Segment 23: Advocate
Presenter: Gail R. O’Day
The Gospel of John addresses the problem of Jesus’ absence from
the faith community. In the Farewell Discourse (John 14–17)
Jesus promises his followers the Holy Spirit to keep the resurrected
Christ present in the faith community. The Spirit will function to
teach the faith community, to bear witness to Jesus and help communities
bear witness, to help the community declare what comes
from Jesus and glorify him, and finally to be present to communities
of faith. The Spirit will ensure that in whatever adversity
believers find themselves, the words of Jesus will be freshly
declared and freshly available.
Disciple One: Because each One of us is called to be a Disciple
Sunday, February 27, 2011
Monday, February 21, 2011
Video Segment 22 Summary (February 21, 2011 class)
Segment 22: Lifegiver
Presenter: Fernando F. Segovia
John 1–12 presents the role of Jesus as the giver of life. A pattern
of descent and ascent is established in the Prologue and used
throughout the Gospel to develop its portrayal of Jesus: The Word of
God descends, comes from glory, reveals his glory in and to the
world, and returns to glory. The world above and the world below
are opposed to each other. Truth, light, grace, and life are contrasted
with falsehood, darkness, sin, and death. The “life” that Jesus
proclaims and makes available includes a new way of relating to
God and to one another. It is life born from above, life in union
with the Father, life “not of this world.”
Presenter: Fernando F. Segovia
John 1–12 presents the role of Jesus as the giver of life. A pattern
of descent and ascent is established in the Prologue and used
throughout the Gospel to develop its portrayal of Jesus: The Word of
God descends, comes from glory, reveals his glory in and to the
world, and returns to glory. The world above and the world below
are opposed to each other. Truth, light, grace, and life are contrasted
with falsehood, darkness, sin, and death. The “life” that Jesus
proclaims and makes available includes a new way of relating to
God and to one another. It is life born from above, life in union
with the Father, life “not of this world.”
Wednesday, February 9, 2011
Video Segment 21 Summary (February 13, 2011 class)
Segment 21: God Seeks the Least, the Last, the Lost
Presenter: Fred B. Craddock
The Gospel of Luke presents Jesus as prophet, teacher, preacher, and healer
and records some of his stories that are preserved nowhere else. Luke
sets Jesus’ life within the Judaism of his day and states his mission in the
Old Testament terms of Isaiah. Luke chronicles Jesus’ prayer life; his calls
for justice, mercy, and fairness; his concern for the poor, the halt, the
lame, and the blind as Kingdom people; and his inclusion of women as
helpers and disciples alongside the men. According to Luke, the word
that the risen Christ wants preached to all people everywhere is both a
call for repentance and an offer of forgiveness.
Presenter: Fred B. Craddock
The Gospel of Luke presents Jesus as prophet, teacher, preacher, and healer
and records some of his stories that are preserved nowhere else. Luke
sets Jesus’ life within the Judaism of his day and states his mission in the
Old Testament terms of Isaiah. Luke chronicles Jesus’ prayer life; his calls
for justice, mercy, and fairness; his concern for the poor, the halt, the
lame, and the blind as Kingdom people; and his inclusion of women as
helpers and disciples alongside the men. According to Luke, the word
that the risen Christ wants preached to all people everywhere is both a
call for repentance and an offer of forgiveness.
Session 21 class is Feb 13 at 1 pm.
Just a reminder that the Session 21 class (on The Gospel of Luke) is being held on Sunday, February 13, 2011 at 1 pm in Fellowship Hall. Grab some lunch after the 11 am church service and come back for Disciple Study.
Friday, February 4, 2011
Video Segment 20 Summary (February 7, 2011 class)
Segment 20: The Hidden Messiah
Presenter: Dal Joon Won
The faith journey of the disciples from their call to their final
understanding of Jesus as Messiah included three stages: trying but failing
to understand the real mission of Messiah; realizing that Jesus is the
Messiah but continuing to misunderstand the nature of his messiahship
as the suffering Son of Man; and seeing the cost of following a suffering
Messiah as too high. The hidden Messiah was revealed in God’s true
power and glory to the women who went to the tomb. Discipleship happens
only when one accepts the suffering nature of the hidden Messiah.
Presenter: Dal Joon Won
The faith journey of the disciples from their call to their final
understanding of Jesus as Messiah included three stages: trying but failing
to understand the real mission of Messiah; realizing that Jesus is the
Messiah but continuing to misunderstand the nature of his messiahship
as the suffering Son of Man; and seeing the cost of following a suffering
Messiah as too high. The hidden Messiah was revealed in God’s true
power and glory to the women who went to the tomb. Discipleship happens
only when one accepts the suffering nature of the hidden Messiah.
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