A free resource for content and presentation Technology
Complete Adult Formation Kit
A free resource for content and presentation Technology
Complete Adult Formation Kit
Complete Adult Formation Kit
Complete Adult Formation Kit
I have been doing an Adult Education or Formation class each Sunday since the 1990s at Christ Episcopal Church Little Rock, Arkansas. Years ago I started to use PowerPoints lectionary / Bibles since you never knew how many copies of paper materials you'd need. Plus you can add art, stained glass, maps like those flip charts from Sunday Sc
I have been doing an Adult Education or Formation class each Sunday since the 1990s at Christ Episcopal Church Little Rock, Arkansas. Years ago I started to use PowerPoints lectionary / Bibles since you never knew how many copies of paper materials you'd need. Plus you can add art, stained glass, maps like those flip charts from Sunday School.
Some Churches already have all the things needed. The "How to" section has instructions that should allow any congregation to have an entertaining adult formation space on a budget.
The class materials here are free - I enjoyed making them and presenting them. I want you to enjoy them as well. You can do every course here for one initial investment of less than $200.00. If you are lucky enough to have a class space already equipped for PowerPoint, then you would have no cost.
Check out the samples and instruction videos to see what the possibilities are and know you can answer your call to formation. Technology can be intimidating, but also can let you explore so much more. The axe to be ground here is that adults in the Episcopal Church should know more about the Bible and what it does say and not what others
Check out the samples and instruction videos to see what the possibilities are and know you can answer your call to formation. Technology can be intimidating, but also can let you explore so much more. The axe to be ground here is that adults in the Episcopal Church should know more about the Bible and what it does say and not what others insist that it must say.
You can find that the Gospel is really very good news, not just kind of good. The Lord loves you and will never abandon you. The Lord is there if you look.
The link below is to a regular Sunday session of the Lectionary Class held each Sunday at 9:00 AM U S Central Standard Time. The class uses a Microsoft Teams format. No down load is needed beyond clicking the Link and following the on screen directions.
________________________________________________________________________________
+1 501-295-7463 United States, Little Rock (Toll)
Conference ID: 969 280 966#
Local numbers | Reset PIN | Learn more about Teams | Meeting options
If you have questions about the opportunities available to you in our programs, feel free to send us a message. We will get back to you as soon as possible. Our hope is to help Episcopal Churches with Bible oriented Adult Education.
The Collect for Proper 25 Almighty and everlasting God, increase in us the gifts of faith, hope, and charity; and, that we may obtain what you promise, make us love what you command; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen. THE COLLECT Proper 25 The Petition in this week’s collect is two-fold. The collect asks that God, increase “faith, hope, and charity.” And then a request to help us love the Lords commands to help us achieve this. The request for faith, hope and charity seem to echo Paul’s position on the most important gifts. The second is to help us live more in God’s world in the here and now through confidence that our ultimate salvation is already secured for us by the sacrifice of Jesus. THE COLLECT Proper 25 The readings for the three years illuminate different parts of this collect. RCL A in Leviticus we are warned against hate, the Gospel for the day is Matthew’s summary of the two greatest commandments the second being to love one’s neighbor as one’s self. Psalm 1 V2 calls the praises those who delight in the law of the Lord. As Paul in Thessalonians, trumpets his gentleness to them. THE COLLECT Proper 25 In RCL B we have the climactic moment in Job when he states “now my eye sees you” and Job the righteous man repents! In RCL B in Joel we learn of a time when the Lord will pour out my spirit on all flesh. We are called to seek a more virtuous life in the assurance that our salvation is already assured. In RCL C, Joel 2:23 “Then afterward I will pour out my spirit on all flesh; your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, your old men shall dream dreams, and your young men shall see visions. Job 42:1-6, 10-17 Then Job answered the LORD: "I know that you can do all things, and that no purpose of yours can be thwarted. `Who is this that hides counsel without knowledge?' Therefore I have uttered what I did not understand, things too wonderful for me, which I did not know. `Hear, and I will speak; I will question you, and you declare to me.' I had heard of you by the hearing of the ear, but now my eye sees you; therefore I despise myself, and repent in dust and ashes.” Job 42:1-6, 10-17 And the LORD restored the fortunes of Job when he had prayed for his friends; and the LORD gave Job twice as much as he had before. Then there came to him all his brothers and sisters and all who had known him before, and they ate bread with him in his house; they showed him sympathy and comforted him for all the evil that the LORD had brought upon him; and each of them gave him a piece of money and a gold ring. The LORD blessed the latter days of Job more than his beginning; Job 42:1-6, 10-17 and he had fourteen thousand sheep, six thousand camels, a thousand yoke of oxen, and a thousand donkeys. He also had seven sons and three