Youth Unit 10

Youth Online Bible Study Unit 10.
Genuine Worship
Lesson One. What Worship Is Lesson Two. What Worship Does Unit 10, Genuine Worship, is designed for study by youth in grades 7-12. The Bible studies lead youth to explore Scripture passages that focus on what genuine worship is and what it does. Each lesson consists of two major sections for the teacher plus a student page. The two major sections of the teaching guide are What the Bible Says, which provides comments aimed at helping the teacher understand the Bible passage, and Teaching Plan, which offers guidance to the teacher in leading youth in studying the lesson.1 Also included in What the Bible Says are application insights under the headings What the Bible Says to Me and What the Bible Says to Youth. What the Bible Says to Me focuses on application to the teacher, and What the Bible Says to Youth focuses on application to youth. Teaching Plan is organized under the headings Motivation, Examination, and Application. Numbered steps provide guidance for proceeding through the teaching plan. Chuck Gartman, the writer of this unit, is president of Go To Youth Ministry, Inc., and teaches youth ministry at Howard Payne University, Brownwood, Texas. BAPTISTWAY PRESS Team: Ross West, Positive Difference Communications, Editor and Publishing Consultant; Jane Wilson, Youth Consultant, Bible Study/Discipleship Center; Dennis Parrott, Director, Bible Study/Discipleship Center; H. Lynn Eckeberger, Coordinator, Church Health and Growth Section; Charles Wade, Executive Director, Baptist General Convention of Texas
Unless otherwise indicated, all Scripture quotations are from The Holy Bible, New International Version (North American Edition), copyright 1973, 1978, 1984 by the International Bible Society. Used by permission of Zondervan Publishing House.
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Lesson 1. What Worship Is

Background Scripture Isaiah 6 Focal Scripture Text Isaiah 6:1-9a Main Idea An authentic encounter with God reveals who God is and how I should respond to Gods holiness. Life Question Do I really worship God? Teaching Aim To lead youth to evaluate the genuineness of their worship of God
What the Bible Says

An Encounter with God (Isaiah 6:1-9a) I once heard a definition of worship that has stuck with me through the years. The definition is based on this passage. It cuts across many of the experiences of worship that we encounter today. It goes like this: Worship is my opening myself up to God for God to serve me, in order that when I go out into the community I can serve God. God serving me scares me a little. Does it frighten you? Well, a healthy respect for God may be what we need in todays world, but the definition here is that God serving me is cleaning me up and making me useful for Gods service. As we study this passage, we may come to the realization that we have not yet allowed God to really serve us in this sense. Isaiah 6:1 begins, In the year that King Uzziah died. . . . Uzziah was the king of Judah in the eighth century BC (see 2 Chronicles 26). He became king when he was sixteen years old. The Scripture says of Uzziah: He did what was right in the eyes of the Lord. . . (2 Chronicles 26:4). Later in his life, however, he became proud, and this led to his downfall (see 2 Chron. 26:16-23). After a long reign, Uzziah had died, as this passage in Isaiah states. Consider Isaiahs situation and the situation of his nation in the time after King Uzziahs death. What would happen to the nation? Which direction would the nation go? In this time of uncertainty, Isaiah came to the place and time of worship with a sense of need and concern. Going through the motions of a religious ceremony would not do. He needed a genuine encounter with God that would make a difference in his life. That is what he found. Unlike Isaiah, we often place our focus on the externals of worship instead of on the heart of worship. We perhaps think worship involves a certain type of music or follows a certain
order. Isaiah, on the other hand, placed his focus on God. In this passage we see what happened as a result. Seeing a holy God (6:1-3) The first thing Isaiah experienced in his visit to the temple that day was the holiness of God. God filled up the temple where Isaiah was. Seraphs or angel-like creatures were present (Isaiah 6:2). In verse 3, Isaiah heard the angels repeating the word, holy, three times. In Hebrew grammar there is not a comparative way of dealing with adjectivessuch as saying good, better, bestand so in order to place emphasis on a word, the word is repeated. A triple repeating of a word would be equivalent to the superlative way of looking at it in the English language. For us, the expression would be that God is the holiest of all. Did Isaiah need a refresher course in the holiness of God? Apparently so. In this moment, God made himself known to Isaiah. The experience was literally and figuratively earthshaking. Isaiah had come into the presence of God and had lived, but his response to it is what is important. Soren