This Week: Jeremiah 31:7-14 or Sirach 24:1-12, Psalm 147:12-20 or Wisdom of Solomon 10:15-21, Ephesians 1:3-14, John 1:(1-9), 10-18

Adult Student Pew-work

Focus Statement: “But to all who received him, who believed in his name, he gave power to become children of God.”

  1. How do we experience our “adoption” (Ephesians) as children of God?

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  1. What is the inheritance we might expect? Is this our “right” as “heirs,” or do we receive freely from God’s fullness, whether we deserve it our not?

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  1. In what ways have you seen the “glory” of Christ, whether as something that you can hardly bear to see, or as a quiet, splendid thing?

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  1. In what ways does – or could – Emmanuel Community Church experience itself as a community of “heirs” to God’s riches?

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Next week: Isaiah 43:1-7, Psalm 29, Acts 8:14-17, Luke 3:15-17, 21-22