This week's lessons: Isaiah 43:18-25 Psalm 41 2 Corinthians 1:18-22 Mark 2:1-12
This
week's lessons: Isaiah
43:18-25 Psalm
41 2
Corinthians 1:18-22 Mark
2:1-12
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
What was the sermon on? - Running the race that is set before us
What was the Gospel lesson? - The leper healed: Christ's compassion, the leper's desire to make Christ known
Did anyone have any insights about...
1.Have you ever been judged by appearance and condemned? Have you ever felt compelled by social pressure to act in a certain way?
2.Who are the persons in today's society whom we are reluctant to touch?
3.What things may keep you from asking for help when you need it?
4.How do you respond when someone asks for help?
5.In what areas of your life, do you need to ask God to make you whole?
“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's lessons: 2 Kings 2:1-12, Psalm 50:1-6, 2 Corinthians 4:3-6, Mark 9:2-9