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A Smelly Sermon

30/3/2022

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Sentence:

‘Create in me a clean heart O God: and renew a right spirit within me.’ Psalm 51:17

Collect:

​May God our Creator, walk with us during this season of Lent. May we enter more deeply into the passion of Jesus and come to depend more completely on his Spirit, that we may live a life that shines with the light of the resurrected Christ. Amen.

Bible Readings:

  • Philippians 3:4-14
  • John 12:1-8
NOTE: There will be no prerecorded message this week. Please skip to the sermon section of the Livestream 9am on Sunday. We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause.

Questions:

​Some thoughts for discussion:
How can we as a church be a fragrance
  1. Within the church family
  2. Out in the ‘world’
Conversely – In what ways do we create a stench
  1. Within the church family
  2. Out in the ‘world’
Discuss ‘extravagance’  (definition: lack of restraint in spending money or using resources.)
  1. In the world
  2. In the church
  3. In our own individual lives

Quick Links

RESOURCES
  • 1. Notes for Leaders
  • How to Run a House Church
  • Runsheets
  • Pew Sheet

LITURGY
  • 4b. House Church Liturgy - Service of Word and Prayer​
  • 3b. House Church Liturgy for Families
  • Lectionary 2022

COMMUNION
  • Video
  • 2b. House Church Liturgy with Communion
  • Home Communion Service for Lay Leaders

MUSIC
  • ​​Music Resources

PRAYER
  • Prayer Resources

HEALTH & SAFETY
  • ​Diocesan Health & Safety Guidelines
  • Covid-19 Traffic Light System

Children's Resources

VIDEOS:
  • Jesus and the Sinful Woman (shown above)
  • Mary Anointed Jesus' Feet (Grades 1-5)
  • Mary Pours Perfume on Jesus

ACTIVITIES:
  • ​Word Find
  • Crossword
  • Colouring Craft
  • Activity Page
  • Colouring Page


CRAFT:
  • 2 Ingredient Kid-Friendly Perfume  (Diy Cosmetics)
  • DIY Diffuser (Oh Amanda)
  • Paper Plate Bottle Craft (Let their Lights Shine)
  • DIY Clay Diffuser (Keeping Healthy Real)
  • Toddler Devotion (Baby Devotions)
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The Responsible, The Rebel, The Remarkable and Reconciliation

24/3/2022

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Sentence:

Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come: The old has gone, the new is here! All this is from God, who reconciled us to himself through Christ and gave us the ministry of reconciliation. 2 Corinthians 5:17&18

Collect:

May God our Creator, walk with us during this season of Lent. May we enter more deeply into the passion of Jesus and come to depend more completely on his Spirit, that we may live a life that shines with the light of the resurrected Christ. Amen.

Readings:

  • 2 Corinthians 5:16-21
  • Luke 15:1-3,11-32

Questions:

  1. What do you like about the story of The Lost Son?
  2. What does this story teach us about God?
  3. Can you identify times in your life when you have been the responsible? The rebel? The remarkable?
  4. Are you willing to embrace the cost of allowing the Spirit to transform you to be more like the remarkable?
  5. Has the Spirit highlighted something for me to obey?
NOTE: There will be no prerecorded message this week. Please skip to the sermon section of the Livestream 9am on Sunday. We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause.

Quick Links

RESOURCES
  • 1. Notes for Leaders
  • How to Run a House Church
  • Runsheets
  • Pew Sheet

LITURGY
  • 4b. House Church Liturgy - Service of Word and Prayer​
  • 3b. House Church Liturgy for Families
  • Lectionary 2022

COMMUNION
  • Video
  • 2b. House Church Liturgy with Communion
  • Home Communion Service for Lay Leaders

MUSIC
  • ​​Music Resources

PRAYER
  • Prayer Resources

HEALTH & SAFETY
  • ​Diocesan Health & Safety Guidelines
  • Covid-19 Traffic Light System

Children's Resources

VIDEO:
  • 0-12 year olds (shown above): https://youtu.be/kfDfMZ6MTJs​
  • 12+ (shown below- great for adults too!): https://youtu.be/kfDfMZ6MTJs

ACTIVITIES
  • Story sequencing
  • Colouring sheets
  • Reflection stations - this requires a little bit of preparation but is good for adults and children
  • Quiz questions
  • Sorry and Forgiveness Scenarios
  • Parable of the Two Sons - hidden code
  • Prodigal Son Journey - Maze and colouring

CRAFT
  • Stick puppets
  • Pig craft cupcakes!
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Judgement is coming...

17/3/2022

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Sentence:

These things happened to them to serve as an example, and they were written down to instruct us, on whom the ends of the ages have come. So if you think you are standing, watch out that you do not fall. 1 Corinthians 10:11–12

Collect:

May God our Creator, walk with us during this season of Lent. May we enter more deeply into the passion of Jesus and come to depend more completely on his Spirit, that we may live a life that shines with the light of the resurrected Christ. Amen. 

