Opening Prayer Lord, open our eyes to see what You have given us in Your Gospel. Amen. Text: Romans 1:16–17 For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ, for it is the power of God to salvation for everyone who believes, for the Jew first and also for the Greek. For in it…
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Throughout history there have been many stories attempting to explain how humans and all other living things came to exist. Today there are three main positions regarding this issue: Living things came into being through processes of chemical evolution, in which some organic chemicals eventually began to take on the characteristics of life. After this,…
Opening Prayer Lord Jesus, today let us again hear You pray for us. Amen. Text: John 17:20–26 “I do not pray for these alone, but also for those who will believe in Me through their word; that they all may be one, as You, Father, are in Me, and I in You; that they also…
Opening Prayer Lord Jesus, grant us grace to hear Your most holy words with Your Father in which You pray for us. Amen. Text: John 17:11–19 “Now I am no longer in the world, but these are in the world, and I come to You. Holy Father, keep through Your name those whom You have…
Opening Prayer Lord, instruct me and I will keep Your Law and guard it with my whole heart. Amen. Text: James 1:17–21 Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and comes down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation or shadow of turning. Of His own will He…
Opening Prayer Come, heavenly Comforter, and explain Jesus’ Word for us. Amen. Text: John 16:5–15 “But now I go away to Him who sent Me, and none of you asks Me, ‘Where are You going?’ But because I have said these things to you, sorrow has filled your heart. Nevertheless I tell you the truth.…
Opening Prayer Lord Jesus, give us grace again to hear You pray. Amen. Text: John 17:6–11 “I have manifested Your name to the men whom You have given Me out of the world. They were Yours, You gave them to Me, and they have kept Your word. Now they have known that all things which…
Opening Prayer Lord, let Your Word bow our hearts in obedience to You. Amen. Text: Matthew 3:8–10 “Therefore bear fruits worthy of repentance, and do not think to say to yourselves, ‘We have Abraham as our father.’ For I say to you that God is able to raise up children to Abraham from these stones.…
Opening Prayer Lord, let Your Word chasten and humble us and set us before the throne of grace. Amen. Text: Isaiah 55:6–7 Seek the Lord while He may be found, call upon Him while He is near. Let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts; let him return to the Lord,…