MAY Chrissy Tatum Williamson, Editor Courtney Young Hickman, Contributing Writer

Size: px
Start display at page:

Download "MAY Chrissy Tatum Williamson, Editor Courtney Young Hickman, Contributing Writer"

Transcription

1 MAY 2014 Chrissy Tatum Williamson, Editor Courtney Young Hickman, Contributing Writer TEENTEXT GRADES 9-12 is published by The Educational Center ~

2 TeenText Grades 6-8 and TeenText Grades 9-12 May 2014 Week of May 4 May 11 May 18 May 25 Lectionary Selection Luke 24: (CEB) John 10: 1-10 (NRSV) John 14: 8-14 (CEB) Acts 17: (CEB) Courtney Young Hickman CONTRIBUTING WRITER of TeenText Grades 6-8 and TeenText Grades 9-12 is Director of Youth Ministries at Grace United Methodist Church in Wilmington, North Carolina. Courtney is a graduate of Wake Forest University Divinity School (MDiv). She welcomes your thoughts and comments at: courtney@educationalcenter.org Chrissy Tatum Williamson EDITOR of TeenText Grades 6-8 and TeenText Grades 9-12 is currently the Minister of Faith Formation at Myers Park Baptist Church located in Charlotte, North Carolina. Previously, she was their Youth Minister. Chrissy holds a Masters in Arts and Theology from Union Theological Seminary in NYC, and a MDiv from Wake Forest University School of Divinity. You can reach Chrissy at: chrissy@educationalcenter.org Each monthly issue of TeenText is filled with background about the weekly scriptures, a series of provocative questions that encourage the youth to respond and share, activities centered around the text, and supplemental media which digs deeper into the story by exploring other dimensions through the use of song lyrics, poetry, visual art, and movie clips. For more information contact: info@educationalcenter.org or visit:

3 TEENTEXT Grades 9-12 May 4, 2014 Third Sunday of Easter I. WHAT YOU WILL NEED Bible Candle and matches Paper Pens, pencils, and/or markers Computer + web access (for YouTube videos and to enlarge art/images) II. TODAY s TEXT: Luke 24: (CEB) On that same day, two disciples were traveling to a village called Emmaus, about seven miles from Jerusalem. They were talking to each other about everything that had happened. While they were discussing these things, Jesus himself arrived and joined them on their journey. They were prevented from recognizing him. He said to them, What are you talking about as you walk along? They stopped, their faces downcast. The one named Cleopas replied, Are you the only visitor to Jerusalem who is unaware of the things that have taken place there over the last few days? He said to them, What things? They said to him, The things about Jesus of Nazareth. Because of his powerful deeds and words, he was recognized by God and all the people as a prophet. But our chief priests and our leaders handed him over to be sentenced to death, and they crucified him. We had hoped he was the one who would redeem Israel. All these things happened three days ago. But there s more: Some women from our group have left us stunned. They went to the tomb early this morning and didn t find his body. They came to us saying that they had even seen a vision of angels who told them he is alive. Some of those who were with us went to the tomb and found things just as the women said. They didn t see him. Then Jesus said to them, You foolish people! Your dull minds keep you from believing all that the prophets talked about. Wasn t it necessary for the Christ to suffer these things and then enter into his glory? Then he interpreted for them the 1 The Educational Center 1801 East 5th Street, Suite 210, Charlotte, NC ~

4 things written about himself in all the scriptures, starting with Moses and going through all the Prophets. When they came to Emmaus, he acted as if he was going on ahead. But they urged him, saying, Stay with us. It s nearly evening, and the day is almost over. So he went in to stay with them. After he took his seat at the table with them, he took the bread, blessed and broke it, and gave it to them. Their eyes were opened and they recognized him, but he disappeared from their sight. They said to each other, Weren t our hearts on fire when he spoke to us along the road and when he explained the scriptures for us? They got up right then and returned to Jerusalem. They found the eleven and their companions gathered together. They were saying to each other, The Lord really has risen! He appeared to Simon! Then the two disciples described what had happened along the road and how Jesus was made known to them as he broke the bread. III. BACKGROUND Undoubtedly, we can see our reflection in any of these narrative mirrors. The text bids us to look deeply at ourselves; the road leading away from the holy city is ours. The soles of our shoes know the brokenhearted steps of a road away from an unrecognized resurrection. - Shannon Michael Pater, Luke 24:13-35, Pastoral Perspective, in Feasting on the Word, Year A Vol 2. Liturgically speaking, today s text finds us still within the celebratory season of Easter. We are recounting the story of the resurrection and basking in the joy of the good news; Christ is risen! The story of the disciples on the road to Emmaus is found only in Luke s Gospel. As the disciples walk along the road, Luke informs us that the disciples could not see who Jesus was until he broke the bread at the dinner table. In that moment, their eyes were opened and they recognized him. What was it that kept their eyes closed for so much of this story? How could they not recognize the risen Christ walking along side them? IV. SUGGESTED QUESTIONS AND ACTIVITIES Remember, these are only suggestions. The most effective questions and activities the ones that help participants connect their story with God s story each week are often those that are based on your personal knowledge of the participants and where they are. Listen carefully to their responses; ask follow-up questions that help them reflect on the text and their lives, right now, right where they are. GO DEEP (What s happening in the story?) 1. Who was traveling to Emmaus? What were they talking about? Who appears to them as they are walking? What do you think kept them from being able to recognize who it was? 2 The Educational Center 1801 East 5th Street, Suite 210, Charlotte, NC ~

5 2. How do they retell the events to Jesus? What kinds of emotions are present in their words? What do you think the disciples were feeling? What about Jesus? 3. What is Jesus doing when they finally recognize him? Why is this significant? What does he say is keeping them from believing? How do the disciples respond? BE REAL (What connections can you make between the story and the world around you?) 1. This passage reminds us that it took a divine revelation for Jesus earliest followers to believe. Do you think this is still true today? Where and how do you think divine revelation happens? 2. Do you think it was easy for these early disciples to come to a place of believe in Jesus? In the resurrection? Or do you think it is easier for people to come to a place of faith and belief today? Why or why not? LET GO (Be open to discovering how this story is happening in your own life.) 1. What is your experience with divine revelation? How has Jesus been revealed to you? Is this just a one-time experience or a recurring event? 2. How do you understand the story about the disciples not recognizing Jesus? What was keeping them from knowing who he was? Was it just his physical appearance that looked different? Or was it something in the disciples hearts and minds that caused the confusion? 3. Do you think your mind (or as Jesus says dull mind ) causes you to struggle with belief in Jesus? In the resurrection? How so? How do you reconcile your heart with your mind? V. SUGGESTED LINKS TO OTHER MEDIA RESOURCES A note about links: when TeenText goes to press all links are live and in working order. Links sometimes move or are renamed. If a link does not work for you try entering the search terms in Google. In keeping with the theme that things are not always as they appear, this film clip is from The Truman Show. Jim Carrey s character Truman does not realize his whole life has been a TV series. The place he lives is in fact a big studio with hidden cameras everywhere, and all his friends and people around him, are actors who play their roles in the most popular TVseries in the world: The Truman Show. Truman thinks that he is an ordinary man with an ordinary life and has no idea about how he is exploited. Until one day he finds out everything. 3 The Educational Center 1801 East 5th Street, Suite 210, Charlotte, NC ~

