Resource: Easter Reflections Powerpoint
Over the past few years God has been challenging me personally as well as my church collectively to look beyond the mere music within church that we glibly refer to as ‘worship’ and to seek out and embrace the breadth and depth of it. Worship that involves our whole selves, our entire lives (living sacrifices - quote).
Part of this challenge for me as a worship leader is to
go beyond what I am comfortable with. It is to re-discover some ancient paths
of worship that lead up to the throne of God from a different perspective.
These ways of worshiping may not be my personally preferred way of entering
God’s presence; they may even seem a little strange but as a leader of worship
I am called to help people enter the presence of God in a way that works for
them – not for me! Just because music and song connects deeply with me, it does
not automatically mean that everyone connects in the same way. We are all made
differently and connect with God differently (See my blog ‘My Experience at theEngage Worship day conference 2015’ where I talk about the 4 spiritual styles
of worship).
So at our church we have decided to facilitate worship in
a different style to our main Sunday Service.
Once a month on a Sunday evening we are offering an
alternative worship expression. We begin at the end of this month with what we
are calling ‘Quiet Space’. We will use mood lighting; some scatter cushions on
the floor and possibly have some floaty music on in the background. There will
be about 3 prayer stations set up in various positions around the room that
will look at the events in Holy Week / Easter from different perspectives and
include time and space for reflection, prayer, meditation and action.
After the event has happened, I will make the resources
for the prayer stations available to you – so check back on my blog in a few
weeks time.
As part of our Easter reflections I have created a
PowerPoint presentation that will loop round, inviting people to pause and
reflect on various aspects of the Easter story (It is made in PowerPoint 2010,
so if you have an earlier version you may need to change some of the transition
effects). I have used prayers from www.twitturgies.com
and a variety of different styles of pictures to help the reflection process.
Download the Easter Reflection PowerPoint below for free and do use it in any
way you like: as part of a church service, a small group or for personal
devotions.
Please do come back and leave a comment after you have
used it to let us know how it worked for you. It is always good to receive
feedback.
Have a blessed Easter.
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