November 30, 2023

2023: First Sunday of Advent (Lectio Divina)

56 minutes

Christian and Alan read and reflect on the Bible passages for Sunday, December 3, 2023. This is also known as "Lectio Divina."

Show notes:

1:15 - Opening Prayer

2:00 - The Gospel according to Mark (Mark 13:33-37)

3:10 - SOAP Bible Study approach (https://tinyurl.com/3ptdamhs)

7:07 - "Be watchful! Be alert! You do not know when the time will come." (Mark 13:33 NABRE)

8:07 - "It is like a man going to a far country, who left his house and gave authority to his servants, and to each his work, and commanded the doorkeeper to watch." (Mark 13:34 NKJV)

11:54 - Alan: "[The act of] watching is something that takes a lot of concentration, but it actually doesn't look like you're doing much."

15:12 - Christian: "You can say you believe in stuff, but if you're not obedient..." (https://youtube.com/shorts/C3bnJXkwIo8)

16:26 - "A letter of Paul" to the Corinthians (1 Corinthians 1:3-9)

17:53 - Christian: "If you did not understand what I just read, it is all good. Because I did not understand what I just read."

18:07 - Encouragement: don't worry if you can't catch all the water that comes out of the fountain. Just drink!

21:37 - "Give us this day our daily bread," (Matthew 6:11 ESV and https://www.usccb.org/prayers/our-father)

25:14 - "I give thanks to my God always for you because of the grace of God that was given you in Christ Jesus" (1 Corinthians 1:4 ESV)

28:10 - "So that you are not lacking in any gift, as you wait for the revealing of our Lord Jesus Christ" (1 Corinthians 1:7 ESV)

30:35 - Check out the 5 points of the Gospel in Episode 1 (https://tinyurl.com/5ptgospel)

31:00 - Alan: "We are all made in God's image and likeness." (Gospel Point #1)

32:02 - "For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life." (John 3:16 ESV)

32:20 - Christian: "We think about the gifts that God has given us, and the greatest gift He gave us is Jesus." (Gospel Point #4)

34:00 - Why do we go backwards?!

35:20 - "Rediscover Catholicism" by Matthew Kelly (https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/10160346)

37:23 - A reading from the prophet Isaiah (Isaiah 63:16B-17, 19B; 64:2-7)

40:33 - A great thing to do with doubt.

44:20 - "Behold, you were angry, and we sinned; in our sins we have been a long time, and shall we be saved / We have all become like one who is unclean, and all our righteous deeds are like a polluted garment." (Isaiah 64:5B-6A ESV)

46:49 - Alan: "Isaiah had an opportunity to worship. And so do we." (Gospel Point #5)

47:44 - Christian: "We are sinful, and we inherit that capacity to sin from the very beginning." (Gospel Point #2)

50:19 - SOAP: "A" is for Application

50:56 - "From of old no one has heard or perceived by the ear, no eye has seen a God besides you, who acts for those who wait for him." (Isaiah 64:4 ESV)

53:43 - Advent

55:18 - Closing Prayer

References:

Gospel Reading: Mark 13:33-37

2nd Reading: 1 Corinthians 1:3-9

1st Reading: Isaiah 63:16B-17, 19B; 64:2-7

All readings - https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/120323.cfm

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By Christian and Alan