(; ) Father, we thank You that we can worship You because we have been justified by faith and we now have peace with You Father through our Lord Jesus Christ and we have been given access to grace by faith in Him. () As we come before You in Jesus' name we thank You for Your word and we pray, Father, as Your word is spoken to us int he service today, it will as the rain and snow form heaven do not return to heaven without watering the earth and making it bud and flourish, as it provides seed for the sower and bread for the eater, so Your spoken word will not return to You void, but it will accomplish what You desire and achieve in us the purpose for which You have sent it. () Father, in Jesus' name we pray that as we hear Your message today which will come from the word of God, our faith will be increased. We ask, Father, that You would use Your word which is living and active and sharper than any double edged sword to rightly divide us even to soul and spirit, joint and marrow. Use Your word, Father, to expose the thoughts and the attitudes of our hearts.