The Shabbat Dinner format for a Christian is not set in stone.
It can be adapted into any easy or straightforward format for the family.
The most important thing is to make sure you as a family celebrate the Shabbat regularly, using it to honour the Lord.
Shabbat start at sunset on the Friday and finishes at sunset on Saturday.

The Shabbat Format:
Days before the Shabbat, the Shabbat scriptures for the week are released from the link attached.
It is advisable to release the Shabbat scriptures by Monday or Tuesday because there is a lot to read and study before the Friday. Here is the link from where you download the Shabbat scriptures every week: Torah Portions | FFOZ

Torah Portions | FFOZ

Teachings on the Torah, the Prophets, and the Gospels.

For instance, the one for the Shabbat the week of the 18th of January comes in this format:

CURRENT PORTION

18 Jan 2025
Shemot
TORAH Exodus 1:1-6:1
PROPHETS Isaiah 27:6-28:13, 29:22-23
GOSPEL Matthew 2:1-12

It is broken down in this format:
18 JAN 2025

Shemot
TORAH
EXODUS 1 verses 1 to the end.
Exodus 2 verses 1 to the end.
Exodus 3 verses 1 to the end.
Exodus 4 verses 1 to the end.
Exodus 5 verses 1 to the end.
Exodus 6 verse 1.

PROPHETS ISAIAH
Isaiah 27 verses 6 to the end.
Isaiah 28 verses 1 to 13.
Isaiah 29 verses 22 and 23.

GOSPEL
MATTHEW 2 verses 1 to 12.

•The Shabbat Format:
There must be two candle sticks, wine and or juice, 2 loaves of Challah bread (pronounced Hallah bread) or other kind of bread, and a white cloth for the mother to cover her head when praying.
And the dinner for the family should be on the table as well.

•Prayer for the Lighting of the Shabbat Candles:
(The mother of the house will cover her head with the white cloth on the table, then light the candles, and then cover her
eyes with her hands and offers the following blessing:)
“Blessed art thou, O Lord our God, King of the universe, Who has sanctified us
with His commandments, and commanded us to be a light to the nations, and
Who gave to us Jesus our Messiah, the light of the world.”

•The husband will now read from the book of Proverbs chapter 31 verses 10 to 31 to the hearing of the women in the house.

The married men will now lay their hands on their wives and pray for them mentioning their names (You can make it a general prayer after according to the leading of the Spirit of God):
May your heart meditate on the power and the glory of the Lord and may your
hands perform good deeds, as you do the work of Yeshua. Amen.
May you be blessed as you rise while it is yet night to see
about the ways of our household and may you be blessed as you see about the
daily care and education of our children. May your mouth be filled with wisdom
and kindness.

•The Blessed Man
The mother of the house will now read Psalm 1 verses 1 to 6 to the hearing of the men.
The married women will now lay their hands on their husbands and pray, mentioning their names (You can make it a general prayer after according to the leading of the Spirit of God):
Lord, thank you for giving me a husband.
May you be blessed as you rise and as you labour for
the good of our household. And may you be blessed as you lead our family in
the ways of the Lord. May you mouth be filled with wisdom and kindness.

•Then the father will now read the book of Proverbs chapter 3 verses 1 to 12 to the hearing of the children:
The parents will now say these prayers over their children. (They can also say a general prayer after according to the leading of the Spirit of God.)

This is for the boys: (It is important they kneel before their parents as authority over their lives from God.)
Blessing over the Children: For the Sons: (Parents say the following blessings over their sons and daughters.)
Father: May the Lord bless you and keep you.
May he cause His face to shine upon you.
May He lift up His countenance upon you and give you peace.
May God make you like Ephraim and Manasseh.
May the Lord always be with you.
May He bring you home unto the land prepared for you.
May God bless you and grant you long life.

Mother: May the Lord fulfil our Sabbath prayer for you.
May God make you good husbands and fathers.

Father: May He prepare and send holy wives for you.
May the Lord protect and defend you.
May His Spirit fill you with grace.
May our family grow in happiness, please hear our Shabbat prayer, Amen.

•For the Daughters: (It is important they kneel before their parents as authority over their lives from God.)
Father: May the Lord bless you and keep you.
May he cause His face to shine upon you.
May He lift up His countenance upon you and give you peace.
May God make you like Sarah, Rebecca, Rachel, and Leah.
May the Lord always be with you.
May He bring you home unto the land prepared for you.
May God bless you and grant you long life.

Mother: May the Lord fulfil our Sabbath prayer for you.
May God make you good mothers and wives.

Father: May He bring you a husband who will love, cherish and care for you.
May the Lord protect and defend you.
May His Spirit fill you with grace.
May our family grow in happiness, please hear our Shabbat prayer, Amen.

•It is now time to share scriptures.
5 minutes for each person, then one person each week on a rotational basis each week to share for about twenty minutes.

Now is the time for Communion:
You read from 1 Corinthians 11 verses 23 to 26.
Then the book of John chapter 6 verses 53 to 57.

You then break and eat the bread and drink the wine.

•You then bless the meal on the table and start to eat:

•A Messianic Erev Shabbat Service
Blessed are you, O Lord God, King of the universe. He gives nourishment to all
flesh, for His kindness is eternal. And through His great goodness, we have
never lacked, and may we never lack, nourishment for all eternity. For the sake
of His Great Name, because He is God Who nourishes and sustains all, and
benefits all, and He prepares food for all His creatures which He has created.
And it is said: “You open Your hand, and satisfy the desire of every living thing.”
Father: Blessed are You, O Lord, Who nourishes all. Amen.
Come my Beloved
Father: The Shabbat is often thought of in tradition as a bride approaching her
wedding day. We greet her with great joy as we prepare for the “wedding”
celebration. The coming of Shabbat is a foreshadowing of the coming of the
Messiah, when we will enter His eternal rest.

•Closing Aaronic Benediction
Father: May the Lord bless you and keep you. May he cause His face to shine
upon you. May He lift up His countenance upon you and give you peace. In the
Name of Jesus our Messiah, Amen.