This week's lessons: Acts 2:14a, 22-32, Psalm 16, 1 Peter 1:3-9, John 20:19-31

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RETAINED FORGIVEN BREATHED RECEIVE SPIRIT FATHER PEACE JESUS AGAIN WITH WHEN THIS THEY THEM SINS SENT SEND SAID NRSV JOHN HOLY YOU HAS HAD ARE ANY AND TO SO ON OF ME IF BE

(John 20:21-23) Jesus said to them again, "Peace be with you. As the Father has sent me, so I send you." {22} When he had said this, he breathed on them and said to them, "Receive the Holy Spirit. {23} If you forgive the sins of any, they are forgiven them; if you retain the sins of any, they are retained." (NRSV)
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1. How did Jesus greet his disciples?
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2. Why did Jesus breathe on the disciples?
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3. What was Jesus' final blessing to the people? ___________________________
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Questions taken from Lesson Plans for Small Congregations; http://www.episcopalchurch.org/50534_ENG_HTM.htm

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4. What did Jesus do to let the disciples see for themselves that he was really Jesus? _______________________________________________

5. Why would they have NOT recognized Jesus? ________________________________________________________

6. What does Jesus say that receiving the Holy Spirit prepares the disciples to do?
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Questions taken from Lesson Plans for Small Congregations; http://www.episcopalchurch.org/50534_ENG_HTM.htm


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