Pastor Gene
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Reflection Questions – Introduction to the ‘Good Shepherd’ Sermons: The Sheep’s Confession (John 10:1-6, Psalm 23)
John 10:1-6: “ “Truly, truly, I say to you, he who does not enter the sheepfold by the door but climbs in by another way, that man is a thief and a robber. 2 But...
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Reflection Questions: The Blind Who See and the Seeing Blind (John 1.45-51, 9.7, 11, 35-41)
John 9:35-41: Jesus heard that had cast him out, and having found him he said, “Do you believe in the Son of Man?” 36 He answered, “And who is he, sir, that I may...
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Reflection Questions: Orienting Ourselves to the Kingship of Jesus (John 20.30-31, Matthew 16.24-27)
Matthew 16:24-27: Then Jesus told his disciples, “If anyone would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow me. 25 For whoever would save his life will lose it, but...
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Reflection Questions: The Mother Who Wouldn’t Take ‘No’ for an Answer – Even from Jesus! (Mother’s Day 2024)
The points below, culled from various sources, address the complex and multi-faceted concept of the silence of God. They are presented here as points for personal reflection.
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Reflection Questions: “Night is coming, when no one can work” (John 9:1-5)
John 9:1-5: As he passed by, he saw a man blind from birth. 2 And his disciples asked him, “Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he was born blind?” 3 Jesus answered, “It was...
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Reflection Questions: The Father of the Lie and the Great ‘I AM’ (John 8.44-59)
Romans 1:18-25, literal rendering from the Greek Text: “For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who by their unrighteousness suppress the truth. 19 For what can be...