Bringing Church Home: Sunday Toolkit

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Bringing Church Home: Toolkit

We aren’t gathering at 5475 Ravine today. Instead, we are gathering in our homes across the city to celebrate who we are in Christ. Yes, the church has left the building!

So here’s a great opportunity. Invite someone you know to join you for church at home–one or two families from church, or a few friends and neighbors–and then “share the life” with them. What will it look like?

Below you’ll find a suggested order for worship with all the details. Where it leads from there, God only knows! This is a step forward following Jesus into our community.

GATHER / FELLOWSHIP / CONNECTING

Introduce yourselves, and respond to these questions:

Tell about a time you were blamed for something that you did not do.

Would you dare to tell us about a time you “got away with it” (did something wrong, but were never caught)?

CALL TO WORSHIP – Psalm 95

Psalm 95:6-7

Come, let us bow down in worship,
let us kneel before the Lord our Maker;
for he is our God and we are the people of his pasture,
the flock under his care.

WORSHIP SONGS- Sing/ Listen

Click on the button below each song for the song lyrics!

Lyrics

WORD OF GOD – Exodus 20:12-17

Pray for the Holy Spirit to lead and teach us from God’s Word today
Have someone read the passage
As it is being read, each person listen for / share a word or phrase that strikes them
Have a different person read the passage from a different version
Discuss the following questions (discuss Each Person’s response)
- What does this passage say about God or Jesus?
- What does this passage say (or imply) about people (including us!)
- What does this passage demand or call for from us?(how will I respond/change/rethink)?
- Who else in my life could I share this truth with?

SCRIPTURE – Exodus 20:12-17

¹²“Honor your father and your mother, so that you may live long in the land the Lord your God is giving you.

¹³“You shall not murder.

¹⁴“You shall not commit adultery.

¹⁵“You shall not steal.

¹⁶“You shall not give false testimony against your neighbor.

¹⁷“You shall not covet your neighbor’s house. You shall not covet your neighbor’s wife, or his male or female servant, his ox or donkey, or anything that belongs to your neighbor.”

PRAYING TOGETHER

Encourage the group to pray aloud about the “response” commitment they made
Ask if there are any other matters or people the group can pray about
Allow the opportunity for those who wish (and are comfortable) to pray aloud (brief prayers)

BLESSING

Dear friends, since God so loved us, we also ought to love one another. No one has ever seen God; but if we love one another, God lives in us and his love is made complete in us.

Living Well Kids

Question: Which of these 6 commandments do you find easier to keep? Why ?
Request: Read the “Blessing” passage (1 John 4:11-12)

Dear friends, since God so loved us, we also ought to love one another. No one has ever seen God; but if we love one another, God lives in us and his love is made complete in us.

Question: Which of these 6 commandments do you find harder to keep? Why?
Request: Read Exodus 20:12-14 (NIV)

12 “Honor your father and your mother, so that you may live long in the land the Lord your God is giving you.

13 “You shall not murder.

14 “You shall not commit adultery.

Question: Do you ever really, really want something but can’t afford or your parents wont let you buy it? What is it? Why do you want it so much? Will your life really be better if you get it?
Request: Read Exodus 20:15-17 (NIV)

15 “You shall not steal.

16 “You shall not give false testimony against your neighbor.

17 “You shall not covet your neighbor’s house. You shall not covet your neighbor’s wife, or his male or female servant, his ox or donkey, or anything that belongs to your neighbor.”

Question: What are two ways that you can honor your father and your mother? Why should we honor them?
Request: Read Exodus 20:12-14 (MSG)

12 Honor your father and mother so that you’ll live a long time in the land that God, your God, is giving you.

13 No murder.

14 No adultery.

Question: You have probably never killed someone. Have you ever been angry with another person? When? How could anger (unchecked) eventually lead to murder?
Request: Read Exodus 20:15-17 (MSG)

15 “You shall not steal.

16 “You shall not give false testimony against your neighbor.

17 “You shall not covet your neighbor’s house. You shall not covet your neighbor’s wife, or his male or female servant, his ox or donkey, or anything that belongs to your neighbor.”

Question: Have you ever had something stolen from you? How did you feel about that? Why do you think stealing is wrong?
Question: The 9th Commandment tells us not to lie but to tell the truth. When was a time that you told a lie, and were caught? Why is lying a bad thing?
Request: Please offer a prayer for your family and for your group, to have the power of the Holy Spirit to honor God by keeping these commandments

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Coming up at TLW

SAVE THE DATE!

Here are a few things coming up at TLW:

Men of the Bible

We are delving into the life of men in our Men of the Bible book! Our next meeting is Wednesday, August 17th, from 6:30-8:00pm.

Contact Chris with questions: penning.chris@gmail.com

Prayer Team Meeting

Our biweekly prayer-team meeting will be this Friday, August 19th from 9am to 10am.