Opening Prayer Come, Holy Ghost, God and Lord! Be all Thy graces now outpoured On each believer’s mind and heart: Thy fervent love to them impart. Amen. (M. Luther, ELH 2) Text: John 14:23–31 Jesus answered and said to him, “If anyone loves Me, he will keep My word; and My Father will love him,…

Opening Prayer Lord, grant us grace to believe and hear Your promises. Amen. Text: Joel 2:28–32 “And it shall come to pass afterward that I will pour out My Spirit on all flesh; your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, your old men shall dream dreams, your young men shall see visions; And also on…

Opening Prayer Lord Jesus, awaken true comfort in our soul, and refresh us with Your Spirit. Amen. Text: John 7:37–40 On the last day, that great day of the feast, Jesus stood and cried out, saying, “If anyone thirsts, let him come to Me and drink. He who believes in Me, as the Scripture has…

Opening Prayer Lord God, heavenly Father, make us alive by Your Holy Spirit. Amen. Text: Isaiah 44:1–5 “Yet hear now, O Jacob My servant, and Israel whom I have chosen. Thus says the Lord who made you and formed you from the womb, who will help you: ‘Fear not, O Jacob My servant; and you,…

Opening Prayer Lord, open our eyes. Amen. Text: First John 3:1–6 Behold what manner of love the Father has bestowed on us, that we should be called children of God! Therefore the world does not know us, because it did not know Him. Beloved, now we are children of God; and it has not yet…

Opening Prayer Lord, silence our soul before You. Amen. Text: Psalm 62:1–8 Truly my soul silently waits for God; From Him comes my salvation. He only is my rock and my salvation; He is my defense; I shall not be greatly moved. How long will you attack a man? You shall be slain, all of…

Opening Prayer Lord, command us to love, and give us what You command. Amen. Text: John 15:17–21 “These things I command you, that you love one another. If the world hates you, you know that it hated Me before it hated you. If you were of the world, the world would love its own. Yet…

Opening Prayer Lord, let the Advocate come and bear witness in us. Amen. Text: John 15:26–16:4 “But when the Helper comes, whom I shall send to you from the Father, the Spirit of truth who proceeds from the Father, He will testify of Me. And you also will bear witness, because you have been with…

Opening Prayer Lord, give us Your Spirit. Amen. Text: First Peter 4:7–11 But the end of all things is at hand; therefore be serious and watchful in your prayers. And above all things have fervent love for one another, for “love will cover a multitude of sins.” Be hospitable to one another without grumbling. As…