Opening Prayer
Gracious Father, you are the Fountain of every blessing. We come to you with hearts in need of your grace, mercy, and sustaining power. Tune our hearts today, Lord, to sing your grace. Teach us to remember your faithfulness, cling to your mercy, and trust in your redeeming love. May your Spirit guide our thoughts and renew our love for you as we study your truth. In Jesus’ name, Amen.
Come, Thou Fount of Every Blessing
By Robert Robinson
Come, thou Fount of every blessing;
tune my heart to sing thy grace;
streams of mercy, never ceasing,
call for songs of loudest praise.
Teach me some melodious sonnet,
sung by flaming tongues above;
praise the mount! I’m fixed upon it,
mount of God’s unchanging love!
Here I raise my Ebenezer;
hither by thy help I’m come;
and I hope, by thy good pleasure,
safely to arrive at home.
Jesus sought me when a stranger,
wandering from the fold of God;
he, to rescue me from danger,
interposed his precious blood.
O to grace how great a debtor
daily I’m constrained to be!
Let that grace now, like a fetter,
bind my wandering heart to thee.
Prone to wander, Lord, I feel it,
prone to leave the God I love;
here’s my heart; O take and seal it;
seal it for thy courts above.
Key Principles from this Hymn
- Every mercy flows from him, and we are called to respond in praise.
- When we were wandering, Jesus sought us, found us, and gave his life to save us.
- Our hearts are prone to wander, but God’s grace binds us to him.
Questions for Discussion and Personal Reflection
- What does it mean to have your heart “tuned” to sing God’s grace?
- How have you experienced God as the Fount of every blessing in your life recently?
- What is the significance of “raising your Ebenezer” in your spiritual walk?
- When have you felt most aware of your tendency to wander from God?
- How does the image of Jesus seeking you while you were a stranger shape your view of his love?
- What does it look like, practically, to have God’s grace “bind” your heart to him?
- How can you daily offer your heart to God to be sealed for his courts above?
Related Bible Verses to Reflect Upon
- James 1:17 – Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights with whom there is no variation or shadow due to change.
- 1 Samuel 7:12 – Then Samuel took a stone and set it up… and called its name Ebenezer; for he said, ‘Till now the Lord has helped us.’
- Luke 19:10 – For the Son of Man came to seek and to save the lost.
- Titus 3:5 – He saved us, not because of works done by us in righteousness, but according to his own mercy, by the washing of regeneration and renewal of the Holy Spirit.
- Romans 12:1 – I appeal to you therefore, brothers, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, which is your spiritual worship.
Action Steps
- Journal the times God has helped you and give thanks.
- Start or end each day by singing or meditating on a hymn or Scripture.
- Each day, pray, “Here’s my heart, Lord; take and seal it.”
Prayer of Thanksgiving
Father, thank you for being the Fount of every blessing. We praise you for your endless streams of mercy and the grace that daily sustains us. Thank you for seeking us when we wandered and for redeeming us through the blood of your Son. Bind our hearts to you, Lord. Seal them for your courts above. Teach us to live lives marked by gratitude and worship. In Jesus’ name, Amen.
Prayer Prompts
Use the following prayer prompts to encourage you to pray beyond your usual prayer requests. These prompts are included here to help get your own creative juices flowing and not to be regarded as strict and legalistic requirements. Use them or do not use them according to your need. May the Lord bless you as you go deeper with him in the holy communion of prayer.
Petition – prayers for yourself
· Lord, help me to faithfully participate in the life of my congregation and for the sake of my community…
Ø By my prayers
Ø By my presence
Ø By my gifts
Ø By my service
Ø By my witness
· Today’s events and interactions with others, planned and unplanned
· Other needs
Intercession – prayers for others
· My family
· For those who serve in government, at the national, state, and local levels
· For those who serve in law-enforcement
· For those who serve in fire and rescue
· For those who serve in our nation’s military
· Other needs
Quotation from Church History
“Oh, that I might never loiter on my heavenly journey!” (David Brainerd)
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