View of Las Vegas from New Song Church in Henderson, NV
Almighty God, thank You for this gift called life. Forgive us when we forget how to live. Forgive us when we walk away from the opportunity of experiencing and sharing Your presence. We can share the gift of Christ’ salvation to anyone, anytime and anywhere, so get rid of the idea that we can only share the gospel on a Sunday morning. And even through the trials and darkest valleys of this life let our light so shine that we may glorify our Father in heaven. Let our faith in You not falter but, instead, be strengthened by Your Holy Spirit. Let everything that You want to do in and through us be done. For as long as we still have breath we can still do good works in His name. Unite us in Your cause Jesus so that our bonds with You are manifested in all that we do: through our joys and sorrows. Help us to pray for those that are close by yet so far away. Guide us all back to Your Word so that we can live in freedom knowing that this world can never imprison the message of God’s grace, forgiveness, love and mercy.
Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, thank You for this time together. Thank You for the gift of knowing You and what you have done and continue to do for all of us. Bring us into Your presence today through the guidance of Your Holy Spirit. Wash away all of the doubts, worries, and shame of yesterday so that we can experience You today. So that we can experience Your grace, Your mercy and Your love. Keep us close and hold our hearts in Your caring arms so that our motives can be pure and filled with the joy of Christ. Release us from the darkness of ignorance and arrogance so that we can live in Your truth, confidently knowing that God is never far away and that His message of love and forgiveness is more important than anything that this world can possibly offer.
Lord Jesus, thank You for this life. Thank You for the gift of another year. Seasons come and go but You are always there. Thank You for stepping into this world as one of us. Your choices defined what love is. Love is sacrifice, unconditional and never ending. Because of Your sacrifice You redefined who we are. We are not our mistakes or successes of the past. We are, instead the beloved children of the most High God living in His truth and in His possibilities. Step into our story Jesus so that we live. Help us to live. Help us to hope. Help us to love. Help us to experience the joy that is “For God so loved the world that He sent His only Son…not to condemn the world but to save it.”
I’ve always loved this classic praise song as it truly helps me to just be in His presence. “One thing have I asked of the Lord, that will I seek after: that I may dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life” – Psalm 24: 4
Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, thank You for being all that You are. Thank You for bringing back hope and joy. Thank You for showing us just how much we are loved by Almighty God. We ask for patience and guidance throughout this life. Take away the doubt and fear that the world throws at us and let our faith in You be the firm foundation that our life is built upon. Help us to let go of grudges or any ill will against our brothers and sisters knowing that we are all sinners and saints. Let us give the same compassion, kindness, forgiveness and love that is given to us from the Father, the Son and the Holy Ghost. To You alone we live and give all that we have knowing that because Christ lives we can live, confident and free, knowing that this world is not our home.
Lord God, thank You for allowing us to come into Your presence and experience Your grace, mercy and love. You are in the business of changing the world and changing lives. We ask that You would change whatever needs to be changed in our hearts and minds so that we can be the people that You made us to be: People of compassion, forgiveness and hope. And even though we may wander, just help us to listen and hear Your constant voice that will always lead us back to You. Bring back joy into this life. Bring back hope. And bring back the love that we should have for each other. Clear away any of the nonsense that would distract us from accessing our faith so that we can live this life confidently knowing that this world is not our home because we have been promised a life after this in eternity with the Heavenly Father through the sacrifice of His only Son and by the power of His Holy Spirit we have all been saved forever.
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