Summer Chapel

June 25th

Order of Worship

Welcome to Summer Chapel – a guided experience to help you practice the presence of God through silence, reflection, and prayer. 

As you wait in silence, think about something you would like to talk with Jesus about.  A life circumstance, a health issue, a relationship question, a work issue, a dream you have, a financial situation, a question, etc.  Be specific. Where in your life today are you needing guidance or answers?

WELCOME AND OPENING PRAYER – Psalm 46:10

Personal Breath Prayer – Purpose:  To settle your mind and focus on inviting God into your thoughts.

Spend a few minutes with your eyes closed – focused on your breathing. 
As you take a slow deep breath in, pray silently “Be still and know”
As you let breathe out slowly, pray “that I am God.”
Pray this prayer 5-10 times – slowly breathing in and out.
then begin dropping the last word of the prayer each time.

Breathe in – “Be still and know”          Breathe out – “that I am”
Breathe in – “Be still and know”          Breathe out – “that I”
Breathe in – “Be still and know”          Breathe out – “that ”
Breathe in – “Be still and know”          Breathe out
Breathe in – “Be still and”                      Breathe out
Breathe in – “Be still”                               Breathe out
Breathe in – “Be”                                       Breathe out

GUIDED Meditation – Purpose:  To connect with Jesus in conversation as a way to build relationship and receive guidance from Him. Close your eyes, get comfortable in your chair, take some deep breaths using the Breath prayer that we just practiced together.
(Guided Meditation) – An experience being with Jesus

Sketch Time   Purpose:  To help remember an image or experience
Sketch a simple reminder of your time with Jesus.  (For your eyes only)

Group Sharing

Responsive Reading From the hymn:  I heard the voice of Jesus say              
Bonar  1808-1889

All:                I heard the voice of Jesus say
Leader:          Come unto me and rest
All:                  Lay down, lay down, you weary one
Leader:          Thy head upon my breast
All:                  I came to Jesus as I was,
Leader:          Weary, worn, and sad
All:                  I found in Him a resting place,
Leader:          And He has made me glad 

PRAYER FOR EACH OTHER – Purpose:  To practice the discipline of “Praying Scripture.”  From 2 Thessalonians 1:11,12

We constantly pray for ___ that our God may count ___ worthy of their calling, and that by his power he may fulfill every good purpose of ___ and every act prompted by ___ faith. We pray this so that the name of our Lord Jesus may be glorified in ___, and ___in him, according to the grace of our God and the Lord Jesus Christ.

CLOSING PRAYER

Christ be with you
ALL: And also with you.