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Welcome back to Blazing Arrows.
This time we find out what chocolate has in common
with hearing God's voice.
Meri what are you hoping for this time?
That we'd be able to get really close to God, and have fun.
Riikka, why do you praise God?
I think it's amazing that God speaks and guides us all.
That He helps us. Also it's great to praise Him and dance for Him.
Come and worship with us.
Holy Lord are You
I will praise You and lift You up, You're my everything
Holy Lord are You
I will praise You and lift You up, You're my everything
And even though I walk through the valley of death
I will fear no evil
You're my light, You're my safe place - I love You
And even though I walk through the valley of death
I will fear no evil
You're my light, You're my safe place - I love You
Holy Lord are You
I will praise You and lift You up, You're my everything
Holy Lord are You
I will praise You and lift You up, You're my everything
And even though I walk through the valley of death
I will fear no evil
You're my light, You're my safe place - I love You
And even though I walk through the valley of death
I will fear no evil
You're my light, You're my safe place - I love You
Holy Lord are You
I will praise You and lift You up, You're my everything
Holy Lord are You
I will praise You and lift You up, You're my everything
Hello Markus and Maiju. How old are you now?
I'm seven.
I'm also seven.
Maiju, how do you praise God?
I dance and I sing.
When do you praise God? Usually at Blazing Arrows or home?
Yes, at Blazing Arrows.
Do you have a favourite song that you particularly like?
A 'Yippii' song.
Do you know it's name?
It's 'Just a mustard seed'.
Ok. Hey Markus I've heard that you told your friends about Jesus.
How did you do that? - I told them about Jesus.
What did the say about that?
Nothing.
How long have you been at Blazing Arrows?
Since I was little.
Right. Thank you.
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Fanni, what are we dancing today?
We're dancing to: 'I want to thank You Lord'
Why do you dance?
It's my way to express my emotions but it's also the way I praise God.
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It starts like this, walking from one side to another, like this.
At the same time we tap our legs like this, and this, and this
Until the singing starts. Which goes like this.
I want to thank You Lord for loving me
I give my praise to You
Ok let's take that more slowly.
These first movements are like you're lifting up the ceiling
I want to thank You Lord for loving me
I give my praise to You
When you hear 'wo-oh', your arms do this,
it's a bit like a small 'v'. It goes like this.
So not all together, but like this. With gaps between 'wo-oh' and jump
I want to ...
And down and up. Ok, let's try this with music.
I want to thank You Lord for loving me
I give my praise to You
I want to thank You Lord for loving me
I give my praise to You
Ok. Then we have the first verse.
I will remember Your goodness Lord
Ok. So your arms come from here, like this.
Like your offering something, like biscuits to your friends.
I will remember Your kindness
Like this your leg kicks out, like this. Then hand from here to here.
I will remember Your goodness Lord
I will remember Your kindness
Then watch your hand, and make a small wavy moment.
I will remember Your kindness
You turned my sorrow
So we do this movement like we're crying and very sad
You turned my sorrow
Then we jump, like this 'to shouts of joy'
Then - You are the light of my life!
Then we do little jumps, like this.
Then your arms go from one side to another.
And your fingers do this wavy movement.
You are the light of my life!
Then we have the chorus again, were we have these steps.
Let's do this verse once more without music.
I will remember Your goodness Lord
I will remember Your kindness
You turned my sorrow to shouts of Joy
You are the light of my life!
Ok, then we have the chorus with these moves we practiced earlier.
Let's try this with music.
I will remember Your goodness Lord I will remember Your kindness
You turned my sorrow to shouts of Joy
You are the light of my life!
I want to thank You Lord for loving me
I give my praise to You
I want to thank You Lord for loving me
I give my praise to You
Ok, then we have the second verse. Which goes like this -
Here we need to show some muscles.
I will remember Your power Lord
The first move from here:
I will remember Your power Lord
'I will remember' is the same as we learnt in the first verse.
Your leg kicks out and your hand goes here, like this.
'I will remember', then we have the same move as we had earlier.
I will remember Your mercy
Then we have - 'I will remember You rescued me'
So turn your back to the audience- 'I will remember'
Then jump back to face the audience 'You rescued me'
Then do it from- 'I will remember Your mercy'
Then turn around 'I will remember You rescued me'
Then - 'Your love has captured my heart'
Then we jump again but here your arms do this,
Then stop and from here to there. So its'-
Your love has captured my heart!
Ok, that was the second verse. Let's do it again without music.
I will remember Your power Lord
I will remember Your mercy
I will remember You rescued me
Your love has captured my heart!
Then we have an interlude, so put your hands behind your back
Then do four jumps like this- 1 - 2 - 3 - 4
Then move backwards a little, 1 - 2 - 3 - 4
Ok, then it gets a bit faster, where we turn around.
1 - 2 - 3, then there's a little 'wooh' sound.
Ok, then we do it in the other direction: 1-2-3 'wooh'
Ok, let's do the interlude once more.
