25 Ways To Have A Better Church Service

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              25 Ways To Have A Better Church Service
 
 
 
 1.  Get up in the morning anticipating a great service.
 2.  Plan your day so as not to permit anything to keep you from
     attending.
 3.  Call someone and ask them to come with you.
 4.  Pick someone up in your car and bring them to service.
 5.  Prepare your heart and mind with repentance.
 6.  Arrive early enough to pray before service begins.
 7.  Greet visitors with a smile and a handshake.
 8.  Avoid lengthy conversations, especially about heavy or 
     non-spiritual subjects, before service.
 9.  Encourage others to get everything they can from the service.
 10. Sit as close to the front as you can.
 11. Focus on worshiping.
 12. Do not watch the clock.
 13. Actually worship with special singers instead of making them
     entertain you.
 14. Refuse to allow your mind to wonder or become distracted.
 15. Conquer nervousness, impatience, and the "fitgets" during the
     service.
 16. Don't get up and walk out.
 17. Don't allow a thoughtless word or act by someone ruin the
     service for you.
 18. Stay aware of the needs of visitors during the service.
 19. Remain sensitive to the Holy Spirit throughout the service.
 20. Continually ask God to apply the Word to your life.
 21. Intercede for souls at the close of the message.
 22. Assist people who want to pray at the altar. 
 23. Offer to attend to someone's baby or child while they pray.
 24. Thank the minister for the message both generally and
     specifically.
 25. Determine how you will act differently as you leave the service.