This week's lessons: Acts 10:34-43 or Isaiah 25:6-9, Psalm 118:1-2, 14-24, 1 Corinthians 15:1-11 or Acts 10:34-43, John 20:1-18 or Mark 16:1-8
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
Review of Last Week
Discuss Pew-work.
We'll give pew-work every week. It's for working on during the sermon or for homework, NOT for working on during prayers and hymns! Everyone has a pew-work folder. You can put your pew-work in your folder at the end of church or at the start of next week's study. If you miss a week we'll put your pew-work in your folder for you to take later.
What was the sermon on?
What was the Gospel lesson? -The triumphal entry
Did anyone have any insights about...
1.In what ways do some modern governments act unjustly and brutally, as Pilate acted in his role as governor?
2.How do you benefit, from the unloving or unjust acts of goverments or corporations that have power in our society?
3.How can the people of Emmanual act out our remorse for our sins, by acting with compassion to victims of unjustly-wielded power?
4.What gift of great cost (actual cost or spiritual and emotional cost to you) can you pour out at the feet of Jesus this Easter?
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 Prayers, we pray
During Hymns, we sing
During the Readings, we listen
Middle-school Students' Pew-work
Elementary-School Students' Pew-work
Next Week: Acts 4:32-35, Psalm 133, 1 John 1:1-2:2, John 20:19-31