Kierkegaard was a Danish theologian in the nineteenth century. He identified the problem with worship in his time and in our time as well. He indicated that in a worship service, we (humans) tend to consider that (1) we are the audience, (2) God is the Prompter, and (3) the worship leaders are the actors. Kierkegaard suggested that the true experience of worship is this: (1) God is the Audience; (2) the people in the congregation are the actors, who are responsible for engaging in the act of worship; and (3) the worship leaders are the prompters. Seeing ourselves as we really are (6:4-5) Isaiahs experience parallels the second view and led Isaiah to an experience of true worship. Isaiah saw himself for who and what he wasa sinful person (Isa. 6:5). If we come into worship with the attitude of our being the audience and that we are there to be entertained or impressed, we very likely will never come to that conclusion. In fact, we will more likely become critical of the worship leaders or of the church. When, however, we view God as the Audience and ourselves as the actors, then, like Isaiah, we will see ourselves as we really aresinful people. Consider Isaiahs words: Woe to me! . . . I am ruined! For I am a man of unclean lips, and I live among a people of unclean lips, and my eyes have seen the King, the Lord Almighty (6:5). What is interesting here is that Isaiah was not a bad person. Yet when Isaiah came in contact with a holy God, he saw himself for what he really was. The Apostle Peter had a similar reaction when he had a close encounter with Jesus: Go away from me, Lord; I am a sinful man! (Luke 5:8). Note that Isaiahs focus was on God alone. God was the Audience. Isaiah had been faced with Gods holiness. Isaiah had responded to Gods holiness by seeing himself for what he was and focusing on God. Being forgiven (6:6-7) The third part of Isaiahs time in the temple could be referred to as the forgiveness time or, using the definition of worship in the first paragraph of these comments, the time when God served Isaiah. God cleaned Isaiah up for service. Isaiah had already indicated that he had
unclean lips (Isa. 6:5). So one of the seraphs took a live coal and symbolically cleaned Isaiah up. Isaiah was purified, so to speak. The seraph said, See, this has touched your lips; your guilt is taken away and your sin atoned for (6: 7). Observe that forgiveness is not painless. Sometimes it is extremely painful. If we have strayed from God even a little and have been brought back, the experience can be painful. Responding with our lives (6:8-9a) The final step in this process of worship was Isaiahs response to his cleansing. After he had experienced forgiveness, he could have gone away, joyfully thanking God for all that God had done for him. Like many in the twenty-first century, Isaiah could have left the temple with warm fuzzy feelings about what he had experienced, but have done little else. A church I once attended had wonderful worship experiences. In fact, it was like attending a concert every Sunday. Our pastor had to remind our folks regularly that going away from the worship service with warm fuzzy feelings was not really worship. If there is no intent to do something about what has been experienced, then it is not worship. Isaiahs response is a model for us in worship. Having seen God, seen ourselves for what we are, and been forgiven of our sins, the natural response should be: Here am I. Send me! (6:8). Sometimes it is not just what we do but what we will change about ourselves that is the evidence of true worship. Maybe it is an attitude that needs to be changed or a relationship that needs mending or a commitment to holy living that needs to be made. The response is as unique as each individual, but God does not intend for worship to stop at the sanctuary. He intends for it to be taken into the community. Here am I; send me! is the only response that is acceptable when we truly have worshiped the Lord. A corporate worship experience is important for our spiritual health, but it is at least somewhat dependent on our personal worship throughout the week. The next session will focus more on the personal aspect of worship. Dont miss it. Being Faithful Even When Its Not Easy (Isaiah 6:9b-13) While the first eight verses of this chapter are powerful and moving, these last few verses contain a note of doom. The message to Isaiah was that he was to continue to be faithful in carrying out his call even though it was very unlikely the people would respond positively to his message. To return to Kierkegaards analogy, the people would refuse to let God be the audience, and they would insist on their being the audience and not the actors until they were literally destroyed. Does that relieve us of the responsibility of responding positively to our experience of worship? No! It calls for us to be even more diligent in our response. Our faithfulness is not measured in terms of the response of others to our message. Our faithfulness is measured in terms of our obedience to God after we have worshiped him.