6 This week s background quotes Shannon Michael Pater we see our reflection in any of these narrative mirrors. Activity: What do you see of this story when you look in the mirror? Draw or paint your image: VI. BETWEEN SUNDAYS The stories we learn from the Bible are not only helpful to us at church, but they also can help us live our lives each day. Consider the following question to see how this week s text might be challenging them to live differently as they go about their normal routines (school / sports / social events): How might God be calling you to reconcile what you know with your mind and what you know with your heart? What does this mean for you this week? 4 The Educational Center 1801 East 5th Street, Suite 210, Charlotte, NC ~

7 TEENTEXT Grades 9-12 May 11, 2014 Fourth Sunday of Easter I. WHAT YOU WILL NEED Bible Candle and matches Paper Pens, pencils, and/or markers Computer + web access (for YouTube videos and to enlarge art/images) II. TODAY s TEXT: John 10: 1-10 (NRSV) Very truly, I tell you, anyone who does not enter the sheepfold by the gate but climbs in by another way is a thief and a bandit. The one who enters by the gate is the shepherd of the sheep. The gatekeeper opens the gate for him, and the sheep hear his voice. He calls his own sheep by name and leads them out. When he has brought out all his own, he goes ahead of them, and the sheep follow him because they know his voice. They will not follow a stranger, but they will run from him because they do not know the voice of strangers. Jesus used this figure of speech with them, but they did not understand what he was saying to them. So again Jesus said to them, Very truly, I tell you, I am the gate for the sheep. All who came before me are thieves and bandits; but the sheep did not listen to them. I am the gate. Whoever enters by me will be saved, and will come in and go out and find pasture. The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy. I came that they may have life, and have it abundantly. 1 The Educational Center 1801 East 5th Street, Suite 210, Charlotte, NC ~

8 III. BACKGROUND This Johannine text has been used throughout history to support a very exclusive understanding of Jesus and of God s salvation. For the purposes of today s lesson, let s choose to focus on the two characters, the thief and the shepherd. Who is the thief and how is the thief identified? What are some of the differences of the characteristics of the shepherd and the thief? Think about the many poor choices we have all made in our lives, leading to our own peril. What were we following after that led us to make those poor choices? Who were the leaders and what were their motivations in leading us down the not-so-straight-and-narrow path? Jesus says that the good shepherd, the one who brings life, will protect us and we will know it when we hear the shepherd s voice. Which voice are you listening to? That of the good shepherd? Or that of the thief? IV. SUGGESTED QUESTIONS AND ACTIVITIES Remember, these are only suggestions. The most effective questions and activities the ones that help participants connect their story with God s story each week are often those that are based on your personal knowledge of the participants and where they are. Listen carefully to their responses; ask follow-up questions that help them reflect on the text and their lives, right now, right where they are. GO DEEP (What s happening in the story?) 1. There are two characters in this story - the thief and the shepherd. Focus on the shepherd - How is he identified? How do the sheep know him? How do they respond to him? 2. What about the thief? How is he identified? How do the sheep respond to him? How is he similar to/different from the shepherd? 3. Do you they disciples seem to understand his analogy? How does he further explain to them who he is? How does Jesus identify himself? How do you think his disciples heard this? 4. How do you understand Jesus saying he is the gate? How does this color your reading of the other characters? If Jesus is the gate, how do you understand the shepherd? BE REAL (What connections can you make between the story and the world around you?) 1. How do you understand the some other way that Jesus references? What are the other ways you see people seeking happiness/love/acceptance? 2. Do you see people in your community and school being led astray? Who/what are they following? 2 The Educational Center 1801 East 5th Street, Suite 210, Charlotte, NC ~

9 3. Who are the thieves/robbers in your world? What characteristics do they have in common with those in the text? LET GO (Be open to discovering how this story is happening in your own life.) 1. Who do you identify with in this passage? Do you find yourself in the leaders or the sheep? 2. In the various aspects of your life who are you following? Is it more than one person/thing? Who is following you? 3. How can you tell the difference between the shepherd s voice and a stranger s voice? What does this mean to you? V. SUGGESTED LINKS TO OTHER MEDIA RESOURCES A note about links: when TeenText goes to press all links are live and in working order. Links sometimes move or are renamed. If a link does not work for you try entering the search terms in Google. This week s text main characters are the shepherd and the thief. But there is also the character of the gate. Discuss the intersection where they all meet. Shepherd Intersection Thief Gate 3 The Educational Center 1801 East 5th Street, Suite 210, Charlotte, NC ~

10 Verses 7-9 of this week s text read: So again Jesus said to them, Very truly, I tell you, I am the gate for the sheep. All who came before me are thieves and bandits; but the sheep did not listen to them. I am the gate. Whoever enters by me will be saved, and will come in and go out and find pasture. Below is a historical rendering of a sheepfold during the time of John. Notice that the shepherd positions himself in front of the gate, almost becoming part of the gate. What does a gate allow or make possible? What does it prevent or hinder? Why do you think the artist decided to put Jesus where he did. Watch this clip from the documentary film, Inside Job: Who are the leaders and who is following them? Are the leaders displaying characteristics of the shepherd or of the thief? VI. BETWEEN SUNDAYS The stories we learn from the Bible are not only helpful to us at church, but they also can help us live our lives each day. Consider the following question to see how this week s text might be challenging them to live differently as they go about their normal routines (school / sports / social events): Who is following you? (Undoubtedly someone is.) How are you being a shepherd to those people? 4 The Educational Center 1801 East 5th Street, Suite 210, Charlotte, NC ~

11 TEENTEXT Grades 9-12 May 18, 2014 Fifth Sunday of Easter I. WHAT YOU WILL NEED Bible Candle and matches Paper Pens, pencils, and/or markers Computer + web access (for YouTube videos and to enlarge art/images) II. TODAY s TEXT: John 14: 8-14 (CEB) Don t be troubled. Trust in God. Trust also in me. My Father s house has room to spare. If that weren t the case, would I have told you that I m going to prepare a place for you? When I go to prepare a place for you, I will return and take you to be with me so that where I am you will be too. You know the way to the place I m going. Thomas asked, Lord, we don t know where you are going. How can we know the way? Jesus answered, I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me. If you have really known me, you will also know the Father. From now on you know him and have seen him. Philip said, Lord, show us the Father; that will be enough for us. Jesus replied, Don t you know me, Philip, even after I have been with you all this time? Whoever has seen me has seen the Father. How can you say, Show us the Father? Don t you believe that I am in the Father and the Father is in me? The words I have spoken to you I don t speak on my own. The Father who dwells in me does his works. Trust me when I say that I am the Father and the Father is in me, or at least believe on account of the works themselves. I assure you that whoever believes in me will do the works that I do. They will do even greater works than these because I am going to the Father. I will do whatever you ask for in my name, so that the Father can be glorified in the Son. When you as me for anything in my name, I will do it. 1 The Educational Center 1801 East 5th Street, Suite 210, Charlotte, NC ~

