Saturday/Sunday Morning Prayer Focus Every Week

Pre Service Prayer Guide

Our 4 W’s are the Welcome, our Worship, our Word & our Witness

v We pray our Welcome be warm, friendly and accepting

v  Luke 10:27 You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and all your soul, and with all your strength, and with all your mind; and your neighbor as yourself.

v  Hebrews 13: 1 Let mutual love continue. Do not neglect to show hospitality to strangers for by doing that some have entertained angels without knowing it.

v  Colossians 3:11 In that renewal there is no longer Greek and Jew, circumcised and uncircumcised, barbarian, Scythian, slave and free; but Christ is all and in all.

v  Matthew 25: 35 I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me drink, I was a stranger and you welcomed me.

v Pray the people quickly turn their attention to the Lord and draw near to Him; believe He draws near to us.

v  “Enter into His gates with thanksgiving, and into His courts with praise.  Be thankful to Him, and bless His name.  For the Lord is good; His mercy is everlasting and His truth endures to all generations.”  (Psalm 100.4-6)

v  Pray that every tormenting spirit would be bound.  (spirits of shame, condemnation, guilt, fear, rejection, depression, etc.)

v  “Then Saul sent word to Jesse, saying, "Allow David to remain in my service, for I am pleased with him. Whenever the spirit from God came upon Saul, David would take his harp and play. Then relief would come to Saul; he would feel better, and the evil spirit would leave him.” (1Samuel 16:22-23)

v We pray the Worship be vibrant, Spirit-lead, & unchurched friendly

v  Psalms 8:1 O LORD, our Lord, how majestic is your name in all the earth! You have set your glory above the heavens.

v  Psalms 29:2 Ascribe to the LORD the glory due his name; worship the LORD in the splendor of holiness.

v  Psalms 99:5 Exalt the LORD our God; worship at his footstool! Holy is he!

v Pray the Lord is revealed in His place of honor and that people connect with Him there.

v  “But You are holy, enthroned in the praises of Israel.” (Psalms 22:1)

v Pray that people experience the full Presence of God and their eyes are opened to who He is.

v  “[I make] mention of you in my prayers: that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give to you the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of Him, the eyes of your understanding being enlightened.” (Ephesians 1:17-18)

v  “Until I went into the sanctuary of God; then I understood.” (Psalms 73:17)

v  “And when He [the Holy Spirit] comes, He will convict the world of guilt in regard to sin, and righteousness, and judgment.” (John 16:8)

v  “No one can say that Jesus is Lord except by the Holy Spirit.” (1 Corinthians 12:3)

v We pray the Word be relevant, applicable and easy to understand

v  Isaiah 40:8 - The grass withers and the flowers fall, but the word of our God endures forever.

v  Psalm 18:30 - As for God, his way is perfect: The Lord’s word is flawless; he shields all who take refuge in him.

v  2 Timothy 3:16-17All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness…

v  Hebrews 4:12 - For the word of God is alive and active. Sharper than any double-edged sword, it penetrates even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow; it judges the thoughts and attitudes of the heart.

v Pray that people begin to lose themselves in the light of the Lord and all He is.  (This is when our service begins to reflect Heaven.)

v  “Then I looked, and I heard the voice of many angels around the throne, the living creatures, and the elders; and the number of them was ten thousand times ten thousand, and thousands of thousands, saying with a loud voice: ‘Worthy is the Lamb who was slain To receive power and riches and wisdom, And strength and honor and glory and blessing!’” (Revelation 5.11-12)

v Pray for that specific moment – the moment when people encounter the living God.

v  “Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God.” (Matthew 5:8)

v We pray our Witness be outward focused, evangelistic, & community oriented

v  Acts 1:8 ESV  But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth.”

v  1 Peter 3:15 ESV … always being prepared to make a defense to anyone who asks you for a reason for the hope that is in you; yet do it with gentleness and respect,

v  Matthew 28:19 ESV Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit,

v Pray that God will crown them with salvation.  Pray that Bishop can walk out with sickle in hand, harvesting souls for the Kingdom AND we LIFECHANGERS go and make disciples and change lives in our lifetime with the help of Christ!

v  “For the LORD takes delight in His people; He crowns the humble with salvation.” (Psalms 149:4)

In Jesus Matchless Name – Amen and Amen