Concerning worship:

We challenged the students in their worship. We took out all of the chairs… had a few art stations… Hannah challenged the students concerning their worship…

Below are the scriptures that Hannah shared with us before we went into an extended time of worship:

Outward expressions of our worship:

• Singing
  Psalms 146:1-2 – “Praise the LORD! Praise the LORD, I tell myself. I will praise the LORD as long as I live. I will sing praises to my God even with my dying breath.”
• Shouting
  Psalm 71:23 – “My lips will shout for joy when I sing praise to you— I, whom you have redeemed.”
• Raising Hands
  Psalm 63:4 – “I will praise you as long as I live, and in your name I will lift up my hands.”
• Dancing
  Psalm 149:3 – “Praise His name with dancing, accompanied by tambourine and harp.”
• Clapping
  Psalm 47:1 – “Clap your hands, all you nations; shout to God with cries of joy.”
• Bowing
  Psalm 95:6 – “Come, let us bow down in worship, let us kneel before the LORD our Maker.”
• Meditating
  Psalm 145:5 – “They will speak of the glorious splendor of your majesty, and I will meditate on your wonderful works.”

Outward expressions of worship should only come out of an inward affection.

Other Ways to Express Worship:

• Living Sacrifices
  Romans 12:1 – “And so dear brothers and sisters, I plead with you to give your bodies God. Let them be a living and holy sacrifice—the kind He will accept. When you think of what He has done for you, is this too much to ask?”
• All for His Glory
  1 Corinthians 10:31 – “So whether you eat or drink or whatever you do, do it all for the glory of God.”
• Fruitful Life
  Philippians 1:11 – “May you always be filled with the fruit of your salvation—those good things that are produced in your life by Jesus Christ—for this will bring much glory and praise to God.

Concerning Fun:

After the service, we had a silly string war. We had been given a case of silly string from one of the organizations we served at on our Serve Pittsburgh Mission Trip. Below is a video clip of the battle:

Silly String War from Awaken Youth Church on Vimeo.

Romans 5 gives us a clear picture of how God sees us because of Jesus: a friend, justified and in a place of highest privilege.