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Only Praise
John van de Laar | Sacredise
Poetry, Prayer
"Because of your grace and beauty, your compassion and truth, we offer you our tongues, O God, as instruments of praise..." John van de Laar offers this poetic prayer.
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Beauty, Grief, Praise, Truth
In Praise of Being Noticed
John van de Laar | Sacredise
Prayer
"We all like to be noticed, O God..." John van de Laar offers this poetic prayer of praise.
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Longing, Praise, Mystery, Witness
Magnificat
John van de Laar | Sacredise
Prayer
"We praise you, Lord, and our spirits rejoice in you–our Saviour; For you take notice of the unnoticeable, and transform them into the blessed..." John van de Laar offers this poetic prayer.
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Praise, Rejoicing, Arrogance, Magnificat
Easter Sunday, Prophetic Work of Celebration
John van de Laar | Sacredise
Sermon Preparation or Illustration, Service Outline or Song Suggestions
Based on texts for Easter Sunday (Psalm 150; John 20:19-31; Acts 5:27-31; Revelation 1:4-8), this resource encourages us to respond to God's saving work in Christ with the proclamation of praise and celebration.
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Easter, Praise, Resurrection, Proclamation
God With Us
John van de Laar | Sacredise
Prayer of Praise or Thanksgiving
This prayer praises God for being Emmanuel. We do not need to engage in spiritual gymnastics to come close to God, but thankfully God takes the initiative to come close to us.
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Praise, Incarnation, God's Love, Love To God
Cosmic Community
John van de Laar | Sacredise
Prayer of Praise or Thanksgiving
This prayer of praise reminds us that Jesus invites us into a conversation in a cosmic community, not a conquest. And praises God for refusing to hoard power and glory.
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Love, Community, Power, Prayer
Boasting In The Cross
John van de Laar | Sacredise
Prayer of Praise or Thanksgiving
This responsive prayer boasts in the cross and its power that destroys death and unleashes love and grace despite its perceived foolishness.
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Praise, Power, Christ, Cross
Extraordinary Ordinariness
John van de Laar | Sacredise
Prayer of Praise or Thanksgiving
This prayer points out several small ways that sin can trip us up while at the same time praising God for all the small ordinary things in life that can be lifted up for praise.
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Work, Praise, Community, Prayer
Reckless Prodigals And Self-Righteous Siblings
John van de Laar | Sacredise
Prayer of Praise or Thanksgiving
This prayer praises God for the love that comes to us whether we are reckless prodigals or righteous siblings. This prayer also asks for forgiveness for the times we go astray, but thank God for forgiveness....
Luke 15:11-32
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Praise, Wisdom, Prayer, Prodigal Son
One
John van de Laar | Sacredise
Prayer
This prayer praises God for being one. God has one nature, expressed in one message, and we are left in awe by this, asking God to help us embody this oneness.
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Integrity, Prayer, Trinity, Praise
The Life That Is Truly Good
John van de Laar | Sacredise
Prayer of Praise or Thanksgiving
This prayer acknowledges God's exclusive role of being everything we need. No matter the need listed in this prayer, whether it's our need for love, grace, or direction, the good life is found in God.
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Goodness, Life, Prayer, God
The Simple Logic of Light
John van de Laar | Sacredise
Prayer
This prayer speaks about how we seek to understand the logic of light shining into dark places. While we seek to understand, we also praise God for the light that has been placed within us.
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Praise, Darkness, Light, Prayer
Great God
John van de Laar | Sacredise
Prayer of Praise or Thanksgiving
This prayer of praise highlights God's sacrificial, peacemaking love for us. The way God treats us, we should treat God.
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Gentleness, God's Love, Prayer, Praise
Determined
John van de Laar | Sacredise
Prayer of Praise or Thanksgiving
This prayer praises God for the non-exclusive highway that all are invited to. It also praises God for truth and life coming from unlikely sources and in unlikely ways.
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Praise, Truth, Life, Prayer
How You Have Loved
John van de Laar | Sacredise
Prayer of Praise or Thanksgiving
This responsive prayer of praise challenges congregants to love sacrificially and restoratively like Jesus and to the praise of Jesus.
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Love, Jesus, In His Steps, Prayer
Watching
John van de Laar | Sacredise
Prayer
This prayer praises God's reign. This reign that slips into our lives but can be seen if we set our hearts to see. A reign that opens us up to the new and eternal.
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Praise, Eschatology, Prayer, Kingdom Of God
Always There
John van de Laar | Sacredise
Prayer of Praise or Thanksgiving
A prayer of adoration for God's abiding presence. It is intertwined with a prayer of thanksgiving for the miracles of God's provision, resurrection, and faith.
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Praise, God's Presence, Prayer, Thanksgiving
Love So Easy And So Hard
John van de Laar | Sacredise
Prayer
This prayer poem praises God's love by wondering at the simplicity of the gospel, and how the efforts of a lifetime can mean nothing while humble submission to Christ means salvation.
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God's Love, The Gospel, Poetry, Prayer
Praise Be To You
John van de Laar | Sacredise
Prayer of Praise or Thanksgiving
This poetic prayer praises God by describing Jesus like a tree the fruit of which is a blessing to humankind. The prayer also recognizes our call to follow and offer the fruit of our lives in...
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Praise, Offering, God, Parable
You Deserve It
John van de Laar | Sacredise
Prayer
Highlighting themes of praise, God's holiness, and God's worthiness, this prayer poem states that no matter the consequence to us, the Lord deserves our praise, devotion, love, and commitment.
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Praise, God's Holiness, Poetry, Prayer
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