Talking John - Episode 11: ”Vampires and Cannibals”

Episode 11 - Vampires and Cannibals

Scripture: John 6:26-70

Description: Jesus is hitting the people with a hard teaching - eat his flesh and drink his blood.  Many will turn away because of this teaching, but it will also give theological backbone to a central practice of the church: communion. 

 

Questions to consider if you are using this podcast for study:

1. If you were in a crowd and had come to hear an acclaimed speaker, and that speaker started telling everyone to eat their flesh and drink their blood, what would you think of that speaker?
2. If you have never been part of a communion service before, look up online a communion liturgy, and if you have, recall the words of the liturgy.  How does it feel to experience those words for the first time? What questions does it raise for you? Where is it strange and where is it powerful? 
3. What teachings of Jesus do you find it hard to live with? Why? 
4. What kind of teaching/learning is more meaningful for you: concrete, practical teaching or metaphorical, poetic teaching?  Why do you think you resonate with that type more?
5. For you, what is the difference between believing and believing in?