The Shemone Esrei is a prayer we recite every day. During the weekday, it is the same throughout but on Shabbat it changes from one service to the next.
The motif of the Friday night service is sanctity.

"You sanctified the seventh day for Your name's sake."

The motif of the morning service is the difference between Israel and the other nations. It is because of this difference that Hashem gave them the wonderful gift of Shabbat.

 "You did not give it to the nations of the world and did not bequeath it, our king, to idolators, but gave it with love to Your people, Israel".

In the Mincha prayer we add another theme. While we spoke about the difference between Israel and the nations in the morning, we now speak about uniueness.

"You are One and Your name is One, and who is like Your nation, Israel, a unique nation in the world."

AMIDA PRAYER ON SHABBAT
(Seven Blessings)

 

	ARVIT	SHACHARIT	MUSSAF	MINCHA
1	Avot	Avot	Avot	Avot
2	Gevurot	Gevurot	Gevurot	Gevurot
3	Kdushat Hashem	Kdushat Hashem	Kdushat Hashem	Kdushat Hashem
4	Ata kidashta et yom hashevii leshimcha tachlit ma'ase  Baruch ata Hashem mekadesh Hashabat	Yismach Moshe Bematnat chelko  Baruch ata Hashem mekadesh Hashabat	Tikanta Shabbat ratzita korbenoteha  Baruch ata Hashem mekadesh Hashabat	Ata echad veshimcha echad  Baruch ata Hashem mekadesh Hashabat
		The Idea of the 4th Blessing
	Testemony to the fact that Hashem created the world	Rememberence to the giving of the Torah at Sinai	Shabbat sacrifices	The uniqueness of Hashem and Israel
5	Ha'avoda	Ha'avoda	Ha'avoda	Ha'avoda
6	Hoda'a	Hoda'a	Hoda'a	Hoda'a
7	Birkat hashalom	Birkat hashalom	Birkat hashalom	Birkat hashalom

 

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