This week's lessons: Acts 1:6-14, Psalm 68:1-10, 32-35, 1 Peter 4:12-14, 5:6-11, John 17:1-11

Adult Student Pew-work

Focus Statement: “You will be my witnesses ...”

Whether you are questioning or whether you are experiencing persecution and suffering, how do you trust the moment and trust God’s love and care?	_________________________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________
What are the hard-to-make-sense-of experiences that your church has had, that prompted questioning and even doubt?	_________________________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________
What suffering is the story of your congregation, or what suffering have you experienced because of your beliefs?	_________________________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________
What are the concrete expectations of the people of your church, for today, and for the years ahead?	_________________________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________
What sense have you made of the mysterious ways that God is still speaking, and still working, in our midst?	_________________________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________

Next week;

Next week's lessons: Acts 2:1-21 or Numbers 11:24-30, Psalm 104:24-34, 35b, 1 Corinthians 12:3b-13 or Acts 2:1-21, John 20:19-23 or John 7:37-39