Confessing Our Sin… Experiencing His Grace

Gracious Father, to enrich us will not diminish your fullness for all your lovingkindness is in your Son. We come pleading His blood to pay for our debts of wrong. Accept his worthiness for our unworthiness; his sinlessness for our transgression; his purity for our uncleanness; his sincerity for our hypocrisy; his truth for our … Continue reading Confessing Our Sin… Experiencing His Grace

Prayer of Confession – Reformation Sunday (Martin Luther)

Waken our hearts, O Lord, our God; make them ever watchful to serve You and Your purposes. Trouble us with the smallness of our vision and work. Trouble us with the greatness of Your command to make disciples of all nations. Trouble us with Your great love for sinners and our own slowness to make … Continue reading Prayer of Confession – Reformation Sunday (Martin Luther)

Confessing Our Lack of Joy

Almighty God, our Everlasting Father, we acknowledge that for our joy you have sent us a Comforter - the Holy Spirit. You have multiplied your promises to us. You have shown us the future happiness that awaits us in heaven. You have given us a living fountain to cleanse us from sin.But we have so … Continue reading Confessing Our Lack of Joy

Matthew 9:35-38 – A Prayer of Confession

Gracious heavenly Father, thank you for Your compassion for the lonely, oppressed, and harassed people of the world.   You sent Jesus to seek and to save the lost, but we confess our reluctance to personally engage with His mission.   If we are honest, we are more apathetic than active, isolated than involved, callous … Continue reading Matthew 9:35-38 – A Prayer of Confession