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Today we are going to talk about the ACTS method of prayer. In September, at the church I attend, we started reading ACTS prayers. After a few weeks members of the church were asked to write a prayer to be read during the Sunday service. I was asked to read one at the end of October. We’ll get to that in a bit.
What is an ACTS prayer?
A is for adoration; prayers of praise for God and who He is and what He does.
C is for Confession; prayers as we remember we are fallen creatures in need of confessing our sins to God, our Father.
T is for Thanksgiving; prayers thanking God for all He has done in our lives, what He is doing now and what he will do for us and others.
S is for Supplication; prayers asking God to meet our needs and the needs of others.
You can look on line and get more detailed descriptions of the four prayer types in an ACTS Prayer.
The ACTS prayer follows the method Jesus used when the disciples asked Him how they should pray. We know it as the Lord’s Prayer and may very well recite this prayer during our Sunday church services.
Let’s say it together.
9 Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name. 10 Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven. 11 Give us this day our daily bread. 12 And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors. 13 And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil: For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen. (NKJ)
The ACTS prayer I wrote and read at church. I have to acknowledge that I did have some editing and word changes the were suggested by the person who asked me to write the prayer. I used all of them. Thank you Tami.
ACTS Prayer, 10/31/2021
Heavenly Father, we come before you today as your humble servants. You alone are the one true God, the God of creation who set the sun, moon, and stars in place for our good. You created us in your own image and breathed into Adam the breath of life. And as we’ve strayed from your ways you’ve shown patience, forgiveness and grace. You are truth, you are forgiving and your love is beyond understanding, especially the sacrifice you made in your Son, Jesus. We are blessed and we praise you for being the one constant in our lives.
Dear Father, we humbly ask for forgiveness as we confess our sins to you, those we are aware of and those we aren’t. We have sinned against you and against our brothers and sisters. We’ve neglected to help those in need whose paths we’ve crossed. We’ve focused on ourselves when our focus should have been on you. We’ve been influenced by the sinful ways of the world.
Dear Father, we thank you for forgiving our sins through the sacrifice of your Son, Jesus. We thank you for the life he lived among us, showing us how to live with those around us.
We thank you, Jesus, for your obedience to the Father and that your prayer was always, “Not my will, Father, but your will be done”. Thank you for taking us into your embrace and saving us for all eternity.
Thank you, Father, for who you are and always
