Worship Programs

November 2023 – Deeply Rooted in Faithfulness

November 1, 2023February 17, 2023By
November 2023 – Deeply Rooted in Faithfulness

Introduction

The goal of this program is to be imitators of Christ. We do that by walking in love. Because Christ gave Himself up for us as a fragrant offering and sacrifice to God, we must be deeply rooted in faith so we can imitate that love.

Decorations and Visual Aids:

Select a small pumpkin for each of the women. Drawn a heart on them and write, “Christ loves you.” Or use a large pumpkin with a heart carved into it with the same wording. Use table clothes in Fall colors.

Refreshments:

Serve caramel apples with hot or cold apple cider.

Environment: 

Worship around the tables

Engagement: 

Assign the women to lead various elements in the meeting. It builds leadership and a sense of belonging when you engage them in this way.

Meeting Outline

Welcome and Prayer

Praise and Worship:

Testimony

  • Ask a couple of women to share about God’s faithfulness in their lives.

Ephesians 5:1-2: Follow God’s example, therefore, as dearly loved children ²and walk in the way of love, just as Christ loved us and gave himself up for us as a fragrant offering and sacrifice to God.

Being Imitators of God’s Love and Faithfulness

(Start with the game of follow the leader.)

Did you notice how you imitated everything I did? You followed the leader. God is our leader, and we must have rooted faith in Him so we can imitate His love to others. I think most people find imitating God’s love to be very hard. It’s about loving our neighbors more than ourselves. That can be hard.

That’s where we must have deeply rooted faith in Christ. Roots that are so deep, they can’t be pulled up. We need to live each day to be like Him. I think of 1 Corinthians 13:1-13, where Paul starts by saying “And now I will show you the most excellent way.”

This passage explains how we should imitate Christ’s love for each other. If you keep this scripture deeply rooted, written in your heart and have faith, your relationships with others can weather any storm.

You can examine the parts of this chapter and apply them to your marriage, friendships, and other relationships. My favorite part is that love keeps no records of wrongs. That is hard, especially when someone mistreats you or hurts you or a loved one. But this scripture tells us that we must be deeply rooted in faith and trust God to handle those situations. You must reflect and imitate His love.

The Bible contains many heroes of faith that were imitators of God’s faithfulness and love. Hebrews chapter 11 tells their stories. They are Abel, Enoch, Noah, Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, Joseph, and Moses. (Discuss some of these individuals and why they are recorded because of their faithfulness.) They were God’s dearly loved children. They lived a life of love just as Christ loved us. Christ gave himself up for us as a fragrant offering and sacrifice to God on our behalf.

Ask the woman these questions. Record their answers on a whiteboard.

  • How can we imitate Christ’s love?
  • What area in your life do you need to improve to be deeply rooted in Christ?

(This can be shared with the group or noted on a card to be prayed about at home.)

Benediction