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Sermon Discussion Guide PDF: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1vyNfqEep70pkTmYWRgXbivrpXwP8-UUp/view?usp=sharing  Sermon Discussion Guide (for use at home this week)   Opening prayer: Thank you, Lord, for the gift of forgiveness in your Supper; AMEN. About Me Think of a time when you were not yet able to commune with our congregation.  When was this?  What possible questions came up as a result? Into the Bible – 1 Corinthians 11:17-34 Verses 17-22: What problems did Paul address with the Corinthian’s apparent Holy Communion practice?  Verses 23-26: What does Paul quote as of “first importance”?  What do we do in this eating & drinking? Verse 28: Name one prerequisite for participation at Holy Communion.   Verses 27, 29-32: What ought Christians do before attending the Lord’s table?  Find two reasons why. Verses 33-34: Compare these verses with the opening verses of 17-22, and identify two differences.   Application 38 Jesus himself was in the stern, sleeping on a cushion. They woke him and said, “Teacher, don’t you care that we are about to drown?”  39 Then he got up, rebuked the wind, and said to the sea, “Peace! Be still!” The wind stopped, and there was a great calm. 40 He said to them, “Why are you so afraid? Do you still lack faith?”  Mark 4 In Sunday’s sermon, Pastor talked about the limits of our fallen human reason, as well as the blessing of Holy Communion.  Why do the limits of human reason need to be discussed often?  How do the topics of human reason & Holy Communion relate to each other? In Sunday’s gospel reading from Mark 4, Jesus let the disciples struggle with the storm for quite some time.  Why did he do that, rather than stopping the storm immediately?  Name two ways that struggle have influenced your faith. Look at the verse above.  Identify the specific rebuke that Jesus gives in v. 40.  What do fear & doubt demonstrate about our human frailty?  Describe what the disciples must’ve heard, seen, felt, experienced in that five-minute time period from nearly-sinking to floating silently.   “All this God does only because he is my good and merciful Father in heaven, and not because I have earned or deserved it…”   Look back at the First Article & its explanation.  What gifts has God given in your life?  Identify some specific gifts that may have changed over time.  How might suffering or struggle be a gift?  What does the “All this God does…” quotation here teach us about our expectations? “To the Point of Death – Taking Jesus at his Word.” Identify the commonalities between the disciples in the boat & the Corinthians’ practice of Holy Communion.  How can we encourage one another when circumstances fly in the face of our human reason? Christians confess.  And we do so by taking Jesus at his Word.  With this in mind – identify two reasons why a congregation would have Holy Communion each Sunday, and describe the unique opportunities this practice brings. Prayer: O Lord, our God, govern the nations on earth and direct the affairs of this world so that your Church may worship you in peace and joy; through your Son, Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. AMEN. Bible Reading This Week: Nahum 3, Romans 1, Rom 2, Rom 3, Rom 4 Monday-Friday, Daily Bible reading through the podcast: bit.ly/rwjdaily    Saturday THIRSTY episode, every Saturday at 8:30 AM.   Current Saturday Series: The Gospel of John (Rev. Paul Stratman - 9 AM) Show Notes Contact the Podcast: RWJPodcast@gmail.com or www.raisedwithjesus.com/podcast  Click here to find a nearby congregation or church home.   yearbook.wels.net 2021 Bible Reading Schedule: https://bit.ly/rwj2021  All rights reserved. Growing in the Word course at NPH: https://online.nph.net/growing-in-the-word-student-lessons.html  Or contact Pastor Hagen for your own workbook: pastorhagen@icloud.com Gospel of John videos from St. Stephen’s Lutheran Church of Beaver Dam, WI - featuring Pastor Paul Stratman: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLZkCzVm8cKaTjhcRhxr13na3TEugbO0eQ  Produced 2021 by Pastor Hagen: pastorhagen@icloud.com or (419) 262-8280  Music from Joseph McDade: https://josephmcdade.com #raisedwithjesus #lutheran #sanctification #toledome #toledo #welstoledo #jesus #bible #podcast #dailyjesus #jesusdaily #rwjpodcast #jesusfortoledo  Sunday school lessons courtesy of Northwestern Publishing House. Resurrection - Maumee: Worship on Sundays at 9 AM & 11 AM Bible class & Sunday School available through our website: www.raisedwithjesus.com  2250 S. Holland Sylvania Rd - Maumee, OH (419) 262-8280