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Let Your Light Shine!
Women's Ministry Theme


This theme concentrates on being a witness for Christ in a dark world.


    Alternative Theme Titles
  • Got Fruit?
  • Shinning Forth in a Dark World
  • Light in a Dark World
  • Beacons For Christ
  • Make Me a Lighthouse
  • This Little Light of Mine
  • Go Forth and Shine!
  • Rays of Light
  • Sharing SON-light
  • Carry The Light
  • Send The Light

    Theme Verse Suggestions
  • Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good
    works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven." Matthew 5:16


    Devotional
  • How Bright Is Your Light?
  • Devotionals by Julia

    Color Scheme
  • Nautical. Navy Blue or combination of sea blue, white and a touch of red.

    General Decorations
  • Think Nautical.
  • Use decorative wooden ships, ships in a bottle, seashells, etc.
  • Use lighthouse figurines. Sometimes you can find these in dollar stores.

    For The Tables
  • Place votive candles on saucers and fill the edges around the votives with aquarium rocks or small seashells.
  • Use different size shells on your tables.

    Focal Point
  • Ocean/Lighthouse Mural - Make a coastal scene with a lighthouse.
  • Table Top Display - Make a collage display of nautical items. Some suggestions are--anchor, compass, ships, lighthouses, lifesaver flotation, large rope, globe. Add in photos of any servicemen and women in your church in their uniforms,

    Games and Ice-breakers:
  • Icebreakers Index

    Music
  • Let the Lower Lights Be Burning by Philip P. Bliss
  • Throw out the Lifeline (use chorus) by Edward S. Ufford
  • This Little Light of Mine
  • Brighten the Corner Where You Are (use chorus) by Inda Duley Ogden

    Favors
  • Flashlights
  • Wooden Lighthouses - Find small wooden cutouts to paint at your local craft store.
  • Lighthouse Key Chains - (Check at Oriental Trading.)
  • Favor Index.

  • Anything with Lighthouses - Lighthouses are very popular so it should be easy to find something such as blanket throws, towels, lamps, pillows, figurines, stationary, etc.
  • Anything Nautical
  • Globe
  • Lamp
  • Flashlight
  • Seascape/Lighthouse Picture or Painting
  • Candle
  • Doorprize page

    Skits
  • CLM Skit Links

    Food Suggestions
  • Seafood (either main dish or just shrimp to dip, crab dip with crackers, etc.)
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