12 III. BACKGROUND Again the Johannine themes pop up, see and believe. John, true to form, is concerned that the disciples believe in what he has shown them, how he has lived among them. In Jesus lived revelation of God, Jesus exhorts the disciples to have faith in God, the Abba. These verses begin Jesus farewell discourse in the Gospel of John. Jesus is preparing his disciples for life without him. They are standing in the liminal space between what they have known (life following Jesus) and what they have never known (life in the way of Jesus, but without him). In some ways the disciples are in a similar place to the adolescents in your group. Everything is changing, everything is about to change, everything will change. The disciples want some assurance that everything will be alright. Jesus, in his own way, is giving them this assurance. IV. SUGGESTED QUESTIONS AND ACTIVITIES Remember, these are only suggestions. The most effective questions and activities the ones that help participants connect their story with God s story each week are often those that are based on your personal knowledge of the participants and where they are. Listen carefully to their responses; ask follow-up questions that help them reflect on the text and their lives, right now, right where they are. GO DEEP (What s happening in the story?) 1. Who is Jesus speaking to? What kinds of questions are they asking him? How do you think they were feeling here? 2. Who are the disciples interested in seeing? How does Jesus respond to their requests? 3. What does Jesus say about his relationship with the Father? How might the disciples have heard this? 4. How does Jesus tell them they are to know and believe in God? Who else does he say will do such works? BE REAL (What connections can you make between the story and the world around you?) 1. Jesus says the disciples are to know and believe God through the works God has done in Jesus and that whomever believes in him will also do these works. Do you see such works happening today? Where do you see them in the world around you? 2. Jesus says that the disciples and those who believe in will do works even greater than his. Where have you seen greater works in scripture? Throughout history? 3. How do you see the church (in your community or at large) spreading the story of Jesus and God? Through 2 The Educational Center 1801 East 5th Street, Suite 210, Charlotte, NC ~

13 LET GO (Be open to discovering how this story is happening in your own life.) 1. Jesus knows the end is near and that the disciples were headed for a big change - life without him. When have you experienced major changes in your life? How has your faith helped during these times? 2. Were the disciples ever really without Jesus? Are you? 3. Does this passage help inform your understanding of the Trinity? How so? V. SUGGESTED LINKS TO OTHER MEDIA RESOURCES A note about links: when TeenText goes to press all links are live and in working order. Links sometimes move or are renamed. If a link does not work for you try entering the search terms in Google. Is there a difference between believing something exists and believing in something? How would you describe this nuance? 3 The Educational Center 1801 East 5th Street, Suite 210, Charlotte, NC ~

14 This text s theme is about change and believing in a better place. In this clip from the documentary Waiting for Superman the filmmakers present their conclusion that in order to make education better for all, you must have teachers who are open to change. Watch this clip and discuss some of the risk and some of the promise of change. VI. BETWEEN SUNDAYS The stories we learn from the Bible are not only helpful to us at church, but they also can help us live our lives each day. Consider the following question to see how this week s text might be challenging them to live differently as they go about their normal routines (school / sports / social events): How is God calling you to proclaim God through works, not just your words? 4 The Educational Center 1801 East 5th Street, Suite 210, Charlotte, NC ~

15 TEENTEXT Grades 9-12 May 25, 2014 Sixth Sunday of Easter I. WHAT YOU WILL NEED Bible Candle and matches Paper Pens, pencils, and/or markers Computer + web access (for YouTube videos and to enlarge art/images) II. TODAY s TEXT: Acts 17: (CEB) Paul stood up in the middle of the council on Mars Hill and said, People of Athens, I see that you are very religious in every way. As I was walking through town and carefully observing your objects of worship, I even found an altar with this inscription: To an unknown God. What you worship as unknown, I now proclaim to you. God, who made the world and everything in it, is Lord of heaven and earth. He doesn t live in temples made with human hands. Nor is God served by human hands, as though he needed something, since he is the one who gives life, breath, and everything else. From one person God created every human nation to live on the whole earth, having determined their appointed times and the boundaries of their lands. God made the nations so they would seek him, perhaps even reach out to him and find him. In fact, God isn t far away from any of us. In God we live, move, and exist. As some of your own poets said, We are his offspring. Therefore, as God s offspring, we have no need to imagine that the divine being is like a gold, silver, or stone image made by human skill and thought. 30 God overlooks ignorance of these things in times past, but now directs everyone everywhere to change their hearts and lives. 1 The Educational Center 1801 East 5th Street, Suite 210, Charlotte, NC ~

16 III. BACKGROUND In today s text, Paul is speaking to the people of Athens, probably in the marketplace. He approaches the Athenians not with stories and examples of his own life, but with observations from his time in Athens. (He meets the people where they are) He has noticed that there are lots of objects of worship around; and one, in particular, has caught his attention. It has the following inscription, To an unknown God. Paul seizes this opportunity to preach his message about God identifying his God, the God of Jesus, as the God the Athenians do not know, the God who created and the God who encompasses all things. IV. SUGGESTED QUESTIONS AND ACTIVITIES Remember, these are only suggestions. The most effective questions and activities the ones that help participants connect their story with God s story each week are often those that are based on your personal knowledge of the participants and where they are. Listen carefully to their responses; ask follow-up questions that help them reflect on the text and their lives, right now, right where they are. GO DEEP (What s happening in the story?) 1. Who is Paul speaking to here? What is the first thing he says about them? Why might he think this? 2. What is Paul doing in Athens? What does he find as he does this? 3. Who does Paul assume the unknown God is? How do you think the Athenians reacted to this? 4. What does Paul say about the Athenians ignorance? Why do you think he says it is no longer overlooked? BE REAL (What connections can you make between the story and the world around you?) 1. Paul points out that God doesn t live in temples made with human hands. Where does God live? 2. Are there places in our country and around the world where God is unknown? 3. How do you think Christians are to respond to these places? What can we learn from Paul? 4. Do you think God overlooks their ignorance? LET GO (Be open to discovering how this story is happening in your own life.) 1. What does it mean to you to be God s offspring? 2. Think about all the characteristics of a baby/child in relation to a parent. How is your relationship with God like that of a parent/child? 2 The Educational Center 1801 East 5th Street, Suite 210, Charlotte, NC ~

17 3. Paul says, as God s offspring, we don t need to imagine that God looks like something else. What do you think he means by this? How do we see/know God as God s offspring? 4. Paul contrasts and unknown God with a God who is known and accessible. How have you experienced this in your own life? V. SUGGESTED LINKS TO OTHER MEDIA RESOURCES A note about links: when TeenText goes to press all links are live and in working order. Links sometimes move or are renamed. If a link does not work for you try entering the search terms in Google. This week s text explores the notion of what God looks like that there is no need to imagine that the divine being is like gold, silver, or stone image In other words, God is not just found in the temple, or at the altar. In the painting below by Michelangelo, God is depicted as a large powerful man with flowing robes and grey hair with a beard. Is this your image of God? How do we come up with images of God? What do our images of God reveal about ourselves? Detail from Michelangelo s The creation of the Sun, Moon and Planets 3 The Educational Center 1801 East 5th Street, Suite 210, Charlotte, NC ~

18 Here are some examples of three very different altars. When you close your eyes, what do you see as your altar? Draw, paint or make a collage of your own personal altar. 4 The Educational Center 1801 East 5th Street, Suite 210, Charlotte, NC ~

19 This week s text explores the idea of God as parent. What does it mean to be an offspring? What does it mean to be a parent? In this clip from the film Imagine That, Eddie Murphy s character Evan is not comfortable with the notion of parenthood. VI. BETWEEN SUNDAYS The stories we learn from the Bible are not only helpful to us at church, but they also can help us live our lives each day. Consider the following question to see how this week s text might be challenging them to live differently as they go about their normal routines (school / sports / social events): How is God calling you to proclaim that God is known and accessible to those who don t know? 5 The Educational Center 1801 East 5th Street, Suite 210, Charlotte, NC ~

On the Road to Emmaus. Luke 24:13-35

On the Road to Emmaus. Luke 24:13-35 On the Road to Emmaus Luke 24:13-35 The Road to Emmaus Now that same day two of them were going to a village called Emmaus, about seven miles from Jerusalem. They were talking with each other about everything

