26 - 4th Sunday of Easter

Readings and Gospel

Lectionary for this day - This has all the readings and Gospel

Acts 2:14a, 36-41 - Peter’s Speech at Pentecost

1 Peter 2:20b-25 - Christian Slaves

John 10:1-10 - The Good Shepherd

Who / What / Where is...?

Acts (Acts of the Apostles)

•  This is the second volume of Luke’s two-volume work, continues Luke’s presentation of biblical history, describing how the salvation promised to Israel in the Old Testament and accomplished by Jesus has now under the guidance of the holy Spirit been extended to the Gentiles.

Peter or Simon Peter

• Also known as Peter the Apostle, Peter the Rock, Simon Peter, Simeon, Simon, or Cephas

• He was later given by Jesus the name Cephas, from the Aramaic כֵּיפָא, Kepha, 'rock/stone'.

• He was one of the 12 apostles of Jesus.

  • • 12 Apostles - the first 12 people that Jesus called to follow Him.

• Considered as the first Pope of the Catholic Church.

Gospel

Sheepfold: a low stone wall open to the sky

• Recognize his voice: the Pharisees do not recognize Jesus, but the people of God, symbolized by the blind man, do.

• Figure of speech: John uses a different word for illustrative speech than the “parable” of the synoptics, but the idea is similar.

Gate

• Jesus is the Gate.

• In John 10:7-8, the figure is of a gate for the shepherd to come to the sheep.

• In John 10:9–10, the figure is of a gate for the sheep to come in and go out.

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