{"id":5170,"date":"2014-03-11T07:29:45","date_gmt":"2014-03-11T12:29:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.elca.org\/faithlens\/?p=5170"},"modified":"2014-03-06T12:47:34","modified_gmt":"2014-03-06T17:47:34","slug":"march-16-2014","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.elca.org\/faithlens\/march-16-2014\/","title":{"rendered":"March 16, 2014&#8211;In Context"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Contributed by Lindean Barnett Christenson, Bozeman, MT<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Warm-up Question<\/h3>\n<p>Have you ever encountered a teacher on some other \u201cturf\u201d \u00ad(a grocery store, the mall, a movie, some other place you weren\u2019t expecting to see him\/her)? What was your reaction? Did it change the way you thought about him\/her? How? Why?<\/p>\n<h3>In Context<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.elca.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2014\/03\/shutterstock_125071088edit.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-5183\" style=\"margin: 5px\" alt=\"shutterstock_125071088edit\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.elca.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2014\/03\/shutterstock_125071088edit.jpg\" width=\"250\" height=\"167\" \/><\/a>There\u2019s a tough math teacher at St. Francis High School in La Ca\u00f1ada, California. Jim O\u2019Connor is a Vietnam veteran, a no-nonsense educator, and not someone his students were likely to think of as \u201cwarm and fuzzy.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>It turns out that there\u2019s a lot more to Mr. O\u2019Connor than meets the eye, at least from his students\u2019 perspective. During a field trip to a children\u2019s hospital to learn first-hand about where school blood drive donations would go, a couple of Mr. O\u2019Connor\u2019s students were surprised when people said, \u201cYou go to St. Francis? You must know Jim O\u2019Connor. Isn\u2019t he wonderful?\u201d The young men had no idea what people were talking about, until they learned that Mr. O\u2019Connor has given more blood there than any other donor. In addition, the students found out he spends three evenings a week cuddling sick babies, like he has for the past twenty years. They had had no idea.<\/p>\n<p>One of Mr. O\u2019Connor\u2019s students says that where before he respected him, now he tries to emulate him. Evidently, knowing the \u201csofter side\u201d of their tough teacher has not deflated the students\u2019 opinion of Jim O\u2019Connor.<\/p>\n<p>Read more about Jim O\u2019Connor and his students here: <a href=\"http:\/\/articles.latimes.com\/2013\/dec\/23\/local\/la-me-beat-biggest-blood-donor-20131224\">http:\/\/articles.latimes.com\/2013\/dec\/23\/local\/la-me-beat-biggest-blood-donor-20131224<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Discussion Questions<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Why do you think Mr. O\u2019Connor never told his students about his work at the hospital?<\/li>\n<li>Is there something about you that might surprise people, or influence how they think about you (a hobby, an interest, an interesting experience)?<\/li>\n<li>Who are your role models? Is there someone you try to emulate? What is it about that person that inspires you to want to be like him\/her?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Scripture Texts (NRSV) for Sunday, March 16, 2014 (Second Sunday in Lent)<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bible.oremus.org\/?ql=260612415\">Genesis 12:1-4a <\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bible.oremus.org\/?ql=260612456\">Romans 4:1-5, 13-17<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bible.oremus.org\/?ql=260612489\">John 3:1-17<\/a><\/p>\n<p>(Text links are to <a href=\"http:\/\/bible.oremus.org\/\">Oremus Bible Browser<\/a>. Oremus Bible Browser is not affiliated with or supported by the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. You can find the calendar of readings for Year C at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.elca.org\/Growing-In-Faith\/Worship\/Lectionary.aspx\">Lectionary Readings<\/a>.)<\/p>\n<p>For lectionary humor and insight, check the weekly comic <a href=\"http:\/\/www.agnusday.org\/\">Agnus Day.