When we come to the house of God, we should submit ourselves to the Lord through prayer. Through prayer, we communicate with God; through this, He brings guidance, wisdom, and peace into our lives.
Therefore, the opening prayer of the church is very important. When we pray to the Lord and pray for His presence, we realize the presence of the Lord. When we come to the church, let us open our whole hearts to the Lord through which we can feel the presence of God.
Prayer plays a huge role in the lives of believers, so let us never be indifferent to the importance of prayer. Let us submit ourselves to the Lord through the opening prayer of the church.
Dear friends, now let us look at the following Bible scriptures that discuss opening prayer in the church.
Colossians 3:16 :—
“Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom; teaching admonishing one another in psalms hymns spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord”
Psalm 100:2 :—
“Serve the Lord with gladness: come before his presence with singing”
Psalm 103:1 :—
“Bless the Lord , O my soul: all that is within me, bless his holy name”
Psalm 104:33 :—
“I will sing unto the Lord as long as I live: I will sing praise to my God while I have my being”
Psalm 105:1 :—
“O give thanks unto the Lord ; call upon his name: make known his deeds among the people”
Psalm 111:1 :—
“Praise ye the Lord . I will praise the Lord with my whole heart, in the assembly of the upright, in the congregation”
Psalm 118:24 :—
“This is the day which the Lord hath made; we will rejoice be glad in it”
Psalm 119:7 :—
“I will praise thee with uprightness of heart, when I shall have learned thy righteous judgments”
Psalm 138:1 :—
“I will praise thee with my whole heart: before the gods will I sing praise unto thee”
Psalm 145:1 :—
“I will extol thee, my God, O king; I will bless thy name for ever ever”
Psalm 145:18 :—
“The Lord is nigh unto all them that call upon him, to all that call upon him in truth”
Psalm 149:1 :—
“Praise ye the Lord . Sing unto the Lord a new song, his praise in the congregation of saints”
Psalm 150:6 :—
“Let every thing that hath breath praise the Lord . Praise ye the Lord”
Psalm 19:14 :—
“Let the words of my mouth, the meditation of my heart, be acceptable in thy sight, O Lord , my strength, my redeemer”
Psalm 22:3 :—
“But thou art holy, O thou that inhabitest the praises of Israel”
Psalm 27:4 :—
“One thing have I desired of the Lord , that will I seek after; that I may dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life, to behold the beauty of the Lord , to enquire in his temple”
Psalm 29:2 :—
“Give unto the Lord the glory due unto his name; worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness”
Psalm 34:1 :—
“I will bless the Lord at all times: his praise shall continually be in my mouth”
Psalm 34:3 :—
“O magnify the Lord with me, let us exalt his name together”
Psalm 47:1 :—
“O clap your hands, all ye people; shout unto God with the voice of triumph”
Psalm 48:1 :—
“Great is the Lord , greatly to be praised in the city of our God, in the mountain of his holiness”
Psalm 63:4 :—
“Thus will I bless thee while I live: I will lift up my hands in thy name”
Psalm 66:4 :—
“All the earth shall worship thee, shall sing unto thee; they shall sing to thy name. Selah”
Psalm 71:8 :—
“Let my mouth be filled with thy praise with thy honour all the day”
Psalm 86:12 :—
“I will praise thee, O Lord my God, with all my heart: I will glorify thy name for evermore”
Psalm 89:1 :—
“I will sing of the mercies of the Lord for ever: with my mouth will I make known thy faithfulness to all generations”
Psalm 92:1 :—
“It is a good thing to give thanks unto the Lord , to sing praises unto thy name, O Most High”
Psalm 95:2 :—
“Let us come before his presence with thanksgiving, make a joyful noise unto him with psalms”
Psalm 96:1 :—
“O sing unto the Lord a new song: sing unto the Lord , all the earth”
Psalm 96:9 :—
“O worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness: fear before him, all the earth”
Philippians 4:6 :—
“Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God”
Ephesians 5:20 :—
“Giving thanks always for all things unto God the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ”
Matthew 18:20 :—
“For where two or three are gathered together in my name, there am I in the midst of them”
Hebrews 12:28 :—
“Wherefore we receiving a kingdom which cannot be moved, let us have grace, whereby we may serve God acceptably with reverence godly fear”
Hebrews 13:15 :—
“By him therefore let us offer the sacrifice of praise to God continually, that is, the fruit of our lips giving thanks to his name”
Romans 12:1 :—
“I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service”
John 4:24 :—
“God is a Spirit: they that worship him must worship him in spirit in truth”
Isaiah 12:5 :—
“Sing unto the Lord ; for he hath done excellent things: this is known in all the earth”
Isaiah 25:1 :—
“O Lord, thou art my God; I will exalt thee, I will praise thy name; for thou hast done wonderful things; thy counsels of old are faithfulness truth”
Isaiah 42:12 :—
“Let them give glory unto the Lord , declare his praise in the islands”
Isaiah 6:3 :—
“One cried unto another, said, Holy, holy, holy, is the Lord of hosts: the whole earth is full of his glory”
Nehemiah 9:6 :—
“Thou, even thou, art Lord alone; thou hast made heaven, the heaven of heavens, with all their host, the earth, all things that are therein, the seas, all that is therein, thou preservest them all; the host of heaven worshippeth thee”
Jeremiah 20:13 :—
“Sing unto the Lord , praise ye the Lord : for he hath delivered the soul of the poor from the hand of evildoers”
Lamentations 3:41 :—
“Let us lift up our heart with our hands unto God in the heavens”
James 5:13 :—
“Is any among you afflicted? let him pray. Is any merry? let him sing psalms”
Revelation 4:11 :—
“Thou art worthy, O Lord, to receive glory honour power: for thou hast created all things, for thy pleasure they are were created”
Revelation 7:12 :—
“Saying, Amen: Blessing, glory, wisdom, thanksgiving, honour, power, might, be unto our God for ever ever. Amen”