Opening Prayer Lord Jesus, bless us! Bless even us! Amen. Texts: Luke 24:50–52, Acts 1:13–14 And He led them out as far as Bethany, and He lifted up His hands and blessed them. Now it came to pass, while He blessed them, that He was parted from them and carried up into heaven. And they…

Opening Prayer Lord Jesus, give us a childlike faith and show us Your glory. Amen. Text: Acts 1:1–11 The former account I made, O Theophilus, of all that Jesus began both to do and teach. until the day in which He was taken up, after He through the Holy Spirit had given commandments to the…

Opening Thought You have ascended on high, You have led captivity captive; You have received gifts among men, Even among the rebellious, That the Lord God might dwell there (Psa 68:18). Text: Mark 16:14–20 Afterward He appeared to the eleven as they sat at the table; and He rebuked their unbelief and hardness of heart,…

Opening Prayer Lord, let the Spirit establish Your Word in our heart. Amen. Text: First John 5:13–15 These things I have written to you who believe in the name of the Son of God, that you may know that you have eternal life, and that you may continue to believe in the name of the…

Opening Prayer Lord, open our eyes to see what You have given us in Your Word. Amen. Text: John 15:7–11 “If you abide in Me, and My words abide in you, you will ask what you desire, and it shall be done for you. By this My Father is glorified, that you bear much fruit;…

Opening Prayer Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart Be acceptable in Your sight, O Lord, my strength and my redeemer. Amen. (Psa 19:14) Text: Matthew 6:5–8 “And when you pray, you shall not be like the hypocrites. For they love to pray standing in the synagogues and on the…

Opening Prayer Lord, teach me and I will keep Your Law and keep it with my whole heart. Amen. Text: James 1:22–27 But be doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves. For if anyone is a hearer of the word and not a doer, he is like a man observing his natural…

Opening Prayer Lord Jesus, teach us to pray in Your name. Amen. Text: John 16:23–28 “And in that day you will ask Me nothing. Most assuredly, I say to you, whatever you ask the Father in My name He will give you. Until now you have asked nothing in My name. Ask, and you will…

Text: Psalm 51:10–19 Create in me a clean heart, O God, And renew a steadfast spirit within me. Do not cast me away from Your presence, And do not take Your Holy Spirit from me. Restore to me the joy of Your salvation, And uphold me with Your generous Spirit. Then I will teach transgressors…