God the Father, God the Son, God the Spirit, we praise you for all your perfections. Father, we praise you that you are the grand designer of all things; that you have elected a people for yourself that they might display your glory. Jesus, we praise you that you are the agent that carries out the Father’s plans. You created all things. All things are created by you and exist for you. Oh that we might see and savor your glory. Holy Spirit, we praise you that you apply the work of the Son to the hearts of rebellious wicked sinners that they might taste and see and feast upon the glories of Jesus. Yes, Triune God we praise you for your majesty, splendor, and goodness. Help us to continually feast upon your goodness.
Father that’s my prayer for David and Melinda as they look to their wedding next weekend. Oh that they would feast upon the glorious gospel that their marriage will point to. Cause David to sacrificially lead Melinda; cause Melinda to sacrificially submit to David. Cause them both to sacrificially serve one another that they might display the love Christ has for the church. I pray for Kathryn Strasle, that she would persevere in the gospel and lead others to faith in Christ during the next several years at GW. Lord, cause Matt Lozada to feast upon Christ and be satisfied by the richness found in him alone. Fill Matt with your Spirit that he might actively repent from sin and trust and treasure the person, work and worth of Jesus in all things.
Lord God, may that be the tune of all our hearts – that we would repent of our sins. Reveal those to us we pray. Show us our greed. Root out the bitterness in our hearts. Expose our selfish actions and attitudes. Forgive us where we compare and think ourselves better than others. Forgive us where we use you; where we come to you only to get something else; where we treasure our jobs, our comfort, our boyfriend or girlfriend, our desire to be married, our desire to be employed – whatever the case may be, grant us repentance that we might treasure Christ alone and be satisfied in him.
Open the eyes of our hearts that we might behold Christ and become like him. Give us ears of faith that we might hear the Words of Christ and be transformed into his likeness. Soften the hardness of our hearts that we might love you, the Lord our God, with all our being. Oh that our lives would scream the sufficiency of Christ – so much so that those around us would begin to ask, where our hope is found.
Yes, Lord make use zealous to tell others about Jesus – bring our friends, family, co-workers, fellow students, neighbors into our lives and help us develop relationship with them that we might serve them sacrificially and impart the gospel to them humbly. Use our church we pray to see many come to faith in Jesus. Save students. Save our co-workers and neighbors. Save those that live right here in this neighborhood and draw them to be a part of our church. Do this all, not for the sake of Restoration Church, but for the sake of your holy name. Oh that you would do such a great work in and through us, that the only explanation is You, the one, true, living, holy, Triune God working for the sake of your own glory. Do this in the name of Christ Jesus we pray.
We pray that we would be one of many gospel-centered, Christ-exalting churches here in DC. We pray for Wright Wall as he pastors All Nations DC – give him endurance in these early days, and surround him with encouragers that All Nations might permeate the gospel in word and deed. We pray for Capitol Hill Baptist – give them much grace to steward the platform you have given them that they might point people to Christ Jesus. Lord God, we pray for National Community Church – as they have thousands that come to their campuses each week. May they be faithful to your word; may they preach Christ crucified and resurrected as the greatest hope.
And tonight as we turn to your word, send your Spirit to feed our souls. Don’t let us nibble at the table of the world, and miss feasting upon the glories of Jesus. Where we are hungry, fill us. Where we are thirsty, quench us. Do this for the sake of your steadfast love in Christ Jesus, Amen.