And then I remembered his words in Psalm 91:16 “With long life will I satisfy him and show him my salvation”. There! That was how Jesus saved me from that attack. I used to attend an orthodox bible believing church. But after this experience, I realized that I needed a firebrand praying church just as I need food to nourish my physical body.
How was I able to locate a praying church? As stated in Acts 4:23-35 these are what I looked out for while searching for a praying church in Houston.
1. The grace of unity (32)
2. The grace of renunciation (32)
3. The grace of fellowship and (32)
4. The grace of liberty (34-35)
Do you desire to make a praying church in Houston your place of worship but are confused on how to go about it? Omega Fire Ministries Houston, Tx is at your beck and call. A firebrand church with its horseman Pastor Rich Aghahowa as a resident pastor, demonstrating God’s love, wisdom and power through the word.
Our prayer meetings are packed with fire branded prayer points aimed at liberating, winning, restoring, healing and delivering souls.
We are located at No 13155 Westheimer Rd, Suite 23 Houston Texas 77077 USA.
For more information call +18325988144 or send a mail to dec2one@gmail.com. God bless you!
However, to do this, there are basic patterns you must observe in leading a prayer service. Which are:
Gathering / Introduction – Songs, greetings and opening prayer
The Word of God – Scripture reading, response, silence
Shared Prayer – Petitions, traditional prayers, litanies, composed prayers
Conclusion – Closing prayer, blessing, songs.
As a prayer service leader, preparing before the time for your prayer service paves way for things to be done properly and allows the smooth flow of the Holy Ghost.
In a prayer service, the presence of the Holy Spirit serves as a guide to all prayer. Therefore, as a prayer leader, you must offer yourself as a vehicle of the spirit by praying that the Holy Spirit guide, inspire and use you.
Scripture:
Psalm 119:105 “Your word is a lamp for my feet, a light to my path” The word of God should be the standard of every prayer service. Because listening to the word of God is one of the ways God speaks to people.
Music:
Music is to the church as food is to the body. In Psalm 100:2 “serve the Lord with gladness: Come before His presence with singing” That is to say that, in every prayer service, worship of song should not be missing as it is an essential ingredient.
Is the prayer service for children, teenagers, youths or adults? You decide the suitable time to get them come around and if it’s a recurring meeting, fix it at the right time of the day.
For example, you don’t choose to fix the time for a prayer service during the day for a group of workers. Or a group of college students in the morning time.
Also, make sure that the time does not exceed an hour or two.
In addition, ensure you carry everyone along in a prayer service. This is a pointer that will tell if you are allowing the Holy Spirit to work through you or you are merely doing what pleases your mind.
Nonverbal Elements:
During a prayer service, consciously at intervals ask members to kneel, raise their hands in worship, move around. And as led by the Spirit, lay hands on them, bless and anoint them.
Verbal Elements:
Follow and borrow from the prayer of the Church: introductory rites, psalm responses, intercessions, and blessings. These prayers are rich and evocative and therefore, powerful.
Liturgical Feasts and Seasons:
It is important that during a prayer service, you pay close attention to the time and season of the liturgical year for example festive periods like Christmas, Easter, New year, this will guide you in selecting themes and prayers.
Know Your Assembly:
The age level of your members should determine how you lead a prayer service. Consider this and it will help you know the areas to address to enable you to build their faith.
Be sure of your focus, theme and goal before organising a prayer service. Meditate and envision the prayer, feel the flow, get a sense of space, time, sound, silence and so on. Assign roles ahead of time.
Include Silence:
When there is silence, you open yourself up to receive from God. At a point in a prayer service, lead the people to observe a moment or two of silence. This will enable them to ascend to the point the Holy Spirit wants them to in prayer.
Give instructions beforehand:
There’s nothing worse than interrupting a prayer to give directions such as “the left side takes this part, and the right side takes that part!”
Be creative:
As mentioned earlier, include the use of a projection screen and enable the appropriate visuals.
Encourage spontaneous prayer:
Not everyone is comfortable with spontaneous prayer, but it is a form of prayer that needs to be taught and fostered.
Proclaim:
Throughout the prayer service, speak clearly and slowly. Proclamation is more than merely reading the text and less than a dramatic performance. As you speak, try not to bury your head in the text; look at the assembly as much as possible. Speaking in this way will help to involve the participants.
Move with reverence:
Moving with reverence means moving not too quickly or slowly, and not stiffly, but with ease and regard for what you are doing.
Are you preparing for a prayer meeting soon? These basics will enable you effectively and wholeheartedly organize a prayer service that others can benefit from.
Have an opening prayer:
An opening prayer helps in ushering the people into the presence of God.
This prepares the mind to be ready to receive from God in the place of prayer and allows for a smooth transition when communicating with God.
Have a word session:
During the word session give instructions about prayer, read two or more scriptures from the bible that speaks about your central theme for the meeting. If possible, have an interactive session.
Have a prayer method:
This is the main point of the meeting anyways. After preparing the minds of the people to receive from God, then you dive into the prayer service properly. When praying, use varieties – people should pray in groups or in twos, they should walk around the place, sit or stand to pray depending on which they are most comfortable with.
