WORSHIP FOR LIFE UNIT 1: WORSHIP
As you use lessons in Unit 1: Worship, please share ways that you have taught them, suggest additional techniques for the method, and/or post an original lesson on the theme.
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Architecture
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In this lesson, participants will identify the structural aspects of the worship space in their church and use the technique of storyboarding to illustrate it.
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Art
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In this lesson, participants will remember that in worship we experience God in three persons - Creator, Savior, Spirit - by making a stained-glass symbol to depict this belief.
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Banners/Textiles
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In this lesson, participants will create a visual history of worship in various Old Testament, New Testament, and historical time periods by combining pieces of fabric art into a ribbon banner.
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- 06/26/08 06:21 AM
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Clown/Mime
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In this lesson, participants will understand that worship includes corporate and personal activities that evoke a variety of emotions by using mime to review types of worship services that occur throughout the year.
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Computer
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In this lesson, participants will learn that worship is part of our daily lives and is not confined to the sanctuary by using a word processing program to create an order of worship for use at home.
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Creative Writing
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In this lesson, participants will learn that worship creates life-long memories by using the story of _Wilfred Gordon McDonald Partridge_ as a guide to interview and record the worship experiences of other Christians.
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Addition to materials list
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- 04/15/08 08:55 AM
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Creative Writing: Poetry
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In this lesson, participants will understand that Christians find meaning in following biblical and historical patterns of worship by using the pattern for writing quatrain poetry.
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Culinary
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In this lesson, participants will understand the components of worship and the seasons of the church year by using various edible materials to construct and decorate a graham cracker cathedral.
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- 10/10/08 06:19 AM
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Dance/Gesture/Movement
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In this lesson, participants will explore the universal theme of the image of God by interpreting the lyrics of the song "As Water to the Thirsty" through movement.
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Correction of name
(phylliswezeman)
- 04/15/08 09:01 AM
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Drama
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In this lesson, participants will explore the history of worship in the Old Testament by journeying through seven drama stations and re-enacting several Bible stories.
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List of props
(phylliswezeman)
- 04/15/08 09:03 AM
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Drama: Script
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In this lesson, participants will realize that worship is interaction between God and God's people by participating in a drama illustrating the importance of dialog with God.
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- 04/15/08 09:09 AM
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Games
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In this lesson, participants will learn worship vocabulary as they play games of Worship Charades and Worship Definitions.
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Music
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In this lesson, participants will discover and wonder about the majesty of God by participating in a music mapping activity.
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Music: Song
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In this lesson, participants will learn reasons for and ways to praise God by using a song based on Psalm 96:2-4a, "Sing, Sing, Sing," as well as movement.
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Wave not waive
(phylliswezeman)
- 04/15/08 09:12 AM
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Photography
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In this lesson, participants will visualize images associated with worship in both traditional and non-traditional settings by decorating a placemat with photographs.
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Puppetry
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In this lesson, participants will explore the connections between the worshiping community's relationship with God and with each other by creating paper plate/poster board hand puppets and by participating in an interactive drama.
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A Puppet Community Drama
(Kurt_Hunter)
- 03/09/08 02:27 PM
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Storytelling
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In this lesson, participants will explore worship as a time of remembrance as they experience the Word of God, the Bible, in its earliest form of oral storytelling.
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Storytelling: Children's Message
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In this lesson, participants will discover that worship happens whenever and wherever God's people gather to focus on the one worthy of praise as they engage in a children's message about the church.
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Congregation's Page
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Parent's Page
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Pastor's Page
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Teacher's Page
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As you use lessons in Unit 1: Worship, please suggest resources on the theme in any of the following areas: books for adults, books for children, curricula for adults, curricula for children, media for adults, media for children, and music on the topic. In addition, please post groups, organizations, and periodicals that cover this theme.
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WORSHIP FOR LIFE UNIT 2: CALL TO WORSHIP
As you use lessons in Unit 2: Call to Worship, please share ways that you have taught them, suggest additional techniques for the method, and/or post an original lesson on the theme.
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Architecture
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In this lesson, participants will appreciate how the physical design of a church's entrance invites people to experience the sacred space inside, just as the design of the call to worship prepares Christians to enter reverently into a sacred moment with God.
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Art
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In this lesson, participants will identify and early Christian symbol, the ichthys or fish, which called Jesus' followers to worship as they use a leather stamping or tooling technique to create personal identification tags.
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Banners/Textiles
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In this lesson, participants will understand that Christians are called to worship the Triune God as they use a rubber stamping technique to create symbols for a three-part banner.
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Computer
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In this lesson, participants will discover that the colors of the church year visually call us to worship each week by using computers to create bookmarks to depict the seasons of the liturgical calendar.
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(phylliswezeman)
- 08/20/08 05:12 AM
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Creative Writing
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In this lesson, participants will experience the call to worship as a verbal cue to focus on God by exploring spoken and sung examples and by creating their own pattern based on the Psalms.
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Dance/Gesture/Movement
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In this lesson, participants will explore the concept of calling people to enter into God's presence for worship as they dance a three-part canon or round, "Gaudeamus Hodie/Let Us Rejoice Today."
