Come and See – Prayers Inspired by John 1

Posted on February 22, 2023 by revlisad

Based on John 1:1-28
Jesus, True Light, enlighten us
Dispel the darkness of pettiness and fear
division and falsehood
apathy and evil

Offer your own prayers of confession

You are here, You are coming, You are overcoming
Blessed be your name.

Based on John 1:29-51
Come and See
the One foretold
the Fulfillment of promises
Who ranks ahead and comes before

Come and See
the Chosen One
Long awaited
Who welcomes one and all

Come and See
the Messiah
Rabbi and Redeemer
the Lamb of God
Who takes away our sin, our shame, our brokenness
and the sin, the shame, the brokenness of our world

Come and See
Behold and Believe

Offer your own prayers of thanksgiving for God’s presence and power

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I’ll be posting prayers based on the Gospel of John throughout Lent this year as part of our Lenten Reading Plan. Here’s your invitation to join us for this reading plan.

Be sure to also check out Testifiy to the Light – Prayers based on John 1:6-8

Prayers Inspired by John 1 © 2023 Lisa Ann Moss Degrenia
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Jesus, You are Speaking – a prayer inspired by Hebrews 1

Posted on January 13, 2023 by revlisad

Hebrews 1:1-2
Long ago God spoke to our ancestors in many and various ways by the prophets, but in these last days he has spoken to us by a Son, whom he appointed heir of all things, through whom he also created the worlds.

Jesus, Word of God
You are speaking
Help us listen

You speak words of deliverance
Words of life

Wisdom and Truth
Healing and Hope

Invitations to rest and
Invitations to action

Jesus, Word of God
You are speaking
Help us listen and follow

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Jesus, You are Speaking © 2023 Lisa Ann Moss Degrenia, http://www.revlisad.com
Hebrews 1:1-4, (5-12) is read on — Christmas — Nativity of the Lord – All Years
Hebrews 1:1-4, 2:5-12 is read on Year B — Season after Pentecost — Proper 22 (27)

Sermon Series- Wild Man, the Life and Witness of John the Baptist, Parts 1 & 2

Posted on March 18, 2021 by revlisad

Sermon Series- Wild Man, The Life and Witness of John the Baptist
Message 1 of 5: Good News
Scripture: Luke 3:1-18

Offered Sunday, 2/21/2021 via Facebook Live at Trinity United Methodist Church, Sarasota Florida.

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Sermon Series- Wild Man, The Life and Witness of John the Baptist
Message 2 of 5: Pointing to Jesus
Scripture: John 1:19-37; Luke 3:15-18

Offered Sunday, 2/28/2021 via Facebook Live at Trinity United Methodist Church, Sarasota Florida.

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You can find us live on Facebook Sundays at 9 AM and 10:30 AM, and Wednesdays at 8 AM.

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Testify to the Light- Prayers based on John 1.6-8

Posted on December 7, 2020 by revlisad

You are the Light of the World by Robbie Quinn

There was a man sent from God, whose name was John. He came as a witness to testify to the light, so that all might believe through him. He himself was not the light, but he came to testify to the light. The true light, which enlightens everyone, was coming into the world. – John 1:6-9

Prayer: Hallelujah! Help Us Shine!
Welcome Glorious One
Lord of Life and Light
Dawn in us your power and peacemaking
Hallelujah! Help us shine!

You bathe us in the light of your grace, that we may be grace
You fill us with the light of your truth, that we may be truth
You flood us with the light of your love, that we may be love
Hallelujah! Help us shine!

Sharing your light
Spreading your light
Beyond our imagining to your desiring
Hallelujah! Help us shine!

Unveiled, Bright, and True
A beam worthy of the stretch of your embrace
Hallelujah! Help us shine!

Draw us to your light
Draw all to your light
Hallelujah! Help us shine!

Prayer: For Yours Alone
Jesus, Messiah
True Light Came and Coming,
Your message is sacred
Holy, Set Apart, Treasured

Your message is eternal
Timeless, Lasting, a Firm Foundation

Your message is salvation
Deliverance, Wholeness, Grace

We bow before your commission to receive and bear your message into the world

Show us when to speak and give us the words
Never for our agenda, for yours alone

Show us what to do and give us the strength
Never for our achievement, for yours alone

Show others we are from you by your power at work through us
Never for our glory, for yours alone

Prayer: Open My Lips
Jesus
Light of Life, Light of Healing
Light of Relationship and Saving Love

Open my lips as you open my eyes
Open my lips as you open my ears
Open my lips to declare your praise
Your power
Your welcome
Your hope

Open my lips in all seasons
in all circumstances

You reveal, I receive
New life is born

You reveal, I reveal
Your Kingdom comes
Your family increases
as does the joy

Open my lips

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For Yours Alone © 2018 Lisa Ann Moss Degrenia
Open My Lips © 2016 Lisa Ann Moss Degrenia
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Two Prayers Based on Luke 24 and John 1

Posted on August 8, 2020 by revlisad

summer in the scriptures luke (5)

Open My Eyes
Based on Luke 24:13-35, The Road to Emmaus

Open my eyes to your presence
Break the bread
Tear the veil in two

Open my eyes to your presence
Your Word and your Way
To see and seek

Open my eyes to your presence
A dawn of recognition
The fullness of your grace
Now mine to reveal

Help us Shine
Based on John 1:1-14

John 1:9
The true light, which enlightens everyone, was coming into the world.

Welcome Glorious One
Lord of Life and Light
Dawn in us your power and peacemaking
Hallelujah! Help us shine!

Sharing your light
Spreading your light
Beyond our imagining to your desiring
Hallelujah! Help us shine!

Unveiled
Bright
A beam worthy of the stretch of your embrace
Hallelujah! Help us shine!

Draw us
Draw all
To your light
Hallelujah! Help us shine!

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For the next few months, I’m reading a chapter from the Gospels each day. This is part of the Summer in the Scriptures reading plan sponsored by the Florida Conference of the United Methodist Church. Click Here for the reading plan.

You’re most welcome to read along and to join the Facebook discussion group, Summer in the Scriptures. You don’t need to be a Methodist or attend a Methodist church. All are welcome and all means all.

As part of the Facebook group, I’ve been supplying prayers based on the day’s reading. Feel free to post your prayers and observations based on the readings here or there as well.

May the grace of the Gospels, the challenge, and the call, inspire us to great faith and great good works in Jesus’ name. – Lisa <

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