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.
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Collect Proper 12 O God, the protector of all who trust in you, without whom nothing is strong, nothing is holy: Increase and multiply upon us your mercy; that, with you as our ruler and guide, we may so pass through things temporal, that we lose not the things eternal; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen. Collect Proper 12 The operational section of the collect is: Increase and multiply upon us your mercy; that, with you as our ruler and guide, we may so pass through things temporal, that we lose not the things eternal;” This appears to be a cosmic call for believers to keep “their eye on the ball” so to speak and properly order the here and material now with the greater reality of the Kingdom of God. The lessons for this Sunday take an interesting trip around this topic. From Solomon’s wise request for wisdom to better govern his people, to his father David’s spectacular failing with his eye for a bathing Bathsheba and a way from his duty of governance and perverted use of God’s gift of David’s kingship. Collect Proper 12 The New Testament readings deal with Paul’s assurance that nothing can separate us from God in RCL A, to his warning to the Colossians in RCL C not to be concerned with the forms of worship but the substance. In RCL B the reading from Ephesians is in a way a restatement of the collect’s plea. The reading for RCL C Luke 11:1-13 , the comparison by Jesus of a parent’s aid to a child with God’s: If you then, who are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will the heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to those who ask him!“ In RCL B, the Gospel is the feeding of the multitude and is an illustration that God stands for life, by the provision of food needed in the Temporal world and salvation in the eternal world. The collect reminds and encourages us to be mindful of the right priorities. 2 Samuel 11:1-15 In the spring of the year, the time when kings go out to battle, David sent Joab with his officers and all Israel with him; they ravaged the Ammonites, and besieged Rabbah. But David remained at Jerusalem. It happened, late one afternoon, when David rose from his couch and was walking about on the roof of the king's house, that he saw from the roof a woman bathing; the woman was very beautiful. David sent someone to inquire about the woman. 2 Samuel 11:1-15 It was reported, "This is Bathsheba daughter of Eliam, the wife of Uriah the Hittite." So David sent messengers to get her, and she came to him, and he lay with her. (Now she was purifying herself after her period.) Then she returned to her house. The woman conceived; and she sent and told David, "I am pregnant." So David sent word to Joab, "Send me Uriah the Hittite." And Joab sent Uriah to David. When Uriah came to him, David asked how Joab and the people fared, and how the war was going. 2 Samuel 11:1-15 Then David said to Uriah, "Go down to your house, and wash your feet." Uriah went out of the king's house, and there followed him a present from the king. But Uriah slept at the entrance of the king's house with all the servants of his lord, and did not go down to his house. When they told David, "Uriah did not go down to his house," David said to Uriah, "You have just come from a journey. Why did you not go down to your house?" 2 Samuel 11:1-15 Uriah said to David, "The ark and Israel and Judah remain in booths; and my lord Joab and the servants of my lord are camping in the open field; shall I then go to my house, to eat and to drink, and to lie with my wife? As you live, and as your soul lives, I will not do such a thing." Then David said to Uriah, "Remain here today also, and tomorrow I will send you back." So Uriah remained in Jerusalem that day. On the next day, David invited him to eat and drink in his presence and made him drunk; 2 Samuel 11:1-15 and in the evening he went out to lie on his couch with the servants of his lord, but he did not go down to his house. In the morning David wrote a letter to Joab, and sent it by the hand of Uriah. In the letter he wrote, "Set Uriah in the forefront of the hardest fighting, and then draw back from him, so that he may be struck down and die." Installment One This week the sin, next week the consequence Hittite? The Hittites had settled in the area in earlier times as the remnants of a great empire of centuries before. The story of David has several persons known as ‘the Hittite’ in the story of David’s night time approach to a sleeping Saul in which Saul’s life was spared there is an appearance by Ahimelech the Hittite. 1 Samuel 26:1-25 The few Hittites remaining in David’s time joined the Israelites and had adopted Hebrew names such as Ahimelech and Uriah the Hittite. War The back drop of the story is war and in the context of war Uriah’s behavior was quite proper. War had a religious tone in those days and a warrior was expected to remain pure and chaste not merely as a show of solidarity with his men in the field but to retain ritual purity. Uriah resists each of David’s attempt to cover the pregnancy by sending him home for a night with the Mrs. The skill of the story teller is shown, Uriah, a leader even with the encouragement of his King refused to take advantage of his position as officer for a recreational opportunity. A marked contrast to David’s abuse of office. Tragic Romantic Comedy Like a 1930’s comedy, David tries repeatedly to tempt Uriah to violate the sanctity of the camp. God’s chosen adopts the role of tempter to Uriah’s virtue. But unlike a 1930’s comedy the tale does not end in the parlor for a laugh and a drink when the plot is resolved. The ending is brutal and ironic when David as a commander in war violates a commander's duty not to expose his troops to danger without reason. Not only is Uriah but his men are pointlessly exposed to danger and death. Bathsheba Notice that she is treated as an object by just about everyone. We don’t hear anything about how she felt about David’s attentions or even whether she was distressed by the possibility Uriah would learn the truth or anxious to bear a son for a King with the possibility of an increase in status; There is a recognition that she has no say at all in the matter and thus no guilt. But she will share the punishment, the loss of her child. Curiously, later she will play a role in putting Solomon forward as contender for King. But that is a different story. Lucas Cranach, David & Bathsheba
