Searching Media Types for 'Corporate Worship Idea'
13 Nov 2008 09:44
| Themes: | celebration, praise |
| Corporate Worship Idea | |
| Bible refs: | Psalm 9:1 |
| Written by: | Sara Hargreaves |
Print the PDF containing 24 worship phrases from the psalms, and cut them out. Fold the phrases up and stick in balloons, which you inflate (for best result with helium). Attach the balloons to different places in your worship space (creates a great celebration atmosphere as people arrive). In the...
13 Nov 2008 10:00
| Themes: | peace, Love |
| Corporate Worship Idea | |
| Bible refs: | John 15:4-9 |
| Written by: | Chloe Axford |
This worship idea is designed to be used near the beginning of a service, perhaps after the first song and afterwards leading into a longer worship set. It is all about encouraging people to feel ‘at home’ and truly welcome in church and to spend time ‘at home’ with God...
13 Nov 2008 11:18
| Themes: | evangelism, fellowship |
| Corporate Worship Idea | |
| Bible refs: | John 12:3, Matt 28:19 |
| Written by: | Sara Hargreaves |
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...
13 Nov 2008 12:29
| Themes: | intercession, all age |
| Corporate Worship Idea | |
| Bible refs: | Psalm 139 |
| Written by: | Ruth Neve |
Say the whole of Psalm 139 together near the beginning of the service. Choose one or all of the following ideas:
Interaction – Ahead of time ask three people of differing ages and outlooks to chose their favourite verse from the Psalm and say why (check before that they have chosen...
13 Nov 2008 12:52
| Themes: | testimony, celebration, thanksgiving, praise |
| 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!),...
04 Dec 2008 12:02
| Themes: | christmas, advent, fellowship |
| Corporate Worship Idea | |
| Bible refs: | Luke 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...
11 Dec 2008 10:20
| Themes: | advent, christmas, intercession, prayer, thanksgiving |
| 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...
19 Jan 2009 11:52
| Themes: | prayer, fellowship, testimony |
| Corporate Worship Idea, Prayer Station | |
| Written by: | Sara Hargreaves |
This is a worship idea that helps us come together as a Church, bringing our personal thoughts to God and yet at the same time creating something larger together.
In preparation before the worship time, choose an image that fits your theme, and draw an outline of this image on the...
28 Jan 2009 14:55
| Themes: | prayer, peace |
| Corporate Worship Idea, Prayer Station | |
| Bible refs: | Matt 5:9 |
| Written by: | Chloe Axford |
This idea works best with a small congregation, home group or youth group etc
Theme: This idea is based on the Beatitude in Matthew 5:9: “Blessed are the peacemakers for they will be called sons of God”. The Message version of the same verse is: “You're blessed when you can show people how...
24 Feb 2009 09:39
| Themes: | confession, intercession, water |
| Prayer Station, Corporate Worship Idea | |
| Bible refs: | 1 Cor 12:13, Isa 55:1, Heb 10:11, Psalm 51:7, John 7:37-38 |
| Written by: | Sharon Tedford |
This service is designed around the congregation moving between three different 'stations' for the middle part of the meeting, and then coming back together for two final sections. The service could be started with sung worship, and perhaps reading Psalm 29. When beginning the middle section, be as clear as...
05 Mar 2009 12:27
| Corporate Worship Idea, meditation | |
| Bible refs: | Gen 3, Gen 9, 1 Kgs 19, Ezek 1, Jnh 1, Matt 14:15-21, Matt 14:23-33, Mrk 14:32-42, John 21:1-14 |
| Written by: | Chloe Axford |
This is a guided meditation works best for a small congregation, youth group or home group. It is designed to help participants think about the way God appears to biblical characters in the great outdoors – the setting, the scenery, the time of day, the weather, their relationship with him, and his...
12 Mar 2009 10:47
| Themes: | fellowship, prayer, intercession |
| Corporate Worship Idea | |
| Written by: | Ruth Neve |
Hearing life stories from the ordinary Joe and Joanne in the congregation is a great way to remind us that God is alive, active and in the neighbourhood. I have introduced a themed, regular slot in the service called "this time tomorrow" where an individual is asked what they will...
18 Mar 2009 16:58
| Themes: | easter, good friday, resurrection, the cross |
| Corporate Worship Idea, Spoken Word | |
| Bible refs: | Matt 26:38-40 |
| Written by: | Sharon Tedford |
This is a prayer to be read by one voice. Before the prayer begins (perhaps during a song before the prayer time) hand out ‘sour’ sweets. You can purchase packets of jelly sweets that are covered with ‘sour’ sugar. They come in many guises and different price brackets, but are...