daughters. He named the first Jemimah, the second Keziah, and the third Keren-happuch. In all the land there were no women so beautiful as Job's daughters; and their father gave them an inheritance along with their brothers. After this Job lived one hundred and forty years, and saw his children, and his children's children, four generations. And Job died, old and full of days. The Final point Last week Last week Job encountered God as a voice from the whirl wind. The response is not sympathetic. It points out to Job that he was not the creator of the universe and does not command the elements and animals. In short Job is reminded of his mortality. Omitted material in context Job Is Humbled and Satisfied - The superscription for the text or our reading Job's Friends Are Humiliated - The superscription for the omitted text 7 After the LORD had spoken these words to Job, the LORD said to Eliphaz the Temanite: "My wrath is kindled against you and against your two friends; for you have not spoken of me what is right, as my servant Job has. 8 Now therefore take seven bulls and seven rams, and go to my servant Job, and offer up for yourselves a burnt offering; and my servant Job shall pray for you, for I will accept his prayer not to deal with you according to your folly; for you have not spoken of me what is right, as my servant Job has done." 9 So Eliphaz the Temanite and Bildad the Shuhite and Zophar the Naamathite went and did what the LORD had told them; and the LORD accepted Job's prayer. The Answer There is an answer in Job but it is not about suffering directly. The Lord affirms Job’s last statement, in which he admits his mortality and place. The Lord condemns the arguments of the ‘friends.’ What is the dramatic turning point? I think it is Job’s new relationship with God. Job had known God only by what others had told him. Now, Job has encountered God directly. Job does not say this made the suffering ‘worth it’ only that he was no longer concerned with it, but with God. Abbot Jerome But Job was genuinely mistaken about God. He thought God was simply a scorekeeper who rewards the good with prosperity and punishes the wicked with suffering. Until he was tested by a series of personal tragedies, Job's experience supported this notion of God. . . .God was not behaving as expected. Abbot Jerome [Job] found that his concept of God was an illusion; he did not know who God was until now: "I knew you only by hearsay, but now I have seen you with my own eyes". … We find that our God has the same values and attitudes, and even prejudices, as ourselves. . . . Is it any wonder that the God we know by hearsay shares the priorities and preferences of our sources? To become truly children of God, we must meet the true God on our own or we may still be clutching an idol in sight of the Promised land. … William Blake, The Book of Job, 1820
Plate XXI “So the Lord blessed the latter end of Job more than the beginning” Psalm 34:1-8, (19-22) Benedicam Dominum 1 I will bless the LORD at all times; *
his praise shall ever be in my mouth. 2 I will glory in the LORD; *
let the humble hear and rejoice. 3 Proclaim with me the greatness of the LORD; *
let us exalt his Name together. 4 I sought the LORD, and he answered me *
and delivered me out of all my terror. Psalm 34:1-8, (19-22) Benedicam Dominum 5 Look upon him and be radiant, *
and let not your faces be ashamed. 6 I called in my affliction and the LORD heard me *
and saved me from all my troubles. 7 The angel of the LORD encompasses those who fear him, *
and he will deliver them. 8 Taste and see that the LORD is good; *
happy are they who trust in him! Psalm 34:1-8, (19-22) Benedicam Dominum [19 Many are the troubles of the righteous, *
but the LORD will deliver him out of them all. 20 He will keep safe all his bones; *
not one of them shall be broken. 21 Evil shall slay the wicked, *
and those who hate the righteous will be punished. 22 The LORD ransoms the life of his servants, * and none will be punished who trust in him.] Psalm 34:1-8, (19-22) Benedicam Dominum Praise for Deliverance from Trouble “Of David, when he feigned madness before Abimelech, so that he drove him out, and he went away.” Except is wasn’t Abimelech it was Achish king of Gath at 1 Samuel 21:10-15 Isn’t this Psalm wrong based on the Job selection we just read. Jeremiah 31:7-9Thus says the LORD: Sing aloud with gladness for Jacob, and raise shouts for the chief of the nations; proclaim, give praise, and say, "Save, O LORD, your people, the remnant of Israel." See, I am going to bring them from the land of the north, and gather them from the farthest parts of the earth, among them the blind and the lame, Jeremiah 31:7-9 those with child and those in labor, together; a great company, they shall return here. With weeping they shall come, and with consolations I will lead them back, I will let them walk by brooks of water, in a straight path in which they shall not stumble; for I have become a father to Israel, and Ephraim is my firstborn. Introduction to Jeremiah Jeremiah began his ministry in 627 b.c. about 100 years after Isaiah was started and he died after 587 in Egypt. The material from today’s reading is from what has been called the hopeful scroll which contained much of what is now in Jeremiah 30–32. During his life Jeremiah from political stand point argued against an alliance with Egypt arguing that they should trust God and not an alliance. He proved right and the war was finally lost and exile resulted. The Text - Sound Familiar? The reason that this may sound familiar is that it is based on a section from Isaiah 35 and the 23rd Psalm [2-3]. Both about a time when God will lead his people and the way will be cleared and made easy even for the lame and children. Both used elsewhere in the lectionary. Christian Perspective The nation of Israel regarded this as a book that foretold that God would bring them back from an exile justly earned by their disobedience. Christians seem to view this as a vision of the end times, when God will reconcile the universe and all will live in peace at one with God and one another. Psalm 126 Page 782, BCP
