Young leaders at Gratia Church in San Francisco initiated, planned, and led Gratia’s first-ever worship and prayer night on December 8. Led by Brother Larry and Sister Ruth, the worship and prayer night was a new format for prayer meeting that SF Gratia church hopes to do once a month.
Normally, prayer meetings are led by pastors, but this new format was a praise-led prayer. As worship songs were being led, members were free to either pray or sing praises, according to how the Holy Spirit moved them. Interspersed through prayer and singing praises, Brother Larry also read from the Word of God with the following two verses: Search me, God, and know my heart; test me and know my anxious thoughts. See if there is any offensive way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting. (Psalm 139:23-24) God said to Moses, “I am who I am. This is what you are to say to the Israelites: ‘I am has sent me to you.’ (Exodus 3:14) Members testified that the praise-led prayer opened their hearts freely to receiving God’s grace in many ways. “The worship and prayer night is really fitting for young people and very natural way to receive grace of God,” said Pastor Walker, “I’m grateful that God called our young leaders to start and lead this graceful night of worship and prayer.” Brother Larry will lead worship and prayer during the upcoming Christmas Retreat. SF Gratia’s next worship and prayer night will be in late January 2024. Church leaders hope to advertise worship and prayer night in the new year as a method of evangelism to bring in newcomers. Please pray for SF Gratia young leaders and missions in San Francisco.
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