Oak Forest Anglican Church

The First Sunday of Advent - Fr. Drew Knowles

The Twenty-fourth Sunday after Pentecost - Fr. Andrew Gray

The Book of Genesis - Fr. Drew KnowlesReflection Questions:Read Genesis 50:19-21. What does Joseph’s response teach us about true forgiveness? The parallel between Genesis 50 and the Exodus suggests that Egypt might have had a very different role to play in the story of the Bible. What can these two different Pharaohs (the Pharaoh of Genesis 50 vs. the Pharaoh of Exodus 7-14) teach us about the proper role of civil government in the Kingdom of God?

During the upcoming season of Advent, Oak Forest Anglican Church will be singing the Magnificat (the Song of Mary) each Sunday. We have produced this recording so that you can familiarize yourself with the tune. The lyrics are below:My soul magnifies the Lord, and my spirit has rejoiced in God my Savior, for He has regardedthe low estate of His handmaiden. For behold, from this time forth all generations shall call me blessed; for the Mighty One has done great things for me,and holy is His name. And His mercy is upon generation after generationtoward those who fear Him.He has shown strength with His arm;He has scattered the proud in the imagination of their hearts.He has brought down the mighty from their thrones,and exalted those of low degree.He has filled the hungry with good things,and the rich He has sent away empty-handed.He has given help to His servant Israel,so as to remember His mercy forever;as He spoke to our fathers,to Abraham and to his seed.Glory to the Fatherand to the Son and to the Holy Spirit;as it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be;age after age. Amen.

The Book of Genesis - Sarah Stone-UllrichReflection Questions:The theme of God’s blessings in Genesis have been about fruitfulness, abundance, multiplication/expansion, and growth. Because we are a part of God’s covenant family and experience his blessings, how do you find yourself responding to those blessings? In what ways are you being a blessing?If you were on the receiving end of this blessing/prophecy about your temperament and your life to come, what animal might Jacob have used to describe you and what would he have written to describe you?

The Twenty-second Sunday after Pentecost - Fr. Drew Knowles

The Book of Genesis - Fr. Andrew GrayReflection Questions:Where in your life can you see where God has “sent you down into Egypt” but has provided a “Goshen”? How does God’s promise to Jacob be present, and to eventually bring him and his people back up, shape the way you live in that place?Genesis 47 shows God bringing order, provision, and life into a world in chaos. In what ways are you called to reflect that same work of God in a broken and chaotic world today?

The Twenty-first Sunday after Pentecost - Fr. Drew Knowles