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Drama
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In this lesson, participants will understand that the call to worship invites them into God's presence as they walk in containers of "holy ground."
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Drama: Script
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In this lesson, participants will explore ways God calls us away from daily activities to worship by examining biblical stories and by creating "frozen pictures."
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Games
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In this lesson, participants will explore the reasons for and the methods of calling God's people to worship by playing a bingo game based on Psalm 95.
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Correct page number
(phylliswezeman)
- 04/16/08 07:25 AM
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Music
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In this lesson, participants will respond to God's invitation to worship with lummi sticks and rhythm instruments as an expression of gratitude and praise.
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Music: Hymn Story
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In this lesson, participants will understand and celebrate the importance of the call to worship by using paper hearts to explore the meaning found in the hymn "Come Now is the Time to Worship."
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Music: Song
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In this lesson, participants will experience gestures used to call people to worship as they sing the song "O Come."
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Resource sheet
(phylliswezeman)
- 04/16/08 07:27 AM
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Photography
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In this lesson, participants will learn to focus their attention away from distractions and instead be called to worship by understanding the photographer's use of a lens and point of view.
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Puppetry
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In this lesson, participants will understand that we are called to worship God with our whole beings as they use body puppets to make a joyful noise.
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Storytelling
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In this lesson, participants will understand how David responded to God's call to worship by visualizing the story through a guided meditation.
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- 04/16/08 07:31 AM
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Storytelling: Children's Message
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In this lesson, participants will learn that a call to worship invites those who hear God's call to open their hearts in worship by participating in a children's message using a bell.
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Congregation's Page
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Play your trumpet!
(LindaB)
- 03/25/08 08:44 PM
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Parent's Page
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Pastor's Page
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Teacher's Page
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As you use lessons in Unit 2: Call to Worship, please suggest resources on the theme in any of the following areas: books for adults, books for children, curricula for adults, curricula for children, media for adults, media for children, and music on the topic. In addition, please post groups, organizations, and periodicals that cover this theme.
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WORSHIP FOR LIFE UNIT 3: INVOCATION
As you use lessons in Unit 3: Invocation, please share ways that you have taught them, suggest additional techniques for the method, and/or post an original lesson on the theme.
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Architecture
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In this lesson, participants will remember the importance of the invocation in worship by using architectural design elements to create a triptych.
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Art
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In this lesson, participants will develop a visual Prayer of Invocation by creating and interpreting a mandala.
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Banners/Textiles
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In this lesson, participants will associate symbols representing the Holy Spirit with the Prayer of Invocation as they create a banner.
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Clown/Mime
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In this lesson, participants will discover the importance of inviting God to be present in the Prayer of Invocation as they create a pantomime, "Did You Invite the Guest of Honor?"
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Computer
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In this lesson, participants will learn the meaning of the invocation in a worship service by creating their own Prayer of Invocation using _Kid Pix 3_ computer software.
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Creative Writing
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In this lesson, participants will affirm the presence of God's indwelling Spirit by sharing feelings and thoughts through creative writing activities.
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Creative Writing: Poetry
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In this lesson, participants will discover language options for talking to God in the invocation as they create cinquain poems.
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In this lesson, participants will understand that the invocation is the time when we ask God's Spirit to be within and around us as they make cinnamon toast.
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Drama
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In this lesson, participants will learn that people around the world invoke God's presence as they dramatize prayers of international children.
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Drama: Script
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In this lesson, participants will discover that the invocation is the time when people focus on asking God to be present in worship as they engage in the drama, Are We Ready to Start?
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Games
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In this lesson, participants will understand that the invocation is related to our readiness for worship as they play a concentration game based on symbols representing the Trinity.
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Music
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In this lesson, participants will acknowledge and invite the presence of the Holy Spirit as they sing the spiritual "Kum ba Yah" and engage in a gestural prayer for each of the verses.
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Music: Hymn Story
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In this lesson, participants will understand the element of Christian worship known as the invocation as they explore the meaning found in the hymn "Spirit of the Living God" and create salt dough.
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Music: Song
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In this lesson, participants will acknowledge that God is present whenever they pray as they learn a sign language song.
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 Listen up!
(Cathy_Soldner)
- 03/06/08 02:22 PM
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Photography
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In this lesson, participants will make a connection between the parable of the great feast and the invocation in a worship service by creating a slide show of digital pictures.
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Puppetry
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In this lesson, participants will explore the tangible and intangible ways that we see and feel God's presence by using light and shadows to create shadow puppets.
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Shadow Puppets and Kids
(Kurt_Hunter)
- 03/09/08 02:51 PM
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Storytelling
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In this lesson, participants will learn how the Holy Spirit connects us to God and to each other as a community in worship as they toss a ball of yarn to share stories related to Psalm 145.
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Storytelling: Children's Message
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In this lesson, participants will discover that an invocation is our prayerful call to God to invite the Holy Spirit into our midst while we worship as they participate in a children's message.
