Praying through Psalm 67

Our prayer meeting this week will be centered on Psalm 67. It is a wonderful text that should lead us to reflect on who God is and how that shapes evangelism and mission throughout the world.

Take time to meditate on this Psalm and come prepared to pray together—worshiping God, confessing our sins and weaknesses, and laying our requests at His feet.

Here is a brief explanation of what awaits us at this gathering:

• Reflection on the passage
  • Topic: God extends His blessings to all the nations through His people
• Outline:
  • Prayer for God’s blessing (vv. 1-2)
    • Prayer for inclusion of the nations (v. 3)
      • Prayer for the rule of God (v. 4)
    • Prayer for inclusion of the nations (v. 5)
  • Prayer for God’s blessing (vv. 6-7)

• How is God presented?
  • (vv. 1, 7) God is gracious and is the One who blesses.
  • (v. 2) He can be known; He is mighty to save.
  • (vv. 3, 5) He is worthy of our praise
  • (v. 4) He is the source of gladness and joy; He judges and establishes justice; He guides people.
  • (v. 6) God is the provider for people.

• Zeal for evangelism is driven by our understanding of God’s blessings, and the desire for God to be glorified. The good and the blessings for us primarily not in what God does for us, but in Who He is (v. 1) “make his face to shine upon us…” All the blessings we receive from God are not for us to selfishly enjoy, but to pass on to others!

• Prayer of adoration (Identifying and rejoicing in God’s attributes revealed in the Psalm) *Prayer in the microphone by 3 appointed brothers
  • Thank You, Father, for the abundance of Your blessings in…
  • Lord God, we praise You for all …
  • The Lord of Hosts, I join all the peoples in praise of You because…

• Prayer of confession (Confessing sins, giving our lives to God, and entrusting ourselves to His will and ways) *Prayer in groups of 2-3 people
  • My God, I confess that I have not made Your way known when…
  • I repent, my Savior and Lord of hoarding Your blessings of… and not allowing it to flow through me to others.
  • Father, I admit that not always, and not everywhere I am consumed by Your glory, but…

• Prayer of petition (We ask the Holy Spirit to guide our prayer concerning struggles, needs, and relationship with people) *Open mic prayer
  • Mighty God, because of Your grace, please bring Your blessing to…
  • Lord Jesus, lead me to take the proclamation of salvation to those around me wherever I go…
  • Father, cause all people to give You praise, and to rejoice in Your…
  • Lord, I pray for the work of the Gospel in the nation of… that Your people will join in praise of You!

• Benediction (Num. 6:24-26)

Continue supporting the churches working among the people who have suffered from the war in Ukraine:

"So you also must consider yourselves dead to sin and alive to God in Christ Jesus. Let not sin therefore reign in your mortal body, to make you obey its passions. Do not present your members to sin as instruments for unrighteousness, but present yourselves to God as those who have been brought from death to life, and your members to God as instruments for righteousness."
Romans 6:11-13