{"id":12892,"date":"2025-06-18T10:41:10","date_gmt":"2025-06-18T16:41:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wonderink.org\/?p=12892"},"modified":"2025-06-10T10:50:59","modified_gmt":"2025-06-10T16:50:59","slug":"worship-with-wonder-series","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wonderink.org\/worship-with-wonder-series\/","title":{"rendered":"New Series: Worship with Wonder"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-drop-cap\">What does it mean to really worship God? While worshiping through music and song may be the first thing that comes to mind when we consider worship, we\u2019ll start this series by learning through the Shema, which means \u201chear,\u201d that we can listen to God and worship Him with our whole selves. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We\u2019ll discover that we can worship unashamed with our whole hearts, explore how God is worthy of worship, and hold close the truth that God is with us when we worship. We\u2019ll close the series by accepting God\u2019s invitation to worship and celebrate Him as we learn about the Feast of Tabernacles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Throughout these five lessons, may we experience worship as an overflow of love and a response to who God is and what He has done.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote\"><blockquote><p>Start this series by learning through the Shema, which means \u201chear,\u201d that we can listen to God and worship Him with our whole selves. <\/p><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-vimeo wp-block-embed-vimeo wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Worship with Wonder Series Overview Video\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/1005939471?h=eecb878661&amp;dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture; clipboard-write; encrypted-media\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Series Invitation for Leaders<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>I was raised going to a church that was reserved and stoic in its approach to their worship services. I would hear the call to worship the Lord right before we would sing a song during the church service. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For many years, I associated the idea of worshiping the Lord with those stuffy moments on Sundays. I later had experiences that led me to what&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Psalm%20100:2&amp;src=tools&amp;version=NIRV\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Psalm 100:2<\/a>&nbsp;describes as worshiping with gladness and singing joyfully. This new expression of worship came as a response to experiencing the love of God in a tangible way.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When you hear the word&nbsp;<em>worship<\/em>, what comes to mind?&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Much like the season that brought me new insights and expressions in worship, the Worship with Wonder series will guide us through key shifts that can deepen our understanding of worship and transform how we engage with God as worshipers.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We\u2019ll explore the Shema\u2019s call to worship with our whole selves, David\u2019s example of wholehearted worship,&nbsp;<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Psalm%20145&amp;src=tools&amp;version=NIRV\">Psalm 145<\/a>\u2019s affirmation of God\u2019s worthiness, Jehoshaphat\u2019s singing army showing God\u2019s presence in worship, and the Feast of Tabernacles as an invitation to worship and celebrate.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You and the kids you lead are invited not just into a series but into a season of growth as worshipers overflowing with love for who God is and all He has done.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"section\" data-elementor-id=\"6836\" class=\"elementor elementor-6836\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-44db1a4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"44db1a4\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3fd2177\" data-id=\"3fd2177\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-44f2d06 elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"44f2d06\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-xl\" href=\"https:\/\/app.wonderink.org\/?page=RegisterChurch&#038;_gl=1*1vf7quv*_gcl_au*MTg0ODQ5OTU5Ny4xNjg5Njk5NjI3*_ga*ODkwNTM3NjE0LjE2ODk2OTk2Mjg.*_ga_D2HKCMMJ9V*MTY5Njk2NTE2My41Ni4xLjE2OTY5NjUxODMuMC4wLjA.\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Try for Free<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9dfdb8d elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9dfdb8d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/app.wonderink.org\/?page=RegisterChurch&#038;_gl=1*1vf7quv*_gcl_au*MTg0ODQ5OTU5Ny4xNjg5Njk5NjI3*_ga*ODkwNTM3NjE0LjE2ODk2OTk2Mjg.*_ga_D2HKCMMJ9V*MTY5Njk2NTE2My41Ni4xLjE2OTY5NjUxODMuMC4wLjA.\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img data-opt-id=1573953086  data-opt-src=\"https:\/\/mlzai04amy7e.i.optimole.com\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:80\/f:best\/https:\/\/wonderink.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Wonder-Ink-logo.png\"   decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"311\" src=\"data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20100%%20100%%22%20width%3D%22100%%22%20height%3D%22100%%22%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%22100%%22%20height%3D%22100%%22%20fill%3D%22transparent%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-6197\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0955910 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0955910\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center; font-size: small;\">Wonder Ink\u2019s 3-year, 52-week children\u2019s ministry curriculum offers kids space to fully find their place in God\u2019s Big Story. 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