Sunday School; A Pillar Bible Study

Dr. Scott Powell, JD Flynn, and Kate Olivera look ahead to the readings for Pentecost. Scott unpacks the description of Pentecost in Acts and explores what is likely meant by “tongues of fire.”
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Already read the readings? Skip ahead to 5:55.
Reading 1 - Acts 2:1-11
Psalm 104:1, 24, 29-31, 34
Reading 2 - 1 Corinthians 12: 3b-7, 12-13
Gospel - John 20:19-23


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This episode is available early to accommodate dioceses that observe the Ascension on Thursday instead of Sunday.
Join Dr. Scott Powell, JD Flynn, and Kate Olivera as they look ahead to the readings for the Ascension— including a liturgical psalm that is key to understanding the Ascension, and the Jewish paradigm at play in Jesus’ final words to the Apostles in the Gospel of Matthew.
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Already read the readings? Skip ahead to 6:15.
Reading 1 - Acts 1:1-11
Psalm 47: 2-3, 6-9
Reading 2 - Ephesians 1:17-23
Gospel - Matthew 28:16-20


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Join Dr. Scott Powell, JD Flynn, and Kate Olivera as they look ahead to the readings for the Sixth Sunday of Easter— including Philip’s evangelization in Samaria, and Jesus’ words about the Paraclete in the Gospel of John.
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Already read the readings? Skip ahead to 6:10.
Reading 1 - Acts 8: 5-8, 14-17
Psalm 66: 1-7, 16, 20
Reading 2 - 1 Peter 3:15-18
Gospel - John 14:15-21


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Dr. Scott Powell, JD Flynn, and Kate Olivera look ahead to the readings for the Fifth Sunday of Easter— including the ordination of the first deacons and St. Peter’s reflection on ‘living stones.’
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Already read the readings? Skip ahead to 6:05.
Reading 1 - Acts 6:1-7
Psalm 33: 1-2, 4-5, 18-19
Reading 2 - 1 Peter 2: 4-9
Gospel - John 14: 1-12


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Dr. Scott Powell and Kate Olivera look ahead to the readings for Good Shepherd Sunday, the Fourth Sunday of Easter.
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Already read the readings? Skip ahead to 8:40
Reading 1 - Acts 2:14a, 36-41
Psalm 23: 1-6
Reading 2 - 1 Peter 2:20b-25
Gospel - John 10: 1-10
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Show notes:
Christ in the Psalms by Patrick Henry Reardon


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