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| APPLY: (10 minutes) Make plans as a class to meet somewhere for a worship experience other than in the setting they are accustomed to. Encourage the class to be creative and actually plan to do this next Sunday or in the near future. Some ideas: an outdoor setting, or with another denomination that worships differently from your congregation, or with another faith entirely. Or how about the mall—meet in the food court and offer prayers to God for the people you see! The possibilities are as endless as the strange vision of Ezekiel! RESPOND: (7–10 minutes) Ask each group to gather with their poster. Each person should cut out a small part of the poster that they would like to take home with them as a reminder that God is everywhere, and to encourage them to be creative and open in their worship of God. Students may use their piece of the poster as a bookmark or make it into something that hangs from the rearview mirror of their car or in their room. When each person has their poster piece, close with a prayer asking God to give visions for new and creative worship to each one. INSIGHTS FROM THE SCRIPTURE: In 597 B.C.E., King Nebuchadnezzar exiled Ezekiel to Babylon with the rest of the Jews. This is where God calls on Ezekiel to be a prophet to the exiled Jews. This was a very low point for the Jews because not only were they exiled from their country, but they also witnessed the destruction of Jerusalem and their holy temple. This hit them hard because the temple in Jerusalem was the only place they felt they could worship God. Continued... |
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