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Lesson 6 Journal # 11: Desire of Ages & Gospels
Assignment
Spending personal time with Jesus is more than just recognizing His existence, it is about taking the needed time to be in His presence. Keeping a spiritual journal is a simple way to record your thoughts, convictions, and prayers when spending time with God.
For this assignment, you will need a Bible and the book, Desire of Ages. The book is available free online by clicking the following link.
Your Task
- Each day you will spend some time with Jesus just to connect with Him.
- Read: During the week of August 7 to August 13, you will read chapters 71 to 77 of Desire of Ages (DA) and one passage you have personally selected from the Gospels. You are NOT required to read every page from DA however, your journal should be based on reflections from the chapters assigned. Read the Desire of Ages four days a week, and one passage from the Gospels the remaining day.
- Write: You will write at least one sentence for each weekday, sharing what has been meaningful to you during your time with Jesus and the reading. Make sure your journal includes the following details:
- Give the date.
- Provide the chapter number of DA or the Bible passage that you read.
- Then write in 1-2 sentences what was meaningful in that chapter or passage.
- Submit: Turn this in every week. This is an important part of this class. To submit this assignment:
- Write the entire journal following the details in point number three above (date, provide chapter and write 1-2 sentences.)
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Creative Project
Assignment
The main point of this project is to understand the connection and the influence of the life and teaching of Jesus on the world around us, more specifically on the art.
Your Task
- Find two art pieces based on the life or teaching of Jesus (this can include paintings, sculptures, music, architecture etc.). They may contrast each other in style, centuries or country of origin, or their view of the Bible.
- Submit: To submit this assignment:
- Submit a picture for each art. .
- Write a one paragraph critique of each art you’ve selected. Remember that your critique does not have to be negative. As this is a university level you will need to go beyond simple sentences such as “I think this painting is nice,” or “The painting is made dark and has angles in it.” Go deeper into the meaning of the art, its symbolism, its quality, your thoughts and feelings when you see the art or even the possible thoughts of the author
- Analyze and compare the two pieces of art. Pay special focus to their use of the Biblical text. How are they using the Bible? Are they symbolic or more literal? Are they faithful to the time period or is the setting contemporary or even abstract? Are they looking at the text from the perspective of faith or skepticism or even mockery? Try to be as detailed as possible.
- This written assignment should be a minimum of 400 words. There is no limit on the maximum length
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Lesson 6 Journal # 12: Desire of Ages & Gospels
Assignment
Spending personal time with Jesus is more than just recognizing His existence, it is about taking the needed time to be in His presence. Keeping a spiritual journal is a simple way to record your thoughts, convictions, and prayers when spending time with God.
For this assignment, you will need a Bible and the book, Desire of Ages. The book is available free online by clicking the following link.
Your Task
- Each day you will spend some time with Jesus just to connect with Him.
- Read: During the week of August 7 to August 13, you will read chapters 78 to 84 of Desire of Ages (DA) and one passage you have personally selected from the Gospels. You are NOT required to read every page from DA however, your journal should be based on reflections from the chapters assigned. Read the Desire of Ages four days a week, and one passage from the Gospels the remaining day.
- Write: You will write at least one sentence for each weekday, sharing what has been meaningful to you during your time with Jesus and the reading. Make sure your journal includes the following details:
- Give the date.
- Provide the chapter number of DA or the Bible passage that you read.
- Then write in 1-2 sentences what was meaningful in that chapter or passage.
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Lesson 6 Project: Synthesis Paper
AssignmentThink about the meaning of the story of the passage you selected in the previous assignments. There will most likely be more than one interesting points but focus only on one and write a short synthesis paper. There is no page limit. This reflection paper will be judged on the clarity of the focus and the ability to understand and present the meaning of the text.
Your Task- Complete the reading guide. Click here to get the reading guide.
