Worship Preparation - October 5, 2025
Read the sermon text: Psalm 88
Read the sermon summary: What is a good prayer? What should we be aiming at when we enter into the presence of God and ask to be conformed more into his likeness? This week we will look to the Psalms to help guide us in how we ought to pray. As you consider the passage, what is your initial reaction to the psalmist’s words? How might this inform the way we pray, not only in moments of particular difficulty, but throughout every season of the Christian life? And what does it reveal about the kindness of God in Christ that we can draw near to him with such unrestrained longing and hope in his promises?
Read the following song lyrics in relation to the sermon:
Abide
Verse 1
For my waking breath
For my daily bread
I depend on You
I depend on You
For the sun to rise
For my sleep at night
I depend on You
I depend on You
Chorus 1
You’re the way the truth and the life
You’re the well that never runs dry
I’m the branch and You are the vine
Draw me close and teach me to abide
Verse 2
Where the Spirit leads
As I’m following
I depend on You
I depend on You
For the victories
Still in front of me
I depend on You
I depend on You
Chorus 2
You’re the way the truth and the life
You’re the well that never runs dry
I’m the branch and You are the vine
Draw me close and teach me to abide
Be my strength my song in the night
Be my all my treasure my prize
I am Yours forever You're mine
Draw me close and teach me to abide
Verse 3
When I pass through death
As I enter rest
I depend on You
I depend on You
For eternal life
To be raised with Christ
I depend on You
I depend on You
Tag 1
Oh would you teach me
Would You teach me to abide
Tag 2
I depend on You
I depend on You
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