1. Visions December 7, 2014 2 nd Sunday of Advent

2. Gospel Mark 1: 1-8 5 Parts: Mark, Isaiah, John, Listener from Jerusalem, Listener from Judea Discuss TALK questions Write out the means of this Gospel to your personally after the discussion. – Be sure to label your answer with the Visions date and passage

3. Following God’s Freedom Roads page 5 Group Work – Read the directions on page 5 – Use your Bibles to read the passages – Be sure to include the definition of Exile in your notes for this Visions Exile - to be forced to leave, people of Israel were expelled from land & forced to live in captivity in Babylon

4. Salvation History Creation: Adam & Eve Covenants – Abraham: my people as numerous as the stars – Moses: led His people out of slavery – King David: United His kingdom, build the city of Jerusalem Solomon built the Temple Messiah would come from the line of David – Babylonian Exile 50 years Jerusalem and Temple destroyed Written scripture the Torah Jesus the fulfillment – Temple destroyed for the last time

5. The Road from Beginning to End p. 2-4