In convertendo 1 When the LORD restored the fortunes of Zion, *
then were we like those who dream. 2 Then was our mouth filled with laughter, *
and our tongue with shouts of joy. 3 Then they said among the nations, *
"The LORD has done great things for them." 4 The LORD has done great things for us, *
and we are glad indeed. Psalm 126 Page 782, BCP
In convertendo 5 Restore our fortunes, O LORD, *
like the watercourses of the Negev. 6 Those who sowed with tears *
will reap with songs of joy. 7 Those who go out weeping, carrying the seed, *
will come again with joy, shouldering their sheaves. Psalm 126 Page 782, BCP
In convertendo This is listed as a song of ascents to be used by pilgrims on the approach to the temple mount. It is entitled “A Harvest of Joy.” But notice that if this was to have been written by David, it clearly concerns an event that did not destroy Israel until 500 years after David left the world’s stage as a person and became a legend. Hebrews 7:23-28 The former priests were many in number, because they were prevented by death from continuing in office; but he holds his priesthood permanently, because he continues forever. Consequently he is able for all time to save those who approach God through him, since he always lives to make intercession for them. Hebrews 7:23-28 For it was fitting that we should have such a high priest, holy, blameless, undefiled, separated from sinners, and exalted above the heavens. Unlike the other high priests, he has no need to offer sacrifices day after day, first for his own sins, and then for those of the people; this he did once for all when he offered himself. For the law appoints as high priests those who are subject to weakness, but the word of the oath, which came later than the law, appoints a Son who has been made perfect forever. Introduction to the Letter to the Hebrews You will remember from last week that the three main points to Hebrews are: The superiority of Jesus Christ to the prophets, angels, and to Moses. The superiority of Christ's priesthood to the Priests; and (c) The superiority of Christ's sacrifice over those of the temple. Today as the last two weeks we address the second point. Okay, so what The question comes up what does this mean to us in now 2100 years later. Few of us are tempted to return to temple worship. If Christ is superior to the priests and offers himself as the ‘sacrifice’ for all. Thus salvation from Jesus is not limited to the followers of the law. So for us this is an affirmation that salvation is something open to all – even people like us. Mark 10:46-52 Jesus and his disciples came to Jericho. As he and his disciples and a large crowd were leaving Jericho, Bartimaeus son of Timaeus, a blind beggar, was sitting by the roadside. When he heard that it was Jesus of Nazareth, he began to shout out and say, "Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!” Mark 10:46-52 Many sternly ordered him to be quiet, but he cried out even more loudly, "Son of David, have mercy on me!" Jesus stood still and said, "Call him here." And they called the blind man, saying to him, "Take heart; get up, he is calling you." So throwing off his cloak, he sprang up and came to Jesus. Mark 10:46-52 Then Jesus said to him, "What do you want me to do for you?" The blind man said to him, "My teacher, let me see again." Jesus said to him, "Go; your faith has made you well." Immediately he regained his sight and followed him on the way. Julius Schnorr von Carolsfeld, Blind Bartimaeus cries out, c. 1850 Blind Bartimaeus Faith In the healings of both the woman with the hemorrhage and the blind Bartimaeus Jesus proclaims that their faith has “saved” them; most recent translations correctly render the Greek verb as “has made you well.” Messianic Secret! One controversial 20th Century theory is that the synoptic Gospels consistently indicate that Jesus attempted to hide his messianic character only to be reveled after his resurrection. Other scholars have attacked this theory. Today’s reading is one that has been used to criticize this theory. It is not Jesus who orders Bartimaeus to be quiet but ‘many.’ Oct 23 is St James of Jerusalem Day James of Jerusalem, James the Just, and James the Less are names of this person Whether or not he was a “brother” of Jesus has been the subject of much theological discussion. In some accounts he was a son of Alpheus. According to early sources James was martyred by being thrown from the roof of the Temple and then stoned and beaten to death. The Golden Legend relates that 'a man in that company took a fuller's staff and smote him on the head, that his brains fell all abroad'. In art James holds a fuller's staff, which may be short- or long-handled, having a clubbed head; or it is shaped like a flat bat. It was once used by the fuller in the process of finishing cloth, to compact the material by beating it. Or in some German art, he may hold a hatter's bow, which was used in the manufacture of felt for hats and by wool-workers to clean wool. James was the patron saint of hat-makers. Georges de La Tour, St. James the Less, 1615-20
Copyright © 2018 Episcopal Christian Education - All Rights Reserved.
Powered by GoDaddy
We use cookies to analyze website traffic and optimize your website experience. By accepting our use of cookies, your data will be aggregated with all other user data.