Christian Version of Jewish Temple Services - Evening Service 3:00PM
Evening Service (3:00 PM) (the 9th hour in which Christ breathed his last)
Evening Service (3:00 PM)
1. Call to Worship
✝️ Evening Call to Worship (3:00 PM Service) – “A Fragrant Offering”
Let my prayer rise before You like incense,
the lifting up of my hands as the evening sacrifice. (Psalm 141:2)
Set a guard, O Lord, over my mouth;
keep watch at the door of my lips.
Let me not turn aside to what is evil,
to join with those who do wickedness. (Psalm 141:3–4)
The end of all things is near.
Therefore, I will be alert and sober in mind, so that I may pray.
Above all, I will love deeply,
for love covers over a multitude of sins. (1 Peter 4:7–8)
I do not belong to the night or to the darkness.
So then, let me not fall asleep in apathy,
but be awake and self-controlled. (1 Thessalonians 5:5–6)
Let no corrupt talk come out of my mouth,
but only what is good for building up,
that it may give grace to those who hear. (Ephesians 4:29)
Who is wise and understanding?
Let him show it by a good life,
by deeds done in humility that comes from wisdom.
For the wisdom from above is pure,
then peace-loving, considerate, submissive,
full of mercy and good fruit, impartial and sincere. (James 3:13, 17)
Lord, do not let my heart be drawn to what is evil.
Keep my eyes fixed on You.
Though the snares are laid around me,
I take refuge in You alone. (Psalm 141:4, 8–9)
I offer myself to You, Lord,
as a living sacrifice—holy and acceptable. (Romans 12:1)
May the fragrance of Christ rise from my life—
a pleasing aroma before Your throne. (2 Corinthians 2:15)
Blessed are You, Lord God,
who receives the prayers of the righteous
and keeps them in perfect peace.
Incense Offering (Optional)
🕯️ Incense Lighting Prayer – Based on Psalm 141:2
“Let my prayer rise before You as incense, the lifting of my hands as the evening sacrifice. Lord, as this smoke rises, may my worship, thanksgiving, and intercession ascend to Your throne. Purify my heart, and let my life be a pleasing aroma to You. In Jesus’ name, Amen.”
✝️ Christian Version of HaMaariv Aravim: “Lord of the Evening”
Blessed are You, Lord our God, King of creation, who brings on the evening with wisdom and grace. You stretch out the heavens, set the stars in their courses, and mark the seasons with faithfulness. As the day fades and night rises, we rest in the rhythm You designed—from light to dark, from labor to peace. In Your mercy, You guard our going out and our coming in. You never slumber nor sleep. In Jesus Christ, the Light of the World, You have overcome the darkness. Let His peace rest upon us as we lay down, and let His light rise in our hearts anew each morning. Blessed are You, Lord, who brings the evening in peace and covers us in love.
✝️ Christian Adaptation of Ahavat Olam - Blessing for God’s eternal love
With an everlasting love, You have loved us, O Lord our God. In Your mercy, You gave us Your Word, Your commandments, and in the fullness of time, the Living Word—Jesus the Messiah. Teach us to walk in Your ways. May we meditate on Your Word when we lie down and when we rise. Let Your truth be written on our hearts, and may the Spirit guide us into all righteousness. For Your Word is life and light, and through it You renew us daily. Blessed are You, O Lord, who loves His people and fulfills His promises in Christ.
2. Recitation of the Shema
📍 1. God Is One and We Are to Love Him Fully
(based on Deuteronomy 6:4–9 & Mark 12:29–30)
Hear, O people of God: The LORD is our God, the LORD is the only One. There is no other. You shall love the LORD your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your mind, and with all your strength. These words are to be written on your heart. Speak of them to your children. Talk about them when you sit in your house, when you walk along the road, when you lie down, and when you rise. Let them guide your hands and fill your thoughts. Let them be present in your homes, and written on your lives.
1. Deuteronomy 6:4–9
Hear, O Israel: The LORD is our God, the LORD is the only one. You shall love the LORD your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your might. And these words that I command you today shall be upon your heart. You shall teach them diligently to your children, and shall speak of them when you sit in your house, and when you walk by the way, and when you lie down, and when you rise. You shall bind them as a sign upon your hand, and they shall be as frontlets between your eyes. You shall write them on the doorposts of your house and on your gates.
