Living Church

A prayer based on Acts 11:19-30 Lord God,Thank you for calling us to be your church.We praise you for the privilege of worship and the honour of witnessing to you.Above all, we thank you that your gospel is true. As we and those we witness to meet and respond to you - their sins are forgiven and lives transfromed.As your church - gathered or scattered,we ask that our witness will be clear and our love genuine.May we never hide, spin or be ashamed of Jesus. May we never with

A prayer based on Titus 1:1-9 and Acts 20:28 Heavenly Father , We praise you for your deep love for the church .Thank you Jesus,For shedding your blood, to redeem us.For dying, so that we can be part of your people.Spirit of the living God,You dwell in your people,You call people to lead and serve the church. Thank you that we are never alone.Thank you for leading your church into a secure and certain future. Lord God,As we come to choose elders for Moodiesburn Parish ChurchW

We covered a lot of ground yesterday, and I was going really quick - apologies! On reflection it would have been better to go slower and cover this over two weeks. So I thought it would be worth while to post up a brief recap, including the 5 principals for giving. Who do we serve? God - whole life WORSHIP because of his great mercy (Rom 12:1) Each other - we all belong to each other (Rom 12:5) Who does the serving? We all do - God, in grace, saves and empowers us (Rom 12:3

A prayer based on Romans 12. Lord God,Your mercy is great, your love is unending,your grace is sufficent for all our needs. Our words are not enough to say thank you.How can lips tell of all that you have done?We cannot sing loud enough to declare how great your are. You deserve more; you deserve our all.We offer you our bodies as a living sacrfice.We give you our all, as an act of continual worship. Thank you for equipping us with gifts,May we know these and use them in the

A prayer based on 1 Peter 1:22 - 2:12 Lord God, You have spoken, And your word has brought us to live. We praise you for your living and enduring word.Word which nourishes and sustains us. Word which causes us to grow. You are building, Taking and placing us as living stones in your spiritual house. We praise you for bringing us together as your people in this place, For making us a holy people, a royal priesthood,For giving us a song to sing, declaring your praise. As you sp

A prayer based on Revelation 7:9-17 Lord of the Churc h, We are struck by the glorious sight of your church praising you.People from every tribe, nation and language - lifting their voices, pouring out their hearts and falling on their faces before you in praise. Thank you for making your church diverse.For the mix of nations, cultures, personalities, ages - that makes your church diverse and vibrant.May we be a church where all people are welcomed, as you the Lord of the chu

This morning, we looked at Acts 2:42-47, where we discovered 'a living church consists of people who are devoted to learning, caring and worshipping.' We also seen that a living church will be a growing church, yet we can't be arrogant, and must remember that God gives the growth. There is so much more to chew over in these verses, and I want to encourage you to think about them and to chat with others about what you are learning. As you do so, let me remind you of a coupl