Resource theme: Prophets
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Prophets and Prophecy Workshop
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What You’ll Need You might like to print out the Bible quotes and discussion statements or display them on a screen. Make sure there are Bibles available for the group and paper and pens for those who like to take notes. Introduction (5 minutes) The term prophet is used by in various religious and non-religious…
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Comfort for God’s People (Isaiah 40) version two
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Opening Prayer God of compassion, you are the consolation of all who hope in you. As we gather to seek you in your word, draw near and reveal yourself to us. We ask this through Christ our Lord, Amen. Exegesis The second part of the book of Isaiah, written around the time of the Babylonian exile,…
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Comfort for God’s People (Isaiah 40) version one
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Opening Prayer God, open our hearts that we may love you; open our ears that we may hear you; open our eyes that we may see you; open our minds that we may learn of you; strengthen our wills that we may serve you; in the name of Jesus, Amen. Exegesis There is here, in several senses,…
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The Return of the Exiles (Jeremiah 31:1-17)
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Opening Prayer Grace and peace be with us: touching our past, shaping our present, inspiring our future, in the power of the living God, Amen. Exegesis By this stage in Jeremiah’s prophetic ministry, Babylonia has conquered Judah, and many people have been taken into exile. Now, rather than being a prophet of judgment, Jeremiah is a prophet of…
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The Temple (Jeremiah 7:1-7)
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Opening Prayer God of all peoples and all times, God with us here and now, open us up to your wisdom, and to the wisdom of each other. Bless us with honesty and compassion, that we may grow in faith, hope and love for the sake of your justice and peace on earth. Amen. Exegesis The…
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Third Isaiah (Isaiah 55:1 – 56:8)
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Opening Prayer Lord, we come together from our homes and digs, from our work and play, from our business and cares. Create in us attentive hearts, ready to hear your word, that we may see our world afresh, and discern your will for us in our daily living. Amen. Exegesis This is the opening of what is…
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Isaiah’s Commission (Isaiah 6:1-31)
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Opening Prayer Grant, Lord God, as we approach the Scriptures, that we may have receptive hearts and seeking minds to discern your presence and your truth. In Jesus’ name, Amen. Exegesis Isaiah lived in troubled times. Judea (the southern Hebrew kingdom) was a small nation caught up in the perpetual struggle for power and dominion in the…