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Prayer & Worship Prayer  Prayer is communicating with God.  It is both talking and listening.  Just as in relationships and communication with others, there is a myriad of styles and ways of sharing.  Our personalities many times affect the way we talk with others.  Some of us are comfortable talking in front of large groups, others of us feel comfortable one on one.  Some of us are more formal and reserved, while others of us are boisterous and emotional.  No one form of prayer is correct.  What’s important is that you begin, that you are honest, and that you allow God to speak to you.  I don’t know how to pray.  o To learn more about prayer, visit the Upper Room. o To have someone pray for or with you, contact the Upper Room Prayer Center or email the Intercessory Prayer Team I talk to God most days. o Explore new prayer methods o Utilize a daily devotional like the Upper Room o Utilize a morning and evening prayer service o Participate in a Short Term Study on Prayer I can not get through my day without talking to God. o Grow in your spiritual walk by discovering your Spiritual Type I talk to God about others, my church, the world. o Join the Wednesday afternoon intercessory prayer group (Christian Life Center – First Floor Parlor 4:45 p.m.) disciple@fumchs.com I lead a small group in prayer and encourage others to pray. o Facilitate a covenant prayer group for the Upper Room o Become a table leader in a Focused Living Worship Worship is the expression of our love and adoration for God. It can be something private and personal or something that is done in the large church setting (what we refer to as the Body of Christ).  Both are important. Worship requires not only attendance, but participation.  God is ready to meet us, if we are ready to experience God’s presence.  In worship (through Holy Communion, Baptism, Hearing of Scripture, Music and Prayer) we not only express our love to God, we also experience God’s grace and love for us. I am not familiar or comfortable with worship. o Attend a worship service on Sundays at 8:30 a.m. or 10:55 a.m. in the Sanctuary (a bulletin is provided with prayers and songs printed), the Connexion at 9:30 a.m. in Cupp Hall or on Wednesdays at 6:15 p.m. in Cupp Hall. o Read and/or listen to past sermons I attend worship occasionally. o Learn more about Baptism in the United Methodist Church o Learn more about Holy Communion in the United Methodist Church I attend worship three or more times per month and truly sense God’s presence.  o Learn how to share your faith with others through Just Walk Across the Room o Learn how to share your faith with your children o Participate in an Emmaus or Church Sponsored Retreat  I regularly invite others to attend worship with me and share my faith with them.  o Obtain a visitor’s bag to give to a friend who visits. - cpoirier@fumchs.com I lead in worship through my spiritual gifts and talents (choir, bell choir, worship band, angel greeter, usher, communion steward) o Outreach