showing 1 to 10 of 17 ideas
18 Dec 2008 10:53
| Themes: | confession, prayer |
| Media Type: | Prayer station |
| Bible refs: | Lam 3:22-23, Phil 3:13-14 |
| Written by: | Sharon Tedford |
Our tradition of making New Year's resolutions can be a useful tool to help us with all kinds of things in our lives. Why not harness that desire for 'newness' with this activity as part of a service in January, and lead people towards 'newness' for God's glory this year.
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12 Dec 2008 13:50
| Media Type: | mp3 Track |
| Written by: | AdAM Parkes |
This ambient instrumental track could be used in all sorts of contexts - as background music for prayer stations, as the soundtrack to a video, accompanied by PowerPoint for meditation. It is 6.06 mins long, and features a relaxed trip hop beat, angelic wordless vocals and otherworldly chimes.
11 Dec 2008 10:20
| Themes: | advent, christmas, intercession, prayer, thanksgiving |
| Media Type: | Corporate worship idea |
| Bible refs: | Isa 9:5-7 |
| Written by: | Chloe Axford |
This one is for all you Blue Peter fans out there … it is designed to remind people of the kingship of Jesus, that the tiny baby in the manger is the Prince of Peace, with infinite power to change lives and set the dark on fire*.
For to us a...
04 Dec 2008 12:02
| Themes: | christmas, advent, fellowship |
| Media Type: | Corporate worship idea |
| Bible refs: | Luk 2:1-5 |
| Written by: | Ruth Neve |
The aim of this idea is to symbolise Mary and Joseph’s journey from Nazareth to Bethlehem; to help people to get to know each other better and to encourage worship outside of church walls.
Basic idea: Mary and Joseph need accommodation – so a household in the church community offers to...
03 Dec 2008 15:08
| Themes: | prayer, confession, surrender |
| Media Type: | Prayer station |
| Bible refs: | Psalm 68:19-20, Isa 61:1-3 |
| Written by: | Sharon Tedford |
This service idea works well in response to a talk that encourages people to ‘lay down our burdens’ at the foot of the cross. Or you could use it on its own as a ‘way in’ to more intimate music worship. Probably a good idea to have a group of...
25 Nov 2008 14:54
| Themes: | advent, christmas, all age |
| Media Type: | Spoken Word |
| Bible refs: | John 1 |
| Written by: | Sam Hargreaves |
This was written to be used as a responsive prayer during the lighting of advent candles. The leader says the bits in normal text and the congregation responds with the text in bold. It can add some depth to the ritual of lighting the candles, whilst being simple enough for all...
25 Nov 2008 14:31
| Themes: | confession |
| Media Type: | Powerpoint |
| Bible refs: | Psalm 51 |
| Written by: | Sam Hargreaves |
This is a mix of parts of Psalm 51 from both the TNIV and the Message. It is designed to be said out loud together as a corporate confession, but it could also be used as a silent reflection. You may wish to give people time before hand to silently allow...
25 Nov 2008 14:25
| Themes: | praise, celebration, gathering |
| Media Type: | Powerpoint |
| Written by: | Sam Hargreaves |
This PowerPoint of various biblical names of God was made for Youthwork the Conference. It is designed to help people reflect on the varied sides of God's attributes and character. It could be used with live or recorded music underneath as a meditation during a worship time, or as the...
22 Nov 2008 15:32
| Themes: | prayer, trinity |
| Media Type: | Powerpoint |
| Bible refs: | Gen 1:27, John 15:5 |
| Written by: | Sam Hargreaves |
This prayer was written as a call to worship for Youthwork the Conference '08, but could be used in many other settings. It tries to acknowledge that in God's eyes we are not just the miserable sinners that some people like us to think we are - he made us perfect,...
13 Nov 2008 12:52
| Themes: | testimony, celebration, thanksgiving, praise |
| Media Type: | Corporate worship idea |
| Bible refs: | Eph 4:29, 1 Thess 5:11 |
| Written by: | Sara Hargreaves |
Put pens and paper under chairs/pews in your worship area before people arrive. Before you start a time of sung worship, encourage people to write down short testimonies of what God has done in their life this week (keep the pieces of paper small, and the testimonies will be short!),...
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