For Sunday School Group on The Nature of The Bible

Here are two links to more detailed information on the topics we discussed in Sunday School today. (For the question on this week's sermon, see the post below) 

http://docs.google.com/Presentation?id=ddr5rgsk_41cwsgbm94

http://docs.google.com/Presentation?id=ddr5rgsk_637xk8cxfj

Points of Friction

In John 14:15-19 Jesus says Christians can see him and see the Holy Spirit when others cannot. What is an example of a controversy or point of friction that can arise when Christians are guided by that which they see but is hidden from other people?

MM

What do you think?

In light of the fact that the disciples were utterly shocked at Jesus' resurrection (See Luke 24:36-49), what do you think was the hardest adjustment they had to make because of the resurrection? (Maybe a hard but joyful adjustment?)

MM

The Invasion of God's Resurrection Force

I said in the message on Easter Sunday that Christ's resurrection was, in many ways, like God's D Day, in which he broke into the world to conquer the dark power of death that had reigned for so long. 

God's expectation is that, from the starting point of Jesus' resurrection, his followers move out across the world to bring the new life made available by the the resurrection and the Holy Spirit to all people, in order to make all things on earth as they are in Heaven. 

What's a specific example of a person or event through which you've seen God's kingdom advancing into the dark areas of the world? 

MM

Everyday Blindness

It's clear from passages like Luke 17:26-36 that many people miss the most important of all things because they are so immersed in the everyday activities of life--"eating and drinking, buying and selling, planting and building." 

What aspects of our mundane, everyday experiences do you think are most dangerous? What makes us most vulnerable to missing the most important thing(s)?

PS

If you plan on going on the Sierra Leone trip next January, don't forget to post your name and intent to go here. 

MM