30 Mar 2009 17:15
| Themes: | easter, resurrection, praise |
| Corporate Worship Idea | |
| Bible refs: | Col 1:18-20 |
| Written by: | Sam Hargreaves |
This Easter Sunday we are planning a Resurrection Praise Celebration. We are splitting the teaching into two halves – in the first half the preacher will show a giant paper world, and talk about how God created everything perfect. He will then rip the world into pieces, talking about how...
18 May 2009 15:49
| Themes: | praise, Psalms |
| Call To Worship, Corporate Worship Idea | |
| Bible refs: | Psalm 1-150 |
| Written by: | Sara Hargreaves |
This is a simple idea for 'unfinished worship' - getting people to interact and participate in the leading of worship in a safe, pressure-free way. Ask people to open their Bibles at the Psalms, then sing a simple, celebratory song. After you've sung it for a few minutes, invite people...
18 May 2009 20:06
| Themes: | resurrection, easter, praise, the cross, unfinished, second coming |
| mp3, Corporate Worship Idea | |
| Bible refs: | Rev 22:20, 1 Cor 15:3-4 |
| Written by: | Joel Payne |
This song is designed to be improvised! There are a few basic verses to get you going - you can then choose to stop, or carry on with improvised verses. The leader or members of the group/congregation call out 4 or 5 syllable phrases which everyone then joins in singing,...
05 Aug 2009 13:27
| Themes: | testimony, praise |
| Corporate Worship Idea, testimony | |
| Written by: | Sam Hargreaves |
We first saw this idea used at Willow Creek - it may have originated before that - and the YFC team used it really effectively last week at New Wine.
It is a way of helping people share what God has done in their lives in a simple but powerful way. ...
30 Sep 2009 09:41
| Themes: | peace, intercession, lament, justice, Remembrance Day |
| Corporate Worship Idea, Prayer Station | |
| Bible refs: | Isa 9:6-7, Matt 5:9, 1 Tim 2:1-2, James 3:18, James 5:16 |
| Written by: | Damian Herbert |
I have grown up seeing images of war on the television. Conflict after conflict has hit the news headlines and my screen and then appeared to become less significant. It has seemingly been too easy to become desensitised to world conflict.
For Remembrance Sunday last year, I wanted to lead something...
15 Oct 2009 10:57
| Themes: | faith, faithfulness, calling, discipleship, unfinished, All Saints Day |
| Powerpoint, meditation, Corporate Worship Idea | |
| Bible refs: | Heb 11 |
| Written by: | Sara Hargreaves |
Instead of focussing on death towards the end of October, let's focus on the lives of the saints that have gone before us. All Saints' Day is traditionally marked on the 1st of November, but whether your church is traditional or not, you will hopefully find this meditation helpful.
The idea...
21 Oct 2009 15:16
| Themes: | thanksgiving, justice, harvest |
| Corporate Worship Idea | |
| Bible refs: | Psalm 111, Psalm 100, Psalm 103 |
| Written by: | Guy Houchen |
A few weeks ago our church celebrated with a thanksgiving meal together, the inspiration span out of a desire to celebrate Harvest in a creative way; but I reckon this could work anytime of the year.
Firstly, we decided to meet at lunchtime instead of our usual 10.30 meeting. For...
26 Nov 2009 09:57
| Themes: | advent, christmas |
| meditation, Corporate Worship Idea | |
| Written by: | Chloe Axford |
Here is a simple reflection on the meaning of advent, using purple ribbon.
Reflection:
Advent, from the Latin adventus, meaning arrival or coming, is a chance for us to slow down and take time to prepare for Jesus’ birth at Christmas.
It is an opportunity for us to reflect quietly on what...
14 Dec 2009 11:35
| Themes: | christmas, exile |
| meditation, Corporate Worship Idea | |
| Bible refs: | Matt 2:13-15 |
| Written by: | Chloe Axford |
This creative meditation on the theme of exile is designed to be used with a congregation during a church service, but it could work equally well in a youth group or small group setting.
It has been linked with a Christmas reading (Jesus, Mary and Joseph’s flight to Egypt - Matthew...
22 Feb 2010 12:17
| Themes: | easter, good friday, the cross, prayer, confession |
| Corporate Worship Idea, meditation | |
| Bible refs: | Matt 27:51 |
| Written by: | Sharon Tedford |
Here’s an idea that you can either use the week before Easter Sunday (Palm Sunday), on Good Friday or on Easter Sunday (or even during a regular communion service). It could just as easily be used by a small group as by a large congregation.
The...
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