Praise the Lord

Lord, our Lord,

    how majestic is your name in all the earth!

You have set your glory

    in the heavens.

Through the praise of children and infants

    you have established a stronghold 

against your enemies,

    to silence the foe and the avenger.

Psalm 8:1-2

In worship this month, New Hope is talking about 

LIVING FOR A LEGACY

which is very different than just living. 

It means having a purpose. 

Living out God's plan. 

Making a difference with every day. 

Not settling for second best - but giving your all to God's glory. 

It means praising the Lord with every breath. 

And that is what we are talking about in Student Worship this month. 

Giving God the Glory!

We started our time in worship with an upbeat version of the hymn,

 To God be the Glory. 

And then our message, given by Cale, used the following materials:

a hairdryer (on cool)

a blown up balloon

paperclips

string (to tie the paperclips to the balloon)

a permanent marker

Cale started by telling the kids that the balloon represented God. 

(So he wrote God on the balloon with the marker.)

Then he said the paperclips were us - 

choosing to be connected to God through faith (the string). 

And then when he turned on the hair dryer, 

the balloon started floating in the air. 

As it floated around, Cale reminded the kids that when we celebrate how awesome God is - lifting his name up, we glorify God. 

It is through our praises that God's name is lifted. 

And we can praise God with our words, 

with our songs, with our prayers, with our service -

 with our WHOLE LIVES!

Here are our small group questions:

How do you lift up God’s name? 

How do you celebrate how wonderful God is?

What do you think would happen if everyone praise God’s name?

How do you honor God?

How do you remember God’ loves you?

Lift up the name of the Lord, Friends! 

Rise and Shine!