Offertory Prayers and Invitation 2012

Offertory Prayers for December 2012

Generous God, in this season of love and giving, we can never outgive you. Like the child who came to save us, we seek to grow in wisdom and in your favor. Offertory Prayers for December 2012

Offertory Prayers for November 2012

We give you thanks for the gift and promise you have given to us in your son, Jesus, the Christ. By his love and sacrifice and the sacrifices of the saints, we can come to this place and know the joy of your love and grace. Offertory Prayers for November 2012

Offertory Prayers for October 2012

Almighty and most loving God, we approach your throne of grace with boldness, knowing that the gifts we bring are gifts that came from you. Offertory Prayers for October 2012

Offertory Prayers for September 2012

God of wisdom and light, as we offer our gifts this morning, we pray that you will help us grow hearts of generosity and not selfishness, compassion and not resentment, contentment and not envy. Offertory Prayers for September 2012

Offertory Prayers for August 2012

Relentless God of love and grace, you gave the greatest gift of all when you sent Christ into our midst to rescue us from our rebellion and to teach us the way to your Kingdom. Offertory Prayers for August 2012

Offertory Prayers for July 2012

The gifts we give in faith this morning will enable us, through Christ's body the church, to bring healing and wholeness to this community and to the whole world. Offertory Prayers for July 2012

Offertory Prayers for June 2012

Loving God of grace and compassion, the gifts we have given this morning are a token of the fruitfulness of the work of our hands. Offertory Prayers for June 2012

Offertory Prayers for May 2012

Gracious God, Sustainer of all we know and all we don't know. You have called us as children and heirs to be stewards of so much that you have entrusted to us . . . Offertory Prayers for May 2012

Offertory Prayers for April 2012

God of power and might, there is no stone heavy enough to bottle up the good news, no burial shroud tight enough to contain your compassion, no darkness powerful enough to withstand the radiance of the promise of Resurrection! Offertory Prayers for April 2012

Offertory Prayers for March 2012

Gracious and Loving God, the gifts that we bring before you are but a token of what we hope to give . . . Offertory Prayers for March 2012

Offertory Prayers for February 2012

Gracious and forgiving God, we long to be the disciples who give you our very best: our strongest witness, our mightiest efforts, and our first and best fruits. When we fall short, still you take what we make available and do great things! Offertory Prayers for February 2012

Offertory Prayers for January 2012

O God, we are stirred this Christmastime to refocus our attention from the commercialism of Christmas to the miraculous birth of an infant who was born in a manger long ago. Offertory Prayers for January 2012