Comments on: Does Your Church Have a Visual Arts Ministry? http://artlessonsfromgod.com/2009/08/24/1340/ Helping Artists & Designers Discover Their Purpose Wed, 23 May 2012 15:27:11 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: tsnipes http://artlessonsfromgod.com/2009/08/24/1340/comment-page-1/#comment-5078 tsnipes Fri, 25 Feb 2011 01:22:21 +0000 http://artlessonsfromgod.com/?p=1340#comment-5078 Nancy- What you're doing is <strong>AMAZING</strong> and I know that it will spread, simply by you sharing what God is doing through you on a platform like this that reaches worldwide! If you don't mind, I think I'd like to interview you for an upcoming post so that you can share more of what you're doing. Please email me here and let me know if you're open to it: tony@artlessonsfromgod.com Nancy-

What you’re doing is AMAZING and I know that it will spread, simply by you sharing what God is doing through you on a platform like this that reaches worldwide!

If you don’t mind, I think I’d like to interview you for an upcoming post so that you can share more of what you’re doing.
Please email me here and let me know if you’re open to it:
tony@artlessonsfromgod.com

]]> By: Nancy http://artlessonsfromgod.com/2009/08/24/1340/comment-page-1/#comment-5074 Nancy Thu, 24 Feb 2011 18:33:58 +0000 http://artlessonsfromgod.com/?p=1340#comment-5074 we started going to a new church a few years ago in a university town. I went to a class on prophecy and the very first day of the class, the teacher prophecied to me that it was time to get out my talents and start using them again. I thought I was all washed up and it was over for me. I was asked to do a 6 week Sunday School class on prophetic art. I was concerned that the name might scare people away, who did not consider themselves prophetic, so I just called it a workshop on exploring the visual arts as a form of worship. I just had my first class last Sunday. 17 people have signed up for the class. Most never heard of prophetic art, me included. We are exploring this together and letting the Holy Spirit show us how to use the visual arts as a form of coming closer to God and showing people Jesus through our art. For the first class, I introduced prayer doodles. I wasn't sure who would be coming, and I wanted to make all people comfortable, even if they didn't consider themselves as good artists. Doodles are non threatening, because anyone can doodle. Prayer doodles are opening up a new way to interceed. You can draw anything that you want prayer for. You can write the name of someone, and then add some images, or write some scripture that may go along with the subject or prayer request. It can be very simple or more elaborate. You can color it in, or do it any way you want. One lady drew the name of a 14 year old girl with cancer. She decorated it. I walked over and asked about it. The artist said this young girl was given up by the doctors. I called people around, and we laid hands on the picture and prayed for this girl. It became a point of contact for prayer. In Bible times, they used a piece of cloth. We used a piece of paper. The prayer doodles take on a life of their own. As you work on them, the Holy Spirit begins to show you things you had not thought of before and opens up new spiritual answers. Try it. It is fun and it is eye opening! Nancy in Ohio we started going to a new church a few years ago in a university town. I went to a class on prophecy and the very first day of the class, the teacher prophecied to me that it was time to get out my talents and start using them again. I thought I was all washed up and it was over for me.

I was asked to do a 6 week Sunday School class on prophetic art. I was concerned that the name might scare people away, who did not consider themselves prophetic, so I just called it a workshop on exploring the visual arts as a form of worship. I just had my first class last Sunday. 17 people have signed up for the class. Most never heard of prophetic art, me included. We are exploring this together and letting the Holy Spirit show us how to use the visual arts as a form of coming closer to God and showing people Jesus through our art.

For the first class, I introduced prayer doodles. I wasn’t sure who would be coming, and I wanted to make all people comfortable, even if they didn’t consider themselves as good artists. Doodles are non threatening, because anyone can doodle.

Prayer doodles are opening up a new way to interceed. You can draw anything that you want prayer for. You can write the name of someone, and then add some images, or write some scripture that may go along with the subject or prayer request. It can be very simple or more elaborate. You can color it in, or do it any way you want.

