Resource theme: God, Jesus and The Holy Spirit
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Holy Spirit Workshop
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What You’ll Need This SCM workshop aims to explore a group’s thoughts and feelings surrounding the Holy Spirit and hopefully share approaches from different traditions. It is meant to be a reflective rather than an academic exploration. From Quakers to Charismatics, a focus on being Spirit-led is a core Christian principle, and we hope this…
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God Workshop
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What You’ll Need You will need a flip-chart or a big piece of paper, pens, a hat or similar container and some small slips of paper. The quotes for the Knowing God activity could be projected onto a screen, written on a board or given out as handouts. Introduction (5 minutes) This SCM workshop aims…
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Jesus Raises a Dead Girl and Heals a Sick Woman (Luke 8:40-42, 49-51)
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Opening Prayer O God, open our hearts and minds to receive your wisdom. Amen. Exegesis (Poem) Jairus would have done/ Anything/ to get her back His Hepzibah, His joy, his delight. It hurt my heart to see him/ Wasting away with her. It hurt me too to see him/ Turn away/ From our other children…
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John’s Gospel (John 1:35-42)
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Opening Prayer Dear God, Let us be gripped by the message you are giving us, the questions you ask us and the way of life you open up for us, and please breathe your Spirit into us now to lead us into more and more truth, in the name of Jesus, Amen. Exegesis The first…
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Jesus Honours and Forgives (Luke 7:36-52)
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Opening Prayer Jesus of Nazareth, Strangers came to you because with you they knew that they’d be known. May we who are strange find each other and may we find welcome in each other and in this welcome find life. Amen. Exegesis This text is an exquisite study in character – not only characterisation, but…
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Jesus Heals a Man with Leprosy (Mark 1:40-45)
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Opening Prayer Living God, We acknowledge your holy presence here and in the world around us. As we meditate on the mysteries of your word in Scripture, may we be transformed by your Son Jesus Christ, the Word made flesh. Exegesis This passage has generated a huge debate among biblical interpreters. Is Jesus moved with…
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The Messianic Secret (Mark 3:7-12)
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Opening Prayer Come Holy Spirit of God, open my heart to receive God’s word to me today. Help me to hear your still small voice amidst the noise of my life, and to see and walk in your ways. Amen Exegesis Talk about a sting in the tail! “He gave them strict orders not to…
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Jesus’ Identity and Peter (Mark 8:27-33)
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Opening Prayer Come Holy Spirit of God, Open my heart to receive God’s word to me today. Help me to grasp the truth of who Jesus is, Rather than bending Jesus to fit my hopes. Amen. Exegesis Poor Peter. You would think that his response “you are the Messiah” was right. ‘Messiah’ was a fairly…
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The Death of Jesus (Mark 15:37-39)
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Opening Prayer Come Holy Spirit of God, open my heart to receive God’s word to me today. Show me God’s heart. Let me see your glory. Amen. Exegesis So far, the story in Mark’s Gospel has centred on a developing clash between Jesus and the religious authorities. As far back as Mark 1.24-28, he was…
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Jesus and the Paralyzed Man (Mark 2.1-12)
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Opening Prayer Come Holy Spirit of God, open my heart to receive God’s word to me today. Make us aware of the presence of Jesus, that we might be touched by him. Amen. Exegesis This is such a vivid story – the friends’ loyalty to the paralysed man, their desperation in breaking through the roof,…