THE BROTHERHOOD INDEX ORDERS OF SERVICE
Order of Fasting on Thursdays
The Thursday fasting programme and its sequence of prayers and services.
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ORDER OF FASTING ON THURSDAYS At sharp 6. 00 a.m the conductor jingles the bell Everybody kneels down with complete silence. Someone reads Matt. 27: 1 -44. They continue to kneel and sing: ''Obong fen . dahado nno nnyin, koro nnyin mifioke se nnyin ikanamde'' (3times) The conductor jingles the bell. Al I stop singing. A member stands up and prays. Song (s) by the Choir (s). Prayer by a member. Texts: Rom. 3: 10 - 12. 1st John 1; 8 - 10; James. 5: 15; (To be read before confession). Confession of sins continues, one afte·r another. Prayer: by 4 persons for the forgiveness of sin. Short sermon and instructions to the members by .the conductor. Reading of I st Tim. 2: 1 -7. • 7 or 12 persons pray for the betterment of the world. • At sharp 9. 00 a.m., the conductor jingles the bell Everybody kneels. down with complete silence. Someone kneeling and reads Mark. 15: 1 -32.
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They continue to kneel and sing: 'jObong fen daha,do no nnyin koro nnyin mifioke se nnyin ikanamde'' (3 times). The conductor jingles the bell. All stop singing. A member stands up and prays. Song (s) by the choir (s). Prayer by a member. Spiritual choruses. Vision, Prophecy, Dreams and Testimonies: by the members. Short sermon by the conductor. At sharp 12. 00 noon:. The conductor jingles the bell. all kneeling down with complete siler1ce. Someone kneeling and reads John 19~ 1 ~37. They continue ·to kneel and sing: ''Obong fen dahado nno nnyin, koro nnyin mifioke· se nnyin ikanamde'' (3 times). The Conductor jingles the bell. All stop singing. Prayer by a member. Song (s) by the Choir (s). All kneeling. Prayer by a member.
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27. Spiritual choruses. 28. The conductor jingles the bell. He gives short sermon. 29. Prayer by 7 or 12 persons again for the betterment of the whole world. 30. Testimonies, Vision, Prophecy, and Dreams, con- tinuoµs 31. At sharp 3. 00 p.m., the·conductor jingles the bell All kneel down with complete silence. .someone reads Luke 23: 1- 49. 32. They contine to kneel and sing: ''Obong fen dahado no nnyin, koro nnyin mifioke se nnyin ikanamde''. (3 times). 33. The conductor jingles the bell. All stop singing. 34. Prayer by a member. 35. Song (s) by the choir (s) . All kneeling. 36. Prayer by a member. 37. Spiritual Choruses. 38. Short sermon by the conductor. :39. Prayer by 7 or 12 persons again, for the whole world. 50
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, Testimonies, Vision, Prophecy, and Dreams. At about 5. 55p. m. the conductor jingles the bell. General confession takes place, two by two and prayers for each other. At sharp 6. 00 p.m., the conductor jingles the bell Al I kneel dovin with complete silence. Someone kneeling and reads Luke 23 : 50 to the end. Or John 19: 38 to the end. All sing: ''Obong fen dahado nno nyin Praver by a member. Song by a choir. Short prayers by two sisters and two brothers. Closing hymn. Psalm 23. The Lord's prayer. All kneeling and sing Doxology: ''Come Holy Spirit of God. ~ .. ''. Benediction by the conductor. All kneeling and sing· ''Hear our prayers 0 Lord .. " The conductor standing up: he jumps and shouts ''Hallelujah'' about 7 times. He jumps and shouts, Hosannah'' about 7 times. He jumps and shout, ''Amen'' about 7 times. All the members follow in the same way.
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53. Feast Song: All kneel down and sing. 54. A member blesses the feasta 55. Readi'ng of John 6: 51. And 1st Cor. 10: 16 - 17. 56. An11our1cement by the Leader's Representative while the feast is being servedc -57. Admot1ition ar1d closing by conductor. ORDER OF FULL SERVICE ON SUNDAYS-10.00 A. M. & FRIDAYS/SUNDAYS EVENING 7. 00 P.M. 1. The conductor jingles the bell first, kneeling down and pray silently. He jingles it again the second time. 2. Introit: ,l\11-sing .. ''Tt1e Lord is in His Holy Temple'' \AJhile kneeling downe J. All continue to kneel and recite Psalm 1. k The conductor stands up to pray. ; To be conducted by a member. All stand Hyr~1n: up and sign,~ but kneeling down .during the last stanza.