Prayer of Consecration
Wake up, sleeper, rise from the dead, and Christ will shine on you.
Jesus, I belong to you.
I lift up my heart to you.
I set my mind on you.
I fix my eyes on you.
I offer my body to you as a living sacrifice.
Jesus, We belong to you.
Praying in the name of the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit, amen.
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Matthew 24:4-27
New English Translation
4 Jesus answered them,[a] “Watch out[b] that no one misleads you. 5 For many will come in my name, saying, ‘I am the Christ,’[c] and they will mislead many. 6 You will hear of wars and rumors of wars. Make sure that you are not alarmed, for this must happen, but the end is still to come.[d] 7 For nation will rise up in arms[e] against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. And there will be famines and earthquakes[f] in various places.[g] 8 All[h] these things are the beginning of birth pains.
Persecution of Disciples
9 “Then they will hand you over to be persecuted and will kill you. You will be hated by all the nations[i] because of my name.[j] 10 Then many will be led into sin,[k] and they will betray one another and hate one another. 11 And many false prophets will appear and deceive[l] many, 12 and because lawlessness will increase so much, the love of many will grow cold. 13 But the person who endures to the end will be saved.[m] 14 And this gospel of the kingdom will be preached throughout the whole inhabited earth as a testimony to all the nations,[n] and then the end will come.
The Abomination of Desolation
15 “So when you see the abomination of desolation[o]—spoken about by Daniel the prophet—standing in the holy place” (let the reader understand),[p] 16 “then those in Judea must flee[q] to the mountains. 17 The one on the roof[r] must not come down[s] to take anything out of his house, 18 and the one in the field must not turn back to get his cloak. 19 Woe[t] to those who are pregnant and to those who are nursing their babies in those days! 20 Pray[u] that your flight may not be in winter or on a Sabbath. 21 For then there will be great suffering[v] unlike anything that has happened[w] from the beginning of the world until now, or ever will happen. 22 And if those days had not been cut short, no one would be saved. But for the sake of the elect those days will be cut short. 23 Then if anyone says to you, ‘Look, here is the Christ!’[x] or ‘There he is!’ do not believe him. 24 For false messiahs[y] and false prophets will appear and perform great signs and wonders to deceive, if possible, even the elect. 25 Remember,[z] I have told you ahead of time. 26 So then, if someone[aa] says to you, ‘Look, he is in the wilderness,’[ab] do not go out, or ‘Look, he is in the inner rooms,’ do not believe him. 27 For just like the lightning[ac] comes from the east and flashes to the west, so the coming of the Son of Man will be.
Matthew 5:31-32
New English Translation
Divorce
31 “It was said, ‘Whoever divorces his wife must give her a legal document.’[a] 32 But I say to you that everyone who divorces his wife, except for immorality,[b] makes her commit adultery, and whoever marries a divorced woman commits adultery.
Prayer of Transformation
Lord Jesus, I am your witness.
I receive your righteousness and release my sinfulness.
I receive your wholeness and release my brokenness.
I receive your fullness and release my emptiness.
I receive your peace and release my anxiety.
I receive your joy and release my despair.
I receive your healing and release my sickness.
I receive your love and release my selfishness.
Come Holy Spirit transform my heart, mind, soul, and strength so that my consecration becomes your demonstration; that our lives become your sanctuary. For the glory of God our Father, amen.