Resources on John van de Laar

John van de Laar | Sacredise

This prayer poem highlights themes of confession and forgiveness by asking the Lord for help in replacing fear, self-centeredness, and short-sightedness with the strength to carry out God's will.

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Forgiveness, God's Will, Confession, Poetry

Another Way

John van de Laar | Sacredise

Prayer

This prayer highlights themes of greed, humility, and obedience to God's will by asking for help in turning away from the path of accumulation and instead following the path towards true wealth.

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God's Will, Wealth, Greed, Prayer

We’re Not That Different

John van de Laar | Sacredise

Prayer

This prayer poem is a confession of sinful thoughts of self-righteousness when others are the victims of suffering while acknowledging that truth that no one, not even our enemies, deserves disaster any more than we do.

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Self-righteousness, Confession, Prayer, Poetry

We Are the Church

John van de Laar | Sacredise

Prayer

This prayer poem focuses on unity within the church by confessing failure to act as one body and asking for the Holy Spirit to fill the congregation and foster healing within the church.

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Church, Unity (as A Mark Of The Church), Unity, Poetry

Wholeness

John van de Laar | Sacredise

Prayer of Praise or Thanksgiving

This poetic prayer gives praise individually to each of the three persons of the trinity, focusing on themes of healing, hope, and justice.

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Healing, Hope, Justice Of God, Prayer

Blessed

John van de Laar | Sacredise

Prayer

This responsive prayer poem encourages the congregation to open themselves to blessings by offering themselves to the Lord in worship and obedience and by committing themselves to the purposes and practices of God.

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Blessing, Devotion, Poetry, Prayer

To Worship And to Follow

John van de Laar | Sacredise

Prayer

This poem of prayer for use during communion highlights the theme of obedience as it asks for oneness with Christ in words and actions towards the people of the world.

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Communion, Eucharist, Poetry, Prayer

Skeletons

John van de Laar | Sacredise

Prayer

Highlighting themes of guilt, confession, and liberation, this prayer poem confesses hidden sin using imagery of skeletons hidden in cupboards while asking the Lord to forgive and free sinners from the bonds of their guilt.

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Guilt, Confession, Freedom, Poetry

Law And Love

John van de Laar | Sacredise

Prayer

Highlighting themes of legalism and grace, this prayer poem asks for help in loving others the way Jesus does by replacing judgement based on the law with judgement based on grace through Christ.

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Law, Legalism, Grace, Poetry

Shalom

John van de Laar | Sacredise

Prayer of Praise or Thanksgiving, Words of Praise

Highlighting themes of restoration, justice, and peace, this poetic prayer gives thanks for the peace we already have through salvation in Christ despite the presence of sin in the world.

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Restoration, Justice, Peace, Poetry

We Underestimate Your Compassion, Jesus

John van de Laar | Sacredise

Prayer

Highlighting themes of Christ's compassion, love, and grace, this poem of prayer focuses on the surprising and unfair nature of the gospel shown by how Christ gives forgiveness to sinners when they deserve judgement.

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Love, Compassion, Jesus, Grace

A Love So Strong

John van de Laar | Sacredise

Prayer of Praise or Thanksgiving

This prayer poem highlights God's love and grace as shown through Christ's coming to earth by praising the Lord for creation, the forgiveness of sins, human life, and the dwelling of the Holy Spirit in us.

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God's Love, Grace Of God, Poetry, Prayer

The King Is Coming

John van de Laar | Sacredise

Prayer

Highlighting themes of the incarnation and God's attributes, this prayer poem connects the great arrival of Christ during the Nativity to the continuing arrivals of God's presence into our lives and affairs as the omnipresent Lord.

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The Incarnation, God's Omnipresence, Attributes Of God, Prayer

Sabbath People

John van de Laar | Sacredise

Prayer

This prayer poem reflects on the commandment to observe the Sabbath while asking for help in forsaking the need to accumulate material things and compete for acclaim in exchange for trusting God for our daily needs.

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Sabbath, Remember The Sabbath, Poetry, Prayer

Small Random Acts of Peacemaking

John van de Laar | Sacredise

Prayer

This poetic prayer speaks a commitment to small acts of peace in the name of the Kingdom of God while we are still living in a sinful world yet to be fully redeemed.

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Peace, Kingdom Of God, Loving-kindness Of God, Prayer

Through Our Tears

John van de Laar | Sacredise

Prayer

This poem of prayer asks the audience to affirm both the existence of sin and the existence of God while mourning the suffering of the world and praising the goodness of the creator.

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Prayer, Poetry, Evil

Overwhelming the Weeds

John van de Laar | Sacredise

Prayer

Using imagery of plants, this prayer poem asks the Lord to answer the longing for the fruit of our faith to overpower temptation and sin, and to replace our own sinful desires with God's righteousness.

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Temptation, Righteousness Of God, Prayer, Poetry

The Tyranny Of Vengeance

John van de Laar | Sacredise

Prayer

Highlighting themes of forgiveness and justice, this prayer poem reflects on our desire for justice, asking the Lord to replace a want of vengeance with a capacity for grace that reflects Christ's grace towards us.

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Forgiveness, Justice, Vengeance, Prayer

An Uncomfortable Vision

John van de Laar | Sacredise

Prayer

Highlighting themes of judgment and the Kingdom of God, this prayer poem asks the Lord to prepare our hearts for the coming of the Kingdom despite how challenging this future feels while we are still sinners.

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Kingdom Of God, Poetry, Prayer, Judgment

The Subversive Kingdom

John van de Laar | Sacredise

Prayer

Focusing on God's will and omnipresence, this poetic prayer illustrates how God's purposes are always in motion in spite of sin, and the Kingdom of God is always drawing nearer, even when we don't see it.

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God's Will, God's Omnipresence, Kingdom Of God, Prayer