Readings:

  • 1 Corinthians 10:1-13
  • Luke 13:1-9
Questions:
  1. What is Jesus challenging you about at the moment?
  2. What feelings/responses are you having?
  3. Discuss these with a view to working out what God might be saying to you
  4. Make a plan of what God is calling you to do
  5. Share the plan with someone you trust
  6. Set a time to report back

Quick Links

RESOURCES
  • 1. Notes for Leaders
  • How to Run a House Church
  • Runsheets
  • Pew Sheet

LITURGY
  • 4b. House Church Liturgy - Service of Word and Prayer​
  • 3b. House Church Liturgy for Families
  • Lectionary 2022

COMMUNION
  • Video
  • 2b. House Church Liturgy with Communion
  • Home Communion Service for Lay Leaders

MUSIC
  • ​​Music Resources

PRAYER
  • Prayer Resources

HEALTH & SAFETY
  • ​Diocesan Health & Safety Guidelines
  • Covid-19 Traffic Light System

Children's Resources

VIDEO:
  • 0-5 year olds: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UEmaaw3Wuyw
  • 5+ (video shown above - great lesson for all ages!): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HNcHo9LN0wI

ACTIVITIES:
  • Find a word
  • Crossword
  • Code Cracker
  • Colouring page

CRAFT:
  • Tree craft
  • A fun food craft
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The Saviour We Need

10/3/2022

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"Blessed is the one who comes in the name of the Lord". Luke 13:35b

Collect

May God our Creator, walk with us during this season of Lent. May we enter more deeply into the passion of Jesus and come to depend more completely on his Spirit, that we may live a life that shines with the light of the resurrected Christ. Amen

Readings

  • Philippians 3:17-21; 4:1
  • Luke 13:31-35

Questions

  1. What is a negative experience you have had lately? Sometimes these things are just bad but can you talk about a time when they served God's purpose?
  2. Share a time when you witnessed someone standing up for an unpopular truth and discuss how they went about it.
  3. Discuss a time when you have had a wrong perspective and were confronted with it. How did you respond?
  4. How might we know we are under the form of judgement of being left to our own devices? What might our response be to that?
  5. Can you state what God is doing in your life at the moment? In the life of the church, the town or our nation?

Quick Links

RESOURCES
  • 1. Notes for Leaders
  • How to Run a House Church
  • Runsheets
  • Pew Sheet

LITURGY
  • 4b. House Church Liturgy - Service of Word and Prayer​
  • 3b. House Church Liturgy for Families
  • Lectionary 2022

COMMUNION
  • Video
  • 2b. House Church Liturgy with Communion
  • Home Communion Service for Lay Leaders

MUSIC
  • ​​Music Resources

PRAYER
  • Prayer Resources

HEALTH & SAFETY
  • ​Diocesan Health & Safety Guidelines
  • Covid-19 Traffic Light System

Children's Resources

VIDEO:
  • As a Hen Gathers Her Chicks

ACTIVITIES:
  • Crossword
  • Colouring Page
  • Maze
  • Word Search

CRAFT:
  • Origami chicken
  • Chicken craft
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The Testing of Jesus

1/3/2022

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Then Jesus was led up by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil. Matthew 4:1

Collect

May God our Creator, walk with us during this season of Lent. May we enter more deeply into the passion of Jesus and come to depend more completely on his Spirit, that we may live a life that shines with the light of the resurrected Christ. Amen

Readings

  • Matthew 4:1-11
  • Romans 10:8-13

Questions

  1. Can you name some of the voices of evil, of testing for you or for the church at this time?
  2. Share any examples and think through how you might respond
  3. In what ways might we be tempted to put God to the test?
  4. In what ways have we been tempted to compromise something core to the gospel?
  5. Discuss the things that have helped you get through difficult circumstances in the past. Share any challenges you face at the moment and pray for one another.

Quick Links

RESOURCES
  • 1. Notes for Leaders
  • How to Run a House Church
  • Runsheets
  • Pew Sheet

LITURGY
  • 4b. House Church Liturgy - Service of Word and Prayer​
  • 3b. House Church Liturgy for Families
  • Lectionary 2022

COMMUNION
  • Video
  • 2b. House Church Liturgy with Communion
  • Home Communion Service for Lay Leaders

MUSIC
  • ​​Music Resources

PRAYER
  • Prayer Resources

HEALTH & SAFETY
  • ​Diocesan Health & Safety Guidelines
  • Covid-19 Traffic Light System

Children's Resources

Video:
  • The Temptation of Jesus

Activities:
  • Temptations of Jesus sequencing activity sheet
  • What happened to Jesus in the desert activity sheet
  • Jesus' Temptation Spot the Differences
  • The Temptation of Jesus Word Find
  • If you are the Son of God Colouring Page

Lent Activities
  • What is Lent? PowerPoint
  • Ash Wednesday Word Search
  • Lent Art Cutouts & Church Windows
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    We have a variety of tools that we are working on to help small groups 'connect'. These include activities that you can choose to do together as a small group worship service.
    Remember that these are simply a starting point for your small group - you may discover other tools or activities that suit you better. If you do discover something fabulous, please share it so others may also be encouraged.

    We thank the Diocese of Wellington for their work in forming the framework for the house church liturgy.

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