Week Two

Golden Days

SEEDS TO SOW: WHY DID THE RESURRECTED JESUS HAVE A SNACK IN FRONT OF THE DISCIPLES? (LUKE 24: 41-43) *

Read John 20: 19-31

Thomas testing if this Gold was it the real 24 carat deal! Right at the beginning of the story of the church doubt is part of the story of faith.

What strikes you reading this passage? Is there a verse or a phrase or a single word that leaps out at you? If so, why?

Read Matthew 6: 19-24

What do you make of that phrase in verse 21: ’For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also’?

What are the things you treasure in your life?

Read Psalm 19

Better than gold, sweeter than honey. Let’s unpack this metaphor, what does God’s way have in common with gold and honey and in what way does it surpass both?

Try drawing a Venn diagram like so, with overlapping circles for Gold, God and Honey and write in the qualities of the words that overlap:

* SEEDS TO SOW: These are open-ended and optional prompts and are designed for people wanting to develop their own resources in response to the themes. Perhaps if you are using this material as a group you could use these prompts to inspire a time of prayer, or drawing, or creative writing? They are a short and sweet, simply a starting off place for you and your imagination. Tailor and develop as suits your group.