I know sometimes it is difficult to plan a good worship service. In the interest of getting your creative juices flowing, here is the service for our recent Saturday morning prayer service.
In terms of details, the prayers of praise were “open”–anyone could pray–and we encouraged people to keep them short. Specific people were asked to pray during the confession time with a few minutes of silent prayer ending it. Intercession was another open, longer time of prayer. For the petition time we broke up into smaller groups. We ended by saying the Lord’s Prayer together. The whole service lasted just over an hour.
I’d love to hear how you plan for regular or special services.
PRAYER SERVICE
February 4, 2012
Call to Prayer Scripture Reading . . . . . . . . . Ephesians 1:1-2:10
PRAISE & THANKSGIVING
Opening Song of Praise . . . . . . . . . . “Praise to the Lord, the Almighty”
Prayer of Praise & Thanksgiving
Praise God for his character
Praise God for his provision
Praise God for his saving grace in Christ
CONFESSION & REPENTANCE
Call to Prayer Scripture Reading . . . . . . . . Psalms 50 & 51
Prayer of Confession
Confess sins of our church
Confess sins of our nation
Confess sins of our lives
Pray for spirit of true repentance
Song of Assurance………… “Before the Throne”
INTERCESSION & PETITION
Call to Prayer Scripture Reading . . . . . . . . Matthew 6:5-34
Prayer of Intercession
Ask for kingdom-centered vision of life and ministry
Ask for God to be honored in the world through the spread of the gospel & the lives of his people
Ask for the spiritual growth and protection for the church
Prayer of Petition
Pray for your needs
Pray for your family & friends’ needs
Song of Thanksgiving . . . . . . . . . “In Christ Alone”
Concluding Prayer:
“Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name. Your kingdom come,your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread, and forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory, forever. Amen.”
MAGNIFY CHRIST 