Lesson For The Week (June 30)

Jesus Is the Good Shepherd
The thief comes only in order to steal, kill, and destroy. I have come in order that you might have life—life in all its fullness. (John 10:10)00
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Bible Reading (John 10:1~21)
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1 Jesus said, “I am telling you the truth: the man who does not enter the sheep pen by the gate, but climbs in some other way, is a thief and a robber. 2 The man who goes in through the gate is the shepherd of the sheep. 3 The gatekeeper opens the gate for him; the sheep hear his voice as he calls his own sheep by name, and he leads them out. 4 When he has brought them out, he goes ahead of them, and the sheep follow him, because they know his voice. 5 They will not follow someone else; instead, they will run away from such a person, because they do not know his voice.” 6 Jesus told them this parable, but they did not understand what he meant. 7 So Jesus said again, “I am telling you the truth: I am the gate for the sheep. 8 All others who came before me are thieves and robbers, but the sheep did not listen to them. 9 I am the gate. Those who come in by me will be saved; they will come in and go out and find pasture. 10 The thief comes only in order to steal, kill, and destroy. I have come in order that you might have life—life in all its fullness. 11 I am the good shepherd, who is willing to die for the sheep. 12 When the hired man, who is not a shepherd and does not own the sheep, sees a wolf coming, he leaves the sheep and runs away; so the wolf snatches the sheep and scatters them. 13 The hired man runs away because he is only a hired man and does not care about the sheep. 14 I am the good shepherd. As the Father knows me and I know the Father, in the same way I know my sheep and they know me. And I am willing to die for them. 16 There are other sheep which belong to me that are not in this sheep pen. I must bring them, too; they will listen to my voice, and they will become one flock with one shepherd. 17 The Father loves me because I am willing to give up my life, in order that I may receive it back again. 18 No one takes my life away from me. I give it up of my own free will. I have the right to give it up, and I have the right to take it back. This is what my Father has commanded me to do.”
19 Again there was a division among the people because of these words. 20 Many of them were saying, “He has a demon! He is crazy! Why do you listen to him?” 21 But others were saying, “A man with a demon could not talk like this! How could a demon give sight to blind people?”

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Lesson For The Week (June 23)

Jesus Heals a Man Born Blind
I was blind, and now I see. (John 9:25b)
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Bible Reading (John 9:1~41)
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1 As Jesus was walking along, he saw a man who had been born blind. 2 His disciples asked him, “Teacher, whose sin caused him to be born blind? Was it his own or his parents’ sin?” 3 Jesus answered, “His blindness has nothing to do with his sins or his parents’ sins. He is blind so that God’s power might be seen at work in him. 4 As long as it is day, we must do the work of him who sent me; night is coming when no one can work. 5 While I am in the world, I am the light for the world.” 6 After he said this, Jesus spat on the ground and made some mud with the spittle; he rubbed the mud on the man’s eyes 7 and told him, “Go and wash your face in the Pool of Siloam.” (This name means “Sent.”) So the man went, washed his face, and came back seeing.

8 His neighbors, then, and the people who had seen him begging before this, asked, “Isn’t this the man who used to sit and beg?” 9 Some said, “He is the one,” but others said, “No he isn’t; he just looks like him.”

So the man himself said, “I am the man.” 10 “How is it that you can now see?” they asked him. 11 He answered, “The man called Jesus made some mud, rubbed it on my eyes, and told me to go to Siloam and wash my face. So I went, and as soon as I washed, I could see.” 12 “Where is he?” they asked. “I don’t know,” he answered.

13 Then they took to the Pharisees the man who had been blind. 14 The day that Jesus made the mud and cured him of his blindness was a Sabbath. 15 The Pharisees, then, asked the man again how he had received his sight. He told them, “He put some mud on my eyes; I washed my face, and now I can see.” 16 Some of the Pharisees said, “The man who did this cannot be from God, for he does not obey the Sabbath law.” Others, however, said, “How could a man who is a sinner perform such miracles as these?” And there was a division among them. 17 So the Pharisees asked the man once more, “You say he cured you of your blindness—well, what do you say about him?”