📍 2. Abide in Obedience and Trust God's Provision
(based on Deuteronomy 11:13–21 & John 15:4–10)
If you listen diligently to the voice of the Lord, and walk in the way of His Son Jesus Christ, He will cause your life to flourish like a well-watered garden. Abide in Him, and He will abide in you. Apart from Him, you can do nothing. Keep His words close, teach them to your children, and let them be ever on your lips—in your homes, your travels, your resting, and your rising. Then your days and the days of your children will be rich in His peace and presence, as long as the heavens are above the earth.
2. Deuteronomy 11:13–21
And if you will indeed obey My commandments that I command you today, to love the LORD your God and to serve Him with all your heart and with all your soul, He will give the rain for your land in its season, the early rain and the latter rain, that you may gather in your grain and your wine and your oil. And He will give grass in your fields for your livestock, and you shall eat and be full. Take care lest your heart be deceived, and you turn aside and serve other gods and worship them; then the anger of the LORD will be kindled against you, and He will shut up the heavens, so that there will be no rain, and the land will yield no fruit, and you will perish quickly off the good land that the LORD is giving you.
You shall therefore lay up these words of Mine in your heart and in your soul, and you shall bind them as a sign on your hand, and they shall be as frontlets between your eyes. You shall teach them to your children, talking of them when you are sitting in your house, and when you are walking by the way, and when you lie down, and when you rise. You shall write them on the doorposts of your house and on your gates, that your days and the days of your children may be multiplied in the land that the LORD swore to your fathers to give them, as long as the heavens are above the earth.
📍 3. Remember Who You Belong To
(inspired by Numbers 15:41 & 1 Peter 2:9–10; Titus 2:11–14)
You are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for God's own possession, that you may declare the praises of Him who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light. Remember that you are not your own—you were bought with a price. Christ redeemed you from lawlessness, and has purified you to be His own, zealous for good works. I am the LORD your God—who brought you out of slavery into freedom, from sin into life. Walk worthy of this calling.
3. Numbers 15:37–41
The LORD said to Moses, “Speak to the people of Israel, and tell them to make tassels on the corners of their garments throughout their generations, and to put a cord of blue on the tassel of each corner. And it shall be a tassel for you to look at and remember all the commandments of the LORD, to do them, not to follow after your own heart and your own eyes, which you are inclined to whore after. So you shall remember and do all My commandments, and be holy to your God. I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt to be your God: I am the LORD your God.”
🕊️ Text of Emet V’Emunah (Standard English Translation)
“True and faithful is all this. You are the LORD our God and the God of our fathers—our King and the King of our fathers, our Redeemer and the Redeemer of our ancestors, our Maker, the Rock of our salvation; our Deliverer and Rescuer from everlasting, such is Your Name; there is no God but You. You have always been the help of our ancestors, a Shield and Savior for their children after them in every generation. Your dwelling is in the heavens above, and Your justice and righteousness reach the ends of the earth. Blessed is the LORD, who redeemed Israel. Blessed are You, O LORD, who redeemed Israel.”
* Hashkiveinu – Prayer for peace during the night
🌙 Traditional English Translation of Hashkiveinu
Lay us down, O LORD our God, in peace, and raise us up again, our King, to life. Spread over us the shelter of Your peace. Guide us with Your good counsel, and save us for the sake of Your Name. Shield us from every enemy, plague, sword, famine, and sorrow. Remove the adversary from before us and from behind us. Shelter us in the shadow of Your wings, for You, God, are our Protector and Deliverer; You are a gracious and merciful King. Guard our going out and our coming in, for life and for peace, from now and forever. Blessed are You, LORD, who spreads the shelter of peace upon us, upon all His people Israel, and upon Jerusalem.
✝️ Christian Amidah (18 blessings)
🕊️ 1. **Opening Blessings – Praise (3 blessings)**
1. **Avot (Ancestors)**
Praises God as the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob—the faithful God of covenant.
“Blessed are You, Lord our God, God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, the great, mighty, and awesome God, Most High. You are the One who shows steadfast love and faithfulness. You remembered Your covenant with our fathers, and in love, You sent Jesus the Messiah—our Redeemer and King. You are our Helper, our Savior, and our Shield. Blessed are You, Lord, Shield of Abraham, who fulfills every promise in Christ Jesus.”
