Session 2
Adoration
Questions
Questions
- What did you find most helpful or most challenging in the video?
- Why do you think that we most often associate prayer with asking, rather than worship and adoration?
“In commanding us to glorify him, God is inviting us to enjoy him” – C.S.Lewis
“In commanding us to glorify him, God is inviting us to enjoy him” – C.S.Lewis
- Do you enjoy spending time with God? When are the times that prayer feels most enjoyable?
- Pete Grieg says that prayer is primarily about relationship with God: “It’s relational, not transactional”. How does this change your perspective of coming to God in prayer?
- In the Acts passage, the early church put their own crisis into perspective by worshipping. What are the practical things you could do this week to foster an attitude of worship in your daily routine?
Reflection & Prayer
Reflection & Prayer
Practise thanksgiving and praise by reflecting on Psalm 8.
Practise thanksgiving and praise by reflecting on Psalm 8.
Read Psalm 8 out loud. Then, take time to Pause and Rejoice:
Read Psalm 8 out loud. Then, take time to Pause and Rejoice:
Pause: Take a moment in silence and invite the Holy Spirit to help you reflect on what you’ve just read.
Pause: Take a moment in silence and invite the Holy Spirit to help you reflect on what you’ve just read.
Rejoice: Speak out prayers of adoration. Reflect and thank God for one or two things in your life, using the the Psalm as inspiration.
Rejoice: Speak out prayers of adoration. Reflect and thank God for one or two things in your life, using the the Psalm as inspiration.
Resources
Resources
Adoration Resources
Adoration Resources
- How to pray the Psalms
- How to practise Christian meditation
- How to pray Creatively
- How to practise the Presence of God