This week's lessons: Isaiah 49:8-16a, Psalm 131, 1 Corinthians 4:1-5, Matthew 6:24-34
This
week's lessons: Isaiah
49:8-16a, Psalm
131, 1
Corinthians 4:1-5, Matthew
6:24-34
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 Christ's empowerment of his church by giving the Holy Spirit.
Review of Last Week
What was the sermon on? -
What was the Gospel lesson? -
Did anyone have any insights about...
Who
do the people of your church say they
are?
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What
is the difference between caretaking and consuming?
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How
does the concept of “ownership” set us against one
another, and how does this story of origin call us to reflect on
that particular cultural
value?
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What
is the difference between "abundance" and
"excess"?
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How
does this story influence our sense of gratitude and of
generosity?
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Memory Passage: Matthew 10:26-391
What I tell you in darkness, that speak ye in light: and what ye hear in the ear, that preach ye upon the housetops.
And fear not them which kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul: but rather fear him which is able to destroy both soul and body in hell.
Are not two sparrows sold for a farthing? and one of them shall not fall on the ground without your Father.
But the very hairs of your head are all numbered.
Fear ye not therefore, ye are of more value than many sparrows.
Bible Passage
“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: Genesis 6:9-22; 7:24; 8:14-19 and Psalm 46 or Deuteronomy 11:18-21, 26-28 and Psalm 31:1-5, 19-24, Romans 1:16-17; 3:22b-28, (29-31), Matthew 7:21-29