This week's lessons: Isaiah 64:1-9, Psalm 80:1-7, 17-19, 1 Corinthians 1:3-9, Mark 13:24-37

Emmanuel Community Church

Inter-generational Lectionary Study;

Sundays from 10:0 to 10:45 in the Board Room

Opening

Opening prayer by leader, or invite another participant to pray, or us:

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

Set the calendar-clock to the right date. Pentecost is ....

Today, the Gospel reviews for us ....



Review of Last Week

What was the sermon on? -

What was the Gospel lesson? -

Did anyone have any insights about...

  1. How does Emmanuel extend hospitality, even to those who seem least deserving of it?

  1. In what ways and in what times have you felt like one of the sheep in this story, or one of the goats?

  1. Is it possible to be an 'anonymous Christian' -- to live out the teachings of Christ without claiming to be followers of Christ?

  1. Who, in the 21st century, are “the least of Christ's little ones?”

  1. How are we in the 21st century, called to minister to “the least of Christ's little ones?”


Memory Passage

Bible Passage

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 the Readings, we listen

Adult Student's Pew-work

Middle-school Students' Pew-work

Elementary-School Students' Pew-work

Pre-Schooler's Pew-work

Next week's lessons: Isaiah 40:1-11, Psalm 85:1-2, 8-13, 2 Peter 3:8-15a, Mark 1:1-8