HIGHS AND LOWS:
Write down one high and one low from your week in your prayer journal. Pastor Breen or a student volunteer will gather them in prayer.
REVIEW:
What still sticks with you from our lesson on the kings of Judah and Israel last week? If you can’t remember, feel free to consult your one sentence summary in your prayer journal.
Watch this youtube video to refresh your memory: Kings of the Bible Song by Adam Zarn: https://youtu.be/XAWu54nhplM
OUT LOUD PRAYER: Listening Prayer
You can find this week’s out loud prayer on Good God Ideas:
https://goodgodideas.wordpress.com/2016/05/16/listening-prayer/
CONNECT BIBLE ACTIVITY #1: Turn in your Connect Bible to page 1011 and read the paragraph of background information under “Amos 5:21-24.” Do the activity provided (make a copy for Pastor Breen if you are doing this for homework).
DWELLING IN THE WORD: Amos 5:21-24
Read Amos 5:21-24 from the New Revised Standard version of the Bible. Underline things you have questions about. Circle things you like or would like to discuss more.
Content Questions: Answer the following questions as completely as possible (group activity: do this with your parents):
What scares, confuses, or challenges me in this text?
What is my favorite part of this text? Why?
What stories or memories does this text stir up in you? You might remember a time when you spaced out during church, or did something with your body that you didn’t really feel in your heart, for example.
What is God doing in this text? What is God up to?
CONNECT BIBLE ACTIVITY #2: Turn in your Connect Bible to page 363 and read the paragraph of background information under “2 Samuel 12:1-7.” Do the activity provided (make a copy for Pastor Breen if you are doing this for homework).
DWELLING IN THE WORD: 2 Samuel 12:1-15
Read 2 Samuel 12:1-15 from the New Revised Standard version of the Bible. Underline things you have questions about. Circle things you like or would like to discuss more.
Content Questions: Answer the following questions as completely as possible (group activity: do this with your parents):
What scares, confuses, or challenges me in this text?
What is my favorite part of this text? Why?
What stories or memories does this text stir up in you? You might remember a time when you did something wrong, but needed someone to point it out to you before you were sorry, for example.
What is God doing in this text? What is God up to?
CONNECT BIBLE ACTIVITY #3: Turn in your Connect Bible to page 763 and read the paragraph of background information under “Isaiah 6:1-8.” Do the activity provided (make a copy for Pastor Breen if you are doing this for homework).
DWELLING IN THE WORD: Isaiah 6:1-8
Read Isaiah 6:1-8 from the New Revised Standard version of the Bible. Underline things you have questions about. Circle things you like or would like to discuss more.
Content Questions: Answer the following questions as completely as possible (group activity: do this with your parents):
What scares, confuses, or challenges me in this text?
What is my favorite part of this text? Why?
What stories or memories does this text stir up in you? You might remember a time when you volunteered for something that others didn’t want to do, for example.
What is God doing in this text? What is God up to?
CONNECT BIBLE ACTIVITY #4: Turn in your Connect Bible to page 797 and read the paragraph of background information under “Isaiah 40:1-11.” Do the activity provided (make a copy for Pastor Breen if you are doing this for homework).
DWELLING IN THE WORD: Isaiah 40:1-11
Read Isaiah 40:1-11 from the New Revised Standard version of the Bible. Underline things you have questions about. Circle things you like or would like to discuss more.
Content Questions: Answer the following questions as completely as possible (group activity: do this with your parents):
What scares, confuses, or challenges me in this text?
What is my favorite part of this text? Why?
What stories or memories does this text stir up in you? You might remember a time when you comforted someone who was going through a tough time, or a time when you were comforted, for example.
What is God doing in this text? What is God up to?
TALKING TO GOD/TAKING IT HOME
- During this week, in your prayers, try using “God Who Speaks” as your title for God to remind you of the role of the prophets.
Deep Roots Confirmation 