Exeter Presbyterian Church
Family Worship Guide
Sunday: Review morning sermon (evening service @ 5pm)
Monday: John 20:19-23
Tuesday: 1 Samuel 1:1-20
Wednesday: 1 Samuel 1:21-28
Thursday: Psalm 25
Friday: Luke 9:23-26
Saturday: John 20
Next Sunday: September 26, 2010
Preaching: Pastor Steve Magee
Sermon text: John 20:19-23
Sermon title: “Breathe on Me, Breath of God”
Music: Opening – “All Praise to God, Who Reigns Above” (#4)
Preparation – “Let Us Love and Sing and Wonder” (#172)
Response – “Breathe on Me, Breath of God” (#334)
Closing – “The Church's One Foundation” (#347)
Confession of Faith: Nicene Creed
OT Reading: Psalm 25
Suggested Bible Study and Prayers
(Passages that we will refer to in next Sunday's worship)
1 Samuel 1
Lord God, You have granted to us many blessings. Though we grieve for what we cannot have, surely You hear the cries of Your loved ones. We know of nothing that can be given to us that would take away our pain, but You are God, and You will help Your people. We give our lives to You. Our children are surely gifts from You. Though love for others opens the door to loss and sorrow, You will help us when we are troubled in spirit. There is an assurance of Your love that can only come from You. Even when we cannot feel any joy, surely one day we will laugh, for You will give to us our heart’s desire. In Your Son, we have everything we need for the greatest happiness. You are so kind to us. Though we live in this world of misery, You are with us. We give our lives to You again. As we are able, we also give You the lives of our children. As long as they live, they are Yours. Even when they die, they are in Your hands. Blessed be Your Name.
Psalm 25
O Lord God, do not let us be put to shame. Lead us in the way of Your Word. We wait for You. We love Your mercy and Your covenant faithfulness. We humble ourselves before You, because of our sin and because of Your greatness. Teach us Your truth. We follow the Man of Righteousness. He has obeyed You perfectly, and has delivered us from the worst trouble. We take refuge in You, O Lord. You will redeem the church from all her troubles.
John 20
Lord God, we marvel at the empty tomb. We consider the placement of the linen cloths lying there, cloths that once covered the dead body of Your Son. We think of the other cloth that once covered a lifeless face, now folded in a place by itself. We believe. Then we consider the familiar voice of Jesus calling His friend by her own name, the voice of a risen Man who walks in the presence of angels. Yes, we believe. He is risen. He is the firstborn of many brethren. As He is, so shall we be. Though we die, there is no point in anyone clinging to our flesh, for our spirits shall ascend on high, and when the Son of Man calls us out from the grave, we shall rise again, not with mortal flesh, but with immortal bodies. We long for Your coming, O Lord! Your Father is our Father. Your God is our God, and we have peace. Father God, fill Your church with Your Holy Spirit. As You sent Your Son, not to be served, but to serve, send us forward in Your love. Use Your church to declare the forgiveness of sins. Grant us a very secure faith in the resurrection of Jesus Christ and in our coming resurrection. Though we have not yet seen, we do sincerely believe.
