March 29, 2020
We’ve updated some of the resources below. We’ve added 03.29 before the titles of updated materials.
Doing Church at your house
Each Sunday that we come together as a family, we encourage you to spend time centering on God’s presence through worship, learning from the teaching, praying, and just spending time together. Here is an outline, with some resources for each section, that you can use to enjoy church at your house.
Worship (15 minutes)
You may think of worship as a time to sing with the band at church. But worship is actually so much more than that. To worship is to turn your attention and affection towards God in amazement and excitement. Here are a few suggestions for starting your time together on a Sunday:
- If someone in your house is able to lead everyone in singing, spend some time singing together.
- If you don’t have someone who can lead singing, here are a few other options:
- Listen and sing along to a few songs from our Spotify Circle Sunday Playlist
- Pick a few Psalms and read them out loud together. For this week we recommend Psalms 8, 9, and 17:7–11.
- Spend a few minutes expressing gratitude out loud to God.
Kids
Kids are an important part of what we do at Circle. Here are resources that you can use with your kids. We’ll provide new ones each Sunday.
Kids Resources
03.29-Story and Worship Experiences: weekly video presentations to go with the parent guides.
03.29-Parent Guides for Story and Worship Experiences: easy-to-use guides with fun activities and discussion prompts, so families can review the video presentations and talk about what to do with what they’ve learned.
03.29-Kids Music
Kids Activities
03.29-Elementary God Time Cards: are devotionals kids can do that will reinforce the content in the weekly video presentations.
Preschool Place Mats: This printable place-mat is designed to sit on the table all month long. These give you parents easy access to this month’s bottom line as well as questions to ask each week and hand motions to the Bible verse.
More craft ideas for kids.
Orange Kids Youtube channel: Orange is the organization we get our kids curriculum from. All the videos on this channel are for kids.
Parents Information
Parent Cue App: This free app gives parents weekly cues that are aligned with the content in the video presentations.
Managing Fear and Anxiety During a Health Pandemic: a blog post for parents on managing anxiety during any number of life disruptions:
Anxiety Conversation Guides: Helping a child with anxiety is a challenge. Parents can download these age-appropriate resources to find tips and practical ways to help their children.
Giving (2 minutes)
Take a few minutes to practice generosity at Circle. You can give online. After giving, have somebody pray for generosity and provision at Circle during this time.
Teaching and Discussion (45 minutes)
Eldon Boldt - March 29, 2020
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Watch this week’s teaching. You can follow along with the message notes in the Circle Church App (download the app below), or download a copy of the notes. After listening, you can use the discussion guide together. This is the same discussion guide you’ll use in your Circle Group when you meet digitally this week.
- Download the Circle Church App
- Fill in the message notes online
- Download the message notes (PDF)
- Download the discussion guide (PDF)
(We put together a guide on how to meet digitally with your Circle Group. How to Take Your Circle Group Online)
Prayer
To finish your gathering, spend some time in prayer together. Spend time praying for:
- Eradication of COVID-19 and healing for those who are sick
- Followers of Jesus to be a presence of peace and love in our city
- Financial provision for our church
- Any needs in your household
- Any needs in your neighborhood and community