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Justice Rolling Offering Prayer

God of grace,
we know you want justice rolling down like water.
Accept these gifts from our hands,
which we cast upon the waters of your love,
a generous ever-flowing stream 
feeding the hungry and
helping those in need.
Accept these gifts for the work of your church.  Amen.

Hosanna Palm Sunday Offering Prayer

We come to meet you Jesus
in this ritual of giving.
You gave your life for us,
walking the road to Jerusalem.
Freely we have received, freely we give.
We lay these resources at your feet:
our hosannas to the one who comes in the name of the Lord.

Great Provider Offering Prayer

You are the Great Provider,
the Giver of all gifts;
your love the only true currency.
Thank you for putting money into our hands,
and so we freely offer it back to you,
for use in your service.
We do this in the name of Jesus, Amen.

Joyful Offering Prayer

Paul writes in 2 Corinthians 9:7: God loves a cheerful giver,
Eugene Peterson in his translation of the Bible says,
“God loves it when the giver delights in the giving.”
Let's pray together:

God of grace,
it is our delight and our devotion
to give these gifts to you.
All we are and all we have
are yours alone.
Accept this joyful offering
as a token of our abiding love:
use it to bring peace, justice
and comfort to all the world, Amen.

Emmaus Offering Prayer (responsive)

Like the disciples at Emmaus,
we offer what we have.
They offered their company,
their table, their bread.
We invite you to be with us, Jesus,
as we offer you our love,
our devotion, these gifts.
May our eyes be opened
to your holy presence among us, 
now and always.  Amen.

Season of Giving Offering Prayer

God of great wonders,
we join with you in the joy of this season of giving,
You gave us a Saviour, who is Christ the Lord.
You give us life and breath,
you fill the world with beauty,
our hands with bounty,
and our hearts with the desire to give.
Accept these gifts,
and ourselves in service always,
in every season. Amen.

Humble Gifts Offering Prayer

Accept these humble gifts we pray
and in our hearts forever stay.
With these gifts may You bring peace
that suffering, want and war may cease.
Amen.

Mennonite Offering Prayer

Lord, let our congregation be a witness to you:
             immersed in scripture,
             constant in prayer,
             joyful in worship,
             generous in giving.
             A loving, supportive community
             reaching out to those in need.
             Accept these gifts we offer, in Jesus' name, Amen.

Holy Wisdom Offering Prayer

Holy Wisdom:
We want to walk the path of generosity
but something holds us back.
We are fearful;
we don’t know how much money we will need
how much money we can spare.
You invite us to faithful living.
Guided by your Spirit,
confident in your voice showing us the way,
we give these gifts faithfully, joyfully,
in the name of Jesus, our Saviour. Amen.

Generous Giving Offering Prayer

God of grace, we hear your call to generous giving
in the way you meet our needs each day,
and in the peace you give which passes understanding.
Having received so much, we offer all we have,
our time, talents and money for your kingdom. 
Bless these gifts for the work of your church.  Amen

Mother's Day/Father's Day Offering Prayer

God of Great gifts,
we give you these gifts today
knowing that you are the Father of gifts.
You mother us constantly
providing for us, caring for us.
As we have been abundantly provided for,
so we give abundantly to the work that you give us to do,
the work of the church,
the care for those who are poor.
Accept these gifts in Jesus’ name.  Amen.

Kingdom living offering prayer

Faith is the assurance of things hoped for,
and so in faith and with assurance we give our money this morning.
We hope in a generous God who meets our needs.
We hope in a creative God who multiplies our gifts.
We hope in a mysterious God who invites us to kingdom living.
God of grace, accept these gifts and us in your service, Amen

Giving and Receiving Offering Prayer

We are the Receivers,
receivers of love
receivers of grace
receivers of Jesus.
We are the Givers,
following God’s call,
following Jesus,
following our hearts.
Lord, we give these offerings for the work of your kingdom,
with humble thanks for mercies received.

Wallet offering prayer

[Before the prayer, invite people to hold their wallets in their hands as we pray] 

We are entirely yours God;
life and breath and heart and soul.
We hold our wallets in our hands;
we find here the power to buy,
and the power to give.
All power we have is a gift from you.
We give this offering generously
in the spirit of Christ who gave
life and breath and heart and soul to you,
freely and with deep love.  Amen.

 

 

In your image offering prayer

Holy God;
you call us to be made holy,
to be made in your image.
We trust in your generosity,
and so are free to be generous ourselves,
opening our hearts and our wallets freely,
giving to the work of your church in our world.
Bless these gifts and us to your service,
Amen.

Kingdom Come Offering Prayer

We worship you with our words,
and with our songs, Lord,
and we praise you with our money.
Everything we have is yours,
and these offerings are for the work of your kingdom come,
on earth as it is in heaven.
Amen.

Crossroads Offering Prayer

Every time we come to the moment of offering,
it’s a crossroads.
There is an inner struggle between selfishness and generosity,
a pull between fear of the future and belief in God’s providence.
We give our offering this morning, Lord,
stepping out in faith down the road of grace.
We do this together, as your people,
called and sent to be a blessing for all the world.
In the name of Jesus we pray, Amen.

God of great wonders offering prayer

God of great wonders,
we join with you in the joy of giving.
You give us life and breath,
you fill the world with beauty,
our hands with bounty,
and our hearts with the desire to give.
Accept these gifts, and ourselves in your service.
Amen. 

 

Hopeful offering prayer

We give our offering hopefully,
hoping that you can use these gifts
hoping that these gifts can further your kingdom
hoping that your kingdom will come.
Your kingdom, your will be done,
on earth as it is in heaven.
Amen.

The air we breathe offering prayer

We have the means to give,
we have the reason to give,
and there are many waiting for us to give.
Yet often, our hands hold back,
and we hoard what we have for ourselves.
God of grace,
help us live and give in your kingdom of love,
where there are no enemies,
only brothers and sisters,
and kindness is the air we breathe.
In Jesus’s name we pray, Amen.