More information

The Call to Witness / Pray / Build a Church in Our Own Home

The Call to Witness / Pray / Build a Church in Our Own Home The Call to Witness / Pray / Build a Church in Our Own Home The Easter Vigil What was the most important thing that happened for you at the Easter Vigil? Consider the following: How did the various symbols

More information

The Journey to Emmaus Luke 24:13-35

The Journey to Emmaus Luke 24:13-35 teachscripture.com The Journey to Emmaus Luke 24:13-35 Prepare to Hear the Word: Teachers: Read the passage carefully yourself (http://bible.oremus.org/?passage=luke+24) Do a close reading of this passage:

More information

The One with all the questions: What Are You Discussing? Luke 24: 13-35

The One with all the questions: What Are You Discussing? Luke 24: 13-35 February 19, 2012 Pastor Jeremy Vaccaro Chapel Hill Presbyterian Church The One with all the questions: What Are You Discussing? Luke 24: 13-35 Today as we continue our series on the ONE with all the questions

More information

BELOW EXPECTATIONS THIRD SUNDAY OF EASTER APRIL 30, 2017 BECKY ROBBINS-PENNIMAN CHURCH OF THE GOOD SHEPHERD, DUNEDIN, FL

BELOW EXPECTATIONS THIRD SUNDAY OF EASTER APRIL 30, 2017 BECKY ROBBINS-PENNIMAN CHURCH OF THE GOOD SHEPHERD, DUNEDIN, FL BELOW EXPECTATIONS THIRD SUNDAY OF EASTER APRIL 30, 2017 BECKY ROBBINS-PENNIMAN CHURCH OF THE GOOD SHEPHERD, DUNEDIN, FL COLLECT OF THE DAY O God, your Son makes himself known to all his disciples in the

More information

Hearts on Fire. by Rev. Thomas A. (Tommy) Williams. May 4, :30 and 11:05 a.m. Third Sunday of Easter. St. Paul s

Hearts on Fire. by Rev. Thomas A. (Tommy) Williams. May 4, :30 and 11:05 a.m. Third Sunday of Easter. St. Paul s Hearts on Fire by Rev. Thomas A. (Tommy) Williams May 4, 2014 Third Sunday of Easter 8:30 and 11:05 a.m. St. Paul s United Methodist Church 5501 Main Street Houston, Texas 77004-6917 713-528-0527 www.stpaulshouston.org

More information

We Had Hoped Message by DD Adams Providence United Methodist Church 3 rd Sunday of Easter May 4, 2014

We Had Hoped Message by DD Adams Providence United Methodist Church 3 rd Sunday of Easter May 4, 2014 We Had Hoped Message by DD Adams Providence United Methodist Church 3 rd Sunday of Easter May 4, 2014 The gospel lesson for today is taken from the book of Luke, chapter 24, verses 13 through 35. I ll

More information

Turn in a Bible or take out the white insert in the worship folder To follow along as I read. It s Luke 24:13

Turn in a Bible or take out the white insert in the worship folder To follow along as I read. It s Luke 24:13 Follow along with me as we read Luke 24 today. 1 P age Turn in a Bible or take out the white insert in the worship folder To follow along as I read. It s Luke 24:13 Luke 24:13-35 On the Road to Emmaus

More information

(*) Those who are able are asked to stand during these parts of the service. GREETINGS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS (We welcome our fellow worshipers.

(*) Those who are able are asked to stand during these parts of the service. GREETINGS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS (We welcome our fellow worshipers. (*) Those who are able are asked to stand during these parts of the service. GREETINGS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS (We welcome our fellow worshipers.) (*) PROCESSIONAL HYMN Love Divine, All Loves Excelling... LSB

More information

Friends of Jesus and Mary Amigos de Jesús y María

Friends of Jesus and Mary Amigos de Jesús y María Amigos de Jesús y María Florida Center for Peace May 2014 Miami, Florida Dear Brothers and Sisters: May is a month dedicated to the Blessed Virgin Mary; She was crowned as Queen of Heaven and earth. This

More information

THE ROAD TO EMMAUS. Stepping into the story. Sunday 15 January 12

THE ROAD TO EMMAUS. Stepping into the story. Sunday 15 January 12 THE ROAD TO EMMAUS Stepping into the story EASTER FAITH? Conor Cruise O Brien in Kerry Faith today...and its challenges Centrality of the Risen Lord Imagining the Resurrection Benedict XVI BENEDICT XVI

More information

A reading from the Holy Gospel according to John

A reading from the Holy Gospel according to John John 3:16 A reading from the Holy Gospel according to John For God so loved the world, that He gave His only Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish, but have eternal life. For God did not send

More information

The Gospel of the Lord

The Gospel of the Lord Gospel Readings A READING FROM THE HOLY GOSPEL ACCORDING TO MATTHEW (42) Matthew 5:1-12a When he saw the crowds, Jesus went up the mountain, and after he had sat down, his disciples came to him. He began

More information

OCTOBER Courtney Young Hickman, Editor Al Ledford, Contributing Writer

OCTOBER Courtney Young Hickman, Editor Al Ledford, Contributing Writer OCTOBER 2017 Courtney Young Hickman, Editor Al Ledford, Contributing Writer TEENTEXT HIGH SCHOOL is published by The Educational Center www.educationalcenter.org 704.375.1161 TeenText MIDDLE SCHOOL and

More information

GOSPEL READING. A reading from the holy gospel according to Matthew

GOSPEL READING. A reading from the holy gospel according to Matthew G-1 according to Matthew 5:1-12a When he saw the crowds, Jesus went up the mountain, and after he had sat down, his disciples came to him. He began to teach them, saying: Blessed are the poor in spirit,

More information

A Reading from the Holy Gospel According to Matthew

A Reading from the Holy Gospel According to Matthew Gospel Matthew 5:1-12a G1 A Reading from the Holy Gospel According to Matthew When Jesus saw the crowds, he went up the mountain, and after he had sat down, his disciples came to him. He began to teach

More information

A GREAT PROPHET HAS ARISEN AMONG US (LUKE 7:16) READING LUKE IN THE HOLY LAND. Emmaus

A GREAT PROPHET HAS ARISEN AMONG US (LUKE 7:16) READING LUKE IN THE HOLY LAND. Emmaus A GREAT PROPHET HAS ARISEN AMONG US (LUKE 7:16) READING LUKE IN THE HOLY LAND Emmaus READING LUKE IN THE HOLY LAND 1. Introduction 2. Preaching in Nazareth 3. Sermon on the Plain 4. Prayer 5. Transfiguration

More information

04/08/18 When You Feel Like Walking Away Luke 24:13-35 Douglas Scalise, Brewster Baptist Church

04/08/18 When You Feel Like Walking Away Luke 24:13-35 Douglas Scalise, Brewster Baptist Church 04/08/18 When You Feel Like Walking Away Luke 24:13-35 Douglas Scalise, Brewster Baptist Church The last two Sundays we ve looked at Palm Sunday and Easter in Luke s Gospel, and we ve noted a couple of

More information

Created to be like Christ

Created to be like Christ Session 2: Encountering Christ in the sacraments Now that same day two of them were going to a village called Emmaus, about seven miles[a] from Jerusalem. 14 They were talking with each other about everything

More information

Prescription for Life Lesson 23 Luke 24:1-53

Prescription for Life Lesson 23 Luke 24:1-53 Luke 24:1-12 Jesus Has Risen 1 On the first day of the week, very early in the morning, the women took the spices they had prepared and went to the tomb. 2 They found the stone rolled away from the tomb,

