Origin: Greenbelt Festival Worship..
Curated by Mark Pierson and Andy Harrington (UK)
Note: this is an incomplete planning version of this service.
Theme:
Ultimately God is in control of the Universe despite appearances.
: God is in both good and bad experiences of life.
: God takes the long view
: We’re called to hang on and be faithful
Revelation 20.
Mood:
Setup:
Long paper wall to write on…
Gear:
Crayons/pens etc, newspapers, tape. Tracks: Zooropa, Pop, ‘Where Is God?’ Slides: Confession, Benediction, images
Running order:
a. Entry-
b. Call to Worship-
c. Track- techno
+Slides- mix of good and bad situations
d. Journeys in Juxtaposition- ie narrative stories re situations where good/bad mixed eg
birth – pain/joy
Good Friday/Easter Sunday
Leaving home/lonely
Biblical-Elijah under juniper tree
-Peter after denial
-Paul in prison before earthquake
News clippings
e. Link-
f. Groups (3-5)
- Rip out newspaper headings/articles that show circumstances/situations where God doesn’t seem to be present or active but you would like God to be.
- Talk to each other re an occasion you can remember when you asked ‘Where is God?’ in this situation.
- Write /draw your situation (1-3 words) on wall (Long paper roll, felts/crayons/spray cans/paint)
g. Track- ‘If God Will Send His Angels’ U2 ex POP #4 (5.21)
+ Slides of Lyrics. (People call out situations/headings over chorus lyrics?)
h. Reading — Revelation 20 (Message Translation) Selected.??
i. Link-
j. Confession (Responsive off slides)
-For when we missed God in the painful/hard experiences of our life.
- For when we put God in the good stuff and ignore the bad stuff.
(Taking our situations to God)
k. Censing –Thrucifer censes walls of words/clippings. ie incense
(Possible reading of Rev 4 re ‘prayers of saints rising as incense to God…’ Word plays…
Thrucifer/Lucifer, Getting up God’s nose, Phantom Menace.)
l. Silence for Reflection – on situations that we face that we have not thought God could be active in, but realise now that God could be, or we’d like to see God…
m. Benediction
n. Leaving- Track- ‘Some Days are Better Than Others’ U2, ex Zooropa #7 (4.15)