________________________________________________________________________ What the Bible Says to Me Genuine worship is not about a certain kind of religious ceremony, whether contemporary or traditional. Rather it is about my response to a holy God, including my willingness to do what God calls me to do. What the Bible Says to Youth As with adults, youth need to recognize that true worship is about how we actually respond to God with our lives. True worship is more than having warm fuzzy feelings about what happens in the service. ________________________________________________________________________
Teaching Plans
Before the session: a. Pray for each student enrolled in your class. b. Call your students to remind them to come to Sunday School and to bring their Bibles. c. Read over several times the passages that you will be using as your lesson. Ask the Lord to teach you as you prepare. d. Become familiar with the content and the methods that you will be using to teach the teenagers in your group. If you are uncomfortable with methods that are here or you dont think your students will respond to them, then create methods that will meet the needs of your students. e. Make copies of the Student Page. Motivation
define worship. As they are in the process of defining worship, ask them to respond to theologian Soren Kierkegaards view of inadequate worship: (1) people as the audience; (2) God as the Prompter; and (3) the worship leaders as the actors. Ask them to identify what that analogy means. Have them write down on the handout the various parts of a corporate worship experience from their perspective. Give them a chance to tell what those parts mean and what they mean to them as teenagers. (Remember to affirm them for their part in the worship experience.) Give them this definition of worship: Worship is my opening myself up to God for God to serve me, in order that when I go out into the community I can serve God. Refer them to Kierkegaards analogy of true worship: (1) God is the Audience; (2) people in the congregation are the actors; and (3) the worship leaders are the prompters. Tell them that today we will be looking at worship from a classic passage in Scripture that gives some of the aspects of worship. Examination
1. (15 minutes) As students arrive, hand them a copy of the Student Page. Invite them to
2. (15 minutes) Divide youth into four teams (if you have fewer than four youth, eliminate
one of the parts and give it yourself at the end). Have a debate. Have each team take one part of the worship experience: (1) Seeing God (6:1-3); (2) Seeing ourselves (6:4-5); (3) Being forgiven (6:6-7); (4) Responding with our lives (6:8-9a). Each teams assignment is this: Resolved: this part of worship is more important than any of the other parts. Each team should read the Scripture that relates to their part of worship, choose a spokesperson, and make a list of their arguments to be presented to the class. Give them a few minutes together to create the arguments for their team. Tell them that they will be able to present only their side of the
debate. Remind them to give reasons to support their arguments. There will be no rebuttal. After each team does its presentation, take a vote. Make it fun. At the conclusion of the debate, summarize the experience by telling them that each of the parts is important, and to leave any of them out would be to short-circuit the worship experience.
3. (10 minutes) Ask the students to compare the worship experience that Isaiah had with
one that they have had recentlymaybe at camp or in the regular worship time at your church. Have them jot down their observations on the back of the Student Page. As they feel comfortable sharing, invite them to tell about the differences. (Do not criticize your church service, but rather help the students to see that the focus of worship is to be on God and not on the outward things that we normally associate with worshipthat is, the music, the sermon, the bulletin, etc.) Application
bow their heads. Then walk them through this personal worship time: a. Ask them to focus for a few seconds on who God is to them. Tell them to think of Gods holiness. b. Ask them to focus on themselves in comparison to the holiness of God. Tell them that if they are sensing that they are not measuring up to Gods holiness, then this conclusion is a good one. c. Remind them of Gods forgiveness. It is free but not necessarily painless. (If you have students who have never accepted Christ as Savior, tell them that you would be happy to talk with them to help them know Christ as Savior and Lord) d. Remind them that God desires for them to be a servant in your community in response to worshiping God. Close with prayer. Encourage the students to return next week because you are going to discuss another aspect of worship that is very important for them.
