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Group 1 Report INITIAL PROCLAMATION IN THE NEW TESTAMENT
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SENT BY GOD/HOLY SPIRIT
“No one can come to me unless the Father draws him.” (John 6:44) The going around by Jesus is the initiative of the Father The Holy Spirit leads the early Christian community
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INITIATE Jesus went to the homes, villages and cities TO MEET THE PEOPLE in their ordinary life (Matthew 9:35) St. Paul went to the “crossroads” (big cities where intellectuals gathered (Roman 15:19-20); Athens (Acts 17:16-34) “They found favor with all the people” (Acts 2:47) Living witness of the good news
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RELATE “Come and see” is an invitation to a personal experience…”to stay with him” (John 1:39) To show his love and compassion in the different needs of the people (“ambiguities, sufferings and diseases”) “The witness of life and love” of the early Christian communities
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PROPAGATE Conversion from former way of life to new life of faith like in Nicodemus (John 3:1-42), Royal official (John 4:43-54), Ethiopian eunuch (Acts 8:26-40) The Samaritan woman led others to Jesus (John 4:5-42) “A chain reaction of attraction and the circle of Jesus’ disciples widens” A “path” that invites a life journey
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