“He is a prophet,” the man answered. 18 The Jewish authorities, however, were not willing to believe that he had been blind and could now see, until they called his parents 19 and asked them, “Is this your son? You say that he was born blind; how is it, then, that he can now see?” 20 His parents answered, “We know that he is our son, and we know that he was born blind. 21 But we do not know how it is that he is now able to see, nor do we know who cured him of his blindness. Ask him; he is old enough, and he can answer for himself!” 22 His parents said this because they were afraid of the Jewish authorities, who had already agreed that anyone who said he believed that Jesus was the Messiah would be expelled from the synagogue. 23 That is why his parents said, “He is old enough; ask him!” 24 A second time they called back the man who had been born blind, and said to him, “Promise before God that you will tell the truth! We know that this man who cured you is a sinner.” 25 “I do not know if he is a sinner or not,” the man replied. “One thing I do know: I was blind, and now I see.” 26 “What did he do to you?” they asked. “How did he cure you of your blindness?” 27 “I have already told you,” he answered, “and you would not listen. Why do you want to hear it again? Maybe you, too, would like to be his disciples?” 28 They insulted him and said, “You are that fellow’s disciple; but we are Moses’ disciples. 29 We know that God spoke to Moses; as for that fellow, however, we do not even know where he comes from!” 30 The man answered, “What a strange thing that is! You do not know where he comes from, but he cured me of my blindness! 31 We know that God does not listen to sinners; he does listen to people who respect him and do what he wants them to do. 32 Since the beginning of the world nobody has ever heard of anyone giving sight to a person born blind. 33 Unless this man came from God, he would not be able to do a thing.” 34 They answered, “You were born and brought up in sin—and you are trying to teach us?” And they expelled him from the synagogue.

35 When Jesus heard what had happened, he found the man and asked him, “Do you believe in the Son of Man?” 36 The man answered, “Tell me who he is, sir, so that I can believe in him!” 37 Jesus said to him, “You have already seen him, and he is the one who is talking with you now.” 38 “I believe, Lord!” the man said, and knelt down before Jesus.
39 Jesus said, “I came to this world to judge, so that the blind should see and those who see should become blind.” 40 Some Pharisees who were there with him heard him say this and asked him, “Surely you don’t mean that we are blind, too?” 41 Jesus answered, “If you were blind, then you would not be guilty; but since you claim that you can see, this means that you are still guilty.”

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Kevin's Riddle Time (June 16)

A ________ sees the difficulty in every opportunity,

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an ________ sees the opportunity in every difficulty.

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Winston Churchill(1874-1965)

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Lesson For The Week (June 16)

