Deus Misereatur

  (The Lord's Prayer guides this congregational prayer, and the Heidelberg Catechism fills it)  Our Father Who art in heaven : we come to you trusting and rejoicing that you are our Father through Jesus Christ, and that you will answer us, as promised, with as much readiness as, and even more readiness than, our earthly parents. And we trust that we may expect from your almighty power all things necessary for body and soul. Hear us, Father, as we pray. Hallowed be thy name : Enable us rightly to know, reverence, magnify, and praise you in all your works, through which shine forth your power, wisdom, goodness, justice, mercy, and truth; and likewise to so order our whole life, in thought, word, and work, that your name may never be blasphemed, but honored and praised on our account. Thy kingdom come : Preserve and increase your Church, to include this congregation and these churches in the greater OKC area: Bread of Life Baptist, Mt. Calvary Baptist, Central Baptist and Chinese...

  “O LORD, I am your servant; I am your servant, the son of your maidservant. You have loosed my bonds. I will offer to you the sacrifice of thanksgiving and call on the name of the LORD. I will pay my vows to the LORD in the presence of all his people, in the courts of the house of the LORD, (…) Praise the LORD” (Psalm 116:16-19)! O LORD, we thank you for saving us from many dangers and devastations – known and unknown; for providing us with livelihoods and loves; for filling us with good things and being a God of steadfast love and faithfulness. Glory to you, O God Most High!   Our Father who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name : O God, how we long to see you honored by all; to be reverenced and held in high regard by presidents and presidential candidates of all parties, constituents and denizens in all regions, by multiple Medias world over, family members, fellow workers, friends and foes. Since the fear of the LORD is Zion’s treasure (Isaiah 33:6c), may the hallowing...

  Drawn from the Heidelberg Catechism on the Lord’s Prayer   Our Father Who art in heaven : we come to you trusting and rejoicing that you are our Father through Jesus Christ, and that you will answer us, as promised, with as much readiness as, and more readiness than, our earthly parents. And we trust that we may expect from your almighty power all things necessary for body and soul. Hear us, Father, as we pray.  Hallowed be thy name : Enable us rightly to know, reverence, magnify, and praise you in all your works through which shine forth your power, wisdom, goodness, justice, mercy, and truth; and likewise to so order our whole life, in thought, word, and work, that your name may never be blasphemed but honored and praised on our account.  Thy kingdom come : Preserve and increase your Church, to include this congregation and these churches in the greater OKC area, Trinity UMC, Village, Wesley, and Del City First Church of the Nazarene. So govern us by your Wo...

  It sounds passé, or maybe blasé, but prayer is essential, vital for Christians. So, in our church, I will soon begin a short evening series on prayer and was excited to dive into "The Prayer that Turns the Word Upside Down: The Lord's Prayer as a Manifesto for Revolution". It was published in 2018 by R. Albert Mohler, Jr., president of the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary and host of "The Briefing" and "Thinking in Public". This small, 224-page hardback is handy (even handbook sized), hardy, and heightening. Simply put, Mohler covers the biblical reasons for using the Lord's Prayer as both a prayer (Luke 11:1-4) and as a structure for our prayers (Matthew 6:7-13). He covers what prayer, in general is, and what it is not. He also develops each petition in the Lord's Prayer, delving deeply into redemption, relationships, resistance, and right-reasoning. From one end of the book to the other, the author reminds his readers that this "p...

  O our Father in heaven, we come near to you with all holy reverence and confidence, as children drawing close to a father who is able and ready to help us. May your name be hallowed  by us and all others so that we may glorify you in every way that you make yourself known. May your name be hallowed in our vocations, in our families, in our relationships, and in our civil engagements. Arrange all things, even all of our conduct, hardships, desires, marriages, singleness, occupations, governmental and civil events of this world and our country – to your own glory. Arrange the unfolding of the conflict in Ukraine to your own glory. Arrange the world response to that conflagration to your own glory. Hallowed be Thy name. O Lord, hear our prayer. May your kingdom come, your will be done on earth as it is in heaven . We implore you to destroy Satan’s kingdom, here and worldwide, and advance your kingdom of grace. May we all be brought into your kingdom of grace and firmly kept...

