Worship Arts Month, Part II

Worship Arts Month continues at SSBC throughout August, and this Sunday features a continuing look at how art has been interwoven into the fabric of the Church from its beginnings.

Some of the best-known art of human history either tells the story of Christianity, or is from the very walls--and ceilings--of the church itself!

Leonardo da Vinci's "The Last Supper" is the most scrutinized, studied, and satirized works of art in History.
In this mural, da Vinci depicts John 13:21, as Jesus announces to the disciples that one of them would betray him.

The Pieta - Michelangelo's most famous sculpture, depicts Jesus immediately after being
taken down from the cross, and held in his mother Mary's lap.

Michelangelo's famous Sistine Chapel paintings.  The ceiling depicts 9 scenes from the book of Genesis.  Michelangelo was 33 when he began painting.  It was completed in four years later. The Sistine Chapel hosts 5 million visitors each year.

One of the most famous scenes from the Sistine Chapel paintings, God reaching to touch Adam and give him life.  

The end wall of the Sistine Chapel, behind the altar, features Michelangelo's "The Last Judgement"

Closer view of "The Last Judgement"

Also located in the Sistine Chapel is the "Gallery of Tapestries,"
featuring 16th century tapestries of intricately woven art

Depicted in the famous of the tapestries, the Magi visit the infant King Jesus in "The Adoration of the Maji"

The second feature of Worship Arts Month, Part II, was all about the kids!  A video featuring a puppet named "Douglas" taught the kids a lesson in forgiveness and gave us a glimpse of what we might be able to do with our own puppet program.

Douglas talks about learning a lesson in forgiveness

And then, we heard from kids as they sang two songs!  Check out their video below.

The Worship Arts will always be a part of our makeup as a Church, and will always offer more ways of expressing our worship to a worthy God!  

Next week, we finish our three-part look at The Art of the Church and feature a dramatic skit called "Flunking Life".