This week's lessons: I Samuel 3:1-10, (11-20), Psalm 139:1-6, 13-18, I Corinthians 6:12-20, John 1:43-51;
This
week's lessons: I
Samuel 3:1-10, (11-20), Psalm
139:1-6, 13-18, I
Corinthians 6:12-20, John
1:43-51;
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
Set the calendar-clock to the right date. Pentecost is ....
Today, the Gospel reviews for us ....
Review of Last Week
What was the sermon on? - The Epiphany – prisoners in a cave
What was the Gospel lesson? - Jersus' Baptism in Jordan River
Did anyone have any insights about...
1.What do you remember, or what have you heard told, about your own baptism?
2.What rituals, or what day-to-day events, remind you of your baptism?
3.What areas in your life do you feel that chaos has taken over?
4.How might God’s Word of grace help you find order and meaning again?
5.In their baptism into the Holy Spirit, the disciples at Ephesus were gifted with the ability to speak in tongues and to prophecy. What gifts and abilities has the Spirit given to you, to communicate God’s grace to others?
2And it came to pass at that time, when Eli was laid down in his place, and his eyes began to wax dim, that he could not see;
3And ere the lamp of God went out in the temple of the LORD, where the ark of God was, and Samuel was laid down to sleep;
4That the LORD called Samuel: and he answered, Here am I.
5And he ran unto Eli, and said, Here am I; for thou calledst me. And he said, I called not; lie down again. And he went and lay down.
6And the LORD called yet again, Samuel. And Samuel arose and went to Eli, and said, Here am I; for thou didst call me. And he answered, I called not, my son; lie down again.
7Now Samuel did not yet know the LORD, neither was the word of the LORD yet revealed unto him.
8And the LORD called Samuel again the third time. And he arose and went to Eli, and said, Here am I; for thou didst call me. And Eli perceived that the LORD had called the child.
9Therefore Eli said unto Samuel, Go, lie down: and it shall be, if he call thee, that thou shalt say, Speak, LORD; for thy servant heareth. So Samuel went and lay down in his place.
10And the LORD came, and stood, and called as at other times, Samuel, Samuel. Then Samuel answered, Speak; for thy servant heareth.
“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: Jonah 3:1-5, 10 Psalm 62:5-12 1 Corinthians 7:29-31 Mark 1:14-20