Never stop praying
(1 Thessalonians 5:17; NLT).
Father, Spirit, much-loved Son,
May we always live as one,
Our conversation, never end –
My way, my truth, my friend.
Teacher, Shepherd, constant Guide,
May we suffer side by side,
And our communion never cease –
My hope, my joy, my peace.
Threefold God, though you are light,
I must walk by faith, not sight,
Until this earthly life is past –
And I see you, at last.
We walk by faith, not by sight
(2 Corinthians 5L7; KJV).
Serve the Lord your God (Deuteronomy 13:4; NLT).
1. Please help me, Lord,
To serve, not sin,
To follow Christ,
Your Shepherd King,
Love everyone
Like kith and kin,
And bear my cross
Each day
2. Please help me
To grow more like him,
Obey his quiet voice
Within,
Rejoice, give thanks
For everything,
And never cease
To pray.
Never stop praying (1 Thessalonians 5:17; NLT).
References
1. Do not sin (Psalm 4:4; NIV).
Follow me and be my disciple (Matthew 9:9; NLT).
I am the good shepherd (John 10:14; NLT).
He is Lord of lords and King of kings (Revelation 17:14; NIV).
Love your neighbour as yourself (James 2:8; NLT).
Love ye therefore the stranger (Deuteronomy 10:19; KJV).
You, too, must show love to foreigners (Deuteronomy 10:19; NLT).
Love your enemies (Matthew 5:44; NIV).
If any of you wants to be my follower, you must turn from your selfish ways, take up your cross daily, and follow me (Luke 9:23; NLT).
2. We will speak the truth in love, growing in every way more and more like Christ (Ephesians 4:15; NLT).
Obey his commands, listen to his voice, and cling to him (Deuteronomy 13:4; NLT).
Christ is all that matters, and he lives in all of us (Colossians 3:11; NLT).
Rejoice always (1 Thessalonians 5:16; NIV).
Give thanks in all circumstances (1 Thessalonians 5:18; NIV).
He is your example and you must follow in his steps.
(1 Peter 2:21; NLT).
Lord,
You’re my example,
My Saviour,
And my Friend;
My Shepherd,
And my Teacher;
My Maker,
And my end;
My bread, my wine,
My water;
My way, my truth,
My breath;
My King, my God,
My Spirit;
My love, my life,
My death.
✝️
If we die with him, we will also live with him.
(2 Timothy 2:11; NLT).
To all who believed him and accepted him,
he gave the right to become children of God.
(John 1:11; NLT).
1. Jesus, I accept you,
Father, I believe,
Spirit, I depend on you:
My God, to whom I cleave.
2. Jesus, I exalt you,
Father, I adore,
Spirit, I rejoice in you:
My God, for evermore.
3. Three-In-One, my Saviour,
You have set me free:
Words cannot express my joy
That you, Lord, first loved me.
4. Shepherd King, I love you
With mind, and strength, and soul,
Thanking you with all my heart,
For you have made me whole.
5. Lord, receive my worship,
Father, Spirit, Son:
Nothing can express my praise –
For you have made us one.
🖤
Whoever is united with the Lord is one with him in spirit.
(1 Corinthians 6:17; NIV).
References
1. I tell you the solemn truth, whoever accepts the one I send accepts me, and whoever accepts me accepts the one who sent me (John 13:20; NET).
2. I will exalt you, my God the King; I will praise your name for ever and ever (Psalm 145:1; NIV).
3. The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he has anointed me to bring Good News to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim that captives will be released, that the blind will see, that the oppressed will be set free, and that the time of the Lord has come (Luke 4:18-19; NET).
We love each other because he loved us first (1 John 4:19; NLT).
4. I love you, Lord (Psalm 18:1; NLT).
You must love the Lord your God with all your heart, all your soul, all your strength, and all your mind (Luke 10:27; NLT).
He was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities; upon him was the chastisement that made us whole, and with his stripes we are healed (Isaiah 53:5; RSV).
5. O Lord our God, others have ruled us, but you alone are the one we worship (Isaiah 26:13; NLT).
There is no longer Jew or Gentile, slave or free, male and female. For you are all one in Christ Jesus (Galatians 3:28; NLT).
I have given them the glory you gave me, so they may be one as we are one (John 17:22; NLT).
God loved the world so much that he gave his one and only Son,
so that everyone who believes in him will not perish but have eternal life.
(John 3:16; NLT).
Jesus is God’s perfect gift:
Our Living Word,
Our spotless Lamb;
Our Counsellor,
Our Shepherd King,
Our Lord, since time began.
Jesus is God’s precious gift:
Our daily bread,
Our choicest wine;
Our Advocate,
Our constant light,
Our Lord, the living vine.
Jesus is God’s matchless gift:
Our deepest love,
Our sacred breath;
Our Prince of Peace,
Our way, our truth, our life –
Our Lord, our death.
🖤
If we die with him, we will also live with him.
(2 Timothy 2:11; NLT).
Have the same mindset as Christ Jesus.
(Philippians 2:5; NIV).
Jesus, my Shepherd,
I want to be kind,
Helping others, like you:
Lord, please give me your mind.
Jesus, my Saviour,
I’m trying to start,
Yet again, to love all:
Lord, please give me your heart.
Jesus, my Teacher,
I long to be whole,
Serving others, like you:
Lord, please give me your soul.
Jesus, my Master,
Your might is immense,
And I am so small:
Lord, please give me your strength.
🖤
Give your strength to your servant.
(Psalm 86:16; NLT).
Give us this day our daily bread (Matthew 6:11; NKJV).
I am the living bread (John 6:51; NLT).
Lord,
You are our daily bread;
Our milk, our meat,
Our wine;
Our hermitage;
Our hiding-place;
Our rock, our root,
Our vine.
Lord,
You are our Shepherd King;
Our crook, our staff,
Our rod;
Our fountainhead;
Our journey’s end;
The truth –
Our Living God.
🖤
The Spirit is truth (1 John 5:6; NKJV).
You are the temple of the living God (Luke 17:21; NKJV).
If any of you wants to be my follower, you must turn from your selfish ways, take up your cross daily, and follow me (Luke 9:23; NLT).
I follow you
As best I can: Jesus Christ,
My Shepherd King.
I praise your name,
And worship you: Jesus Christ,
To whom I cling.
I trust in you,
And want to serve: Jesus Christ,
Though I’m so small.
I offer you my love,
My life: Jesus Christ,
My All in All.
🖤
Christ is all, and is in all (Colossians 3:11; NIV).
Christ is the visible image of the invisible God.
(Colossians 1:15; NLT).
He sent his own Son in a body like the bodies we sinners have.
(Romans 8:3; NLT).
Like God, like me,
But free from sin,
Living, loving,
Deep within,
Jesus Christ,
My Shepherd King:
You make my soul
Rejoice and sing!
🧡
My lips shall shout for joy!
My soul, which you have redeemed, sings praises to you!
(Psalm 71:23; HNV).
He claims me as his own.
(Song of Songs 7:10, NLT).
Lord,
My Father, and my Mother,
Always whispering each day:
“I claim you.”
Lord,
My Sister, and my Brother,
Always telling me the way:
“I save you.”
Lord,
My Shepherd, and my Lover,
Always calling when I stray:
“I seek you.”
Lord, my God,
There is no other,
Always sighing while I pray:
“I love you.”
❤️
The Spirit helps us in our weakness; for we do not know how to pray as we ought, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us with sighs too deep for words.
(Romans 8:26; RSV).
He loves us with unfailing love.
(Psalm 117:2; NLT).