Sore Eyes
John 20:19-31  
For St. Thomas seeing is believing; for us believing is seeing 

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Growing into New Life  
Encounters with the living Jesus

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...#5 Read 1 Peter 2:24, Isaiah 53:1-12, esp. v5. How do Jesus’ wounds make him “authentic” to pre-Christians?   

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Holding on to the Past
John 20:1-18  
St. Mary Magdalene must learn that Jesus will be closer than ever before 

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Growing into New Life  
Encounters with the Living Jesus

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...#1 V17 is a strange command. What do these passages add to it? See Luke 12:11-12, 21:14-15 24:25-27, 44-49; John 16:12-15; Acts 1:3; Romans 13:14; 1 Corinthians 2:13; Ephesians 1:20-23; 4:23-24; Philippians 3:20-21; Colossians 3:10-12; 1 John 3:1-2   

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Rock of Trust
Philippians 2:3b-11  
Even facing death, God is trustworthy 

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Christ Our Rock  
Jesus gives us support, a foundation, & refuge

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...#1 How do Jesus’ temptation, his prayer in the garden, & St. Peter confession illustrate this passage? See Luke 4:1-13, Matthew 16:13-28; Luke 22:31-53   

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Cornerstone  
Philippians 3:8-14  
Everything else pales in comparison to knowing Jesus 

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Christ Our Rock  
Jesus gives us support, a foundation, & refuge

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...#1 What connections do you find between the Gospel & the Philippians lessons? Which characters fit with St. Paul’s descriptions? For instance, how is a certain character a positive illustration or a negative? Hint: look for topics, parallel ideas, inversions, reversals, similarities, extensions, metaphors, actions, vocabulary, grammar, etc. Remember to include themes, imagery/ illustrations & “mirror images.”   

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