  O our Father in heaven, we come near to you with all holy reverence and confidence, as children drawing close to a father who is able and ready to help us. May your name be hallowed  by us and all others so that we may glorify you in every way that you make yourself known. Arrange all things – all of our conduct, hardships, desires, marriages, singleness, occupations, as well as all the governmental and civil events of this world and our country – to your own glory. O Lord, hear our prayer. May your kingdom come . We implore you to destroy Satan‘s kingdom, and advance your kingdom of grace, notably through the prayers and works of your world-wide Church. May we all be brought into your kingdom of grace and firmly kept in it. And here Lord, we pray chiefly for those who have never turned in faith to Christ, or who have strayed away (…). And may your kingdom of glory be hastened – Come, Lord Jesus! O Lord, hear our prayer. May your will be done on earth as it is in heaven ; th...

Our Father Who art in heaven : we come to you trusting and rejoicing that you are our Father through Jesus Christ, and that you will answer us, as promised, with as much readiness as, and even more readiness than, our earthly parents. And we trust that we may expect from your almighty power all things necessary for body and soul. Hear us, Father, as we pray. Hallowed be thy name : Enable us rightly to know, reverence, magnify, and praise you in all your works, through which shine forth your power, wisdom, goodness, justice, mercy, and truth; and likewise to so order our whole life, in thought, word, and work, that your name may never be blasphemed, but honored and praised on our account. Thy kingdom come : Preserve and increase your Church, to include this congregation and these churches in the greater OKC area: Trinity Lutheran Church; University Lutheran; Christ Lutheran; and Cristo Rey Lutheran Church ; and so govern us by your Word and Spirit that we may submit ourselv...

“O LORD, I am your servant; I am your servant, the son of your maidservant. You have loosed my bonds. I will offer to you the sacrifice of thanksgiving and call on the name of the LORD. I will pay my vows to the LORD in the presence of all his people, in the courts of the house of the LORD, ... Praise the LORD” (Psalm 116.16-19)! O LORD, we thank you for saving us from many dangers and devastations – known and unknown; for providing us with livelihoods and loves; for filling us with good things and being a God of steadfast love and faithfulness. Glory to you, O God Most High! Our Father who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name : O God, how we long to see you honored by all; to be reverenced and held in high regard by presidents and presidential candidates of all parties, constituents and denizens in all regions, by multiple Medias world over, family members, fellow workers, friends and foes. Since the fear of the LORD is Zion’s treasure (Isaiah 33.6c), may the hallowing of your ...

(This picture of the Lord's Prayer is a wall print by Jennifer Wick, accessed 3 February 2019 at Minted ) Drawn from the Heidelberg Catechism on the Lord’s Prayer Our Father Who art in heaven : we come to you trusting and rejoicing that you are our Father through Jesus Christ, and that you will answer us, as promised, with as much readiness as, and more readiness than, our earthly parents. And we trust that we may expect from your almighty power all things necessary for body and soul. Hear us, Father, as we pray. Hallowed be thy name : Enable us rightly to know, reverence, magnify, and praise you in all your works through which shine forth your power, wisdom, goodness, justice, mercy, and truth; and likewise to so order our whole life, in thought, word, and work, that your name may never be blasphemed but honored and praised on our account. Thy kingdom come : Preserve and increase your Church, to include this congregation and these churches in the greater OKC a...

Our Father who art in heaven, hollowed be Thy name: we lift our hearts in thankful delight that you gladly call us your children, and have pleasure in being known as our Father! We are thankful that for your own name’s sake you have saved us in your Son Jesus; you are now saving us; and when Christ returns, we shall be saved! Therefore we pray… Thy kingdom come, Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven: Oh may we always serve you here as we will one day serve you there. May kingdoms, nations and countries – to include these United States of America, Qatar, Romania, Russia, and Rwanda – let justice roll down like waters, and righteousness like an ever-flowing stream (Amos 5.24); that none would pervert the justice due to the sojourner, the fatherless, and the widow (Deuteronomy 27.19); that none would oppress the widow, the fatherless, the sojourner, or the poor, or devise evil against another in their hearts, but rather that all would render true judgments, show kindness and ...

