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How do Moses & the Prophets Refer to Jesus? with Fr. John Paul Mitchell - February 13, 2025

February 13 - How do Moses and the prophets refer to Jesus? Fr. John Paul Mitchell helps us reflect on the question:  How do Moses and the prophets refer to Jesus?
This week we move into the second movement of our journey "Jesus Interprets the Scriptures." On the road to Emmaus, beginning with Moses and the prophets, Jesus interpreted to them what referred to him in all the Scriptures (Luke 24:27). He retells the stories they already know and helps the disciples see them as they never have before. May the Lord help us see with new eyes and may our hearts burn within us!
Fr. John suggests the following questions for your discussion group
  1. The story of Sacred Scripture is our story. How does coming to see the connections between the Old and New Testaments, and God’s Providential hand in all of it, affect your sense of God’s provision and care for your life?
  2. St. Paul exhorts us: “Pursue love, and earnestly desire the spiritual gifts, especially that you may prophesy.” (1 Cor 14:1) Although you may not be called to work mighty signs and wonders in God’s name like the prophet Moses, how might the Lord be calling you to embrace the prophetic roles of intercession and of identification with the suffering?
  3. How can you commit to meditating on God’s Word in the week ahead so as to become “like a tree planted by streams of water that yields its fruit in its season, and its leaf does not wither.” (Psalm 1:3)
In his talk, Fr. John refers to these Scripture Passages.
Download the closed captions transcript here. 
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14 Feb 2025
February 13 - How do Moses and the prophets refer to Jesus? Fr. John Paul Mitchell helps us reflect on the question:  How do Moses and the prophets refer to Jesus?
This week we move into the second movement of our journey "Jesus Interprets the Scriptures." On the road to Emmaus, beginning with Moses and the prophets, Jesus interpreted to them what referred to him in all the Scriptures (Luke 24:27). He retells the stories they already know and helps the disciples see them as they never have before. May the Lord help us see with new eyes and may our hearts burn within us!
Fr. John suggests the following questions for your discussion group
  1. The story of Sacred Scripture is our story. How does coming to see the connections between the Old and New Testaments, and God’s Providential hand in all of it, affect your sense of God’s provision and care for your life?
  2. St. Paul exhorts us: “Pursue love, and earnestly desire the spiritual gifts, especially that you may prophesy.” (1 Cor 14:1) Although you may not be called to work mighty signs and wonders in God’s name like the prophet Moses, how might the Lord be calling you to embrace the prophetic roles of intercession and of identification with the suffering?
  3. How can you commit to meditating on God’s Word in the week ahead so as to become “like a tree planted by streams of water that yields its fruit in its season, and its leaf does not wither.” (Psalm 1:3)
In his talk, Fr. John refers to these Scripture Passages.
Download the closed captions transcript here.