{"id":44055,"date":"2025-10-29T05:56:02","date_gmt":"2025-10-29T05:56:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/?p=44055"},"modified":"2026-09-28T14:50:21","modified_gmt":"2026-09-28T14:50:21","slug":"opening-prayers-for-church-service","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/de\/learn\/opening-prayers-for-church-service\/","title":{"rendered":"Er\u00f6ffnungsgebete f\u00fcr den Gottesdienst: Kurze Anrufungen zum Vorlesen"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"cppw-protected cppw-protected--overlay\"><div class=\"cppw-excerpt cppw-excerpt--overlay\"><p>A short opening prayer for a church service is the Collect for Purity. The 1928 Book of Common Prayer places it at the start of Holy Communion, and the 1906 Presbyterian Book of Common Worship uses it as an invocation to open morning worship. A leader can read it alone, or the congregation can say it together. Almighty God, unto whom all hearts are open, all desires known, and from whom no secrets are hid; Cleanse the thoughts of our\u2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall paywp-paywall\" data-required-level=\"25\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"cppw-lock-mark\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t<h2>Continue reading with a subscription<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<p>Get unlimited access to all our premium content and exclusive features.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall__actions\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-button wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/de\/become-a-member\/\">Subscribe now<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-login-link\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/de\/login\/\">Already a subscriber? 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