Proverbs, idioms and some tips on praying in public

1. Spoken English
Praying in public

2. It’s a “piece of cake”
“I’m over the moon”
“A penny for your thoughts”
“It cost(s) an arm and a leg”

3. “Hit the nail on the
head”
To do or saying something
that is precisely right.

4. “You can’t judge a
book by its cover”
You cannot decide upon
something based only
on outward
appearances.

5. “To bite off more
than you can chew”
To attempt to take on
a something that is
too much for you to
handle.

6. “I thought I could read
the whole of the Bible
in “To one bite night. off Now more
I
realise than you I had can bitten chew”
off
more To attempt than I to could
take on
chew”
a something that is
“too Baking much cakes for you for
to
everyone handle.
seemed a
good idea but I couldn't
do it. I bit off…”

7. “She / he is pulling my
leg”
To trick, or joke with, a
person by telling them
something untrue.
“Are you pulling my leg?”
“You’re pulling my leg”

8. “She / he is pulling my
leg”
To trick, or joke with, a
person by telling them
something untrue.
“Are you pulling my leg?”
“You’re pulling my leg”
“Did you see that they
found aliens on Mars?”
“Peace has been
elected the new
President of South
Korea.”

9. “It’s not rocket
science”
This means that the
task / issue is not
difficult to work out.

10. "Two wrongs don't make a right."
A picture is worth a thousand
words
"There's no place like home."
"Better late than never."
"When in Rome, do as the
Romans do."

11. "No man is an
island."
You can't live
completely
independently.
Everyone needs
other people.

12. "There's no such
thing as a free
lunch."
Things that are
offered for free
always have a
hidden cost.

13. “I thought Richard
was "There's just being no kind such
by
inviting thing me as a out free
for
lunch lunch."
and then he sent
me Things flowers. that However,
are
a few offered days for later free
he
asked always me have to edit a
the
college hidden newspaper.
cost.
I guess there’s no such
thing as a free lunch”

14. "You can't make an
omelette without
breaking a few eggs."
When you try to do
something new you might
annoy a few people. Don't
worry about them; focus
on the results.

15. "Keep your friends close
and your enemies
closer."
If you have an enemy,
pretend to be friends with
them instead of openly
fighting with them. That
way you can watch them
carefully and figure out
what they're planning.

16. Praying in public
What is your favourite prayer
(Biblical or other)
What do you like about it?

17. Praying in public

18. Praying in public
• Reflects your own prayer life
• Needs good preparation
• Should be “biblical”
• Can be extemporaneous or read

19. Praying in public
• Requires thought and concentration
• Is not an extra sermon
• Get your pace right
• Be comfortable with the sound of
your own voice
• Don’t “use” emotion

20. Praying in public
You are praying on
behalf of, (and with),
everyone who is
present
Be careful in using I, me…

21. My own ‘special’ tips
• Regularly write prayers in my journal
• Pray slowly and thoughtfully
• Pray the Psalms
• Meditate (and memorise) scripture
• Expand and experiment with new
words (thesaurus and dictionary)
• Listen to the Holy Spirit

22. The name of God
• Decide who you are praying to…
Father, Son, Holy Spirit…
• “Our gracious Heavenly Father”
• Does it need to be repeated every
five seconds?
• Do Lord, God, Jesus become fillers?

23. Using a format
• The “Lords prayer” - Matt
6:9-13, Lk 11:2-4
• Praying through this
prayer sentence by
sentence - make it your
own
• “Our Father in heaven,
hallowed be your name,

24. • Your kingdom come, your
will be done, on earth as it is
in heaven.
• Give us today our daily
bread.
• And forgive us our debts, as
we also have forgiven our
debtors.
• And lead us not into
temptation, but deliver us
from the evil one.”

25. • Praise - Psalm 100:4
• Repent - 1 John 1:9, 2 Corinthians
7:10
• Ask - Luke 11:9
• Intercede - Hebrews 7:25
• Speak the Word - Mark 11:21-24,
Matthew 4.1-4
• Enjoy His Presence - Psalm 16:11
http://www.bcourtneymcbath.org/prayer-pattern.php

26. PRAY
• Praise
• Repentance
• Ask for others
• ask for Yourself
http://christians-in-recovery.org/Tools_Prayer_Acronymns

27. ACTS
• Adoration
• Confession
• Thanksgiving
• Supplication (request)
http://christians-in-recovery.org/Tools_Prayer_Acronymns

28. Using a Bible reference
• Know the passage or
verse
• Apply it to your
situation
• Psalm 51, 139, Luke
11:9-13

29. The Prayer of Jabez
Jabez called out to the God of Israel,
"Oh that you would bless me and
enlarge my territory! Let your hand be
with me and keep me from harm, so
that it will not hurt me." And God
granted what he asked.
1Chronicles 4:10

30. Praise the Lord, my soul;
all my inmost being, praise his holy name.
2 Praise the Lord, my soul,
and forget not all his benefits—
3 who forgives all your sins
and heals all your diseases,
4 who redeems your life from the pit
and crowns you with love and compassion,
5 who satisfies your desires with good things
so that your youth is renewed like the eagle’s.
Psalm 103:1-5

31. David said: “Blessed are you, O Lord, the God
of Israel our father, for ever and ever. 11 Yours,
O Lord, is the greatness and the power and the
glory and the victory and the majesty, for all
that is in the heavens and in the earth is yours.
Yours is the kingdom, O Lord, and you are
exalted as head above all. 12 Both riches and
honour come from you, and you rule over all. In
your hand are power and might, and in your
hand it is to make great and to give strength to
all. 13 And now we thank you, our God, and
praise your glorious name.
1Chronicles 10:10-13

32. “Who is like you, O Lord, among the
gods?
Who is like you, majestic in holiness,
awesome in glorious deeds, doing
wonders?
Exodus 15:11

33. Copy others prayers
• Prayer books
• Famous prayers

34. Lord, make me an instrument of your
peace.
Where there is hatred, let me sow love,
Where there is injury, pardon
Where there is doubt, faith,
Where there is despair, hope,
Where there is darkness, light,
Where there is sadness, joy.

35. O Divine Master, grant that I may not so
much
seek to be consoled as to console,
not so much to be understood as to
understand,
not so much to be loved, as to love;
for it is in giving that we receive,
it is in pardoning that we are pardoned,
it is in dying that we awake to eternal life.
St. Francis of Assisi

36. Christ with me, Christ before me, Christ
behind me,
Christ in me, Christ beneath me, Christ
above me,
Christ on my right, Christ on my left,
Christ where I lie, Christ where I sit, Christ
where I arise,
Christ in the heart of everyone who thinks of
me,
Christ in the mouth of every one who speaks
to me,

37. Christ in every eye that sees me,
Christ in every ear that hears me.
Salvation is of the Lord.
Salvation is of the Christ.
May your salvation, Lord, be ever with
us.
St. Patrick

38. Know what you are
praying for
• “A double minded man is uncertain”
• What are you asking God
• for…to do…to change…
• Is it simply “Your kingdom come,
your will be done…”?

39. Know how to end
• Amen
• “…in Jesus’ name”
• We ask these things for your glory…
• For Yours is the Glory…Kingdom…
• In the name of the Father, the Son and the
Holy Spirit
• accept these prayers for the sake of your
Son, our Saviour Jesus Christ. Amen.