More information

Small Group Newsletter St. Mary of the Visitation Parish Cambridge, (H) ONT. FOURTH SUNDAY OF EASTER May 11 th, 2014

Small Group Newsletter St. Mary of the Visitation Parish Cambridge, (H) ONT. FOURTH SUNDAY OF EASTER May 11 th, 2014 Introduction to the Word: FOURTH SUNDAY OF EASTER May 11 th, 2014 Today, the Fourth Sunday of Easter, is known as Good Shepherd Sunday. This day also has two other important titles World Day of Prayer

More information

The Emmaus Road SESSION SEVEN SESSION SUMMARY SCRIPTURE

The Emmaus Road SESSION SEVEN SESSION SUMMARY SCRIPTURE SESSION SEVEN The Emmaus Road SESSION SUMMARY In this session, the risen King Jesus joined two of His disciples on the road to Emmaus. By taking a look at their conversation, we learn that the risen King

More information

Sunday April 30, John 10:1-15

Sunday April 30, John 10:1-15 Sunday April 30, 2017 1 John 10:1-15 1 Very truly I tell you Pharisees, anyone who does not enter the sheep pen by the gate, but climbs in by some other way, is a thief and a robber. 2 The one who enters

More information

Why do you look for the living among the dead? He is not here; he has risen! Remember how he told you, while he was still with you in Galilee.

Why do you look for the living among the dead? He is not here; he has risen! Remember how he told you, while he was still with you in Galilee. HE HAS RISEN! Luke 24:1-35 Key Verses: 24:5b-6 Why do you look for the living among the dead? He is not here; he has risen! Remember how he told you, while he was still with you in Galilee. In this passage,

More information

Some of those who were with us went to the tomb and found it just as the women had said; but they did not see him.

Some of those who were with us went to the tomb and found it just as the women had said; but they did not see him. Opening Our Eyes A sermon preached at Niles Discovery Church A new church for a new day, in Fremont, California, on Sunday, March 10, 2013, by the Rev. Jeffrey Spencer. Scripture: Luke 24:13-35 Copyright

More information

JOHN 9 & 10: JESUS, THE GOOD SHEPHERD

JOHN 9 & 10: JESUS, THE GOOD SHEPHERD JOHN 9 & 10: JESUS, THE GOOD SHEPHERD I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep -John 10:11(NIV) DAY ONE: GETTING STARTED (CHAPTER 9) Before you start, take a moment to

More information

28 NOVEMBER, KAMEHAMEHA AND EMMA, MASS: ACTS 17:22-31; PSALM 33:12-22; MATT 25:31-40

28 NOVEMBER, KAMEHAMEHA AND EMMA, MASS: ACTS 17:22-31; PSALM 33:12-22; MATT 25:31-40 The First Lesson. The Reader begins A Reading from the Acts of the Apostles Paul, standing in the middle of the Areopagus, said: Men of Athens, I perceive that in every way you are very religious. 23 For

More information

Paul then stood up in the meeting of the Areopagus and said: "People of Athens! I see that in every way you are very religious. 23

Paul then stood up in the meeting of the Areopagus and said: People of Athens! I see that in every way you are very religious. 23 16 While Paul was waiting for them in Athens, he was greatly distressed to see that the city was full of idols. 17 So he reasoned in the synagogue with both Jews and God-fearing Greeks, as well as in the

More information

Matthew 5:1-12 Beatitudes. A reading from the holy Gospel according to Matthew:

Matthew 5:1-12 Beatitudes. A reading from the holy Gospel according to Matthew: Matthew 5:1-12 Beatitudes A reading from the holy Gospel according to Matthew: G-A When he saw the crowds, Jesus went up the mountain and after he had sat down, his disciples came to him. He began to teach

More information

A reading from the holy Gospel according to Matthew

A reading from the holy Gospel according to Matthew Matthew 5:1-12a Rejoice and be glad, for your reward will be great in heaven. A reading from the holy Gospel according to Matthew When Jesus saw the crowds, he went up the mountain, and after he had sat

More information

Resurrection Narrative

Resurrection Narrative Resurrection Narrative The Women Matthew 28 1. After the Sabbath, at dawn on the first day of the week, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary went to look at the tomb. 2. There was a violent earthquake, for

More information

Epiclesis. Epiclesis An Ancient-Future Faith Community... With Burning Hearts Encounters with the Living Christ. Eastertide, 2014 (Year A)

Epiclesis. Epiclesis An Ancient-Future Faith Community... With Burning Hearts Encounters with the Living Christ. Eastertide, 2014 (Year A) Two events at Epiclesis During Eastertide Looking for places of service this Easter season? We have two wonderful opportunities for you: First, learn more about Compassion Sunday, May 4, by visiting the

More information

How? This is where we need to learn from the Master. No definitely not me: THE master and for today s master class I give you the Road to Emmaus.

How? This is where we need to learn from the Master. No definitely not me: THE master and for today s master class I give you the Road to Emmaus. Luke 24:13-36 FINDING FAITH As many of you know I watch Top Gear, as show noted more for the antics of its presenters than about motor vehicles. A favourite in Top Gear is the Cheap Car Challenge, where

More information

PCTR Lenten Devotional 2018 The I AM Sayings of Jesus

PCTR Lenten Devotional 2018 The I AM Sayings of Jesus PCTR Lenten Devotional 2018 The I AM Sayings of Jesus Lent is a time for reflecting on our own faith journeys, as we journey with Christ to the Cross. Jesus asked this thought provoking question of Peter,

More information

The Road to Emmaus Luke 24:13-35

The Road to Emmaus Luke 24:13-35 1 Natalie W. Bell May 7, 2017 The Road to Emmaus Luke 24:13-35 Now on that same day two of them were going to a village called Emmaus, about seven miles from Jerusalem, 14 and talking with each other about

More information

Luke 24:13-27 (ESV) 16

Luke 24:13-27 (ESV) 16 Hero of Scripture Luke 24:13-27 (ESV) That very day two of them were going to a village named Emmaus, about seven miles from Jerusalem, 14 and they were talking with each other about all these things that

More information

Sermon: UNSEEN COMPANION Rev. Steve Garnaas-Holmes Saint Matthew s UMC April 30, 2017

Sermon: UNSEEN COMPANION Rev. Steve Garnaas-Holmes Saint Matthew s UMC April 30, 2017 Sermon: UNSEEN COMPANION Rev. Steve Garnaas-Holmes Saint Matthew s UMC April 30, 2017 Now on that same day two of them were going to a village called Emmaus, about seven miles from Jerusalem, and talking

More information

A happy Mothers Day to all you mothers out there. We ask God s blessing upon all of you this day.

A happy Mothers Day to all you mothers out there. We ask God s blessing upon all of you this day. Year A Easter, 4 th Sunday 1 A happy Mothers Day to all you mothers out there. We ask God s blessing upon all of you this day. Now some of these images in our Gospel may seem a bit strange to the vast

More information

Christ Presbyterian Church Edina, Minnesota April 15 & 16, 2017 (Easter) John Crosby Emmaus Road Luke 24:30-31

Christ Presbyterian Church Edina, Minnesota April 15 & 16, 2017 (Easter) John Crosby Emmaus Road Luke 24:30-31 Christ Presbyterian Church Edina, Minnesota April 15 & 16, 2017 (Easter) John Crosby Emmaus Road Luke 24:30-31 The famous preacher Philips Brooks once taught a class of students that a sermon is thirty

More information

A reading from the holy Gospel according to Matthew

A reading from the holy Gospel according to Matthew G-1 Matthew 5:1-12a A reading from the holy Gospel according to Matthew When Jesus saw the crowds, he went up the mountain, and after he had sat down, his disciples came to him. He began to teach them,

More information

Small Group Newsletter St. Mary of the Visitation Parish Cambridge, (H) ONT.

