At the start of the evening service at my church, which I routinely lead, I'll light a candle and say a prayer. During this time I'll occasionally make a mistake which many make at the dawn of their services.
For, many church services - no matter what style or structure they happen to take - will have a time when someone will "invite" God to be amongst them.
As was helpfully pointed out here, invite is not the word we're after.
We do not control or dictate the comings or goings of God.
Nor do we need to.
We need not invite God into our church service: He is already present.
What we need to do, if anything, is pray for an increase in our awareness of God's presence and an openness for that to work in and though us.
With this, we can get into the mindset to meet with our omnipresent Maker.
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