At St Michael and All Angels, Bartley Green; we are exploring the Four Last Things during Advent 2011.
The Four Last Things are Death, Judgement, Heaven and Hell. These have been topics for meditation and study for Christians from both East and West for generations.
This morning we began with ‘Death’. As well as the sermon, on the news letter; we had the following questions that members of the congregation are encouraged to engage with during the week (I am ever hopeful)
Questions for the pew sheet
- Death is a negative subject for many people; why do you think that is the case? In other countries, death is a public event; shared by the whole community; in the UK, we tend to hide things away.
- We pray in our services as part of the Lord’s Prayer, ‘your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth; as it is in heaven’. What do you mean when you are praying that part of the prayer?
- What does it mean for Christians to have hope?
On Tuesday evenings and Thursday lunchtimes we will meet in small groups to look at the topic for the week.
I am “publishing” the material here, in the hope that others might find it of use.
We will begin with the case studies, move to New Testament readings and then funeral poems.
I offer them here so that others might be able to join in.
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