This lesson is for the end of December:
Print the discussion questions and project here.
Discussion Questions:
- How has your view of God shifted or changed this year?
- What stirred your affections most?
Project:
Read Psalms 136 in NIV.
You may recall that we have seen the word “remember” many times. God asks us to remember what He has done. We are going to take about 10-15 minutes to individually write out our own version of Psalm 136.
You…
Your love endures forever.
You…
Your love endures forever.
Write 10-20 statements about what God did in the Bible.
Then write 10-20 statements about what God has done in your life.
Example:
You led your people through the red sea.
Your love endures forever.
You gave me a baby to call my own at just the right time.
Your love endures forever.
Circle the 5 Bible ones and 7 personal ones that mean the most to you.
The Fun Chanting Ceremony:
Next, go around the room reading the Bible statements that you circled like this:
Person 1 reads first statement.
Everyone responds, “Your love endures forever.”
Person 1 reads second statement.
Everyone responds, “Your love endures forever.”
Then, go around the room and read the personal statements that you circled like this:
Person 1 reads first statement.
Person 2 responds, “Your love endures forever.”
Person 1 reads second statement.
Person 3 responds, “Your love endures forever.”
Person 1 reads third statement.
Person 4 responds, “Your love endures forever.”
When person 1 has read all their statements, person 2 reads hers with the others taking turns responding in the same way,
End with these: (You can incorporate communion with these if you wish.)
Leader: You shed your blood so we could be forgiven.
All: We remember.
(Pause and drink from the cup.)
Leader: You put on flesh and allowed it to be torn.
All: We remember.
(Pause and eat the bread.)
Leader: You defeated death and rose from the grave.
All: We remember.
Leader: Pray
Whole Bible Challenge 