Small Group Newsletter St. Mary of the Visitation Parish Cambridge, (H) ONT. FOURTH SUNDAY OF EASTER May 7, 2017 I Introduction to the Word: The Easter Season is a 50 Day Period Where Jesus Shows Himself to His Disciples. He often does this "on the road". So for several weeks we

More information

Gospel Readings. Prout Funeral HomE

Gospel Readings. Prout Funeral HomE Gospel Readings Prout Funeral HomE G1 Matthew 5:1-12a A reading from the Gospel According to St. Matthew When he saw the crowds, Jesus went up the mountain, and after he had sat down, his disciples came

More information

A reading from the holy gospel according to Matthew

A reading from the holy gospel according to Matthew Matthew 5:1-12a A reading from the holy gospel according to Matthew When Jesus saw the crowds, he went up the mountain, and after he had sat down, his disciples came to him. He began to teach them, saying:

More information

ORDER OF WORSHIP May 27, 2018 Trinity Sunday

ORDER OF WORSHIP May 27, 2018 Trinity Sunday ORDER OF WORSHIP May 27, 2018 Trinity Sunday Please sign and pass the Friendship Book ( pew pad ) where you can also record any prayer requests. Our prayer is that you will experience the presence of the

More information

and utter all kinds of evil against you falsely on my account.

and utter all kinds of evil against you falsely on my account. 1016(1) Matthew 5.1-12a Rejoice and be glad, for your reward is great in heaven. A reading from the holy Gospel according to Matthew. When Jesus saw the crowds, he went up the mountain; and after he sat

More information

Paying attention Leader Resource

Paying attention Leader Resource Paying attention Leader Resource Exodus 3:1-5 (New International Version) Now Moses was tending the flock of Jethro his father-in-law, the priest of Midian, and he led the flock to the far side of the

More information

Grounded in the Road to Emmaus scripture Today we aim to learn about

Grounded in the Road to Emmaus scripture Today we aim to learn about Grounded in the Road to Emmaus scripture Today we aim to learn about 1. recognizing Jesus in our stories 2. fresh perspectives on story telling & listening 3. our (personal and communal) Road to Emmaus

More information

Cleopas Story & Joan s Witness. <Luke 24:13-35 (The Voice)>

Cleopas Story & Joan s Witness. <Luke 24:13-35 (The Voice)> Rev. Joan Pell Sierra Pines United Methodist Church Sermon: 5/72017 Sermon Resurrection Stories Scripture: Luke 24:13-35 Cleopas Story & Joan s Witness 13 That same day, two

More information

John s Gospel, Jesus Is the Son of God: 36. "Jesus is the Gate for the Sheep" John 10:1 10

John s Gospel, Jesus Is the Son of God: 36. Jesus is the Gate for the Sheep John 10:1 10 September 4, 2016 Pastor Ken Hepner John s Gospel, Jesus Is the Son of God: 36. "Jesus is the Gate for the Sheep" John 10:1 10 Introduction: We are studying the Gospel of John together. It's important

More information

Easter Day Evening The Collect Years ABC RCL

Easter Day Evening The Collect Years ABC RCL Easter Day Evening The Collect Years ABC RCL O God, who for our redemption gave your only-begotten Son to the death of the cross, and by his glorious resurrection delivered us from the power of our enemy:

More information

1. The Stolen Body 2. The Swoon Theory 3. The Wrong Tomb 4. The Hallucination 5. The Myth. The Empty Tomb

1. The Stolen Body 2. The Swoon Theory 3. The Wrong Tomb 4. The Hallucination 5. The Myth. The Empty Tomb 1. It VALIDATES Jesus as God's Son 2. It VALIDATES Jesus' work of the Cross 3. It ASSURES our own Victory over the Tomb 4. It GRANTS us Hope for our Own resurrection. Humanity's Unconquered Enemy HAS BEEN

More information

Kidzone KG and 1st Grade Small Group. Sunday, May 17, 2015

Kidzone KG and 1st Grade Small Group. Sunday, May 17, 2015 Sunday, May 17, 2015 Kidzone KG and 1st Grade Small Group TEACHER BIBLE STUDY The Emmaus Disciples Mark 16:12-13; Luke 24:13-35 Jesus death and resurrection should not have surprised the disciples. Sometimes

More information

There is a difference between morality, religion, and Christianity. A person can be

There is a difference between morality, religion, and Christianity. A person can be 1 "The Proclamation of the Unknown God" Acts 17:22-31 Easter 6 2014 Immanuel Lutheran Church, Hamilton, Ohio Pastor Kevin Jud Acts 17:16-31, 1 Peter 3:13-22, John 14:15-21 There is a difference between

More information

SESSION 7 The Promise Fulfilled

SESSION 7 The Promise Fulfilled SESSION 7 The Promise Fulfilled The New Testament recognizes Jesus Christ as the One whom the Old Testament prophets proclaimed would reverse humanity s curse of sin and death. Session 7: The PROMISE FULFILLED

More information

A Reading from the Gospel according to Matthew

A Reading from the Gospel according to Matthew Matthew 5:3-12 (Beatitudes) A Reading from the Gospel according to Matthew When he saw the crowds, he went up the mountain, and after he had sat down, his disciples came to him. He began to teach them,

More information

The Emmaus Road Conversation

The Emmaus Road Conversation 1 The Emmaus Road Conversation Mark 16:12, 13, Luke 24:13-32 2 The Emmaus Road Conversation Texts: Mark 16:12, 13, 12. After that he appeared in another form unto two of them, as they walked, and went

More information

GOSPEL READINGS. 1. A reading from the holy Gospel according to Matthew 5:1 12

GOSPEL READINGS. 1. A reading from the holy Gospel according to Matthew 5:1 12 GOSPEL READINGS 1. A reading from the holy Gospel according to Matthew 5:1 12 Seeing the crowds, Jesus went up the hill. There he sat down and was joined by his disciples. Then he began to speak. This

More information

JESUS REVEALED (Luke 24:13-35) You may be seated. Alleluia! Christ is risen! He is risen indeed! Alleluia!

JESUS REVEALED (Luke 24:13-35) You may be seated. Alleluia! Christ is risen! He is risen indeed! Alleluia! JESUS REVEALED Luke 24:13-35 Third Sunday of Easter (Series A) April 30, 2017 Trinity Free Lutheran Church, Grand Forks, ND The gospel lesson for the Third Sunday of Easter comes from The Gospel According

More information

I am the gate. Whoever enters through me will be saved, and will come in and go out and find pasture (John 10:9).

