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28 March, 2020

Blessings!

5 Stations

Interactive worship at home for individuals and families

 

Prepare by setting up 5 “stations of blessing” in your home.  You will need:

1. a bowl of water and towel,

2. bubble blowing mixture/homemade soapy mix,

3. a printed map or outline of Australia and/or the world,

4. bread, wine/juice, cup/s,

5. one or more written copies of the readings and blessings.

You can use this resource creatively or add your own prayers, readings, visuals, or music. One suggestion is to spend a few minutes at each station but there is no special order and families could do each activity together or individually.

Select all or some of the Bible readings included or choose some yourself. Enjoy this time with Jesus and allow the Holy Spirit to lead. God’s Blessings to you!

 

Water – He leads me beside the still water, he restores my soul.

Read Psalm 23. Sit and look at the water.

Be still and know that I am God (Ps 46:10).

Read Matthew 3:13-17. Immerse your hand in water. Consider your baptism.

Bubbles – Bless God! Read Psalm 150. Take the bubble mixture outside and blow bubbles! Let praise and thanksgiving to God well up within you and burst forth as bubbles of praise. Read the psalm out loud. Praise God! Sing a song!

Map – Bless others. Read John 14:13-14; Luke 18:1-8; James 5:16

Pray for a person, place or situation and stick a heart on the map as a sign of God’s blessing on them.

Bread & Wine – Make use of your 5 senses. Read Matthew 26:17-30. Then look at the bread and the colour of the wine. Touch the bread as you break it. Feel the cup in your hand. Hear the sound of bread tearing and of wine being poured out as you pour into the cup. Smell the aroma of the bread’s yeast and the fruity fullness of the wine. Taste and see that the Lord is good! Read Psalm 34:8; 1 Peter 2:2-3.

A Personal Blessing – Remember that God blesses you. Name others and speak the blessing over them, even if they are absent. Families can bless one another and/or lay hands on or anoint one another with oil. Pray for one another and say the Lord’s Prayer together. Read Mark 10:16; Num 6:24-27; 2 Cor 13:14.

Psalm 23

 1 The LORD is my shepherd I shall not be in want. 2 He makes me lie down in green pastures, he leads me beside quiet waters, 3 he restores my soul. He guides me in paths of righteousness for his name's sake. 4 Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for you are with me; your rod and your staff, they comfort me. 5 You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies. You anoint my head with oil; my cup overflows. Surely goodness and love will follow me all the days of my life, and I will dwell in the house of the LORD forever.

Matthew 3:13-17 The Baptism of Jesus 13Then Jesus came from Galilee to the Jordan to be baptized by John. 14But John tried to deter him, saying, "I need to be baptized by you, and do you come to me?" 15Jesus replied, "Let it be so now; it is proper for us to do this to fulfill all righteousness." Then John consented. 16As soon as Jesus was baptized, he went up out of the water. At that moment heaven was opened, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and lighting on him. 17And a voice from heaven said, "This is my Son, whom I love; with him I am well pleased."

Psalm 150

 1 Praise the LORD. Praise God in his sanctuary; praise him in his mighty heavens.

 2 Praise him for his acts of power; praise him for his surpassing greatness.

 3 Praise him with the sounding of the trumpet, praise him with the harp and lyre,

 4 praise him with tambourine and dancing, praise him with the strings and flute,

 5 praise him with the clash of cymbals, praise him with resounding cymbals.

 6 Let everything that has breath praise the LORD. Praise the LORD.

John 14:13-14 And I will do whatever you ask in my name, so that the Son may bring glory to the Father. You may ask me for anything in my name, and I will do it.

Luke 18 The Parable of the Persistent Widow 1Then Jesus told his disciples a parable to show them that they should always pray and not give up. 2He said: "In a certain town there was a judge who neither feared God nor cared about men. 3And there was a widow in that town who kept coming to him with the plea, 'Grant me justice against my adversary.' 4"For some time he refused. But finally he said to himself, 'Even though I don't fear God or care about men, 5yet because this widow keeps bothering me, I will see that she gets justice, so that she won't eventually wear me out with her coming!' " 6And the Lord said, "Listen to what the unjust judge says. 7And will not God bring about justice for his chosen ones, who cry out to him day and night? Will he keep putting them off? 8I tell you, he will see that they get justice, and quickly. However, when the Son of Man comes, will he find faith on the earth?"

 

James 5:16 Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous man is powerful and effective.

 

Matthew 26:17-30 The Lord's Supper

 17On the first day of the Feast of Unleavened Bread, the disciples came to Jesus and asked, "Where do you want us to make preparations for you to eat the Passover?" 18He replied, "Go into the city to a certain man and tell him, 'The Teacher says: My appointed time is near. I am going to celebrate the Passover with my disciples at your house.' " 19So the disciples did as Jesus had directed them and prepared the Passover. 20When evening came, Jesus was reclining at the table with the Twelve. 21And while they were eating, he said, "I tell you the truth, one of you will betray me." 

22They were very sad and began to say to him one after the other, "Surely not I, Lord?" 23Jesus replied, "The one who has dipped his hand into the bowl with me will betray me. 24The Son of Man will go just as it is written about him. But woe to that man who betrays the Son of Man! It would be better for him if he had not been born." 25Then Judas, the one who would betray him, said, "Surely not I, Rabbi?" Jesus answered, "Yes, it is you."   

26While they were eating, Jesus took bread, gave thanks and broke it, and gave it to his disciples, saying, "Take and eat; this is my body."  27Then he took the cup, gave thanks and offered it to them, saying, "Drink from it, all of you. 28This is my blood of the[b] covenant, which is poured out for many for the forgiveness of sins. 29I tell you, I will not drink of this fruit of the vine from now on until that day when I drink it anew with you in my Father's kingdom." 30When they had sung a hymn they went out to the Mount of Olives.

 

Psalm 34: 8  Taste and see that the LORD is good; blessed is the man who takes refuge in him.

 

1 Peter 2:2-3 Like newborn babies, crave pure spiritual milk, so that by it you may grow up in your salvation, now that you have tasted that the Lord is good.

 

Mark 10:16 And he took the children in his arms, put his hands on them and blessed them.

 

Numbers 6:24-27 

 24 " ' "The LORD bless you

      and keep you;

 25 the LORD make his face shine upon you

      and be gracious to you;

 26 the LORD turn his face toward you

      and give you peace." '

 27 "So they will put my name on the Israelites, and I will bless them."

2 Corinthians 13:14 May the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you all.

 

 

 

 

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