name,

your kingdom come,

your will be done, on Earth as it is in Heaven.

Give us today our daily bread.

Forgive us our sins, as we forgive those who sin against us.

Save us from the time of trial and deliver us from evil,

For the Kingdom, the power, and the glory are yours,

Now and forever.  Amen.