2. **Gevurot (God’s Might)**
Declares God’s power over life and death: *“You sustain the living, resurrect the dead...”*
“You are mighty forever, O Lord, and through Jesus the Messiah, You bring life from death. You are great in salvation and rich in mercy. You send the winds and rain in their season; You provide for all creation in love. You lift up the fallen, heal the sick, release the oppressed, and remain faithful to those asleep in You. Who is like You, mighty in power and mercy? You bring the dead to life and cause salvation to spring up. You are trustworthy and true. Blessed are You, Lord, who gives life through Jesus the Resurrection and the Life.”
3. **Kedushat Hashem (Holiness of God)**
Acknowledges God's holiness: *“Holy, holy, holy is the Lord of Hosts...”*
You are holy, and Your Name is holy, and all who dwell in Your presence praise You day and night. Holy, holy, holy is the Lord God Almighty—who was, and is, and is to come. The whole earth is filled with Your glory. Blessed are You, Lord, the Holy One of Israel—revealed in power through Jesus the Messiah.
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🤲 2. **Middle Blessings – Requests (13 blessings)
4. **Binah (Understanding)**
Prayer for wisdom and discernment.
You graciously give wisdom to all people and teach understanding to those who seek You. Grant us, Lord, the mind of Christ—wisdom to know Your ways, understanding to follow them, and insight to walk in truth. Guide our hearts and minds by Your Holy Spirit. Blessed are You, Lord, who gives wisdom and understanding. If we lack wisdom in anything we can ask you and you’ll provide the answer always
5. **Teshuvah (Repentance)**
Ask God to help return His people to Torah and sincere repentance.
Bring us back, our Father, to Your Word. Draw us near to Your presence, and teach us to walk in Your ways. Turn our hearts fully toward You. Cleanse us of stubbornness and soften us with Your mercy. Through Jesus our Messiah, give us full and sincere repentance, and restore us to joyful obedience. Blessed are You, Lord, who desires and grants repentance.
6. **Selichah (Forgiveness)**
Prayer for God to forgive sin.
Forgive us, our Father, for we have sinned. Pardon us, our King, for we have done wrong. Through the blood of Jesus, You have made a way for our cleansing. You are kind and full of mercy, always ready to forgive. Wash us, renew us, and restore us by Your grace. Blessed are You, Lord, who is gracious and abundant in forgiveness.
7. **Geulah (Redemption)**
Plea for personal and national redemption.
Look upon our troubles, O Lord, and fight on our behalf. Redeem us quickly—for the honor of Your Name. You are strong and mighty to save. Through Jesus the Messiah, You have rescued us from sin and death. And we wait in hope for the day of full redemption, when all creation will be set free. Blessed are You, Lord, Redeemer through Christ.
8. **Refuah (Healing)**
Ask God to heal the sick.
Heal us, O Lord, and we shall be healed. Save us, and we shall be saved—for You are our praise and our hope. Bring full healing to our bodies, minds, and spirits. You are the Lord who restores, redeems, and renews. You are faithful and full of compassion. Blessed are You, Lord, our Healer through Christ.
9. **Birkat Hashanim (Prosperity)**
Prayer for a good year, rainfall, and sustenance.
Bless this year, Lord our God, and provide richly from Your hand. Pour out Your blessing on the land and the labor of our hands. Satisfy us with Your goodness, and let this be a year of peace, fruitfulness, and rest. Provide for the poor, for families, for workers, and for the Church. You are generous and faithful in all You do. Blessed are You, Lord, who provides for His people in every season.
10. **Kibbutz Galuyot (Ingathering of Exiles)**
Plea for God to gather His scattered people from the nations.
Sound the trumpet of salvation, O Lord, and gather Your people from every nation and tribe. Raise a banner of hope and truth, and draw all who are far off into Your presence. Bring together the lost, the scattered, and the broken—and make us one in Christ. Blessed are You, Lord, who gathers Your people into one body.
11. **Din (Justice)**
Prayer to restore judges and justice to the land.
Restore to us righteous leadership, Lord, and guide our counselors in truth and wisdom. Remove sorrow and oppression from among us. Reign over us with mercy, and establish justice in the land. You alone are our true King—holy and compassionate, just and faithful. Blessed are You, Lord, who loves righteousness and justice.
13. **Tzadikim (Righteous)**
Blessing and encouragement for the righteous.
Have mercy, O Lord our God, upon the righteous—those who love You, serve You, and trust in Your Name. Strengthen pastors, elders, teachers, and those who walk faithfully in Your Word. Bless those who have turned to You from every nation. Count us among them, O God—and let us never be put to shame, for our hope is in You. Blessed are You, Lord, the strength and refuge of the righteous.
