PRAYER SERVICE
PRAYER SERVICE • Sermon • Submitted • Presented
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Tonight is a night of prayer and Scripture. Prayer is our most valuable opportunity to talk to God and for God to talk to us. We as a church need to be in the habit of praying as a community together. Scripture earnestly speaks to us to seek the Lord together. Jesus Himself teaches us the importance of us doing this. We are going to pray for five areas; the Pastor Search Committee, the church and our mission, our individual self, and each other. We will break these down into four different prayer movements. However, there may be things that you feel led to pray about during these moments, and I would encourage you to pray for those things. You are welcome to come to the altar at any point during our time and pray.
19 Again I say to you, if two of you agree on earth about anything they ask, it will be done for them by my Father in heaven. 20 For where two or three are gathered in my name, there am I among them.”
The first thing that we are going to pray for tonight is our Pastor Search Committee. They have been meeting and praying for the man that God would have lead the church. Their job has not been easy and they have had their snags, but they are doing what God has called them to do. So I am going to ask you to spend the next several minutes praying for each of the members of the Pastor Search Committee. Pray for their families, and pray that God will lead them to the man who God has for this church. Pray that God would bless their efforts. Pray that they would have peace in this time. And while we pray, let’s pray also for the man that God would have for this church. Let’s pray for our pastor search committee.
Prayer - Song “Peace”
37 Then he said to his disciples, “The harvest is plentiful, but the laborers are few; 38 therefore pray earnestly to the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into his harvest.”
One of the biggest threats to any church is for disunity to come into the church. We need to pray for the unity in the church to continue to get stronger. This community needs to see our church united for the kingdom. Over these next few minutes, I’m going to ask you to join me in prayer for there to be continued unity in our church. That we come together and hold onto one another. That we pray for each other and seek to build each other up. Let’s spend time praying for unity in our church.
We as a church are called to be a light in the community. We need to be reaching our area. People no longer just show up at church, we have to go out in our community. The need is greater than it has ever been. Over the next few moments, I want you to pray, asking God who can we be a light in this community. Pray that God would give us a heart for this community, not just so that we would grow, but so that people in our community come to know Jesus as their savior. Pray that we as a church will reach out to our community in ways that will reach young families, and those who need to experience the love of Christ. Pray for what God would have you to do to be a part of us reaching this community. Let’s pray for our mission.
Prayer - “Fight My Battles”
For our next prayer movement we are going to pray for our self. Listen to what Peter wrote in 1 Peter.
6 Humble yourselves, therefore, under the mighty hand of God so that at the proper time he may exalt you, 7 casting all your anxieties on him, because he cares for you. 8 Be sober-minded; be watchful. Your adversary the devil prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour. 9 Resist him, firm in your faith, knowing that the same kinds of suffering are being experienced by your brotherhood throughout the world.
So many of us have so much going on in our lives, in our families lives. Good things and bad things. So we are going to spend the next few moments in prayer for God to guide and lead us individually. You may need to pray for something that you’ve put off bringing to this Lord. Let’s pray
Prayer - “Song of Ascent”
We are going to close out our prayer time praying for each other. James 5 says this:
16 Therefore, confess your sins to one another and pray for one another, that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous person has great power as it is working.
You and I are called to pray for each other. So that is what we are going to do. I want you to grab someone either next to you in the pew or in the row behind and pray for each other. Pray for thier week. Pray for their health. If you don’t know what to pray for, ask them. If you need someone to come with you and pray at the altar, grab them and go. You can pray with your husband, your wife, whoever. Let’s pray for each other.
Prayer - “Waiting Here For You”
Gather everyone and close in prayer.
