Sunday 24 November – Christ the King

Prayer of the week before Advent

Stir up, we pray you, O Lord, 
the wills of your faithful people,
that they, plenteously bringing forth the fruit of good works, 
may by you be plenteously rewarded; 
through Jesus Christ our Lord.  Amen.

Prayer of the day

​Eternal God, 
you exalted Jesus Christ to rule over all things, 
and have made us instruments of his kingdom:
by your Spirit empower us to love the unloved, 
and to minister to all in need,
then at the last bring us to your eternal realm 
where we may be welcomed into your everlasting joy
and may worship and adore you for ever; 
through Jesus Christ our Lord, 
who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, 
one God, for ever and ever.  Amen.
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FIRST SUNDAY IN ADVENT - December the 1st
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Prayer of the week

Almighty God,
give us grace that we may cast away the works of darkness
and put on the armour of light,
now in the time of this mortal life
in which your Son Jesus Christ came among us in great humility,
that on the last day,
when he shall come again in his glorious majesty
to judge the living and the dead,
we may rise to the life immortal;
through him who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and for ever.  Amen.


Prayer of the day
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Faithful God,
whose promises stand unshaken through all generations:
renew us in hope,
that we may be awake and alert
watching for the glorious return of Jesus Christ,
our Judge and Saviour,
who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.  Amen.

Psalm 23 for busy people

ARE YOU CONCERNED ABOUT    What to Read
BELIEF in Jesus Christ                              John 3:3, John 3:14-16, Romans 10:9
PEACE in time of ANXIETY                      Psalm 4, Philippians 4:6,7,  John 14
COURAGE in time of FEAR                     Psalm 46, Hebrew 13:5,6, 2 Cor 4:8-18
RELIEF in time of SICKNESS                   Psalm 38, James 5:14-15,
                                                                    Romans 8:28,38-39
GUIDANCE in time of DECISION           Psalm 32, James 1:5,6, Hebrews 4:16
REST in time of WEARINESS                   Psalm 23, Matthew 11:28-30, Romans 8:31-39
COMFORT in time of SORROW             Psalm 43, 2 Cor 1:3-5, Romans 8:26-28
STRENGTH in time of TEMPTATION     Psalm 1, James 1:12-16, 1 Cor 10:6-13
PRAISE in time of THANKSGIVING        Psalm 100, 1 Thess 5:18, Hebrews 13:15
REJOICING in time of FORGIVENESS    Psalm 51, 1 John 1:7-10                                                         
​See also Blessings

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