Party

Helpful Verses

“The Lord has done it this very day; let us rejoice today and be glad. Lord, save us! Lord, grant us success!” Psalm 118:24–25

“‘Bring the fattened calf and kill it. Let’s have a feast and celebrate. For this son of mine was dead and is alive again; he was lost and is found.’ So they began to celebrate.” Luke 15:23–24

“Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice!” Philippians 4:4

Interesting Quotes

“We’re all party animals if we’re children of God. We’re into celebration even in the midst of suffering. Even in the face of death we know how to say joyful, joyful we adore thee. We are people. We are joyful people.” Tony Campolo

“God directs his people not simply to worship but to sing his praises ‘before the nations.’ We are called not simply to communicate the Gospel to nonbelievers; we must also intentionally celebrate the Gospel before them.” Tim Keller

Example Patterns

1. Write down a list of all the fun things you love to do – choose to do one from your list every week and take someone else with you.

2. As a group, find someone who needs to remember that they are worth celebrating and throw them a party.