Pentecostal Prayerbook: Recent Episodes
Jonathan Black
Encouragement in prayer rooted in the great tradition of Christian spirituality in a Pentecostal key.
You can find more information as well as the words to pray along with Morning and Evening Prayer and Compline at https://apostolictheology.org/prayer
Evening Prayer for Ascension Day. With Psalm 24 and readings from Daniel 7:9-14 and Luke 24:36-53. (And hymns: See the Conqueror Mounts in Triumph & Hail the Day.)
Morning Prayer for Ascension Day. With Psalm 21 and readings from 2 Kings 2:1-15 and Ephesians 4:1-16.
It’s Ascension Day tomorrow, so here’s a 5 minute meditation to help you lift your eyes and your heart to your Ascended Saviour. (From Johann Gerhard’s Sacred Meditations.)
You can find the words for Evening Prayer at apostolictheology.org/prayer. This Evening's Scriptures are Psalm 32, Hosea 2 & Hebrews 5.
You can find the words for Morning Prayer at apostolictheology.org/prayer. This morning's Scriptures are Psalm 31, Hosea 1 & Hebrews 4.
You can find the words for Evening Prayer at apostolictheology.org/prayer. This evening's Scriptures are Psalm 30, Proverbs 31 & Hebrews 3.
You can find the words for Morning Prayer at apostolictheology.org/prayer. This morning's Scriptures are Psalm 29, Proverbs 30 & Hebrews 2.
You can find the words for Evening Prayer at apostolictheology.org/prayer. This evening's Scriptures are Psalm 28, Proverbs 29 & Hebrews 1.
You can find the words for Morning Prayer at apostolictheology.org/prayer. This morning's Scriptures are Psalm 27, Proverbs 28 & Mark 16.
You can find the words for Evening Prayer at apostolictheology.org/prayer. This evening's Scriptures are Psalm 26, Proverbs 27 & Mark 15:21-47.
You can find the words for Morning Prayer at apostolictheology.org/prayer. This morning's Scriptures are Psalm 25, Proverbs 26 & Mark 15:1-20.
The Psalms and Simeon's Song are said tonight (not sung). You can find the words to pray along with Compline at apostolictheology.org/prayer.
On Sunday mornings we want to help you prepare to come to the Lord’s Table. Even if, for now, we might still have to wait some time before we can receive Communion, it’s good to use this time of waiting in lockdown to prepare ourselves.
In this episode we want to think about how at the Lord's Table we proclaim the Lord's death, and so give thanks for His death in our place on the cross.
You can find the words for Morning Prayer at apostolictheology.org/prayer. This morning's Scriptures are Psalm 24, Proverbs 25 & Mark 14:53-72.
You can find the words for Evening Prayer at apostolictheology.org/prayer. This evening's Scriptures are Psalm 23, Proverbs 24 & Mark 14:22-52.
You can find the words for Morning Prayer at apostolictheology.org/prayer. This morning's Scriptures are Psalm 22, Proverbs 23 & Mark 14:1-21.
You can find the words for Evening Prayer at apostolictheology.org/prayer. This evening's Scriptures are Psalm 21, Proverbs 22 & Mark 13.
You can find the words for Morning Prayer at apostolictheology.org/prayer. This morning's Scriptures are Psalm 20, Proverbs 21 & Mark 12.
You can find the words for Evening Prayer at apostolictheology.org/prayer. This evening's Scriptures are Psalm 19, Proverbs 20 & Mark 11.
You can find the words for Morning Prayer at apostolictheology.org/prayer. This morning's Scriptures are Psalm 18:20-50, Proverbs 19 & Mark 10.
You can find the words for Evening Prayer at apostolictheology.org/prayer. This evening's Scriptures are Psalm 18:1-19, Proverbs 18 & Mark 9.
You can find the words for Morning Prayer at apostolictheology.org/prayer. This morning's Scriptures are Psalm 17, Proverbs 17 & Mark 8.
The Psalms and Simeon's Song are sung tonight. You can find the words to pray along with Compline at apostolictheology.org/prayer.
On Sunday mornings we want to help you prepare to come to the Lord’s Table. Even if, for now, we might still have to wait some time before we can receive Communion, it’s good to use this time of waiting in lockdown to prepare ourselves. So, in this first episode we’re thinking about what preparing ourselves involves, as well as a prayer for God’s help in examining ourselves and a prayer of thanksgiving.
You can find the words for Evening Prayer to pray along here.
This evening's Scriptures are Psalm 16, Proverbs 16 & Mark 7.
You can find the words for Morning Prayer here to pray along here. This morning's Scriptures are Psalm 15, Proverbs 15 & Mark 6.