from Das Ander teyl des alten Testaments (Martin Luther), 1534
Woodcut, 120x157mm Paris Bordone,
Bathsheba Bathing, c. 1549
Oil on canvas, 234 x 217 cm
Wallraf-Richartz-Museum, Cologne
Bordone used the scenery appropriate to tragedy from Serlio's architectural treatise. Note David looking out a window and Uriah on horseback. Artemisia Gentileschi,
Bathsheba,
c. 1640s
Oil on canvas, 258 x 218 cm
Neues Palais, Potsdam Psalm 14 Page 598, BCP Dixit insipiens 1 The fool has said in his heart, "There is no God." *
All are corrupt and commit abominable acts;
there is none who does any good. 2 The LORD looks down from heaven upon us all, *
to see if there is any who is wise,
if there is one who seeks after God. 3 Every one has proved faithless;
all alike have turned bad; *
there is none who does good; no, not one. Psalm 14 Page 598, BCP Dixit insipiens4 Have they no knowledge, all those evildoers *
who eat up my people like bread
and do not call upon the LORD? 5 See how they tremble with fear, *
because God is in the company of the righteous. 6 Their aim is to confound the plans of the afflicted, *
but the LORD is their refuge. 7 Oh, that Israel's deliverance would come out of Zion! *
when the LORD restores the fortunes of his people,
Jacob will rejoice and Israel be glad. Psalm 14 Page 598, BCP Dixit insipiens This is a Denunciation of Godlessness and condemnation of a cynical and unrighteous age. This psalm is almost identical with Psalm 53 and is a variation on the typical lament. Verses 4–6: form a threat to the evil-doers, having the force of a curse. 2 Kings 4:42-44 A man came from Baal-shalishah, bringing food from the first fruits to the man of God: twenty loaves of barley and fresh ears of grain in his sack. Elisha said, "Give it to the people and let them eat." But his servant said, "How can I set this before a hundred people?" So he repeated, "Give it to the people and let them eat, for thus says the LORD, `They shall eat and have some left.'" He set it before them, they ate, and had some left, according to the word of the LORD. Introduction to 2 Kings Is a part of an older collection about the Hebrew Kings which details with regard to each whether or not they feared God or followed God. The books of 1 and 2 King along with both 1 and 2 Samuel were at one time part of one book. One break in the story line concerns the time of Elijah and Elisha two of the great OT names, both prophets who helped end the role of corruption in the monarchy. Elisha’s Miracle Feeding To a 1stcentury audience schooled in the prophets, the parallel of todays OT and Gospel was not lost. Two OT heavy weights are Elijah and Elisha. Elijah worked as a solitary figure and Elisha as a part of the ‘company’ of prophets. The legend of Elisha is full of parallel events with Elijah, healings and feedings. Just as Matthew in his Gospel was concerned with making connections, the feeding first of 5000 in todays reading and latter the feeding of four thousand, were chosen from the incidents in the life of Jesus as a connection to ancient heroes. Psalm 145:10-19 Page 802, BCP Exaltabo te, Deus 10 All your works praise you, O LORD, *
and your faithful servants bless you. 11 They make known the glory of your kingdom *
and speak of your power; 12 That the peoples may know of your power *
and the glorious splendor of your kingdom. 13 Your kingdom is an everlasting kingdom; *
your dominion endures throughout all ages. Psalm 145:10-19 Page 802, BCP Exaltabo te, Deus 14 The LORD is faithful in all his words *
and merciful in all his deeds. 15 The LORD upholds all those who fall; *
he lifts up those who are bowed down. 16 The eyes of all wait upon you, O LORD, *
and you give them their food in due season. 17 You open wide your hand *
and satisfy the needs of every living creature. Psalm 145:10-19 Page 802, BCP Exaltabo te, Deus 18 The LORD is righteous in all his ways *
and loving in all his works. 19 The LORD is near to those who call upon him, *
to all who call upon him faithfully. Psalm 145:10-19 Page 802, BCP Exaltabo te, Deus The superscription for this Psalm is The greatness and Goodness of God. The instruction say only “Praise. Of David.” The form is that of a acrostic we have only 9 of 21 verses and thus the form of the Psalm is hard to fathom. The section we have is a somewhat less personal expression than the omitted beginning and end. Each verse is in praise of God’s glory, as with all acrostics there is no substantive organization. Ephesians 3:14-21 I bow my knees before the Father, from whom every family in heaven and on earth takes its name. I pray that, according to the riches of his glory, he may grant that you may be strengthened in your inner being with power through his Spirit, and that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith, as you are being rooted and grounded in love. I pray that you may have the power to comprehend, with all the saints, what is the breadth and length and height and depth, and to know the love of Christ that Ephesians 3:14-21 surpasses knowledge, so that you may be filled with all the fullness of God. Now