Contagious Perfume

Written By:
Sara Hargreaves

Themes: evangelism, fellowship

Type: Corporate Worship Idea

Bible Refs: John 12:3, Matt 28:19

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Perfume

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In the mingling before the service, send someone out to greet as many people as possible. Let this person put on some – expensive is best! – perfume on their hands.
Later on in the service, ask people to smell their hands – they might be surprised to find them smelling of unknown perfume! Can be used to talk about the contagiousness of the fragrance of Jesus, evangelism etc.

Sara co-leads engageworship.org together with husband Sam, drawing from her experience in music, worship and youthwork. She is also a mum of two wonderful children and they all live in groovy Luton.

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Previous Comments:

pauline wong

01 Feb 2009 22:34

this is my first time on your page i have only just gone on the internet so i am looking forward to exploring your yorship page
, Jesus is the sweet smelling fragrence and i will have to try out your perfume idea thanks god bless

Hank Teague

28 Jan 2011 16:16

Sara, thanks so much. Such a simple yet powerful worship element. thanks. hank

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