![]() Or perhaps God wants you to begin a new ministry in your church or an outreach to the community. Perhaps you will continue with a weekly prayer session. Pray about how God wants your church/group to continue what He has begun during Ten Days of Prayer. Please see the Sabbath Celebration handout for more ideas. Lead the congregation in a time of prayer so that those who have not attended the daily meetings can experience the joy of praying with others. Include ample time for testimonies of answered prayer, biblical teaching/preaching on prayer, and singing. The final Sabbath should be designed as a time of great rejoicing in all that God has done throughout the ten days. Be creative-there are many ways to share with the church family what is happening during the daily prayer meetings. Have a special prayer focus and share testimonies of answered prayer during the church services on both Sabbaths. Sabbath Services During Ten Days of Prayer You may want to provide some cards or pieces of paper on which people can record the names they will be praying for. Encourage them to ask the Holy Spirit for guidance in choosing these names and in reaching out to these people during the ten days. They can be relatives, friends, coworkers, neighbors, or simply acquaintances. Respond in song and praise: 5 – 10 minutesĮncourage each person to pray consistently for five to seven people that God has placed in their life.Pray about the items in “More Prayer Suggestions” (in daily prayer guide): 20 – 30 minutes.Pray through the verses in “Praying God’s Word” (in daily prayer guide): 10 – 15 minutes.Read devotional (in daily prayer guide): 5 minutes.Welcome and introduction: 2 – 5 minutes.The following guide is just a suggestion: How much time you spend on each section will vary. Keep your prayer time simple so the group can focus on actually praying. Pray about how you can best welcome guests and make them feel a part of your group. It’s important to pray together for our world church family, but you may want to spend extra time praying for local needs if your group includes visitors from the community. We also included a document called World Church Prayer Requests. You may want to divide into small groups and have each group pray for a portion of your prayer requests. Join them in praying through the verses and prayer requests, but don’t feel that you must rush through the entire list of prayer suggestions. We recommend that you copy the daily guides so each participant can have one to follow during the prayer time.Ĭhurches around the world will unite in praying about each day’s topic. Each guide includes a Bible passage, devotional reading, Bible texts to pray through, prayer suggestions, and song suggestions. ![]() We have provided a prayer guide for each of the ten days.
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