Thriving in Worship
April 12, 2023
This past month, we hosted Spiritual Emphasis Week at the junior high/high school. We gave our students an entire week of opportunities to pause, reflect, and refocus their attention on God before entering the final stretch of the school year. On the basis of student feedback, the all-school chapel during which students came together and worshipped God was voted as one of their top favorites for the week.
For the Christ-follower, worshipping God with other believers is a staple. But did you know that worshipping God is so much more than singing songs with other people?
Some of the ways Scripture gives as to how we can give honor God and show our love to Him include being a “living sacrifice” (Romans 12:1), keeping His commandments (John 14:15), being generous with our money (2 Corinthians 9:13), being honest (Psalm 119:7), praying (Psalm 141:2), giving thanks (Hebrews 13:15), and honoring God through the things we say (Psalm 71:8).
Throughout the month of April, we will be exploring what it means for us to be thriving in worship. We want our students to see that worshipping God can look different depending on the time or circumstances:
- When God answers our prayer, we can honor Him by saying thank you to Him!
- When God gives us a gift, we can honor Him by sharing that gift with others.
- When faced with a decision that we need to make, we can honor God by asking Him what He thinks we should do.
- We want our students to see that worship is truly something that can permeate every area of our life not just in church on Sunday, but on Monday through Saturday as well!
My hope and prayer throughout this month is that praise and adoration of God would permeate more and more of our lives in all that we say and do—all day, every day.
Family Discussion Questions:
1. What is your favorite way of worshipping God?
2. From the list above, what is one way of worshipping God that you hadn’t considered before?
3. What is one way of worshipping that you would like to do more of?
4. Describe a time in worship when you felt God’s presence.
