On July 12 at Fellowship North Church, we had a guest speaker named Byron Weathersbee. He and his wife, Carla, co-founded Legacy Family Ministries which focuses on marriage preparation for engaged couples and also includes ministry to students, couples and families. He is a very personable, engaging communicator, and a part-time professor at Baylor University which I believe is where he met Pastor Randy when they both attended there about a million years ago.
This morning I really felt led to emphasize the importance of prayer not just as a worship element from a worship leader or pastor, but in a participatory way, with lots of opportunity for praise, confession, requests, thanksgiving, and intercession. I'm really glad we had that time. It seemed just right for yesterday. I'm thinking of incorporating a similar prayer element on a weekly basis. We explained each aspect of prayer, read a scripture that described it, gave 20-30 seconds to pray silently, then closed in prayer. We had a lot of positive feedback. Very encouraging.
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10:25 Countdown Video
10:30 Welcome - Jeff
10:31 "God of Wonders" (City on a Hill) - Bb
10:36 "King of Glory" (Tomlin) - F
10:41 "Enough" (Tomlin) - G
10:46 Meet Greet Seat - Patty
10:48 "Overflow" - original
10:52 Guided Prayer - Marina & Pam
10:58 "Life of Worship" (Worship House Media) - video (highly recommend this video)
11:01 "Practice Makes Perfect" - Guest Speaker, Byron Weathersbee
11:41 "We Lift You Up" (Glenn Packiam) - A
Offering during this song
11:45 Announcements - youth team
11:47 Dismiss - Patty
GUIDED PRAYER TIME - Marina/Pam
Praise/Confession/Thanksgiving/Requests/Intercession
(Isaiah 25:1) O, LORD,
You are my God; I will exalt You and praise Your name, for in perfect faithfulness You have done marvelous things, things planned long ago.
(Psalm 51:1-2) Have mercy
on me, O God, according to your unfailing love; according to your great compassion blot out my transgressions. Wash away all my iniquity and cleanse me from my sin.
THANKSGIVING
– Pam
(Colossians 2:6-7) So then,
just as you received Christ Jesus as Lord, continue to live in him, rooted and
built up in him, strengthened in the faith as you were taught, and overflowing
with thankfulness.
(Philippians 4:6-7) Do not be
anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with
thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which
transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ
Jesus.
INTERCESSION - Marina
(James 5:13-16) Is any one of you in trouble? He should pray. Is anyone happy? Let him sing
songs of praise. Is any one of you sick? He should call the elders of the
church to pray over him and anoint him with oil in the name of the Lord. And
the prayer offered in faith will make the sick person well; the Lord will raise
him up. If he has sinned, he will be forgiven. Therefore confess your sins to
each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The prayer of a
righteous man is powerful and effective.
