Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name. Your kingdom come, your will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread, and forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For yours is the kingdom, and power and glory forever and ever. Amen.

Blessed be the Lord, the one true living God, who alone does wondrous things. Blessed be his glorious name forever; may the whole earth be filled with his glory! Holy, holy, holy is the Lord of hosts; the whole earth is full of his glory! For the earth will be filled with the knowledge of the glory of the LORD as the waters cover the sea. Not to us, O Lord, not to us, but to your name give glory, for the sake of your steadfast love and your faithfulness. We enter your gates with thanksgiving, and your courts with praise! We give thanks to you; and bless your name. For the Lord is good; his steadfast love endures forever, and his faithfulness to all generations

Father, in the name of Jesus Christ, we come boldly before your throne. We come pleading with you to advance your gospel. Use Restoration Church to see, save, sanctify and send. We pray for our sisters A and K as they look to take the gospel overseas. Use them Lord; use them to herald the name of Jesus. We pray for the unreached Behdini Kurds. By your Holy Spirit, save some who speak Behdini and plant an indigenous, multiplying church in Kurdistan. We pray for your gospel to advance among the 3mm Dhangar of India and the 12MM Fulani in Nigeria. All tribes, all tongues, all nations will worship you Lord. Do this, do this in our lifetime we pray.

We praise your justice Lord in the arrest of Saleh Abdesalam. Now save Saleh so he sees your justice in the cross of Christ. We pray that your gospel would advance among ISIS. Save their military chief Abu Suleiman al Naser. Father, in your sovereign glory, turn these men and women from persecuting the church to planting gospel churches. We know you can do this because you did with the Apostle Paul. And you did it with us. We pray for those who hate us. We pray for those killing our brothers and sisters, for those killing Yazidis and others. Bring about justice. Stop the persecution of all faiths.

Grant our church Lord, a sweet mixture of rock-solid conviction and tender compassion. Let the words of our mouths be marked with grace and encouragement. We praise you for D and M.A and the many ways they been serving our church. Grow them in Christ all the more. We praise you for the faithfulness of D and A.B and R.E. and J.S. and A.S. Holy Spirit, grow these brothers and sisters in deeper devotion to and joy in Christ.

Father, bring Restoration more generational diversity. Help us to be eager to gather with those who are not like us – those who are older than us, those who are younger than us; those who are in a different stage of life than us; those who have a different cultural background than us. Your church Lord displays your manifold wisdom. Help us unite around the gospel and celebrate our differences as we showcase your glory. Give us a selfless spirit quick to serve others and listen to them and learn from them.

We pray for our sister Z. Heal her Lord. Right now in the name of Jesus, we pray that you’d give her the ability to talk and walk. We praise you that she clearly loves Christ and is excited to hear his name. We pray for those here who are struggling this morning Lord. Some have physical ailments and illnesses. Others are emotionally burdened. Still others are weary from pressures at work or from the battle with personal sin. Still others are downcast and they don’t know why. Whatever the case Lord, use your word this morning to open hearts to see and savor Jesus Christ. Let us see your glory in the face of Jesus Christ. Holy Spirit, you can do this, so we come to you asking and knowing that you long to see Christ made glorious.

Most merciful God, we confess that we have sinned against you in thought, word, and deed, by what we have done, and by what we have left undone. We have not loved you with our whole heart; we have not loved our neighbors as ourselves. We are truly sorry and we humbly repent, for the sake of your crucified and risen Son Jesus Christ, have mercy on us and forgive us; that we may delight in your will, and walk in your ways, to the glory of your Name. Amen.