I am the gate. Whoever enters through me will be saved, and will come in and go out and find pasture (John 10:9). I am the gate. Whoever enters through me will be saved, and will come in and go out and find pasture (John 10:9). 4 th Sunday of Easter May 15, 2011 Reading I: Acts 2:14a, 36-41 14 But Peter, standing

More information

2019 Lenten Resource Luke 24:13-34

2019 Lenten Resource Luke 24:13-34 2019 Lenten Resource Luke 24:13-34 Welcome to Luke 24! As we move together through Lent, we will be looking at what happened on the road, in the public square, the graveyard, and around the table. It is

More information

Faith, Our Common Unifier by Pastoral Intern Sadie Brink. May 7, 2017 Fourth Sunday of Easter. 8:30 and 11:05 am. St. Paul s

Faith, Our Common Unifier by Pastoral Intern Sadie Brink. May 7, 2017 Fourth Sunday of Easter. 8:30 and 11:05 am. St. Paul s Faith, Our Common Unifier by Pastoral Intern Sadie Brink May 7, 2017 Fourth Sunday of Easter 8:30 and 11:05 am St. Paul s United Methodist Church 5501 Main Street Houston, Texas 77004-6917 713-528-0527

More information

When he saw the crowds, Jesus went up the mountain, and after he had sat down, his disciples came to him. He began to teach them saying:

When he saw the crowds, Jesus went up the mountain, and after he had sat down, his disciples came to him. He began to teach them saying: Matthew 5: 1-12a ACCORDING TO MATTHEW: When he saw the crowds, Jesus went up the mountain, and after he had sat down, his disciples came to him. He began to teach them saying: Blessed are the poor in spirit,

More information

UNIVERSITY BAPTIST CHURCH

UNIVERSITY BAPTIST CHURCH UNIVERSITY BAPTIST CHURCH WORSHIP OF GOD IN CHRIST April 30, 2017 11:00 a.m. ANNOUNCEMENTS (This week's Worship Bulletin describes several opportunities through which you may express your love for Christ

More information

A Heartwarming Report from Emmaus. April 30, Divine Service with Holy Communion

A Heartwarming Report from Emmaus. April 30, Divine Service with Holy Communion A Heartwarming Report from Emmaus April 30, 2017 Divine Service with Holy Communion OPENING HYMN Jesus Christ, My Sure Defense 206 (1-5) The Lutheran Hymnal INVOCATION M: In the name of the Father and

More information

John 10:1-10 Fourth Sunday of Easter May 7 th, 2017 The Rev. John Forman

John 10:1-10 Fourth Sunday of Easter May 7 th, 2017 The Rev. John Forman John 10:1-10 Fourth Sunday of Easter May 7 th, 2017 The Rev. John Forman In the first centuries of the church, our grandfathers and grandmothers in the faith baptized new Christians only at the Easter

More information

GOSPEL READINGS please choose one

GOSPEL READINGS please choose one GOSPEL READINGS please choose one G-1 + A reading from the holy Gospel according to Matthew 5:1-12a When Jesus saw the crowds, he went up the mountain, and after he had sat down, his disciples came to

More information

He asked them, What are you discussing together as you walk along?

He asked them, What are you discussing together as you walk along? Talks Emmaus Road http://www.myfishbites.com/talks-emmaus.php Road To Emmaus This is the true account of how (after Jesus had risen from the dead), Jesus walked and talked with two of his disciples. It's

More information

Notes John 10 Jan 5, 2014 HPMF. Sermon Title: Shepherd or Rancher?

Notes John 10 Jan 5, 2014 HPMF. Sermon Title: Shepherd or Rancher? Notes John 10 Jan 5, 2014 HPMF John 10:1-11 Sermon Title: Shepherd or Rancher? 1 Very truly, I tell you, anyone who does not enter the sheepfold by the gate but climbs in by another way is a thief and

More information

16When the sabbath was over, Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of

16When the sabbath was over, Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of The Resurrection and Post-Resurrection Narratives in the Canonical Gospels Mark 16 16When the sabbath was over, Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James, and Salome bought spices, so that they might

More information

GENERAL CHAPTER 2011 PREPARATION PHASE II WALKING THE EMMAUS JOURNEY TOGETHER

GENERAL CHAPTER 2011 PREPARATION PHASE II WALKING THE EMMAUS JOURNEY TOGETHER GENERAL CHAPTER 2011 PREPARATION PHASE II WALKING THE EMMAUS JOURNEY TOGETHER INTRODUCTION In a presentation at the International Union of Superiors General (UISG) Plenary held in Rome in May 2010, Sister

More information

G 1. A reading from the holy gospel according to Matthew

G 1. A reading from the holy gospel according to Matthew G 1 A reading from the holy gospel according to Matthew On one occasion Jesus said: father, Lord of heaven and earth, to you I offer praise; for what you have hidden from the learned and the clever you

More information

A Good Shepherd Story of Jesus. Emmaus Road. Adapted by: Brenda J. Stobbe

A Good Shepherd Story of Jesus. Emmaus Road. Adapted by: Brenda J. Stobbe A Good Shepherd Story of Jesus Emmaus Road Adapted by: Brenda J. Stobbe ~-------.---~---'-------'------------ _.- -... _- -_..._.. - -------_._--------------_._---- .. -----... -.. --.-------------~--------

More information

Be Known to Us in Breaking Bread Luke 24:13-35; Psalm 116:12-19 Third Sunday of Easter

Be Known to Us in Breaking Bread Luke 24:13-35; Psalm 116:12-19 Third Sunday of Easter Be Known to Us in Breaking Bread Luke 24:13-35; Psalm 116:12-19 Third Sunday of Easter Psalm 116:12-19 12 What shall I return to the LORD for all his bounty to me? 13 I will lift up the cup of salvation

More information

Engage Youth: Discipleship

Engage Youth: Discipleship Contents Engage Youth: Discipleship Introduction...3 Gathering 1: Discipleship Continuing Christ s Ministry...5 Gathering 2: Discipleship Directions...14 Gathering 3: Up (Cultivating Our Relationship with

More information

SERMON: OPEN THE EYES OF MY (BURNING) HEART 04/30/2017

SERMON: OPEN THE EYES OF MY (BURNING) HEART 04/30/2017 Open the Eyes of My (Burning) Heart The Rev. Christi O. Brown FPC Morningsong Service April 30, 2017 Luke 24:13-35 13 Now on that same day two of them were going to a village called Emmaus, about seven

More information

Story 4: The Road to Emmaus

Story 4: The Road to Emmaus Story 4: The Road to Emmaus God s Changes Everything. (Remember to set up your space: Altar cloth in the center of your circle, unlit candle in the middle, letter tiles scattered, filled water bottle,

More information

Have life abundantly John 10:1-10

Have life abundantly John 10:1-10 Have life abundantly John 10:1-10 Truly, truly, I say to you, he who does not enter the sheepfold by the door but climbs in by another way, that man is a thief and a robber. But he who enters by the door

More information

Westminster Presbyterian Church. John 1:14-18 April 29, 2018

Westminster Presbyterian Church. John 1:14-18 April 29, 2018 Tell the Story Westminster Presbyterian Church Acts 17:16-34 Pastor Doug Browne John 1:14-18 April 29, 2018 Acts 17:16-31 While Paul was waiting for them in Athens, he was deeply distressed to see that

More information

On a Road to Emmaus. April 30, A Reading from the Gospel According to Luke. Chapter 24:13-35

On a Road to Emmaus. April 30, A Reading from the Gospel According to Luke. Chapter 24:13-35 On a Road to Emmaus April 30, 2017 A Reading from the Gospel According to Luke Chapter 24:13-35 13 And look, on the same day, two of them were traveling to a village about seven miles from Jerusalem, whose

More information

SECTION 35. Improving and Evaluating Your Preaching

SECTION 35. Improving and Evaluating Your Preaching SECTION 35 Improving and Evaluating Your Preaching Daniel Akin Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary Wake Forest, NC HINTS FOR IMPROVING YOUR PREACHING Our business is to present that which is timeless...

