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Session 2: Prayer: source of joy

Stepping into worship

Give thanks to God for the good gifts of life:
1. health, faculties, food, clothes, shelter, work…
2. family, friends, beauty of the world, creativity, leisure…
3. Everything created by God is good.
4. We receive God’s gitfts with thanksgiving. (1 Timothy 4:4)
Give praise to God:
1. His revelation of Himself in Jesus Christ.
2. our experience ofo His mercy, goodness, help and grace.
3. Rejoice in the Lord, always; and again I say rejoice.
4. We will rejoice in the Lord at all times. (Philippians 4:4)

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Source - a five session course on prayer for lent - session 2: source of joy

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Start	Activity	Notes
0'	Welcome	Recap: seeing-knowing-going Experience of prayer this week Intro: Source of joy What is your life’s focus? family, work, social justice? share? Rowan Williams?
10'	Drawing near	Still Palms down: letting go Palms up: taking hold read more Groups Six ways to loving your church Six Steps to Loving Your Church Leader’s Guide Session 1 Video 1.1 - How do you walk into church? Video 1.2 - What is God thinking? Session 2 Video 2.1 - Building or spectating? Video 2.2 - What church is about Session 3 Video 3.1 - Preparing to build Video 3.2 - How to build during the meeting Session 4 Video 4.1 - When does church finish? Video 4.2 - How to build over coffee read more Groups 2023-06-08 915 Be still and know that I am God. An interesting quote I came across: Hurry is not of the devil, it is the devil. — Carl Jung quoted by John Mark Comer In similar vein, this one is from Elizabeth Barrett Browning: Earth’s crammed with heaven, And every common bush afire with God; But only he who sees, takes off his shoes— The rest sit round it and pluck blackberries. read more September 21, 2022 1 Samuel Introduction Samuel opens in the time at the end of Judges. It’s a time of crisis - nationally: the people of Israel looking enviously at the kings that lead other nations ; and - spiritually: the book of Judges is filled with the rollercoaster of God raising up a judge to rescue the people from disobedience and oppression only for them to fall back worse than ever when the judge died. (For example: Judges 2:18-19) read more © Resources for ministry 2025 RSS Podcast

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Activity

Notes

Welcome

Recap: seeing-knowing-going
- Experience of prayer this week
Intro: Source of joy
- What is your life’s focus?
  - family, work, social justice?
- share?
- Rowan Williams?

10'

Drawing near

Still
Palms down: letting go
Palms up: taking hold

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2023-06-08 915

Be still and know that I am God.

An interesting quote I came across:

Hurry is not of the devil, it is the devil.

— Carl Jung quoted by John Mark Comer

In similar vein, this one is from Elizabeth Barrett Browning:

Earth’s crammed with heaven, And every common bush afire with God; But only he who sees, takes off his shoes— The rest sit round it and pluck blackberries.

September 21, 2022

1 Samuel

Introduction

Samuel opens in the time at the end of Judges. It’s a time of crisis - nationally: the people of Israel looking enviously at the kings that lead other nations ; and - spiritually: the book of Judges is filled with the rollercoaster of God raising up a judge to rescue the people from disobedience and oppression only for them to fall back worse than ever when the judge died. (For example: Judges 2:18-19)