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Gospel Reflection<\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>This passage from John includes some of the most familiar verses in the Bible. Unfortunately, more often than not, they are taken out of their context: a pretty interesting conversation between Jesus and a Pharisee named Nicodemus. Nicodemus comes to Jesus at night \u2013 because he wanted to avoid detection? because that\u2019s when he had time? because he had not yet been enlightened? \u2013 and he tries to understand what Jesus is saying in very literal terms (flesh). Jesus, however, keeps pushing him toward a new way of understanding (spirit). That Nicodemus doesn\u2019t quite \u201cget it\u201d makes Jesus\u2019 point: the kingdom of God is not something one can will one\u2019s own way into; it\u2019s not a matter of deciding, or doing all the right things and avoiding all the wrong ones. Being born of water and the Spirit is God\u2019s work in and on us.<\/p>\n<p>While John 3:16 is one of the most familiar verses in all of Christian Scripture, and is usually shared with the intent of demonstrating the love of God for the world (Martin Luther referred to this verse as \u201cthe gospel in miniature\u201d), sometimes people hear it not as a word of hope, but as a word of judgment. Many Christians can tell stories about how the word \u201cChristian\u201d is associated not with grace, love, hope or service, but with judgment, hypocrisy, hatred and meanness.<\/p>\n<p>Evidently enough people have had enough negative experiences with self-proclaimed Christians, that sharing even \u201cgood news\u201d is seen as suspect. Perhaps we should always make sure that verse 17 follows verse 16 \u2013 Indeed, God did not send the Son into the world to condemn the world, but in order that the world might be saved through him. God is in the saving, loving, forgiving, redeeming and rescuing business. For the sake of the whole world.<\/p>\n<h3>Discussion Questions<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>\u00a0What do you know about Pharisees? What do you know about Nicodemus?<\/li>\n<li>In John 3:3, the Greek word which is translated \u201cfrom above\u201d in the NRSV, is translated \u201cagain\u201d in the NIV, and \u201canew\u201d in the RSV. All three translations are good ones. Which one is most familiar to you? Which one is most helpful in understanding what Jesus is saying? Why?<\/li>\n<li>If someone were to ask you if you have been \u201cborn again,\u201d how would you answer?<\/li>\n<li>How have you seen\/heard \u201cChristians\u201d portrayed in the news, TV, movies, etc.? Do you feel those depictions are accurate? Why or why not?<\/li>\n<li>Which verse is \u201cbetter news\u201d to you \u2013 John 3:16 or John 3:17? Why?<\/li>\n<li>John 3:16 may be the most popular\/familiar verse in the whole of Christian Scripture \u2013 perhaps you have seen it lifted up on posters at sporting or other events. If you were going to choose a different verse to hold up, to \u201csum up\u201d your faith, what would you choose? Why?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Activity Suggestions<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Read the rest of Nicodemus\u2019 story in the Gospel of John: 7:45-51 and 19:39-42. What do you make of these other two mentions of Nicodemus? Does the rest of his story change the way you think about him?<\/li>\n<li>Ask several adults in your congregation how they answer the question, \u201cHave you been born again?\u201d See if the answers are different if you re-phrase the question (born from above\/born anew).<\/li>\n<li>The Rite of Holy Baptism (ELW p. 227; \u201cIn baptism our gracious heavenly Father\u2026\u201d) connects baptism with these verses from John. Ask your pastor if your group can create a prayer station or some other way for worshipers to remember their baptism during\/after worship this Sunday. If not, come up with a remembrance of baptism for your class\/family to use.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Needed: Talk to the pastor ahead of time!<\/p>\n<p>Possible supplies: pitcher and\/or bowl; water; towel(s); glass marbles that look like drops of water; ribbon in water colors; shells \u2013 there may be no end to the possibilities.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Watch the CBS video of Jim O\u2019Connor at: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/tough-california-teacher-has-a-tender-heart\/\">http:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/tough-california-teacher-has-a-tender-heart\/<\/a> and discuss other insights into his story.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Closing Prayer<\/h3>\n<p>Lord Jesus, you taught Nicodemus. Teach us. Fill us with your Spirit and send us into the world God loves. 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