I will listen to the previous prayers and try to pray for needs which have not been already mentioned. If I am a member in the pew, then I want to send the message that I am excited about being here, something good is going to happen, I am doing to learn something really important, and that I am eager to manifest my love for God. Our non-Christian visitors will find it much easier to join in and sing when the singing is loud and full. A Spiritual Oasis One writer said that he envisions the church as a spiritual oasis in the middle of a parched desert. We are called to offer the refreshing water of life to people who are dying of thirst all around us.
Life is tough.
Each weekend, I look into the faces of people who have been beaten up by the world all week. They arrive with their spiritual and emotional batteries depleted. Here, in our Bible classes and worship services, unbelievers should be able to find a refuge from the sinful attitudes and actions found in secular society. There are people who are looking for the freedom from fear, guilt, worry, resentment, discouragement, loneliness, and sin. If a congregation is addressing those needs, we won t have to advertise our services.