4. (10 minutes) Do a guided prayer session to close out your class. Encourage students to
Student Page, What Worship Is

1. My personal definition of worship: 2. Soren Kierkegaard (a famous theologian) once said that some folks view worship in this way: a. People in the congregation are the audience b. God is the Prompter c. The worship leaders are the actors What do you think about this? Do you agree or disagree? Why or why not? 3. True worship from Kierkegaards perspective is as follows: a. God is the Audience b. People are the actors c. The worship leaders are the prompters What are the differences between this view and the one in number 2? 4. What are some important parts of an authentic corporate worship experience from your perspective? a. b. c. d. 5. Genuine worship is
________________________________________________________________________ One More Thing . . . Heres what I think when I compare my worship to genuine worship:
Lesson 2. What Worship Does

Background Scripture Romans 12:1-2; Psalm 1 Focal Scripture Text Romans 12:1-2; Psalm 1 Main Idea Personal holiness is the goal and the result of genuine worship. Life Question How does my life change as a result of my worship of God? Teaching Aim To lead youth to list ways their lives change as a result of genuine worship
What the Bible Says

Personal Holiness Required (Romans 12:1-2) In Romans 12:1, Paul urged readers to offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to Godthis is your spiritual act of worship. In the Old Testament, Joshua urged the people to choose the God whom they would serve. He said, . . . Choose for yourselves this day whom you will serve. . . . But as for me and my household, we will serve the Lord (Joshua 24:15). Joshuas predecessor, Moses, gave a similar challenge in Deuteronomy 30:19. This day I call heaven and earth as witnesses against you that I have set before you life and death, blessings and curses. Now choose life, so that you and your children may live. These verses remind us that we have to choose the God we will serve. Furthermore, the God we serve will affect everything about our lifestyles, including our worship. How we live our lives on a daily basis will be an evidence of the choice that we make. Although Romans 12:1-2 may be very familiar, lets take another look at it to get the insight we need to worship God in a healthy, spiritual, life-changing way. The first step called for is to offer ourselves to God. Be aware, though, that you and I cant offer ourselves to God for Gods service until we have a relationship with God. Trusting Christ as Savior and Lord is a prerequisite to the idea that Paul has in this passage. We cant just start doing a bunch of things for God (even worshiping God falls into this category) if we do not have a relationship with God. A relationship with God is about Gods graceGods mercy (Romans 12:1). As we recognize Gods mercy to us, we will offer our entire beings to God for Gods use. That is an act of worship. Such a relationship with God does not mean merely offering ourselves to God only one time at a worship service, a camp, a revival meeting, or a retreat. We start the process, but we do not complete it in this lifetime. So, the point for us as Christians is that we are to be in a
lifestyle of offering ourselves to God. God has saved us not just for a life after death, but for this present life as well. If we want to truly worship the Lord then we will keep in mind that God is present with us now and desires our personal worship now! One other thing to point out about these first few thoughts in Romans 12:1 is that we are to be living sacrifices. Paul said in Galatians 2:20: I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me. He also said in his first letter to the church at Corinth, I die every day. . . (1 Corinthians 15:31). Paul chose whether he would be a living sacrifice to God or not. The same choice is offered to us, as well. Engaging in genuine worship will come out of our relationship to God and our continual offering of ourselves to God as living sacrifices. As a result of our relationship with God, we will offer ourselves to God in acts of worship and sacrifice. Romans 12:2 indicates that as Christians we are not to try to be carbon copies of someone or something else. One translation gives this version of verse 2: Do not let the world around you squeeze you into its own mold.2 Each of us is a unique person in Gods plan. We shouldnt let that uniqueness get lost by trying to be like everyone else. Romans 8:29 indicates that our goal and purpose is to be like Christ, not like everyone else. We are to be conformed to the likeness of his Son (Rom. 8:29). It is impossible to be like Christ and at the same time be like the world and conform to its standards. In a world that wants us to adopt its standards, being like Christ is a challenge, and so the second part of Romans 12:2 contains an important key for Christian living. We are to be transformed. That means we are to let God transform us. The Greek term translated transformed is the word from which we get our English word for caterpillars becoming butterfliesmetamorphosis. Metamorphosis is a process, but it is unmistakable in its results. Caterpillars do become butterflies over a period of time. Christians who are living sacrifices do become like Christ. It is as simple as that, although the process may be lengthy and difficult. For we adults who teach teenagers, what can we do to become like Christ, to offer ourselves as living sacrifices, to be transformed? Here are a few practical thoughts for us to consider as we prepare to teach teens in a Bible study experience. 1. Feed your mind with healthy things. Weve all heard or read the saying, Trash in; trash out. It could not be more true in todays world. If we continually feed our minds with unhealthy things, the likelihood is that our minds will be unhealthy. One of the practical things that we will have to do in a world that is dominated by unhealthy attitudes, actions, and thoughts is to develop some kind of filtering system to judge stuff that we read, see, and observe. It is virtually impossible in todays world to totally avoid stuff that is inappropriate, and so we will have to learn to filter out the bad as we watch, listen, and read. 2. Listen to the Spirits inner witness. The plain truth for us as Christians is that Gods Spirit lives within us and is guiding us. He . . . will guide you into all truth (John 16:13). We will be impressed to do (or not to do) certain things in our daily life.
