Weekly Reflection Tool: Carrying the Sunday message through the week!
What is it? If you missed last Sundays' service, here is the take home insert to use as a reflection and study tool throughout the week! We are beginning a new series of Scripture (Bible) readings for Sunday that take us through the Biblical story from Genesis to Revelation. In the fall we will engage in Old Testament stories up through Christmas and the birth of Jesus. This will help us see that Jesus is the fulfillment of the OT narrative, that the God of the Old and New Testaments are the same God, and that there is grace in good news in the OT as well as the NT. From Christmas to Easter, we will focus on the life and ministry of Jesus from the Gospel of Mark so we understand who the Messiah is and the mission of God's kingdom. After the resurrection on Easter Day, we will focus on the life and mission of the early church. Following this sweep of Salvation History throughout the year, we can comprehend more deeply, the biblical narrative and our place in it and its relevance for today. Last Sunday, we began with the Creation story. This insert, which we hope to have every week, it is a tool to help you carry a deeper understanding of biblical message into your daily life.
How did we get here? This new selection of Bible readings is being prepared by Dr. Rolf Jacobson at Luther Seminary in Minneapolis, MN. Dozens of churches tried it with him last year. The Prifti's, Ford's, Hanna Pan and I learned about it at Synod Assembly last June, when Dr. Jacobson was our Bible study leader and teacher. Hundreds of congregations are using it this year - including many in the metro area (Christ in Webster, Shepherd of the Hills near the airport, Living Lord in Lake St. Louis, Hope in St. Charles, among others!). Many of us are sharing ideas and resources, like the bulletin insert below.
For the Church at Home
CREATION
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K E Y
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God saw everything he had made, and indeed, it was very good. Genesis 1.31 (NRSV) |
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R E A D I N G S
| Sunday, September 11: Living the Story this Week Day 1—Genesis 1.1-2.4a W Day 2—Psalm 104 Day 3—Genesis 2 Form more resources, visit enterthebible.com Day 4—Job 38 and following! bookoffaith.org Day 5—Genesis 3 Day 6—Psalm 8 WSunday reading in bold |
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H Y M N
| Singing the Faith This is my Father's world, and to my listening ears All nature sings and round me rings the music of the spheres. This is my Father's world; I rest me in the thought Of rocks and trees, of skies and seas; his hand the wonders wrought. —Evangelical Lutheran Worship, 824. Public Domain. |
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L E A R N
| Catechism Connection: The First Commandment You shall have no other gods. What is this? We are to fear, love, and trust God above all things. —Luther's Small Catechism, ELW p. 1160. |
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W O R L D
| When you look at your neighbor or the nature around you—what do you see? As Christians, not only do we see a creature or creation beloved of God, we also proclaim God's redeeming of this world through Christ Jesus. That understanding sets you apart. Tell someone this week that they are God's beloved creation, made very good. |
W Reprinted from Evangelical Lutheran Worship, © 2006 Augsburg Fortress.
All rights reserved. Used by permission of Augsburg Fortress license #15406-ELW.
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