Pentecostal Liturgies

As a church we believe in not just informing people but equipping people. We believe that all people can experience the freedom and power that comes from a new life in Christ, but what does it mean to walk out that new life daily?

When you choose to follow Christ we say everything changes, but often the biggest question is “What now?”. How do I pray? What do I pray for? How long? What do I tell God when I am anxious? How do I pray for provision, blessing, justice, my family, and everything else in my life? This are very real questions, and often the response is “just pray.”

That is true, you can come before God exactly as you are, and he receives you and hears you. But, we also know that there is a beautiful depth to our relationship God that can be nurtured and grown. There is power in prayer, beauty in his presence, freedom in worship, and truth in his Word.

This is why we have taken the task of developing Pentecostal Liturgies

If you have never been in a church then both of those words might sound odd, and if you have some church experience then the phrase might sound like an oxymoron. How can Pentecostals have liturgies?

What is a Pentecostal?

That word might initially conjure up some ideas in your head, but a Pentecostal are those who believe that what scripture says is true: God sent the Holy Spirit on the day of Pentecost (Acts 2), He dwelled within the believers, and he dwells within all believers, guiding us and working through us in spiritual gifts (John 16:13). If you believe the Holy Spirit is who scripture says He is, then surprise, you are Pentecostal.

What is a liturgy?

Since the beginning of the church there has been, in one form or another, orders to worship. There has been spiritual guidance, rooted in the Word of God, that helped equip people as disciples to disciple. Liturgies, in this context, or a form of worship.

What is a Pentecostal Liturgy?

Think of it like this: If I were to teach you to cook you would want me to walk through the recipe, pulling from my knowledge, demonstrating how one can taste when something is right, expressing how to create in the meal, and giving you direction on how to duplicate this in your daily life. You likely would not want me to cook simply by feel and then say: now go do this. The same is true in discipleship with God. Scripture is full of powerful truths for all kinds of spiritual disciplines. We have taken the time to collect those scriptures, and build liturgies from them that can help you in practicing them. Jesus Christ is the way (John 14:6), the early church were called the way (Acts 9:1-2), and the aim of Banner church is to equip believers to practice the Way (Matthew 28:16-20).