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J. B. Phillips, The New Testament in Modern English (New York: The Macmillan Company, 1964).
3. Act on what you know to be right. You know it is right to participate in corporate worshipdo it! You know it is right to share the Gospel with othersdo it! You know it is right to be faithful stewards of the resources God has given usdo it! You know it is right to spend time with God, developing your relationship with Goddo it! A lot of the clutter is going to be laid aside when you do these things. If you refuse to do the things that you already know are right, it is unlikely that you will ever be all that God intends for you to be. A Psalm of ContrastGodly versus Ungodly (Psalm 1) Psalm 1:1-3 describes the person who belongs to God, and verses 4-6 describe the ungodly person. Self-destructive behaviors are too common among twenty-first century youth. The ones we often hear about are alcohol, drugs, sexual promiscuity, and cheating. A more subtle self-destroyer is compromise. When we as adults compromise, we let students see that it is okay; at least our behavior suggests that it is okay. This psalm gives some descriptions as well as some guidelines to help us as adults and the teenagers we teach to be godly people. Verse 1 begins with the word, Blessed. The word refers to a sense of inward tranquility and confidence. It is not necessarily an outward expression but more of an inner sense of peace. The outward expression of blessedness comes as a result of the inner peace that comes from God. This kind of person does not follow the advice and counsel of those who would lead him or her astray. Also, this person does not need to associate with ungodly people. He or she delights in the fellowship with others of similar thinking, values, and actions. This does not mean that the person becomes so separate from unlike people that he or she has no Christian influence on others, but it does mean having a different lifestyle. Verse 2 does not imply the legalistic observance of rules and regulations. Rather, what is meant is having the precepts of God written on the heart. Some subtleties that keep a person from this kind of life are also found in these verses. Walking in the counsel of the wicked suggests what we sometimes call going with the flow. Another subtle action is for the believer to stand in the way of sinners. The idea here is the person associates with folks whose lifestyles are sinful. And, a final subtlety is for followers of Christ to sit in the seat of mockers. You will notice the movement from walking to standing to sitting found in this verse. The reference to sitting suggests that the person has become comfortable with the lifestyle. An example of this kind of person is one who makes light of sacred things. Such compromise ends up in unholiness. The solution for this person is to move back toward the holiness for which he or she was created. The emphasis must be on delight in the law of the Lord (Psalm 1:2). Psalm 37:4 says, Delight yourself in the Lord and he will give you the desires of your heart. To delight in the law of the Lord changes our focus, including what we want out of life. Moreover, the person who follows God . . . meditates day and night on Gods law (1:2).
Meditating means pondering or placing your mind on. A decision to spend time with God on a regular basis in personal worship is implied here. Verse 3 describes the results of a person being righteous. The analogy is that of a tree. A tree planted by water regularly brings forth fruit. The righteous person brings forth the character of Christ. Galatians 5:22-23 lists the fruit of one who is rightly related to God. Verses 4-6 describe the unrighteous or ungodly person. In verse 4 is the thought that this kind of person is tossed to and fro from one idea to another. The image is one of instability. The person has no roots and is empty or void. It is a void that only God can fill. Augustine, a great Christian leader and thinker of the fourth and fifth centuries, once said: Thou hast made us for Thyself and our hearts are restless until they find their rest in Thee. The warning of verses 5-6 can be applied to this present life as well as to the future. Note the vivid contrast in verse 6. God will watch over righteous people, protect them, and provide for them. Spiritual death awaits the wicked. ________________________________________________________________________ What the Bible Says to Me Genuine worship of God results in genuine living for God. Living for Godcontinually being transformed to live like Christis an absolute necessity in leading youth. What the Bible Says to Youth Genuine worship of God both requires and leads to genuine living for God. The measure of a worship service is how a persons life is changed so that the person is transformed to live like Christ. ________________________________________________________________________
Teaching Plan
Before the session: a. Pray for each student enrolled in your class. b. Call each student the week before you study, and remind them to join you for Bible study. Encourage them to bring their Bibles with them when they come. c. Read the Scripture passages several times. Ask the Lord to teach you as you prepare. (This lesson may contain a message to you as a leader.) d. Become familiar with the content and the methods that you will be using to teach the teenagers in your group. If you are uncomfortable with the methods suggested or you dont think your students will respond to them, then please create methods that will meet the needs of your students. e. Make an acrostic on the board of the words HOLINESS and WORSHIP. Write them vertically and parallel (See handout) f. Secure a cd or cassette of worship music and a player. g. Make copies of the Student Page. h. Secure a tract that tells how a person can become a Christian or otherwise be prepared to give this information. See step 2. i. Make copies of the two team assignments in step 4. j. Secure personal worship guides. See step 5. Motivation
1. (10 minutes) Have a cd or cassette of worship music playing when students come into the
classroom. As students arrive, distribute copies of the Student Page. Tell them that you want them to think of words that begin with the letters of HOLINESS and WORSHIP. Encourage them to work with their friends to think of words that describe both ideas. After a few minutes, get their responses. Record these on the chalkboard (or marker board). Ask them to see whether there seems to be any connection between personal holiness and worship. Instruct them that today you will guide them in an understanding of personal holiness and its relationship to personal and corporate worship.
