Welcome to a Gathering of EChurch@Wartburg
Here is our Order of Worship
A Prayer of Ambrose (c 339-97) link
O Lord, who hast mercy upon all, take away from me my sins,
and mercifully kindle in me the fire of thy Holy Spirit.
Take away from me the heart of stone,
and give me a heart of flesh,
a heart to love and adore thee,
a heart to delight in thee,
to follow and to enjoy thee,
for Christ’s sake.
In Jesus name,
Amen
Prayer to the Holy Spirit Regarding Anxiety
"O Holy Spirit, give me stillness of soul in you.
Calm the turmoil within, with the gentleness of your peace.
Quiet the anxiety within, with a deep trust in you.
Heal the wounds of sin within, with the joy of your forgiveness.
Strengthen the faith within, with the awareness of your presence.
Confirm the hope within, with the knowledge of your strength.
Give fullness to the love within, with an outpouring of your love.
O Holy Spirit, be to me a source of light, strength and courage
so that I may hear your call ever more clearly
and follow you more generously."
~ William Browning link
Wade and Rachelle Burleson are away this week. Paul Burleson, Wade's father, shares a wonderful sermon about being filled with the Spirit. We always enjoy his inspiring messages!
You can connect with Paul over on his blog – vtmbottomline
Ephesians 5:18 (NASB Bible Gateway)
And do not get drunk with wine, for that is dissipation, but be filled with the Spirit
But I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not carry out the desire of the flesh. For the flesh sets its desire against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh; for these are in opposition to one another, so that you may not do the things that you please.
In the same way the Spirit also helps our weakness; for we do not know how to pray as we should, but the Spirit Himself intercedes for us with groanings too deep for words
The Lord bless you, and keep you;
The Lord make His face shine on you,
And be gracious to you;
The Lord lift up His countenance on you,
And give you peace.’
This was very helpful thank you for doing this, I come each week for this part of the blog. God bless you and yours.
@ brian:
So glad you enjoy these EChurch posts. Have a blessed day.
Wonderful post! Thanks.
Paul, what a blessing this message was today! Thank you so much! I especially loved your explanation of 1 John 1:9 with the example of the love between you and 7-yr.old Johnny and the wallet situation.
Deb and Dee, once again I want to say how much I appreciate EChurch!