EChurch@Wartburg – 3.1.15

Welcome to a Gathering of EChurch@Wartburg

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Here Is Our Order of Worship

Thomas Aquinas (1225-1274) Classic Prayers link

O most merciful Lord, grant me Your grace, that it may be with me, and labor with me, and persevere with me even to the end. 
Grant that I may always desire and will that which is most acceptable and most dear to You. 
Let Your will be mine, and my will ever follow Yours, and agree perfectly with it. 
Grant to me, above all things that can be desired, to rest in You, and in You to have my heart at peace. 
You are the true peace of the heart, You are its only rest; outside of You all things are hard and restless. 
In this very peace, that is, in You, the one Chiefest Eternal Good, I will sleep and rest.
Amen.”

A.W. Tozer (1897-1963) Prayers and Creeds link and link

O God, I have tasted Your goodness, and it has both satisfied me and mad me thirsty for more.
I am painfully conscious of my need of further grace. I am ashamed of my lack of desire. O God, the Triune God, I want to want You; 
I long to be filled with longing; I thirst to be made more thirsty still. Show me Your glory, I pray, that so I may know You indeed.
Begin in mercy a new work of love within me. Say to my soul, ‘Rise up, my love, my fair one, and come away.’ 
Then give me grace to rise and follow You up from this misty lowland where I have wandered so long.

In Jesus name.

Amen

Scripture Reading:  Luke 6:32-38 (Bible Gateway)

If you love those who love you, what credit is that to you? For even sinners love those who love them.
If you do good to those who do good to you, what credit is that to you? For even sinners do the same.
If you lend to those from whom you expect to receive, what credit is that to you?
Even sinners lend to sinners in order to receive back the same amount.
But love your enemies, and do good, and lend, expecting nothing in return;
and your reward will be great, and you will be sons of the Most High; for He Himself is kind to ungrateful and evil men.
Be merciful, just as your Father is merciful.

“Do not judge, and you will not be judged; and do not condemn,
and you will not be condemned; pardon, and you will be pardoned.
Give, and it will be given to you.
They will pour into your lap a good measure—pressed down, shaken together, and running over.
For by your standard of measure it will be measured to you in return.”

Prayer on the Beatitudes Link

Lord Jesus, You said, "Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven."
Keep us from being preoccupied with money and worldly goods, and with trying to increase them at the expense of justice.
Lord Jesus, You said, "Blessed are the gentle, for they shall inherit the earth." 
Help us not to be ruthless with one another, and to eliminate the discord and violence that exists in the world around us.
Lord Jesus, You said, "Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted."
Let us not be impatient under our own burdens and unconcerned about the burdens of others.
Lord Jesus, You said, "Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for justice, for they shall be filled."
Make us thirst for you, the fountain of all holiness, and actively spread your influence in our private lives and in society.
Lord Jesus, You said, "Blessed are the merciful, for they shall receive mercy."
Grant that we may be quick to forgive and slow to condemn.
Lord Jesus, You said, "Blessed are the clean of heart, for they shall see God."
Free us from our senses and our evil desires, and fix our eyes on you.
Lord Jesus, You said, "Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called children of God."
Aid us to make peace in our families, in our country, and in the world.
Lord Jesus, You said, "Blessed are those who are persecuted for the sake of justice, for the kingdom of heaven in theirs."
Make us willing to suffer for the sake of right rather than to practice injustice;
and do not let us discriminate against our neighbors and oppress and persecute them.
In Jesus name
Amen


A Benediction From Jude 24-25 (NIV-Gateway)

To him who is able to keep you from stumbling
and to present you before his glorious presence 
without fault and with great joy— 
 to the only God our Savior be glory,
majesty, power and authority,
through Jesus Christ our Lord, before all ages,
now and forevermore!
Amen.

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