2. (5 minutes) Before continuing with your study remind students that it will be impossible
to worship God unless and until they have a personal relationship with God. You may want to tell them how to become a Christian if they have not already made that decision. Use a tract or tell your own personal testimony of how you accepted Christ as Lord and Savior.
Examination
3. (5 minutes) Do a mini-lecture of the comments on Romans 12:1-2. Tell the students that
you will share guidelines about how to live a holy life. Use this outline, the information in What the Bible Says, and your own study and experience: Guideline 1Offer Yourselves to God Guideline 2Dont Be Conformed to the World Guideline 3Let God Transform You
Use the three practical suggestions for allowing God to transform a person that are listed at the end of the section of Romans 12:1-2 in What the Bible Says. ResultsYou will not only know what Gods plan for your life is (Gods will), but also you will be performing a spiritual act of worship. And/or (10 Minutes). Have students read Romans 12:1-2 and paraphrase it on the back of their handouts. After a few minutes, invite volunteers to read their version of the passage. To further enhance this activity, consider compiling their paraphrases into a booklet and giving it to each student the next week.
4. (20 minutes) Divide youth into two teams. (If you have more than ten students, divide into additional teams with the same assignment.) Tell them that you are going to research Psalm 1 to discover the contrasts between a person who follows God and one who doesnt in how they act and what they are like.
Team 1: Read Psalm 1:1-6. List and be prepared to discuss characteristics of a person who follows God. Choose a spokesperson and work together to list the results of your search. Team 2: Read Psalm 1:1-6. List and be prepared to discuss characteristics of a person who does not follow God. Choose a spokesperson and work together to list the results of your search. Encourage the students to look for subtle ways in which a Christian may develop a lifestyle that does not reflect Gods character. Instruct students that if they are not careful to spend time with God in personal worship so God can develop personal holiness in them, they may fall into the trap of becoming just like the rest of the world. After you have completed this portion of the step, have students list on the back of their handouts characteristics and actions they need to allow God to eliminate from their lives. Also, have them list qualities that they need to allow God to enhance in their lives. Stop and pray that God will do his work in their lives beginning right now. Application
5. (10 Minutes) To close the session, lead students to refer to One More Thing on the
Student Page for ideas about having a personal worship time. Tell them that God develops their character when they spend time with him in personal worship. Instruct them that if they already have a plan for personal worship that you are not trying to get them to adopt this plan, but if they do not yet have a plan or if they are seeking a fresh one, One More Thing on the Student Page provides a plan.3 Be prepared to explain the details of this plan. After you have guided the students through the plan, lead them in a prayer of commitment to allow God to create personal holiness in them.
You may want to provide a personal worship guide. Perhaps your church supplies or will supply these.
Student Page, What Worship Does

H O L I N E S S W O R S H I P
________________________________________________________________________ One More Thing . . . A plan to spend a few minutes with God each day. You will need a Bible, a journal of some kind (a spiral notebook will do), a devotional guide to use, and a pen or pencil. 1. Ask God to show you a message from the Bible. 2. Read the Bible passage found in the devotional guide and look for what God may be trying to say to you through the Bible passage. 3. Write in your journal what God said to you as you read the Bible. 4. Jot down a brief prayer in your journal, this time praying back to God in response to what God showed you in the Bible. 5. Decide what you are going to do about what God said to you, and then write it down. It may be helpful to share it with a friend as well. 6. Take time to read what the devotional guide has to say. 7. Speak with God one more time. Ask God to give you strength and direction as you try to carry out what God has led you to do.

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What the Bible Says

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What the Bible Says

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