This week's lessons: 2 Kings 2:1-12, Psalm 50:1-6, 2 Corinthians 4:3-6, Mark 9:2-9
This
week's lessons: 2
Kings 2:1-12, Psalm
50:1-6, 2
Corinthians 4:3-6, Mark
9:2-9
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? - 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.How are the friends of the paralyzed man a model for the church today?
2.What do you think people long for the most, forgiveness or healing?
3.In what ways do the friends of the paralyzed man inspire us to overcome obstacles in our ministry to and with one another?
4.Do you know someone or can you remember a time yourself when suffering has silenced you in worship?
5.What physical or systemic structures do you observe that stand in the way of healing and forgiveness?
“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: Genesis 9:8-17, Psalm 25:1-10 , 1 Peter 3:18-22 , Mark 1:9-15