1 - 2 - 3 - 4 and again 1 - 2 -3 - 4
Then turn around, 1-2-3 'Wooh' 1-2-3 'Wooh'
Then we have a-step-forwards and a-step-backwards.
Then we have the chorus again
Let's do the second verse with music.
I will remember Your power Lord
I will remember Your mercy
I will remember You rescued me
Your love has captured my heart!
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How often, Meri, do you pray?
It varies. Usually daily.
Hey, today we're splitting into 2 groups to pray
Join me in this one!
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Today at Blazing Arrows we're talking about -
hearing God's voice.
What do you think, can a person hear God speaking?
How about you Maris? - Yes.
How about you Minja?
Well, yes. I think you can hear God speaking.
How about Janika?
You can hear Him when you concentrate on listening.
You don't hear like I hear you talking, but you hear it in
your spirit.I've also heard the Lord's voice often in my dreams
In the bible, God tells us many times to listen to Him.
If we couldn't hear Him - that command would be impossible.
And Jesus also says that His sheep hear His voice.
And God speaks to us alot through the Bible.
But He also speaks directly to us.
Today we're going to practice listening to God speaking directly.
But first we're doing something
that shows what we're talking about.
Let's think about chocolate.
Can you close your eyes and think about chocolate.
In such a way that you can almost see chocolate in your imagination.
Well, who saw a picture of chocolate?
Everyone did!
Now I'd like to ask you all. What did it look like?
Meri can start. How did it look?
Ah, really good. The wrapper was blue, Fazer chocolate.
I saw a really good package, of fresh, crunchy chocolate.
And it had strawberry filling.
Really good.
What did the chocolate look like?
It didn't have any paper on it was just chocolate.
I saw a Fazer Blue package with nuts or something delicious in it.
I saw a 2 metre long chocolate bar that had a bite taken out of it,
and the paper was a bit wripped.
I saw a picture of a great chocolate fountain and
wonderful chocolate running down from it.
I just saw a bar of chocolate that was in some icecream.
So in your mind you saw chocolate,
but the idea wasn't yours. I spoke to you about chocolate.
Also you can see pictures in your mind when God speaks to you.
So it's not your idea but it's
placed there when some one else talks to you.
Did you notice that I only mentioned chocolate,
not Blue Fazer or nuts. They all came from your imagination
And in the same way when we hear God's voice,
a part of what we hear and see is always from our imagination.
And for that reason it's good to understand that the message,
is from God but we add something of ourselves there too.
It's not always easy to know one from the other
but we can pray for clearer understanding from God
of what He wants to say clearly.
Has God given you words or pictures in the past?
Who has received these things?
Maybe Erika could answer first.
When I was 3 or 4, Mum told me that I saw a picture
where Jesus came from heaven to get us.
The devil was also there low down with his stuff.
What about the others, have you received anything? Maris can share.
Last year when I was in 3rd grade I saw a shining heart
How about Janika?
I often see pictures but the most touching was when I saw
a 5 year old Asian girl who had chains on her wrists and ankles
then suddenly her chains were loose. It was quite amazing.
Heidi your turn to share.
Well, I see pictures quite often. Specially when I pray for others,
I see things that God is speaking into their lives.
While praying or worshipping, God sometimes shows me
a picture that tells me what Jesus is doing in my life-
at that time.
Thank you. Now we're going to be quiet for a moment,
and listen to God and what He would like to say to us now.
Let's be quiet for a while and listen, then those who would like
to tell others can share if God says something.
Did anyone get a word or a picture in their mind?
Maris you could start.
I got a picture full of letters
the biggest were the letters A and S.
Do you understand what it could mean?
God sometimes gives us pictures that we don't really understand,
we may get an explanation later. We can pray for the meaning of it.
How about Janika?
I heard God saying to me to pray for those who hate you or have
done something bad to you. Also pray for all those watching this.
Did anyone else get anything?
Thank you. God still speaks to us.
He speaks to us and He wants to talk to you there at home too.
Let's listen and ask that -
He says what He wants to say to us today.
Thank you to you all.
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What are we doing now?
Now we're praying the Lord's blessing for each other
for the coming week.
The Lord bless you and keep you;
the Lord make His face shine upon you
and be gracious to you;
the Lord turn His face towards You and give you peace.
In the name of God the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit
Amen (Numbers 6. 24-26)
Great that you joined us and see you again next week.
What are we going to learn to dance next week?
A dance called 'We Worship You'
But let's do today's dance.
I want to thank You Lord for loving me
I give my praise to You
I want to thank You Lord for loving me
I give my praise to You
I will remember Your goodness Lord
I will remember Your kindness
You turned my sorrow to shouts of Joy
You are the light of my life!
I want to thank You Lord for loving me
I give my praise to You
I want to thank You Lord for loving me
I give my praise to You
I will remember Your power Lord
I will remember Your mercy
I will remember You rescued me
Your love has captured my heart!
I want to thank You Lord for loving me
I give my praise to You
I want to thank You Lord for loving me
I give my praise to You
I want to thank You Lord for loving me
I give my praise to You
I want to thank You Lord for loving me
I give my praise to You