John Birch
The Act of Prayer Year C - Proper 5 - Year C
The Act of Prayer Year C - Proper 5 - Year C
by BRF - John Birch
Proper 5 Year C Opening prayer In our meeting together, let us remember that we worship you, the God who created this world, the God who spoke through his prophets, led his people from captivity to liberty, healed the sick, fed the hungry and was faithful even when rejected…
The Act of Prayer Year C - Day of Pentecost - Year C
The Act of Prayer Year C - Day of Pentecost - Year C
by BRF - John Birch
Day of Pentecost Year C Opening prayer Sovereign Lord, we meet together to celebrate the gift of your Holy Spirit to the church. Bless us as we seek to serve you today. Fill us with your Spirit, as you filled your followers early one morning in Jerusalem over 2000 years ago, that…
The Act of Prayer Year C - Seventh Sunday of Easter - Year C
The Act of Prayer Year C - Seventh Sunday of Easter - Year C
by BRF - John Birch
Seventh Sunday of Easter Year C Opening prayer We meet as family in your presence, our heavenly Father. We meet as brothers and sisters in Christ, accepting the responsibility placed upon us— to love one another as you first loved us…
The Act of Prayer Year C - Fifth Sunday of Easter - Year C
The Act of Prayer Year C - Fifth Sunday of Easter - Year C
by BRF - John Birch
Fifth Sunday of Easter Year C Opening prayer Let us be still for a moment as we draw near to worship God. Let us remind ourselves why we are gathered together today. Listen. God speaks even through the background noise of the world around us…
The Act of Prayer Year C - Fourth Sunday of Easter Year C
The Act of Prayer Year C - Fourth Sunday of Easter Year C
by BRF - John Birch
Fourth Sunday of Easter Year C Opening prayer The Bible gives us a wonderful image of God as shepherd, and in some parts of the world the enduring bond between the shepherd and his sheep has changed little since biblical times. It’s the dependence of the sheep on their shepherd f…
The Act of Prayer Year C - Third Sunday of Easter Year C
The Act of Prayer Year C - Third Sunday of Easter Year C
by BRF - John Birch
Third Sunday of Easter Year C Opening prayer May the God of life, who spoke to the heart of Saul on the road to Damascus, speak to us in this place as we gather for worship, bring our prayers and listen to his word. May we see his light, follow where he leads us and be used in se…
The Act of Prayer Year C - Second Sunday of Easter - Year C
The Act of Prayer Year C - Second Sunday of Easter - Year C
by BRF - John Birch
Second Sunday of Easter Year C The Act of Prayer Praying through the lectionary ACTS 5:27–32; PSALM 118:14–29; REVELATION 1: 4-8 JOHN 20:19–31 Opening prayer Into your presence we come, God of grace and peace, who was, and is, and ever shall be the eternal one. In fellowship we c…
The Act of Prayer Year C - Easter Day - Year C
The Act of Prayer Year C - Easter Day - Year C
by BRF - John Birch
Easter Day Year C Opening prayer This is the day when we acknowledge the truth of the resurrection and all that it means to us. This is the day when we join with the psalmist and proclaim, ‘The Lord has become my salvation. I will not die but live, and will proclaim what he has d…
The Act of Prayer Year C - Fifth Sunday of Lent - Year C
The Act of Prayer Year C - Fifth Sunday of Lent - Year C
by BRF - John Birch
Fifth Sunday of Lent Year C Opening prayer In our fellowship together, our singing and our prayer, we hear your voice whisper into our lives, ‘See, I am doing a new thing!’ God of new beginnings, grant us a new heart for worship, a new heart for your people, a new love for our ne…
The Act of Prayer Year C - Fourth Sunday of Lent - Year C