to him who by the power at work within us is able to accomplish abundantly far more than all we can ask or imagine, to him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus to all generations, forever and ever. Amen. Introduction to EphesiansThe language of this letter was largely drawn from various hymns and liturgies of the time. A recurrent theme is that Jesus through his death has broken the power of evil and has united Jews and gentiles. There are copies of this book that do not mention Ephesus. It is thought that this is a circular letter sent around many churches. The stylistic differences in the letter raise the possibility that this was written by a follower to the church at a later time. The text The text we have for today is a part of a prayer that starts at the beginning of Chapter Three. The themes are the unity of believers and the new life. The prayer we have today seems to be an introduction or preparation for the new life of readers once pagans and now Christians. The thought expressed seems to reflect the collect’s call for believers to be aware of the greater reality beyond the material world. John 6:1-21 Jesus went to the other side of the Sea of Galilee, also called the Sea of Tiberias. A large crowd kept following him, because they saw the signs that he was doing for the sick. Jesus went up the mountain and sat down there with his disciples. Now the Passover, the festival of the Jews, was near. When he looked up and saw a large crowd coming toward him, Jesus said to Philip, "Where are we to buy bread for these people to eat?" He said this to test him, for he himself knew what he was going to do. John 6:1-21 Philip answered him, "Six months' wages would not buy enough bread for each of them to get a little." One of his disciples, Andrew, Simon Peter's brother, said to him, "There is a boy here who has five barley loaves and two fish. But what are they among so many people?" Jesus said, "Make the people sit down." Now there was a great deal of grass in the place; so they sat down, about five thousand in all. Then Jesus took the loaves, and when he had given thanks, he distributed them to those who were seated; John 6:1-21 so also the fish, as much as they wanted. When they were satisfied, he told his disciples, "Gather up the fragments left over, so that nothing may be lost." So they gathered them up, and from the fragments of the five barley loaves, left by those who had eaten, they filled twelve baskets. When the people saw the sign that he had done, they began to say, "This is indeed the prophet who is to come into the world." John 6:1-21 When Jesus realized that they were about to come and take him by force to make him king, he withdrew again to the mountain by himself. When evening came, his disciples went down to the sea, got into a boat, and started across the sea to Capernaum. It was now dark, and Jesus had not yet come to them. The sea became rough because a strong wind was blowing. When they had rowed about three or four miles, they saw Jesus walking on the sea and coming near the boat, and they were terrified. John 6:1-21 But he said to them, "It is I; do not be afraid." Then they wanted to take him into the boat, and immediately the boat reached the land toward which they were going. Introduction to John Much is made of the contrast between the synoptic Gospels and the 4thGospel of John. The synoptic Gospels were felt by scholars to be more accurate quotes for instance while John in contrast used longer paraphrases to give more depth of meaning. However, there are similarities in incidents and while the order of events is different in particular the approach to Jerusalem. Today’s reading is an illustration of the similarities. The events in today’s reading are the omitted section from Mark in Proper 11, the feeding of the five thousand. The incident This miracle is reported in all four Gospels. The importance of the miracle is that it mirrors two incidents from the past the manna during the 40 years in the desert and the Elisha miracle in the alternate reading for today. The reader of the 1stcentury would have immediately seen the connection. The trip across the water is also pretty amazing, it ties into the symbolism for John in that the people follow Jesus seeking to be fed again. The symbol In John symbols are of great importance. And John has a number of ‘sayings’ that bring the reader along to an understanding of Jesus. The feeding, the trip in the boat, the crowd following for more set up one of these sayings. “34 They said to him, “Sir, give us this bread always.” 35 Jesus said to them, “I am the bread of life. Whoever comes to me will never be hungry, and whoever believes in me will never be thirsty. 36 But I said to you that you have seen me and yet do not believe.” Like the Collect, this is a demonstration that God understands our need for the material, food, but He also wants us to understand that there is a greater reality, as a way to understand and place things in perspective. Master of St. Catherine, Triptych with the Miracles of Christ
central panel: Multiplication of the loaves and fishes, last qtr. 15th C
National Gallery of Victoria Pyxis with the Miracle of Christ’s Multiplication of the Loaves
6th century, Byzantine culture
Box made in North Africa, Lid made in Spain
Ivory with polychromy
Overall (with lid): 3 1/2 x 4 3/8 x 5 1/2 in.
Metropolitan Museum,
New York
Christ flanked by Peter and Paul; other disciples carry bread. Jacopo Tintoretto (Jacopo Robusti),
The Miracle of the Loaves and Fishes, c. 1545–50
Oil on canvas; 61 x 160 1/2 in., Metropolitan Museum, New York Jacopo Tintoretto (Jacopo Robusti),
The Miracle of the Loaves and Fishes, c. 1545–50
Oil on canvas; 61 x 160 1/2 in., Metropolitan Museum, New York
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