More information

Teaching a Bible Study Luke 24:13-48 gives us a pattern Christ used for effective Bible study

Teaching a Bible Study Luke 24:13-48 gives us a pattern Christ used for effective Bible study Teaching a Bible Study Luke 24:13-48 gives us a pattern Christ used for effective Bible study Encourage people to share what is going on in their lives Luke 24:13-24 Christ took the initiative to make

More information

Fire Starters Luke 24:13-35 Rev. Min Chung (Easter Sunrise Service, Sunday, April 16, 2017)

Fire Starters Luke 24:13-35 Rev. Min Chung (Easter Sunrise Service, Sunday, April 16, 2017) Fire Starters Luke 24:13-35 Rev. Min Chung (Easter Sunrise Service, Sunday, April 16, 2017) Luke 24:13-35 On the Road to Emmaus 13 That very day two of them were going to a village named Emmaus, about

More information

St. Christopher Hellenic Orthodox Church

St. Christopher Hellenic Orthodox Church Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople: www.patriarchate.org Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America Website: www.goarch.org Greek Orthodox Metropolis of Atlanta Website: www.atlanta.goarch.org St. Christopher

More information

Jesus, Door and Shepherd.

Jesus, Door and Shepherd. File: S17EAST2.DOC, Date: 30/4/2017 Jesus, Door and Shepherd. Text: John 10:1-11 1) Jesus, the Good Shepherd Suggested Hymns: 2) Jesus, the Door 607, 175, 602, 387 3) Jesus is the Good Shepherd and the

More information

Connecting Christ to a post-modern world. Acts 17:16-34

Connecting Christ to a post-modern world. Acts 17:16-34 Connecting Christ to a post-modern world. Acts 17:16-34 Acts 17:16-21 NIV [16] While Paul was waiting for them in Athens, he was greatly distressed to see that the city was full of idols. [17] So he reasoned

More information

Whom Say Ye That I Am?

Whom Say Ye That I Am? Who WAS Jesus? Who IS Jesus? What did He tell us about Himself? Jesus Christ, a Brief Biography. One of Sam's Bible Tools 1 1 Sam s Bible Tools are intended to be completely devoid of opinion and simply

More information

Safe in the Arms of God (The Ways and Means of Personal Peace) John 10-11

Safe in the Arms of God (The Ways and Means of Personal Peace) John 10-11 Safe in the Arms of God (The Ways and Means of Personal Peace) John 10-11 1 Safe in the Arms of God (The Ways and Means of Personal Peace) John 10-11 2 I. See Jesus as the only means to peace. (and the

More information

Sunday Morning. Study 16. Whoever Enters Through Me Will be Saved

Sunday Morning. Study 16. Whoever Enters Through Me Will be Saved Sunday Morning Study 16 Whoever Enters Through Me Will be Saved I am the Door The Objective is the key concept for this weeks lesson. It should be the main focus of the study Objective To highlight the

More information

Music Worship Leader: Amanda Lucas. Gathering Song: Drops in the Ocean Sanctify

Music Worship Leader: Amanda Lucas. Gathering Song: Drops in the Ocean Sanctify Spring Series: Emmaus: Walking with Jesus Sermon #4: Sharing the Common Life Scriptures: Luke 24:33-43 (CEB) 33 They got up right then and returned to Jerusalem. They found the eleven and their companions

More information

RESOLUTION (3) The Way of Light. Based on the following Resolution adopted by the Diocese of Virginia:

RESOLUTION (3) The Way of Light. Based on the following Resolution adopted by the Diocese of Virginia: RESOLUTION (3) The Way of Light Resolution on a proposed liturgy, The Way of Light Presented to the Synod of Province III on May 7 8, 2018 If adopted, to be forwarded to the Secretary of General Convention

More information

Christ Presbyterian Church Edina, Minnesota April 19 & 20, 2014 John Crosby To All the World Glad News We Bring! Luke 24:13-35

Christ Presbyterian Church Edina, Minnesota April 19 & 20, 2014 John Crosby To All the World Glad News We Bring! Luke 24:13-35 Christ Presbyterian Church Edina, Minnesota April 19 & 20, 2014 John Crosby To All the World Glad News We Bring! Luke 24:13-35 Will you rise, please, for the hearing of the Gospel story. Luke says the

More information

1st Reading: Acts 2:14a; 36-41

1st Reading: Acts 2:14a; 36-41 The Fourth Sunday of Easter/Good Shepherd Sunday/World Day of Prayer for Vocations/ Year A 6/7 May 2017 5:00 PM Mass 50th Wedding Anniversary Patrick and Judy Barrett; Knights of Columbus/Measure Up Campaign

More information

(This text is also the gospel text for Third Sunday of Easter)

(This text is also the gospel text for Third Sunday of Easter) HE IS RISEN! LET S CELEBRATE EASTER March 26 & 27, 2016 - Easter Gospels in Year C The gospel accounts of Jesus resurrection are much like the accounts of his birth. While they are descriptions of a historical

More information

The Faces of Easter I

The Faces of Easter I LITURGICAL ACTION the Faces of Easter i Lesson Notes Focus: Jesus Birth and Growth liturgical action core presentation The Material location: Easter shelves pieces: seven plaques illustrated with faces

More information

Sunday, April 30, 2017 Third Sunday of Easter Worship at 9:30 AM GATHERING

Sunday, April 30, 2017 Third Sunday of Easter Worship at 9:30 AM GATHERING Sunday, April 30, 2017 Third Sunday of Easter Worship at 9:30 AM GATHERING Gathering Songs You Are My All in All You are my strength When I am weak You are the treasure That I seek You are my All in All

More information

Fourth Sunday of Easter

Fourth Sunday of Easter Fourth Sunday of Easter May 6/7, 2017 6:00 PM & 8:45 AM Holy Communion First Lutheran Church, Kearney, NE 0 Prelude Power of the Cross Getty/Townend WELCOME P: Christ is risen! C: He is risen indeed! Please

More information

Jesus Walkers. Gathering

Jesus Walkers. Gathering Jesus Walkers Living Discipleship Today Third Sunday of Easter May 4, 2014 THANKSGIVING FOR BAPTISM Gathering The assembly stands. All may make the sign of the cross, the sign marked at baptism, as the

More information

Jesus Went Further Luke 24:13-28

Jesus Went Further Luke 24:13-28 Introduction Jesus Went Further Luke 24:13-28 The great salvation story is coming to a close. Jesus made his way to Jerusalem. He s arrested. He s put on trial. He s condemned, crucified and placed in

More information

Acts 17:22 - Paul then stood up in the meeting of the Areopagus and said: Men of Athens! I see that in every way you are very religious.

Acts 17:22 - Paul then stood up in the meeting of the Areopagus and said: Men of Athens! I see that in every way you are very religious. Text: Acts 17:24-34 Title: The God We All Want to Know SERMON BUMPER As you might well imagine, like most pastors I feel a lot of pressure about preaching on Easter. It s a big day. Last Monday morning

More information

541 Verse 4. As they stood there puzzled, two men suddenly appeared to them, clothed in dazzling robes. Verse 5. The women were terrified and bowed wi

541 Verse 4. As they stood there puzzled, two men suddenly appeared to them, clothed in dazzling robes. Verse 5. The women were terrified and bowed wi Luke 24. But very early on Sunday morning the women went to the tomb, taking the spices they had prepared. Verse 2. They found that the stone had been rolled away from the entrance. Verse 3. So they went

More information