For me prayer has been mainly silent and private. So, how does one go from silent and private to doing to group prayers? Also how should someone respond to another praying over them?
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Do you mean leading group prayers?
I found going around asking if anyone has prayer requests, doing a small encouragement/devotion on prayer, and then either one person or each of the others lift up the prayers that were requested.
If the group is too large to begin with, you can first break into smaller groups but I find that sort of defeats the purpose.
I see nothing wrong if someone wants to be prayed over but if someone keeps volunteering to pray over others, beware, he most likely sees himself as Mr or Mrs. Spiritual with a bit more anointing than the others.
I found going around asking if anyone has prayer requests, doing a small encouragement/devotion on prayer, and then either one person or each of the others lift up the prayers that were requested.
If the group is too large to begin with, you can first break into smaller groups but I find that sort of defeats the purpose.
I see nothing wrong if someone wants to be prayed over but if someone keeps volunteering to pray over others, beware, he most likely sees himself as Mr or Mrs. Spiritual with a bit more anointing than the others.
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In your private times, pray aloud. Then learn to pray aloud what you mean. Inevitably you will be influenced by how you hear other people pray, but try to let Scripture influence you more. Think about what the Bible says God desires for a situation or person you will pray for, and then ask God for those things out loud. Personally I always praise or thank the Lord for something before I ask him for something. Recognize that it is valuable to pray in such a way as people can agree with you. When you hear someone pray (possibly over you), consider whether you agree with what was prayed like you would pray it. Given an Amen (1 Corinthians 14:16) to God (out loud or silently) if you agree.
“Again, I tell you that if two of you on earth agree about anything you ask for, it will be done for you by my Father in heaven. (Matthew 18:19, 1984 NIV)
Amen means something like "so be it" and "yes," although sometimes I use it meaning "may it be so, Lord."
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I have to recite them in my head before I say them, or write them down (I've been writing them down lately). I'm too nervous of a person to do spontaneous prayer in a group; my thoughts get all scrambled and locked up in my head.
I've actually found, since I've started speaking up during group prayer, that saying prayers aloud when I'm by myself in my room really helps me keep from having distracting and/or wandering thoughts. Prayer used to always take me like 15 minutes+ (and not because I was praying for that long), but my mind would start wandering or I'd start falling asleep and it would take me so long to complete a thought and go on to the next topic. So speaking up during group prayer really has helped with my private prayers too.
As far as responding when someone's praying over you... I had someone pray for me in a real small group while I stood there (it was a pastor and his wife and I; maybe another person was there, I don't remember). I just stood there and had a respectful attitude. I didn't do anything during or after.
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