Symphonic prayer: This is when all the people in the church pray out loud at the same time. Just as a symphony has differing instruments that play a harmonic melody at the same time, this is the way Pentecostals will pray out loud, together, yet in harmony. Of course, there are many times that prayer is lead while the church prays silently.

Lively praise and worship service: You may see people raising their hands (a sign of submission to Gods will), lifting their voice in praise, leaping (like someone who has received a great gift would leap for joy), dancing (an outward expression of the happiness they feel inside) and hand clapping, and yes laughing. To name just a few. It is usually (but not limited to) this time that people in the service will speak in other tongues. This is what the Bible teaches us as a "prayer language" that the Lord gives to all who ask Him. Though these expressions of praise, worship, and the Gifts of the Holy Spirit may seem different to those who are unfamiliar with them, or to those who were taught that these things passed away at the end of the first century, that does not mean that they are wrong. To those who are unfamiluar the simplest things may seem a bit strange. However, to those who are informed they are very natural.

Dynamic (Spirit anointed), revelatory (a revealing Truth from God's Word) preaching: Preaching is at the very heart of a Pentecostal service. The subject will vary (Pentecostal preachers rely upon the Holy Spirit to give them a message for the church from God's Holy Word), but it will be relevant.

Operation of the gifts of the Spirit: The Bible teaches us in 1Cor.12,13,& 14 that there are nine supernatural gifts that are to operate within the church. These will not operate in every service, but neither is it unusual. The most common of these gifts is tongues and interpretation of tongues. This is when an individual, inspired by the Holy Spirit (and at an appropriate time) will speak a message in tongues (this is not the operation of the prayer language received by Believers with the infilling of the Holy Spirit, and is operated by them in prayer, praise, and worship [this can take place publicly or privately]) Then this message in tongues will be interpreted by another believer (or in some cases the same person). Both the tongues, and the interpretation gifts are Spirit lead and inspired.

A call from the pastor for a response to the message: This is called an "alter call". This is when the pastor invites those to who feel the message preached was to them to respond. The response may be an invitation to the front where he or other Christians can help pray with you. Or he may ask for another type of response. In any case, this is also an important time in the service.