Heavenly Father, We thank you for this day. We thank you for the opportunity to gather and worship You in this space. We acknowledge that You are the One True God, and reject all others. You are the Potter, Lord and we are the clay. You molded us in Your image, we could never mold You in ours. May we not boast in anything but You, Lord. We know that we are not promised ANYTHING beyond this VERY moment. May we never take any day for granted. May we make the most of what we hav

Lord God Almighty, You are Holy Holy Holy. Perfect in power, in love and purity. Accept these tithes and offerings as a gift of our worship to you. We ask that You multiply what we give for the effective growth of your kingdom here on earth. May Christ dwell in our hearts through faith so that we, being rooted and grounded in love, may have the strength to know the love of Christ that surpasses all understanding. May we be filled with all the fullness of God--Father, Son and

As its written in Psalm 100, v 3-4, we come acknowledging that “that the Lord is God— he made us; we belong to him. We are his people, the sheep of his own pasture.(we) Enter his gates with thanks; (and) enter his courtyards with praise! CEV We Thank You Lord, and come to Bless your name – all that we have belongs to you! We dedicate these tithes, gifts and offerings to You, that we may fulfill your purposes in this place. Continuing in Psalms 100, v 5, "Be

Lord, thank you for the abundant blessings you have given us, and for all that you have provided in our lives. We are especially grateful for all you have provided for this church, and for our church family. Lord, we acknowledge that everything we have belongs to you. We thank you for the opportunity to give back to you, for all that you have given us. We thank you for the privilege of supporting your ministry through our tithes and offerings, and are grateful for the generos

Father God, how marvelous, how wonderful is Your love for us, that you sent your only begotten son to die for our sins and to overcome death. We thank you for your amazing grace and mercy. You are worthy of all our praise! As we consider “Do not be lukewarm,” if we focus on “lukewarm” we will stay lukewarm. Help us to turn our thoughts to who you created us to be, and what you are calling us to be—Alive in Christ, living into the Freedom in Christ. It is not that we have to d

Heavenly Father, Thank You for blessing this church in so many ways. We ask that You bless these gifts that we are returning to You. Let us always remember THAT - EVERYTHING we have comes from you. We are merely returning that which ALREADY belongs to You. May these gifts be pleasing to You, Oh Lord. May we be good stewards of all with which we've been entrusted. May we be guided by the Holy Spirit as we use these gifts to help those in need. Guide our thoughts, our words, an

Lord, we come before you this morning, in a grateful and humble spirit, to worship you. You have given us so much, and we know you are a merciful, loving, and understanding God. We are grateful for your presence in this church, for our precious church family, and for this loving and caring faith community. We are here because we want to follow you, and be more like you. We pray that you will help us grow as we take on the full armor of God. You have given us the Living Word,

Listening Prayer Exercise – Individual (Be still and know that I am God—Psalm 46:10) 1. Open with Devotion (see below for a suggested devotional) 2. The process is simple: Take our concerns to God; be still, listen; obey. a. Take any praises or concerns directly to God in prayer. b. What is our question(s) of God? Some examples include: i. I don’t know what to do. What should I/we do about _______? ii. What does God

Have you ever asked God to tell you, show you, what He wants you to know—and then gone about your business without bothering to listen? I’m sure I’m not the only person that has done/does this. With so many exciting things happening in the life of our church, and the many things to come as we re-locate, grow, change, this is the perfect time to introduce “Listening Prayer” to prayerfully seek the Lord for His will above ours. Pastor Lauren has asked our entire congregatio

by Jeff McDermott Heavenly Father, We thank you for this day. We thank you for our many blessings. As we celebrate the 250th anniversary of our Declaration of Independence, we are so thankful for the faith, virtue and courage of our founding fathers who risked everything. We thank you for their deep faith and biblical worldview. We acknowledge that Our Rights are granted to us by You, our Creator, and not by an earthly king or government. We only bow to you, Lord, the One Tru