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An opening prayer for church service
Short opening prayers for Sunday worship, written to be read aloud by a worship leader, elder or volunteer.
The prayers on this page were written for Lamp & Flame; you're welcome to pray, copy and share them. Bible verses are quoted from the King James Version.
An opening prayer for Sunday service
Gracious God, we gather in Your presence this morning with thankful hearts. Thank You for bringing us safely together. Quiet our minds from the busyness of the week and open our hearts to worship You in spirit and in truth. Speak to us through Your Word, meet us in our songs and prayers, and send us out changed. We pray in Jesus' name, Amen.
A short call to worship prayer
Lord, we come to praise You. You are holy, You are good and Your love endures forever. Receive our worship today. Amen.
A prayer before the sermon
Father, as Your Word is preached, open our ears to hear and our hearts to obey. Give our pastor clarity and boldness, and let every word point us to Jesus. Amen.
Scripture to pray with
“Enter into his gates with thanksgiving, and into his courts with praise: be thankful unto him, and bless his name.”
“I was glad when they said unto me, Let us go into the house of the LORD.”
“God is a Spirit: and they that worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth.”
“O come, let us worship and bow down: let us kneel before the LORD our maker.”
“Not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as the manner of some is; but exhorting one another: and so much the more, as ye see the day approaching.”