Following up from a post about his congregation’s one-Sunday-night-a-month-prayer-meeting, Kevin DeYoung provides this sample of what such a meeting looks like:
Praying Through the Fruit of the Spirit
But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control; against such things there is no law. (Galatians 5:22-23)
Love
Hymn 479……………………………….. I Will Sing of My Redeemer
Praise God for His Love to Us (large group)
Joy
A Prayer for Joy……..………… “Joy” from The Valley of Vision
Hymn 408………………………………….. Rejoice, the Lord is King
Peace
Scripture Reading……………………………………. Philippians 4:4-7
Make Our Requests Known to God (small groups)
Patience
Confess the Sin of Impatience (small groups)
- With our families
- With our jobs
- With our situation in life
- With the church
Kindness and Goodness
Thank God for the Kindness and Goodness We See in His People (large group)
Faithfulness
A Prayer for Faithfulness………. [Led by a member of our congregation]
Gentleness
Scripture Reading……………………………………….. Isaiah 42:1-7
Thank God for His Gentleness Toward Us (small group)
Self-Control
Ask God for Self-Control in Our Lives (small groups)
- With our appetites
- With our disciplines
- With our emotions
Concluding Prayer……………………………….. The Lord’s Prayer
I like the idea of meeting in this way on Sunday, a day already set apart, meaning we don’t have to reinvent the wheel trying to find another time during the week when people can meet. We already have a number of other fellowship activities meeting on evenings through the week.
I like the variety and structure in this order. No extensive sitting around sharing prayer points. Large group and small groups. And a moves in focus throughout the time, with helpful topics introduced.
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