You can find the words for Evening Prayer to pray along here.
This evening's Scriptures are Psalm 14, Proverbs 14 & Mark 5.
Meditation means delighting in God's Word in such a way that we hide it in our hearts and ponder it so that the Word will do its life-giving and transformative work in us. It's a way of reading the Scriptures in the presence of God and receiving them as His gift to us. So let's take 5 minutes to rest in God's presence, reading and meditating on Matthew 6:19-21.
You can find the words for Morning Prayer here to pray along here.
This morning's Scriptures are Psalm 13, Proverbs 13 & Mark 4.
You can find the words for Evening Prayer to pray along here.
This evening's Scriptures are Psalm 12, Proverbs 12 & Mark 3.
Meditation means delighting in God's Word in such a way that we hide it in our hearts and ponder it so that the Word will do its life-giving and transformative work in us. It's a way of reading the Scriptures in the presence of God and receiving them as His gift to us. So let's take 7 minutes to rest in God's presence, reading and meditating on Isaiah 53:3-6.
You can find the words for Morning Prayer here to pray along here.
This morning's Scriptures are Psalm 11, Proverbs 11 & Mark 2.
You can find the words for Evening Prayer to pray along here.
This evening's Scriptures are Psalm 10, Proverbs 10 & Mark 1.
Meditation means delighting in God's Word in such a way that we hide it in our hearts and ponder it so that the Word will do its life-giving and transformative work in us. It's a way of reading the Scriptures in the presence of God and receiving them as His gift to us. So let's take 7 minutes to rest in God's presence, reading and meditating on 1 John 4:9-11.
You can find the words for Morning Prayer here to pray along here.
This morning's Scriptures are Psalm 9, Proverbs 9 & James 5.
You can find the words for Evening Prayer to pray along here. (Sorry the link didn't work at the weekend - it's fixed now.)
This evening's Scriptures are Psalm 8, Proverbs 8 & James 4.
Evening Prayer's coming to you from the garden tonight, and the Psalms and canticles are said, not sung.
Meditation means delighting in God's Word in such a way that we hide it in our hearts and ponder it so that the Word will do its life-giving and transformative work in us. It's a way of reading the Scriptures in the presence of God and receiving them as His gift to us. So let's take 7 minutes to rest in God's presence, reading and meditating on Revelation 21:3-4.
You can find the words for Morning Prayer here to pray along here. (Sorry the link didn't work at the weekend - it's fixed now.)
This morning's Scriptures are Psalm 7, Proverbs 7 & James 3.
Morning Prayer's coming to you from the garden today, and the Psalm and Song of Zacharias are said, not sung, this morning.
You can find the words for Evening Prayer to pray along here. (Sorry the link didn't work at the weekend - it's fixed now.)
This evening's Scriptures are Psalm 6, Proverbs 6 & James 2.
Meditation means delighting in God's Word in such a way that we hide it in our hearts and ponder it so that the Word will do its life-giving and transformative work in us. It's a way of reading the Scriptures in the presence of God and receiving them as His gift to us. So let's take 6 minutes to rest in God's presence, reading and meditating on Matthew 11:28-30.
You can find the words for Morning Prayer here to pray along here. (Sorry the link didn't work at the weekend - it's fixed now.)
This morning's Scriptures are Psalm 5, Proverbs 5 & James 1.
The Psalms and Simeon's Song are sung tonight. You can find the words to pray along with Compline here.
Meditation means delighting in God's Word in such a way that we hide it in our hearts and ponder it so that the Word will do its life-giving and transformative work in us. It's a way of reading the Scriptures in the presence of God and receiving them as His gift to us. So let's take 8 minutes to rest in God's presence, reading and meditating on Colossians 3:1-4.
Evening Prayer with Psalm 4 and readings from Proverbs 4 and Colossians 4.
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Morning Prayer with Psalm 3 and readings from Proverbs 3 and Colossians 3.
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Evening Prayer with Psalm 2 and readings from Proverbs 2 and Colossians 2.
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Morning Prayer with Psalm 1 and readings from Proverbs 1 and Colossians 1.
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Normally we give thanks for all that Jesus has done for us and for the communion we have with Him at His Table each Sunday morning when we gather together in church. But in lockdown things are a bit different. So why not give thanks for what we're missing on this Day of Thanksgiving for the Institution of Holy Communion. Here's a short service with Bible Readings from 1 Corinthians 11:23-29 and John 6:55-58, prayers of thanksgiving for Christ's sacrifice and for the benefit He gives us in His Supper, and a hymn which was specially written for this day of thanksgiving for Communion many centuries ago by a great theologian.