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;

Adult Student Pew-work

Focus Statement: “The lamp of God had not yet gone out.”

  1. What does the role of Eli in this story say about how we understand what's old, established, and traditional in relation to the new and different world in which we find ourselves?

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  1. What does the "middle of the night" say about when and where God still speaks to us?

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  1. When God calls out to you, who helps you (as Eli helped Samuel and Philip helped Nathaniel) to discern God's voice, or are you like Philip able to discern God's voice yourself?

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  1. What prejudices operate today to prevent hearers from listening to an evangelist's message, in the way that Nathaniel was unwilling to listen for “anything good coming out of Nazareth? How do we get the story out in AD 2006?

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  1. What positive things do we see in our community that help us be effective in witnessing to others?

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Next week: Jonah 3:1-5, 10 Psalm 62:5-12 1 Corinthians 7:29-31 Mark 1:14-20


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;

Weekday Readings and questions

Monday

1 Corinthians 7:1-14

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Tuesday

1 Corinthians 7:15-28

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Wednesday


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Thursday


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Friday


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Saturday


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Next week: Genesis 1:1-5, Psalm 29, Acts 19:1-7, Mark 1:4-11