Jesus Speaks About God's True Children
"If the Son sets you free, then you will be really free." (John 8:36)
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Bible Reading (John 8:31~59)
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31 So Jesus said to those who believed in him, "if you obey my teaching, you are really my disciples; 32 you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free." 33 "We are the descendents of Abraham," they answered. "and we have never been anybody's slaves. What do you mean, then, by saying, 'You will be free'?" 34 Jesus said to them, "I am telling you the truth: everyone who sins is a slave of sin. 35 A slave does not belong to a family permanently, but a son belongs there forever. 36 If the Son sets you free, then you will be really free. 37 I know you are Abraham's descendants. Yet you are trying to kill me, because you will not accept my teaching. 38 I talk about what my Father has shown me, but you do what your father has told you." 39 They answered him, “Our father is Abraham.” “If you really were Abraham’s Children, “ Jesus replied, “you would do the same things that he did.” 40 All I have ever done is to tell you the truth I heard from God, yet you are trying to kill me. Abraham did nothing like this! 41 You are doing what your father did.” “God himself is the only Father we have,” they answered, “and we are his true children.” 42 Jesus said to them, “If God really were your Father, you would love me, because I came from God and now I am here. I did not come on my own authority, but he sent me. 43 Why do you not understand what I say? It is because you cannot bear to listen to my message. 44 You are the children of your father, the Devil, and you want to follow your father’s desires. From the very beginning he was a murderer and has never been on the side of truth, because there is no truth in him. When he tells a lie, he is only doing what is natural to him, because he is a liar and the father of all lies. 45 But I tell you the truth, and that is why you do not believe me. 46 Which one of you can prove that I am guilty of sin? If I tell the truth, then why do you not believe me? 47 He who comes from God listens to God’s words. You, however, are not from god, and that is why you will not listen.” 48 They asked Jesus, “Were we not right in saying that you are a Samaritan and have a demon in you?” 49 “I have no demon,” Jesus answered. “I honor my Father, but you dishonor me. 50 I am not seeking honor for myself. But there is one who is seeking it and who judges in my favor. 51 I am telling you the truth: whoever obeys my teaching will never die.” 52 They said to him, “Now we know for sure that you have a demon! Abraham died, and the prophets died, yet you say that whoever obeys your teaching will never die. 53 Our father Abraham died; you do not claim to be greater than Abraham, do you? And the prophets also died. Who do you think you are?” 54 Jesus answered, “If I were to honor myself, that honor would be worth nothing. The one who honors me is my Father—the very one you say is your God. 55 You have never known him, but I know him. If I were to say that I do not know him, I would be a liar like you. But I do know him, and I obey his word. 56 Your father Abraham rejoiced that he was to see the time of my coming; he saw it and was glad.” 57 They said to him, “You are not even fifty years old—and you have seen Abraham?” 58 “I am telling you the truth,” Jesus replied. “Before Abraham was born, ‘I Am’.” 59 Then they picked up the stones to throw at him, but Jesus hid himself and left the Tample.

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Joseph - Close Every Door

Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat

08-Close Every Door

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情境：波提乏的妻子色誘約瑟不成，陷害約瑟。波提乏以為约瑟試圖強暴他太太，盛怒之下把約瑟關進地牢。

SYNOPSIS：In Egypt, Joseph works for Potiphar and manages to achieve great heights by working very hard. But when Potiphar's wife tries to seduce Joseph and they are caught together, Joseph is thrown into prison.

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Close every door to me, Hide all the world from me

Bar all the windows, And shut out the light

Do what you want with me, Hate me and laugh at me

Darken my daytime, And toture my night

If my life were important, I would ask will I live or die

But I know the answers lie far from this world

Close every door to me, Keep those I love from me

Children of Israel are never alone

For I know I shall find

My own peace of mind

For I have been promised a land of my own

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(Children)

Close every door to me

Hide all the world from me

Bar all the windows

And shut out the light

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(Joseph)

Just give me a number, Instead of my name

Forget all about me, And let me decay

I do not matter, I'm only one person

Destroy me completely, Then throw me away

If my life were important, I would ask will I live or die

But I know the answers lie far from this world

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(Joseph, Ensemble & Children)

Close every door to me, Keep those I love from me

Children of Israel are never alone

For we know we shall find

Our own peace of mind

For we have been promised

A land of our own

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Kevin's Riddle Time (June 9)

A mind is like a ________ .

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It doesn't work unless it's open.

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Answer:

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Lesson For The Week (June 9)

Jesus Is the Light of the World
"I am the light of the world," he said. "Whoever follows me will have the light of life and will never walk in darkness."
(John 8:12)
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Bible Reading (John 8:12~30)
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12 Jesus spoke to the Pharisees again. “I am the light of the world,” he said. “Whoever follows me will have the light of life and will never walk in darkness.” 13 The Pharisees said to him, “Now you are testifying on your own behalf; what you say proves nothing.” 14 “No,” Jesus answered, “even though I do testify on my own behalf, what I say is true, because I know where I came from and where I am going. You do not know where I came from or where I am going. 15 You make judgments in a purely human way; I pass judgment on no one.
16 But if I were to do so, my judgment would be true, because I am not alone in this; the Father who sent me is with me. 17 It is written in your Law that when two witnesses agree, what they say is true. 18 I testify on my own behalf, and the Father who sent me also testifies on my behalf.” 19 “Where is your father?” they asked him.

