Prayer For Usher Ministry
So often I pursue comfort and earthly joy in this sin-bent world when my heart should long for the return of Christ, our blessed hope (Titus 2:13). Help my time among your people draw me into your holy presence and show me the glories of a sin-and suffering-free eternity where we will worship you face-to-face (Revelation 21:14). Oh, Lord, I long for your presence and perfect restoration! Come quickly, Lord Jesus!
Jesus,
You are the Good Shepherd. You are kind. You welcome those who seek you with a kindness and gentleness that wins souls. You welcomed conversation with the Samaritan woman. You welcomed the lame, the blind, the broken. You were a friend of sinners that the religious people rejected. You displayed the greatest love of all, that you laid down your life for your friends
As people come to my church, help me to be kind to them. Help me to give them a welcome that is worthy of your Name. Help me to display kindness in a way that will prepare the way for them to hear God's word proclaimed in our church gathering. Help me to set aside my preoccupations and worries and focus on them, so that my reward my be great.
Allow kindness to show forth in me, blocking all negative judgment because of what a guest wears, apparent social status, or ethnic background.
Allow kindness to show forth in as I greet each and every person who walks in the door of my churchAllow kindness to help me see an unspoken need and meet it today.
Let my ways as a church greeter be pleasing in your sight. May the kindness I share help a person calm down from a stressful morning, a nervous first time visitor to feel safe, and share a tangible expression of Your love for someone who needs it today. May the kindness I show help everyone who enters today be at peace.
I clothe myself in kindness today, as chosen child of God. I want to see each person who enters our church through the filter of kindness. I will not dishonor a guest by ignoring them. I will not be angry at a guest for wearing inappropriate clothing. I will not judge the length of hair or the placement of piercings. I will protect their integrity and show them hope. I will not judge them by the color of their skin.
As I walk in kindness today, I will bless each guest and member who walks into our church. I want to help them to experience your presence.
In Your Name,
Amen.
Heavenly Father, this morningand all of historyis about you. Please help me worship you with an undistracted heart. You know how my mind wanders to my upcoming week, present worries, and thoughts of others and other things. Help me put those thoughts away and focus on you and your glory. Would your Spirit cause my heart, soul, mind, and strength to exalt your Holy Name in my singing, listening to Your Word, and interacting with your people.
God of Love, thank you for everyone who volunteers to be an usher or greeter at CPC! They are the front-line' of our church, but really they are your face at our doors! We pray that your spirit continues to fill them with hospitality and grace as they meet people at the door each week. Give them words of comfort and welcome, and the ability to know which words each person needs to hear as they come in to our church. God call new members of our congregation to help the ushers and greeters as they need it. Lord be with this ministry at CPC! Amen.
Lord Jesus, You welcome those who seek you
with a kindness and gentleness that wins souls.
You welcomed conversation with the Samaritan woman.
You welcomed the lame, the blind, the broken.
You were a friend of sinners that the self-righteous people rejected.
You displayed the greatest love of all,
that you laid down your life for your friends.
As people come to church, help me to be kind to them.
Help me to give them a welcome that is worthy of your Name.
Help me to display kindness in a way that will prepare the way for them
to encounter Jesus in his word, body and blood.
Help me to set aside my preoccupations and worries and focus on them.
Allow kindness to show forth in me,
blocking all negative judgment because of what a guest wears,
apparent social status, or ethnic background.
Allow kindness to show forth in as I greet each and every person who walks in the door.
Allow kindness to help me see an unspoken need and meet it today.
Let my ways be pleasing in your sight.
May the kindness I share help a person calm down from a stressful morning,
a nervous first time visitor to feel safe,
and share an expression of Your love for someone who needs it today.
May the kindness I show help everyone who enters today be at peace.
As I walk in kindness today,
I will bless each guest and member who walks into our church.
I want to help them to experience your presence.
In Your Name,
Amen.
Our God who is in heaven, we are humbled to come before you at this hour through the name of our Lord Jesus, thanking you for giving us this wonderful opportunity to fellowship together,thank you for this day that you have given us, as we leave for our homes be with us in Jesus name.amen
Our Father and savior, what a joy to see this day in our lives,thank you for your faithfulness and goodness upon our us. Dear Father and Lord, we have congregated to share your love and as we fellowship together during this usher's day, we want to as you to be with us. Lord, as we start this program, may you guide us and be with us all through until we finish.
Thank you for hearing and answering our prayer in Jesus name, we pray and believe.Amen
Our dear loving Father who is in heaven, we want to take thank you for opportunity you given us to see another miracle day in our lives , it is a great honor to congregate during this day as we celebrate the ushers of this church,
In your word you say...For a day in thy courts is better than a thousand. I had rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God, than to dwell in the tents of wickedness.(Psalms 84:10), this noble job the ushers have a chosen is the church is a blessings in life,
King of kings we have always yearned to see this day and without saying much we know that at the end of the day everyone who managed to find time to come and grace the occasion will be blessed.
As we start the the program of the day,we want to request the Holy Spirit to abide with us until we finish for we know Lord you love us,
Thank you for hearing and answering our prayer we ask in the name of our Lord Jesus,
Amen