Gathering 11 – Adoring God
Informal - 15 minutes
- Warm greetings with eye contact and smiles as people are welcomed in
- Conversation starter note retrieved (People should know all names now.)
- Serve simple refreshments
- Mingle and offer warm greetings to others
- Conversation Starter: Share: “I think you may have a gift of _________.”
Non-formal – VIDEO – whole group – 30 minutes
- Tap the vagus nerve to place onto Christ any cares of the day/week and to quiet/ calm – 2 minutes
- Prayer to welcome God’s presence and read 1 John 4:10-11, 16, 19 – 2 minutes
- Watch Video – 11 minutes
- Everyone in the room, one by one, prayerfully and spontaneously speak out this sentence while filling in the blank with one or a few words: “God is ____________! – 10 minutes
- Each person answer the question, “What is most amazing to you about God?” – 10 minutes
Split up into gender-specific triad (or 2 close friends) – 20 minutes
- Say prayers of adoration while avoiding asking God for anything…just magnify Him for who He is!
- Finish up any Immanuel Healing prayer or…
- Read more excerpts from your journal or…
- Write down an interactive journaling prayer or…
- Journal more about your overall experiences with this group
Regather whole group – 10 minutes
- Share a Meditation and Communion (if your church tradition allows).
Fun-work: The host will email the video homework assignment to everyone
- Journal a bit about your experience this week.
