Prayer: Dear God, we have the words to tell the story of Jesus and your love. Open our eyes to witness your work in this world. Amen.
Reading: Acts 2: 14a, 22-32 (Click to read text) Stop and GROW: After reading the text, discuss/ponder the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America's Book of Faith questions, which are part of Camp Mount Luther's GROW Time with campers. QUESTION 1: What scares, confuses, challenges, or doesn’t make sense to me in this text? QUESTION 2: What delights me in this text or is my favorite part of the story? QUESTION 3: What stories or memories does this text stir in me? QUESTION 4: What is God up to in this text? Reflection: Peter had a story to tell and tell it he did. In our text today he covers the good news about Jesus Christ, including his death and resurrection. He includes quotes of David from the Psalms to back up his story. But it's not just going back to old scriptures (Old Testament) for proof. The text today ends with Peter simply saying, This Jesus God raised up, and of that all of us are witnesses. (v. 32) Here we are the day after Easter. We have just heard the story told using old scriptures, too. We know the stories but what have we witnessed? If you were going to tell the good news about Jesus Christ, what would you say? What have you witnessed? You have a story to tell, too. -- Ruth Gates
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