Also, during prayers, it should be one topic at a time, each prayer point should be broken into sessions and categorized. For example, a prayer request for the nation should be distinct from individual prayer requests.
Finally, when ending the prayer service give the people a take-home message. You can decide to read from the bible or use a moral lesson that matches up with the theme of the prayer service.
Give thanks, share pleasantries by interacting with one another.
Have a closing prayer:
Talk to someone if they are willing to close your time together. you can choose to close the prayer service yourself or use a passage from the bible to pray a general closing prayer.
For your closing prayer, here are some suggestions:
Thank God for always hearing and caring
Thank God for the time to focus on talking with Him
Thank God for knowing all our heart desires better than we do.
Ask God to care for each person who came
Pray for any requests that were missed durying the prayer time
Ask God to be with anyone who was unable to make it to the prayer service
Thank God for knowing what is best for everyone and ask that His will be done.
To sum up, are you looking for a church where you can wholeheartedly participate in their prayer service and see effective results play out in your life? Visit Omega Fire Ministries Houston.
In Esther 2:1-17, other women who went before Esther were rejected, they being rejected did not deter the fate of Esther – rather, where others suffered rejection Esther saw acceptance. As you enter this new month of June, the month will favor you, it will wipe away your tears.
‘Set Time’ is the best thing that can happen to anybody, at your set time, heaven and earth corporates to favor you in such a way that it becomes impossible for the devil to stop you. God makes all things beautify in its time Ecclesiastes 3:11.
Just as Esther’s name was changed from Hadassah to Esther which means a star, in the same vein you are moving from failure to success, your star will shine this new month, you are moving from the place of preparation to an encounter with a king.
For more information, please contact: +18325988144 or visit us at No
13155 Westheimer Rd, Suite 23 Houston Texas
77077 USA
God bless you!
Joseph The Dreamer
Dejected, hated and rejected among his brethren. Joseph was sold out by his brothers in a bid to terminate his destiny. Genesis 37:1-36 ignorant that it was part of God’s plan in order to glorify His name and preserve a generation through Joseph Genesis 45:5.
From a slave in potiphar’s house to the king’s prisoner and to a governor over all the land of Egypt Genesis 41:37-45. Is your situation like that of Joseph? Today, there shall be a tremendous divine turnaround in your life in Jesus name!
Ruth The Widow
Should we forget to talk about the diligent widow Ruth? Then our effort to stir up your faith will be futile. Ruth, after being widowed decided to stay with her mother in-law Naomi and the Bible records her statement thus where you go, I will go: where you lodge, I will lodge: your people shall be my people, and your God my God. Where you die, I will die-there will I be buried. Ruth 1:16-17
With no intent of getting another husband, the Lord visited her. He compensated her for her abiding loyalty and devotion. And finding favour in the eyes of Boaz, he married her see Ruth 4:1-18.
The Matriarch Hannah
Hannah was a barren woman and wife of Elkanah. Filled with pain and sorrow over her predicament, her co-wife Peninnah made situation even worst for her – 1 Samuel 1:6.
Devastated, she was moved to make prayers and supplications to God. And moved by her tears, He visited her and she experienced a divine turnaround from a barren woman to a mother of six children. One which she gave to God – Samuel (1 Samuel 1:8-28, 1 Samuel 2:21).
So, what is that problem that is stealing your sleep?
1- My Father! My Father! As I begin to pray, activate and Angel for me!
2- My Father! My Father! As I begin to pray, every power opposing me, every power hindering my destiny, let an Angel roll it away! Zechariah 3:1
3- My Father! My Father! As I begin to pray, every evil garment that my enemies have put upon me, Angel of the Lord, tear it away! Zechariah 3:3
5- My Father! My Father! As I begin to pray, Angel of the Lord, deliver my right hand from satanic opposition! Psalms 109:6
6- My Father! My Father! As I begin to pray, every chain holding me captive, Angel of the Lord break the chain and set me free! Acts 12:7
7- My Father! My Father! As I begin to pray, let an Angel of the Lord cloth me with a garment of riches and crown me with a crown of honor! Zechariah 3:5
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For more information, please contact: +18325988144 or visit us at No
13155 Westheimer Rd, Suite 23 Houston Texas
77077 USA
God bless you!
2 Samuel 9:1-7
2- My Father! My Father! As I begin to pray, this year, give me one miracle that will recover my destiny!
3- My Father! My Father! As I begin to pray, by one blessing settle me and change my story!
4- My Father! My Father! As I begin to pray, every force and power that is keeping me in Lo Debar, catch fire!
5- My Father! My Father! As I begin to pray, remember me and favor me!
Oh God, Take Away My Reproach
Luke 1:5-13
1- My Father! My Father! As I begin to pray, this month visit me and answer my prayer!
2- My Father! My Father! As I begin to pray, what prayer and fasting could not do, let grace do it for me!
3- My Father! My Father! As I begin to pray, look upon me and take away my reproach!
4- My Father! My Father! As I begin to pray, change my name! Luke 1:36
5- My Father! My Father! As I begin to pray, after now let my life become a display of Your goodness, a showroom of Your grace and kindness!
For more information, please contact: +18325988144 or visit us at No
13155 Westheimer Rd, Suite 23 Houston Texas
77077 USA
God bless you!
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