John Stott's prayer before preaching was a concise and powerful expression of dependence on God and a desire for God's glory to be revealed. He would typically pray: Heavenly Father, we bow in your presence. May your word be our rule, Your Spirit our teacher, and your greater glory our supreme concern. Through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. Image source: …
Morning prayer for Wednesday 4 June 2025
Invocation + In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen Pause for reflection Good morning, heavenly Father.We worship you as the creator and sustainer of the universe. Good morning, Lord Jesus.We worship you, Saviour and Lord of the world. Good morning, Holy Spirit.We worship you, sanctifier of …
The Lord’s Prayer
Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name,your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us today our daily bread.And forgive us our debts,as we also have forgiven our debtors.And lead us not into temptation,but deliver us from the evil one. For yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory …
Morning prayer for Wednesday 28 May 2025
Invocation + In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen Pause for reflection Good morning heavenly Father. We worship you as the creator and sustainer of the universe. Good morning Lord Jesus. We worship you, Saviour and Lord of the world. Good morning Holy Spirit. We worship you, sanctifier of …
Mountains of Scripture (9): unnamed mountains of the Hebrew Bible
Sunset over mountains in Lebanon, to the north of Israel. Advent is upon us, the end of the academic year approaches, and for our final reflection on mountains in the Hebrew Bible I want to take you to a special unnamed place. There are many references to unnamed mountains in Scripture. For example, in Deuteronomy …
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