“You know neither me nor my Father,” Jesus answered. “If you knew me, you would know my Father also.” 20 Jesus said all this as he taught in the Temple, in the room where the offering boxes were placed. And no one arrested him, because his hour had not come.

21 Again Jesus said to them, “I will go away; you will look for me, but you will die in your sins. You cannot go where I am going.” 22 So the Jewish authorities said, “He says that we cannot go where he is going. Does this mean that he will kill himself?” 23 Jesus answered, “You belong to this world here below, but I come from above. You are from this world, but I am not from this world. 24 That is why I told you that you will die in your sins. And you will die in your sins if you do not believe that ‘I Am Who I Am’.” 25 “Who are you?” they asked him.
Jesus answered, “What I have told you from the very beginning. 26 I have much to say about you, much to condemn you for. The one who sent me, however, is truthful, and I tell the world only what I have heard from him.” 27 They did not understand that Jesus was talking to them about the Father. 28 So he said to them, “When you lift up the Son of Man, you will know that ‘I Am Who I Am’; then you will know that I do nothing on my own authority, but I say only what the Father has instructed me to say. 29 And he who sent me is with me; he has not left me alone, because I always do what pleases him.” 30 Many who heard Jesus say these things believed in him.
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Joseph - Potiphar

Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat

07-Potiphar

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情境：約瑟被賣到波提乏家之後所發生的事。

SYNOPSIS：Things that happened during Joseph's time in Potiphar's house.

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Joseph was taken to Egypt in chains and sold,

Where he was bought by a captain named by Potiphar

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(Narrator & Male Ensemble)

Potiphar had very few cares

He was one of Egypt's millionaires

Having made a fortune buying shares in

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(Potiphar)

Pyramids

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(Narrator & Male Ensemble)

Potiphar had made a huge pile

Owned a large percentage of the Nile

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(Potiphar)

Meant that I could really live in style

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(Narrator & Male Ensemble)

And he did

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(Narrator)

Joseph was an unimportant slave

Who found he liked his master

Consequently worked much harder

Even with devotion

Potiphar could see that Joseph

Was a cut above the average

Made him leader of his household

Maximum promotion

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(Narrator & Male Ensemble)

Potiphar was cool and so fine

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(Potiphar)

But my wife would never toe the line

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(Narrator & Male Ensemble)

It's all there in chapter thirty-nine of Genesis

She was beautiful but

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(Mrs. Potiphar)

Evil

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(Narrator & Male Ensemble)

Saw a lot of men against his will

He would have to tell her that she still was his

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(Narrator)

Joseph's looks and handsome figure

Had attracted her attention

Every morning she would beckon

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(Mrs. Potiphar)

Come and lie with me, love

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(Narrator)

Joseph wanted to resist her,

Till one day she proved too eager

Joseph cried in vain

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(Joseph)

Please stop I don't believe in free love

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(Narrator)

Potiphar was counting sheckels

In his den below the bedroom

When he heard a mighty rumpus cattering above him

Suddenly he knew his riches

Couldn't buy him what he wanted

Gold would never make him happy, if she didn't love him

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(Narrator, Ensemble & Children)

Letting out a mighty roar, Potiphar burst through the door

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(Potiphar)

Joseph, I'll see you rot in jail

The things that you have done are beyond the pale

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(Narrator, Ensemble & Children)

Poor, poor Joseph, locked up in a cell

Things ain't going well, hey, locked up in a cell

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Locked up in a cell

Kevin's Riddle Time (Jun. 3)

________ is a great teacher,
unfortunately it kills all its pupils.

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Answer:

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