The Fifth Sunday of Easter - April 28, 2013

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[00:01:11]  First Reading - Act 11:1-18
[00:03:31]  Second Reading - Revelation 21:1-6
[00:05:08]  Gospel Reading - John 13:31-35
[00:06:13]  Sermon - Rev. Donald Gray
[00:23:41]  Blessing and Dismissal

Questions for reflection on John 13:31-35:
  1. How will everyone know that we are disciples (students/apprentices) of Jesus? He could have used many other ways to define his followers, why this? How do you define a follower of Jesus?
  2. Compare with Leviticus 19:8. Why is this a “new” commandment?
  3. How do you “glorify” Christ?
  4. What does the context of Peter’s denial and service in chapter 13 tell us about glorifying? What is Jesus meaning by “glorifying”?
  5. Christ implies that we first are loved by him and then we love others (vs. 34). Why does that order matter? Is there a danger in taking it out of order?
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Fourth Sunday of Easter - April 21, 2013

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[00:00:39]  First Reading - Acts 9:36-43
[00:02:36]  Second Reading - Revelation 7:9-17
[00:04:19]  Gospel Reading - John 10:22-30
[00:05:20]  Sermon - Rev. Chris Roth
[00:25:33]  Blessing and Dismissal

Questions for reflection on Revelation 7:9-17
  1. Read Revelation chapters 4-7. Who is it that is on the throne? Compare to John 10:30.
  2. How does the genre change your way of reading? For example, poetry vs narrative vs parable. What genre do you think the Book of Revelation is? What is the danger is mistaking Revelation’s genre?
  3. The social setting in which Revelation was written was a hostile setting where Christians were under threat from numerous angles, especially the Roman Empire. The way Christians viewed the world was in conflict with the way the Roman Empire viewed the world. To what degree does our view of the world as Christians conflict with the way our society views the world?
  4. The multitude in verse 9 has come through a great ordeal and now stand before the throne. They are God’s faithful people, but they are not saved from difficulty. How do you make sense of that? How might that change how you look at your own challenges?  
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    The Third Sunday of Easter - April 14, 2013

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    [00:00:36]  First Reading - Acts 9:1-6
    [00:01:46]  Second Reading - Revelation 5:11-14
    [00:02:49]  Gospel Reading - John 21:1-19
    [00:06:13]  Sermon - Rev. Chris Roth
    [00:22:27]  Blessing and Dismissal

    Questions for reflection on John 21:1-19
    1. Compare this passage to Luke 5:4-11. Why might a link be made with this passage?
    2. Why does it seem like Jesus' appearance is different after the resurrection? E.g. Mary at the tomb (John 20), the disciples on the road to Emmaus (Luke 24). 
    3. Why does Jesus ask Peter three times if he loves him? And, why does he follow each response with an order to feed his sheep, and then a prediction of Peters's death? What does this say about how love for Jesus is expressed? Compare to John 13 & 18.
    4. Reflect on your own life and how you feed his sheep and perhaps are even led to a place you do not wish to go, all because of your love for Christ.
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      2nd Sunday of Easter - April 07, 2013

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      [00:00:39]  First Reading - Acts 5:27-32
      [00:01:50]  Second Reading - Revelations 1:4-8
      [00:03:28]  Gospel Reading - John 20:19-31
      [00:05:42]  Sermon - Rev. Chris Roth
      [00:22:14]  Blessing and Dismissal

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