Shepherds: Leading Worship

(5–8 minutes, easy setup)

Suggest that when we see something beautiful we naturally want to acknowledge it and delight in inviting others to join us in praise (such as: That’s beautiful, isn’t it?). Ask: What is your authentic response when you remember or recognize something of God’s beauty? Confirm that when we are moved by God’s beautiful character we spontaneously and joyfully praise Him and naturally want to lead others to know and worship Him too.

Divide learners into small groups of three or four to discuss how they might lead others into worship of God through each of the situations below:

• You take a walk in a spring garden with a child.
• You spend a holiday by the sea with friends.
• You take an autumn mountain drive with your spouse.
• You sit by a magnificent waterfall with strangers.

Encourage learners not to hold back the spontaneous praise they feel as they walk and sit with others in God’s world, but to enthusiastically invite others into worship of the great, splendid, and majestic Creator.