This week's lessons: Isaiah 40:21-31, Psalm 147:1-11, 20c, 1 Corinthians 9:16-23, Mark 1:29-39
This
week's lessons: Isaiah
40:21-31, Psalm
147:1-11, 20c, 1
Corinthians 9:16-23, Mark
1:29-39
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. Epiphany is the season when we celebrate that Jesus was “shown forth”, especially that He was shown forth to the Gentiles. It started with Epiphany when the infant King Jesus was shown to the wise men from the East, and will end with the feast of the Transfiguration when Jesus was shown to Peter, John and James in His transcendant glory. In the middle of Epiphany we celebrate Candlemas, when Jesus was presented in the temple and recognized by Anna and Simeon as “a light to lighten the Gentiles and the Glory of his people Israel”.
Today, the Gospel reviews for us ....
Review of Last Week
What was the sermon on? - Spiritual gifts
What was the Gospel lesson? - A man with an unclean spirit.
Did anyone have any insights about...
Where do you find prophetic voices, messages from God to guide your life?
What is the cost of following a prophetic voice?
How is God’s authority shown in the way you live and teach by example?
What compromises are you willing to make, so as not to be a stumbling block for a “weaker brother”?
What are some of the ways in which we want change without wanting to be changed?
“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