26 May 2006

Pauline Lord's Prayer liturgy

I'm leading a mission team this weekend at a church in Middlesborough. I put together an office of the Lord's prayer to use in one of the team prayer times. It uses only material originally taken from Paul's epistles.

Daily prayer in the Lord's prayer pattern with Pauline material.

We did not receive a spirit that makes us slaves to fear
We received the Spirit of adoption
Your Spirit testifies withours that we are your children:
By your Spirirt we cry “Abba! Father”

Praise be to you, God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, Father of compassion and God of all comfort. We give thanks to you at all times and for everything in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.
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Nothing in all creation, will be able to separate us from your love, O God, in Christ Jesus our Lord.
Blessed are you God
Hallowed be your name.

Help us and all your church to bear with one another in love, making every effort to maintain the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace, we pray for all humility and gentleness, with patience.
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We bow our knees before you, Father, and your Spirit intercedes in our weakness;
for we do not know how to pray as we ought.

We pray that when your witnesses throughout the world speak, a message may be given to make known with boldness the mystery of the gospel
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We bow our knees before you, Father, and your Spirit intercedes in our weakness;
for we do not know how to pray as we ought.

We remember those in hardship, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword.
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We bow our knees before you, Father, and your Spirit intercedes in our weakness;
for we do not know how to pray as we ought.

We eagerly anticipate that the creation itself will be set free from its bondage to decay and will obtain the freedom of the glory of the children of God. We pray for the whole creation, groaning in labour pains until now;
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We bow our knees before you, Father, and your Spirit intercedes in our weakness;
for we do not know how to pray as we ought.

other concerns may be voiced or silently prayed ...

We bow our knees before you, Father, and your Spirit intercedes in our weakness;
for we do not know how to pray as we ought.

You supply seed to the sower and bread for food, supply and multiply our seed for sowing and increase the harvest of our righteousness.
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We bow our knees before you, Father, and your Spirit intercedes in our weakness;
for we do not know how to pray as we ought.

just as the Lord has forgiven us, so we also must forgive.
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There is therefore now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus.
Thanks be to God

strengthen our hearts in holiness that we may be blameless before you Father God at the coming of our Lord Jesus with all his saints.
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Now to hyou who by the power at work within us are able to accomplish abundantly far more than all we can ask or imagine,
to you be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus to all generations, forever and ever. Amen.

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