This week's lessons: Micah 6:1-8, Psalm 15, 1 Corinthians 1:18-31, Matthew 5:1-1

Adult Student Pew-work

Focus Statement: “God has told you, O mortal, what is good.”

As you go through life and try to figure out just what God wants from you, do you follow rules you were given as a child, or rules that were explained to you as an adult convert, or do you follow something else?	_________________________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________
What do the people of Emmanuel pews think that God expects of us?	_________________________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________
If we, as 21^st-century North American Christians, were diligently to “do justice, love kindness, and walk humbly with our God”, what would the world look like?	_________________________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________
What situations exist in our congregation that need to be addressed with justice, kindness, and humility -- small as well as large issues of justice that cry out for our attention?	_________________________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________
Why do crowds in your community gather, and what do they long for?	_________________________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________

Next week:Exodus 24:12-18, Psalm 2 or Psalm 99, 2 Peter 1:16-21, Matthew 17:1-9