Our Father who art in heaven : you rule over all creation, seen and unseen, visible and invisible. You are compassionate toward all, bringing rain, sun, and wellbeing to the just and the unjust. But you also are Judge of the whole earth who does what is just (Genesis 18.25). We lift up our hearts and hands in praise of you. Hallowed by thy name : since we know and believe that you are the greatest good, then for you to be exalted in the imaginations, dispositions and considerations of humankind is to exalt that which is of greatest good for all. We pray you would come to be honored by all peoples, nations, tribes and language groups; and we pray that your name and person and authority would always be honored in your church throughout the world, this congregation and Southside Assembly of God; Spring Creek Assembly of God; Triumph Family Worship Center; Alameda Baptist Church; and Antioch Institutional Baptist Church . Thy kingdom come, thy will be done, on earth as it is in...

Drawn from the Heidelberg Catechism on the Lord’s Prayer Our Father Who art in heaven : we come to you trusting and rejoicing that you are our Father through Jesus Christ, and that you will answer us, as promised, with as much readiness as, and more readiness than, our earthly parents. And we trust that we may expect from your almighty power all things necessary for body and soul. Hear us, Father, as we pray. Hallowed be thy name : Enable us rightly to know, reverence, magnify, and praise you in all your works, through which shine forth your power, wisdom, goodness, justice, mercy, and truth; and likewise to so order our whole life, in thought, word, and work, that your name may never be blasphemed, but honored and praised on our account. Thy kingdom come : Preserve and increase your Church, to include this congregation and these churches in the greater OKC area: Korean First Presbyterian Church; Korean Nazarene Church; Lakehoma Church of Christ; Lakeside Church of God;...

“O LORD, I am your servant; I am your servant, the son of your maidservant. You have loosed my bonds. I will offer to you the sacrifice of thanksgiving and call on the name of the LORD. I will pay my vows to the LORD in the presence of all his people, in the courts of the house of the LORD, ... Praise the LORD” (Psalm 116.16-19)! We do offer to you the sacrifice of praise, the fruit of lips that acknowledge your name (Hebrews 13.15). We thank you for saving us from many dangers and catastrophes – known and unknown; for providing us with livelihoods and loves; for filling us with good things and being a God of steadfast love and faithfulness. Glory to you, O God Most High! Our Father who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name : O God, how we long to see you honored by all; to be reverenced and held in high regard by presidential candidates of all parties, voters in all regions, by multiple Medias world over, family members, fellow workers, friends and foes. Since the fear of the LO...

“O LORD, I am your servant; I am your servant, the son of your maidservant. You have loosed my bonds. I will offer to you the sacrifice of thanksgiving and call on the name of the LORD. I will pay my vows to the LORD in the presence of all his people, in the courts of the house of the LORD, ... Praise the LORD” (Psalm 116.16-19)! We do offer to you the sacrifice of praise, the fruit of lips that acknowledge your name (Hebrews 13.15). We thank you for saving us from many dangers and catastrophes – known and unknown; for providing us with livelihoods and loves; for filling us with good things and being a God of steadfast love and faithfulness. Glory to you, O God Most High! Our Father who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name : O God, how we long to see you honored by all; to be reverenced and held in high regard by presidential candidates of all parties, voters in all regions, by multiple Medias world over, family members, fellow workers, friends and foes. Since the fear of the LO...

Sunday morning: (Following the format of the Lord’s Prayer and the Westminster Shorter Catechism 100-107): O our Father in heaven, we come near to you with all holy reverence and confidence, as children drawing close to a father who is able and ready to help us. May your name be hallowed by us and all others so that we may glorify you in every way that you make yourself known. Arrange all things – all of our conduct, hardships, desires, marriages or singleness, occupations, as well as all the governmental and civil events of this world and our country – to your own glory. May your kingdom come . We implore you to destroy Satan‘s kingdom, and advance your kingdom of grace, especially through the prayers and works of your world-wide Church, to include the Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod; The Russian Orthodox Church and the Russian Orthodox Church outside of Russia; The Anglican Church of Rwanda, Uganda and Kenya; and The Covenant Order of Evangelical Presbyteria...