sermon study guide
the rev dr john h pavelko
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3nd sunday advent
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December 12, 2010
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from last week
The
Preparation of Listening
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this week
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old testament
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psalm
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epistle
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gospel
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Isaiah 35:1-10
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Psalm 146:5-10 or Luke 1:47-55
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James 5:7-10
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Matthew 11:2-11
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preparation
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Read the
Psalm aloud.
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Read the Scripture
from Matthew?
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Take
a moment
to meditate on the Scripture.
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preparing for the message
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What is the most serious crises in your life?
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What do you think is the most serious crises
facing our nations?
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What is the likelihood that any of these will
be resolved quickly?
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reading the message
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Where was John?
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What did he do?
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What question did John's disciple ask him?
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What did Jesus tell John's disciples?
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What six questions did Jesus ask the crowd?
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What do you notice about these questions?
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Why did he those particular questions?
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How did Jesus discribe John?
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Who is John greater than?
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living the message
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When you have been in serious crises in the
past, what helped to pull you out?
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How could this passage help you in a crises?
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closing
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Read
the
Scripture lesson again
and
take a moment to meditate on the passage.
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What
is God
saying to you?
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Thank
God
for
his
presence
and
ask
him
to
apply
what you have learned to your life
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