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Parent's Page
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Pastor's Page
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As you use lessons in Unit 3: Invocation, please suggest resources on the theme in any of the following areas: books for adults, books for children, curricula for adults, curricula for children, media for adults, media for children, and music on the topic. In addition, please post groups, organizations, and periodicals that cover this theme.
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WORSHIP FOR LIFE UNIT 4: MUSIC
As you use lessons in Unit 4: Music, please share ways that you have taught them, suggest additional techniques for the method, and/or post an original lesson on the theme.
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Architecture
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In this lesson, participants will appreciate how architecture impacts the sound of vocal music by experimenting with singing and listening to the effects of acoustics in the worship space.
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In this lesson, participants will learn about musical instruments mentioned in the Bible and make rhythm instruments for use with Psalm 150.
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Banners/Textiles
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In this lesson, participants will explore the many ways that God's creation offers praise as they decorate choir stoles with symbols.
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Clown/Mime
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In this lesson, participants will explore and illustrate the importance of cooperation among divergent tastes in worship by miming a tug-of-war.
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In this lesson, participants will explore the language of music in worship by using computers to complete a word match game.
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Creative Writing
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In this lesson, participants will learn to use indexes within the hymnal to locate music related to the elements of worship by planning a service of songs for each theme.
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Creative Writing: Poetry
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In this lesson, participants will associate singing praise to the Lord in worship as an act of loving God with both mind and heart as they re-write lyrics to familiar tunes.
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Culinary
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In this lesson, participants will understand that worship includes many tastes in music as they sample a variety of foods.
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Dance/Gesture/Movement
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In this lesson, participants will celebrate the joy of music as they dance and sing the song "I Will Sing with the Spirit."
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Drama
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In this lesson, participants will explore the rhythms of God's creation as they produce sounds to accompany the Bible story "Jesus Calms the Storm."
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Drama: Script
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In this lesson, participants will learn that all of God's creation - in heaven and on earth - sing God's praises together both now and forever.
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Games
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In this lesson, participants will learn about the uses of music in the New Testament by playing a game of Win, Lose or Draw.
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Music
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In this lesson, participants will highlight the carols and hymns of the seasons of the church year by making and using jigsaw puzzle pieces in a musical activity.
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Music: Hymn Story
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In this lesson, participants will understand and celebrate the importance of music in Christian worship as they use a blank sheet for a musical score and compose four-note "Alleluias" to explore the meaning found in the hymn "When in Our Music God Is Glorified."
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Music: Song
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In this lesson, participants will celebrate the variety of ways that music is used in worship as they learn the song "Praise the Lord & Dance."
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Change it up!
(Cathy_Soldner)
- 03/06/08 02:35 PM
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Photography
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In this lesson, participants will discover the importance of praising God through music as they view scenes from the films _Sister Act_ and _Sister Act II_.
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Puppetry
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In this lesson, participants will learn that the purpose of music in worship is to glorify God, and that - no matter our gifts and talents - we participate in order to praise our creator.
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Storytelling
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In this lesson, participants will experience the truth of the message that God's Holy Spirit unites all believers around the world by praising God together with instruments from six continents.
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Storytelling: Children's Message
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In this lesson, participants will discover that many forms of music provide ways to praise and worship God as they use musical notes in a children's message.
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Join the choir!
(LindaB)
- 03/25/08 08:49 PM
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Parent's Page
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As you use lessons in Unit 4: Music, please suggest resources on the theme in any of the following areas: books for adults, books for children, curricula for adults, curricula for children, media for adults, media for children, and music on the topic. In addition, please post groups, organizations, and periodicals that cover this theme.
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WORSHIP FOR LIFE UNIT 5: CONFESSION/ASSURANCE
As you use lessons in Unit 5: Confession/Assurance, please share ways that you have taught them, suggest additional techniques for the method, and/or post an original lesson on the theme.
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Architecture
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In this lesson, participants will be aware of the centrality of the cross as a symbol of confession and assurance as they identify crosses in the worship space.
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Art
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In this lesson, participants will understand the importance of self-examination and seeking forgiveness from sin as they experience a papermaking process and shape paper hearts.
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Banners/Textiles
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In this lesson, participants will explore the dynamics of confession and assurance by making a batik cloth.
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Clown/Mime
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In this lesson, participants will learn the importance of receiving and offering forgiveness in God's name as they mime an interpretation of the film, _The Toymaker_.
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Computer
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In this lesson, participants will understand the importance of seeking God's forgiveness by using an interactive software program to explore the parable of the prodigal son.
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Creative Writing
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In this lesson, participants will discover ways to confess or say "I'm sorry" and ask for forgiveness from God and others as they write letters in response to children's books.
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Creative Writing: Poetry
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In this lesson, participants will describe confession of sin and assurance of pardon as they write comparison poems using similes and metaphors.
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Culinary
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In this lesson, participants will experience the sweetness of forgiveness and reconciliation by learning the story of Jonah and preparing cupcakes with a special filling to share with others.
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Dance/Gesture/Movement
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In this lesson, participants will understand that they may safely turn to God to confess sin and to receive assurance as they dance and move in response to Scripture and the song, "On Eagle's Wings."
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