April 14, 2023

This Jesus God Raised Up

Katherine Willis Pershey | Read John 20:30-31

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Lectionary Week

April 10–16, 2023

Scripture Overview

Psalm 16 and Acts 2 fit together, since the latter quotes the former. Both celebrate God’s presence in human life and the powerful expression of that presence. In his Pentecost sermon Peter sees a messianic application of the psalm to the resurrection of Jesus. First Peter affirms that resurrection creates community, stressing the faith and love of Christians that arise without the experience of physical contact with Jesus. For later generations, belief and commitment are born out of the witness of others.

Questions and Suggestions for Reflection

Read Acts 2:14a, 22-32. How should the reader (or preacher) acknowledge Peter’s troubling language of blame toward the Israelites without losing the point of the passage?
Read Psalm 16. In what way does God provide protection and refuge for you?
Read John 20:19-31. What does it mean for Jesus to bless “those who have not seen and yet have come to believe?”
Read 1 Peter 1:3-9. How do Peter’s words speak to Chris- tians who do not live with the threat of persecution?

Respond by posting a prayer.

Enough is as good as a feast.” Thus says Mary Poppins, ever the arbiter of wisdom. The children in her care want more, as children tend to do—as most of us tend to do, if we’re honest. One slice of decadent chocolate cake is surely sufficient, but the temptation to...

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Jesus, you are the Messiah, the Son of God. We entrust our- selves to you and give thanks for the life we are granted in your name. Amen.

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