It may seem to be an odd time to be talking about the necessity of community worship when we have not been meeting together in person for several months. But then again, perhaps at no other time have we felt the importance of gathering together with fellow followers of Jesus more than right now. Sometimes …
Tag: Worship
The Lord’s Prayer
Prayer is one of two daily spiritual practices that are key to keeping spiritually fit. We learned in our last post that prayer is a two-way conversation with God that involves both listening and speaking. We already covered silence as the listening aspect of prayer, this week we will look at our part of the …
Small Church Guide for Easter Sunday
Opening Prayer Read Psalm 118:1-2,14-24 together.This psalm gives us a number of reasons to praise God, central among them is the resurrection.Jesus is "the stone builders rejected [which] has become the capstone." Offer a prayer for thanksgiving to God for the hopethat comes with Jesus' resurrection. Worship (Non-Musical Version)How have you experienced God this week? Go around and …
Worship Guide for April 5
Opening Prayer Read Psalm 31:9-16 together.This is a psalm of David, but it is prophetic of Jesus' death.Read this psalm, imagining Jesus praying this psalmas he went to the cross to die for us. Offer a prayer of thankfulness for Jesus' sacrifice in response to this psalm. Worship (Non-Musical Verison) How have you experienced God this week?Go …
Worship Guide for March 29, 2020
Opening Prayer Read Psalm 130 together.This psalm is a “song of ascents”, meaning that it was a song sung by worshipers as they went up to Jerusalem to worship God in the temple. The Jerusalem and its temple were situated on Mount Zion. So no matter what direction you came from, you were always going …
March 22 – Going Deeper
Read John 9:1-41 and watch Pastor Nate's sermon "Blindness." https://youtu.be/UN3W19-Z3FU Listen. What did you hear in the Scripture reading and the sermon? What is God saying to you? What is Jesus saying about blindness? What is Jesus telling us about himself? Respond. If this is God’s word to you, what will you do? Here are some …
Fourth Sunday in Lent
Listen. Listen to the pre-recorded Children’s Message together. https://youtu.be/PG8cyoWOMRc What are the kinds of blindness that Pastor Nate talked about? We are going to read the first part of the story. Look for the man who has the first kind of blindness (he can’t see anything.) Read John 9:1-7 together. What happens to the blind man …