One lady drew the name of a 14 year old girl with cancer. She decorated it. I walked over and asked about it. The artist said this young girl was given up by the doctors. I called people around, and we laid hands on the picture and prayed for this girl. It became a point of contact for prayer. In Bible times, they used a piece of cloth. We used a piece of paper.

The prayer doodles take on a life of their own. As you work on them, the Holy Spirit begins to show you things you had not thought of before and opens up new spiritual answers. Try it. It is fun and it is eye opening!
Nancy in Ohio

]]> By: rosalyn http://artlessonsfromgod.com/2009/08/24/1340/comment-page-1/#comment-4295 rosalyn Tue, 15 Jun 2010 16:51:00 +0000 http://artlessonsfromgod.com/?p=1340#comment-4295 hi im so blessed in my church as soon as the pastors saw what God doing in me. They encouraged me. Now i have done the same to others. they are picking up the paint brush again. I also have stepped out of the boat and once a month i paint during worship at a church that pray for the town and local areas. I listen to God heart for them. i get picture and then we worship, pray, interscede for the town. It just so amazing how God works. I feel so blessed. hi im so blessed in my church as soon as the pastors saw what God doing in me. They encouraged me. Now i have done the same to others. they are picking up the paint brush again. I also have stepped out of the boat and once a month i paint during worship at a church that pray for the town and local areas. I listen to God heart for them. i get picture and then we worship, pray, interscede for the town. It just so amazing how God works. I feel so blessed.

]]> By: Julia http://artlessonsfromgod.com/2009/08/24/1340/comment-page-1/#comment-4287 Julia Thu, 10 Jun 2010 23:21:26 +0000 http://artlessonsfromgod.com/?p=1340#comment-4287 When I moved to my current church a couple of years ago, the leader was excited about me having an art degree and intimated that not only would there be opportunity to paint during worship but also to begin workshops and art therapy in the future. I am currently (in 2010) told the church is not ready for it. A few of us sketch in small sketch books during services in our pews, but it is very cramped and difficult to produce quality whilst resting a book on your knee. Interestingly, the elderly members of the church and some really on fire Christians have both been blessed by what they have seen me doing. I think it is the leader (leadership) that has the problem. To a lot of people worship equals singing, and nothing else. They will pay lip service to a bit of banner waving, and positively encourage hands held high. I'm seeking a far deeper connection with God and he has put it on my heart to display his art. Please pray for me, all Christian artists and that God's art will reign banishing the darkness of some other new age & occult art that is in the world. When I moved to my current church a couple of years ago, the leader was excited about me having an art degree and intimated that not only would there be opportunity to paint during worship but also to begin workshops and art therapy in the future. I am currently (in 2010) told the church is not ready for it. A few of us sketch in small sketch books during services in our pews, but it is very cramped and difficult to produce quality whilst resting a book on your knee. Interestingly, the elderly members of the church and some really on fire Christians have both been blessed by what they have seen me doing. I think it is the leader (leadership) that has the problem. To a lot of people worship equals singing, and nothing else. They will pay lip service to a bit of banner waving, and positively encourage hands held high. I’m seeking a far deeper connection with God and he has put it on my heart to display his art. Please pray for me, all Christian artists and that God’s art will reign banishing the darkness of some other new age & occult art that is in the world.

]]> By: tsnipes http://artlessonsfromgod.com/2009/08/24/1340/comment-page-1/#comment-4106 tsnipes Thu, 25 Mar 2010 16:29:07 +0000 http://artlessonsfromgod.com/?p=1340#comment-4106 Thanks for sharing the info on the book, Edward. (Hadn't heard from yah in a while! Hope all is well!) Tony- Thanks for sharing the info on the book, Edward.
(Hadn’t heard from yah in a while! Hope all is well!)
Tony-

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