1. Build your Character Habits @ Bishop Justus Time + Effort = Success
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2. Bishop Justus Church of England School
Morning Worship
Take up your cross and follow me
6th March 2018
Bishop Justus Church of England School

3. Let the light of Christ shine in our lives
Gather
The Lord be with you
And also with you
Let the light of Christ shine in our lives

4. Receive
Jesus called the crowd with his disciples, and said to them, ‘If any want to become my followers, let them deny themselves and take up their cross and follow me. For those who want to save their life will lose it, and those who lose their life for my sake, and for the sake of the gospel, will save it.
From the Gospel according to Mark, chapter 8, verses 34 & 35

5. Engage Sarah Buteux says..
“If you just live for yourself and yourself alone, you’ll exist and you’ll survive, but you won’t really be living and thriving.  But if you are willing to give your life up for others in service to others, your life – no matter how long or short it might be - will be full and meaningful.”
Rather than living our lives just for ourselves, we can give up what we want to live in service to other people.

6. Engage
Video suggestion … Who are we living for?
Some discussion ideas …
What would be the hardest thing for you to lose in your life?
Can you think of a situation when it would be good to lose something?
Discussion techniques - Go back to the Bible passage ask “How does the theme link with the Bible passage?”
Discuss the question in pairs for 30 seconds then invite a response from each pair.
Use quick-fire answers e.g. throw a soft bean bag / toy to a student, when they answer they throw it back and you quickly throw to another student.
Simplify the question - Invite quick one-word answers, write them on the board, then reflect on the answers – see connections.
Activity suggestion …
Think of a way that you can sacrifice something for yourself to help someone else today.

7. Respond
[Reflect for a minute on the worship theme and our engagement …]
Dear God,
As we follow you this Lent, Help us to think about other people, Help us to sacrifice what we sometimes want to help other people get what they need, Help us to learn how to really live and thrive.
Amen
Prayer / reflection technique – Give a summary of the theme and any responses that students may have made, then invite everyone to be still (remind no books open etc – lessen distraction). To pray or reflect on today’s worship. Be quiet for one minute. Then say the prayer …

8. Go out into the world with the light of Christ
Let us bless the Lord
Thanks be to God
Go out into the world with the light of Christ