14. **Binyan Yerushalayim (Rebuilding Jerusalem)**
Prayer for the rebuilding of Jerusalem and the Temple.
Return to us, Lord our God, and make Your dwelling within us once again. Not in buildings made by human hands, but in the hearts of Your people. Just as You walked among us in Jesus, now dwell among us through Your Spirit. Rebuild what is broken within Your Church, restore what is scattered, and unite us as one Body, one Temple, one people. Prepare us for the day when you will dwell with us forever, wiping away every tear, and making all things new. Blessed are You, Lord, who makes His home with His people.
15. **Malchut Beit David (Davidic Kingdom)**
Prayer for the coming of the Messiah, the heir of David.
Cause the reign of Your servant Jesus, the Son of David, to flourish among us. May His righteousness spring forth like the dawn, and His justice shine in the darkness. Establish His kingdom in our hearts, and rule over us with grace, truth, and peace. All things are already under His feet—every power, principality, and name that is named. Now let His victory be manifest in us, and bring the fullness of His salvation into every corner of our world. Blessed are You, Lord, who has raised up the King of salvation.
16. **Tefillah (Acceptance of Prayer)**
Ask God to hear and accept the people’s prayers.
Hear our voice, O Lord our God. Have mercy and compassion on us. Receive our prayers, not because we are worthy, but because You are gracious and full of steadfast love. You have opened the way through Jesus Christ, our great High Priest, and through Him we come boldly before Your throne. Let our hearts be laid bare before You. Answer us in Your perfect wisdom, and let Your will be done. Blessed are You, Lord, who hears prayer.
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🙌 3. **Closing Blessings – Thanksgiving (3 blessings)
17. **Avodah (Worship)**
Prayer for the restoration of Temple worship and divine service.
Be pleased, Lord our God, with the worship of Your people. Not with sacrifices of bulls or goats, but with broken and contrite hearts, with songs of praise and lives laid down in love. Restore pure worship in Your Church. Make our prayers rise like incense, and receive our praises as a fragrant offering in Christ. Let our hearts become Your holy altar, and fill us with reverence, joy, and truth. Blessed are You, Lord, who restores worship and dwells among His people.
18. **Hoda'ah (Thanksgiving)**
Thanks for life, miracles, and daily kindness.
We thank You, Lord our God, for You are our Rock and Redeemer—the Shield of our salvation in every generation. We give You thanks for our lives, for every breath, every moment, and every mercy. You surround us with grace each day—sustaining us, guiding us, and never letting us go. Your wonders are without number; Your love endures forever. Through Jesus Christ, we know Your faithfulness, and we rejoice in the hope You have given us. Blessed are You, Lord, whose name is good, and to whom it is fitting to give thanks and praise.
19. **Sim Shalom (Peace)** *(originally the 18th)*
Prayer for peace, goodness, blessing, and mercy on all Israel.
Grant us peace, Lord our God—peace in our hearts, peace in our homes, peace in our Church, and peace in our world. Pour out grace, compassion, and mercy upon all who follow You. Unite us in the love of Christ; bind us together in the bond of peace. For You have given us the gospel of peace, and by the light of Your presence we walk in hope. May the peace of Christ rule in our hearts, and may Your Spirit bring healing to every division. Blessed are You, Lord, who blesses His people with peace---
Amidah (Standing Prayer) – 18 blessings
https://www.chabad.org/library/article_cdo/aid/867674/jewish/Translation.htm
5. Offering of Bread and Wine (Instead of a Lamb)
“Blessed are You, Lord our God, King of the universe, who gives us the true bread from heaven. As we break this bread, we remember the body of Christ, given for us—once and for all. May it nourish us in spirit, and may we become one body in Him.”
“Blessed are You, Lord our God, King of the universe, who creates the fruit of the vine. As we drink this cup, we remember the blood of Christ, poured out for the forgiveness of sins. May it renew the covenant in our hearts, and strengthen us for the work of the Kingdom.”
🌙 Closing Blessing After the Evening Service
May the LORD bless you and keep you. May He guard your heart and your home as you rest tonight. May the light of Christ shine in your darkness, and may His peace, which surpasses all understanding, keep your mind and heart in Him. Go in peace, under the shelter of His wings. May your sleep be sweet, your heart be still, and your spirit be refreshed for His service. In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit—In the name of Jesus, Amen.
