- Attend your church’s weekend service or a special event where you can worship the Lord together.
- Talk about how serving “the least of these” is itself worship and touches God’s heart (Matthew 25:37-40). Plan together to participate in a local outreach.
- Identify something in your current study that you are being encouraged to contend for and stand together against the enemy, renounce sin, proclaim God’s promises, etc. (Ephesians 6:10-18; Colossians 2:13-15)
- Invite your small group members to bring a picture to your next meeting that’s important to them and be prepared to share how it reflects God’s faithfulness in their lives, what they’re believing God for, etc. Pray together afterwards.
- Read biblical references of different kinds of worship such as clapping, raising hands, bowing down, etc. (e.g. 2 Samuel 6:5, 14-15; Psalm 149, 150). Purposefully expose your small group to various flavors of worship and talk about what you all think this says about God’s heart for worship.
Worship is a vital aspect of biblical community and the Holy Spirit will help you lead your group to God’s throne of grace (Acts 2:47, Hebrews 4:14-16). As the small group leader, be spontaneous and vulnerable in praising God because this will empower others to do the same when they’re ready.
The Lord will honor your effort in exploring new ways of incorporating small group worship into your meetings. As you do, your times together as a group will feel increasingly worshipful and your members’ devotional lives will be enriched as they express their love for God and others in creative ways (John 4:24).
This article on small group worship originally appeared here, and is used by permission.
