Heavenly Father, our hope is in you alone. When we see our sin and failures we recognise their murkiness like the darkest of nights. Lord, we look to you, we wait, we long for the shadows to fade away, but without you we are in the darkest, most insurmountable pit. Father, thank you for the… Read more Psalm 130
Month: September 2020
Our Father
Oh Lord, thank you that we can call you our Father. We are mere creatures of you our holy and infinite maker, and yet you relate to us in faithful love, with the intimacy and care of a father. How good this is, and yet we had thrown your love in your face and treated… Read more Our Father
Your word impacting
Heavenly Father, thank you for the way we have been able to meet together and be encouraged by your word. Please help us to keep coming together in what ever ways we can to spur each other on to stand for Christ at uni. Please shape by your word that we may love the gospel… Read more Your word impacting
Romans 15
Heavenly Father, please help us to live out the incredible role that you have given us to be priests in your kingdom. May we be ambitious to bring those who are far off to come near to you by sharing the gospel of your great forgiveness in Christ. Help us to set our eyes always… Read more Romans 15
Driven by the gospel
Heavenly Father, help us to trust you to keep building up your good kingdom. Please keep us driven by the gospel that we might remember all the life giving, life shaping salvation that Christ brings about for us, and point others to it. May we labour in the gospel by all the strength that you… Read more Driven by the gospel
Handling your word
Heavenly Father, please help me as I seek to rightly handle your word of truth. Help me to say what it says to those who will hear. Let it shape my own heart as I open it up myself. Please give me insight to understand the intentions of the writers and grasp hold of the… Read more Handling your word
Psalm 108
Heavenly Father, please stir up in us praise for your great salvation. Help us to see your steadfast love to us and your unending faithfulness. May we marvel at the way you pursue us with this so relentlessly. May our gratitude and awe swell up into songs of praise. Lord, we know you as the… Read more Psalm 108
Opportunities to hear
Heavenly Father, please help us to make no provisions for sin but instead commit ourselves to hearing your word. Please shape us into a group who treasures it and digs deep in it, encouraging each other with it as we go through life together. Please give us opportunities to come together as a group around… Read more Opportunities to hear
Uni interactions
Heavenly Father, thank you for the efforts that our student exec have made to get our group up and running. Thank you that the uni has been helpful in their interactions with us. May the practical things like room bookings for our Bible studies and events go smoothly. Lord, as a group we long grow… Read more Uni interactions
Wholehearted in Christ
Heavenly Father, thank you that Christ our king was wholeheartedly devoted to you. Thank you that he never misdirected his love to things that drew him away from you, but was steadfast and unfaltering. We take great comfort in knowing that our standing before you is through him and his perfect righteousness. Please help us… Read more Wholehearted in Christ