This Week: Isaiah 2:1-5, Psalm 122, Romans 13:11-14, Matthew 24:36-44
Emmanuel Community Church
Inter-generational Lectionary Study;
Sundays from 9:15 to 10:15 in the Prayer Room
OpeningPrayer
Ask someone to open with prayer, or, you can use this prayer:
Almighty God, who has caused all Holy Scripture to be written for our learning, open our ears and hearts today to learn from your word and from one another, we ask in Jesus' Name. Amen
Review of Last Week
What was the sermon on?
What was the Gospel lesson?
Did anyone have any insights about...
Who – or what – holds power in our lives?
How is God speaking to us today about power, systems of power, and the ultimate meaning of our lives?
How does Jesus’ promise of new life to the thief bring us hope, too?
In what ways do we understand that Christ is Lord of all, and that we belong to Him?
How might acknowledging Christ as the King of our lives transform the way we live, today?
Today is the first day of the Church year. What do class members know about this day?
It is the start of Advent, when we prepare for Christmas for four weeks
Memory Passage
18 Now
the birth of Jesus Christ was on this wise: When as his mother Mary
was espoused to Joseph, before they came together, she was found with
child of the Holy Ghost.
19 Then
Joseph her husband, being a just man, and not willing to make her a
public example, was minded to put her away privily.
20 But
while he thought on these things, behold, the angel of the LORD
appeared unto him in a dream, saying, Joseph, thou son of David, fear
not to take unto thee Mary thy wife: for that which is conceived in
her is of the Holy Ghost.
21 And she
shall bring forth a son, and thou shalt call his name JESUS: for he
shall save his people from their sins.
22 Now
all this was done, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken of the
Lord by the prophet, saying,
23 Behold,
a virgin shall be with child, and shall bring forth a son, and they
shall call his name Emmanuel, which being interpreted is, God with
us.
Matthew 24:36-44(If you open the Bible right in the middle, you'll probably find yourself in the book of Isaiah. Jeremiah comes right after Isaiah.
Pew-work Hand-outs
“Pew-work” is like Home-work, except that it is done in the pews, instead of being done at home. Because it is focussed on the readings (as the sermon, presumably, also is) it can be done during the sermon to help the listener concentrate. Or, it can be done while waiting for everyone else to finish their communion. It isn't done during prayers, or hymns, or the readings, because
During Prayers, we pray
During Hymns, we sing
During the Readings, we listen
Middle-school Students' Pew-work
Elementary-School Students' Pew-work
Next Week: Isaiah 11:1-10, Psalm 72:1-7,18-19, Romans 15:4-13, Matthew 3:1-12