After Pentecost | Tuesday 23 Sep 2025
+ In the name of the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit. Amen
Opening prayer:
O Lord,
you have taught us that without love,
all our deeds are worth nothing:
Send your Holy Spirit and pour into our hearts
that most excellent gift of charity,
the true bond of peace and of all virtues,
without which whoever lives is counted dead before you;
grant this for the sake of your Son Jesus Christ,
who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever. Amen..
“Though I am free from all,
I have made myself a servant to all,
that I might win more of them.”
(1 Corinthians 9:19)
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From the Psalms: Psalm 12 – Psalm 12 (The Words of the Lord) | The Psalms Project [feat. Nick Engbers]
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OT Reading: Proverbs 17:1-5 (ESV)
17:1 Better is a dry morsel with quiet
than a house full of feasting with strife.
+ A servant who deals wisely will rule over a son who acts shamefully
and will share the inheritance as one of the brothers.
+ The crucible is for silver, and the furnace is for gold,
and the Lord tests hearts.
+ An evildoer listens to wicked lips,
and a liar gives ear to a mischievous tongue.
+ Whoever mocks the poor insults his Maker;
he who is glad at calamity will not go unpunished.
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Make me a Blessing | leshini krichena
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NT Reading: 1 Corinthians 9:19-23 (ESV)
9:19 For though I am free from all, I have made myself a servant to all, that I might win more of them. 
To the Jews I became as a Jew, in order to win Jews. To those under the law I became as one under the law (though not being myself under the law) that I might win those under the law. To those outside the law I became as one outside the law (not being outside the law of God but under the law of Christ) that I might win those outside the law. To the weak I became weak, that I might win the weak. I have become all things to all people, that by all means I might save some. I do it all for the sake of the gospel, that I may share with them in its blessings.
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Kari Jobe The Blessing Charlie Kirks Funeral | Revelation Grace Church
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O God, our heavenly Father, you manifested your love by sending your only-begotten Son into the world, that all might live through him: Pour out your Spirit on your Church, that we may fulfill his command to preach the Gospel to all people. Send forth laborers into your harvest; defend them in all dangers and temptations; and hasten the time when the fullness of the Gentiles shall be gathered in, and faithful Israel shall be saved; through your Son Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
Almighty God, we pray for the peace of Jerusalem: Intervene in ways that only you can, so the whole world will know that you alone are God. Protect your people from the assaults of the evil one, and grant Israel’s leaders the wisdom and courage to do what’s right in your sight. Deliver all the hostages from captivity, and restore their souls. Comfort those who grieve and mourn the loss of loved ones. Protect the innocent and punish the guilty, that all may live in peace; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
Almighty God our Savior, you desire that none should perish, and you have taught us through your Son that there is great joy in heaven over every sinner who repents: Grant that our hearts may ache for a lost and broken world. May your Holy Spirit work through our words, deeds, and prayers, that the lost may be found and the dead made alive, and that all your redeemed may rejoice around your throne; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
Closing: FaithandWorship.com | John Birch
The Lord bless us, and preserve us from all evil,
and keep us in eternal life.
+ In the Name of the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit. Amen.
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