This series of essays on Whosoever will be the focus of our next Bible study. April 28: The Samaritan Woman (John 4:1-42) May 5: The Leper on the Road (Mark 1:40-42) May 12: The Bleeding Woman (Luke 8:43) May 19: The Widow of Nain (Luke 7:11-17) May 26: Memorial Day holiday, no Bible study June
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A Lenten Bible study Note: There are also daily readings for the entire Lenten season. Overview Part 1. Speaking of banquets, let’s look at the Book of Esther — it has lots of banquets. Part 2. Who is starving? Jesus in the desert for 40 days and 40 nights. Holy Week April 14: Introduction to Holy
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What does it mean to wait for God? For this year’s Advent study, we will meet every Monday to discuss the following series of daily readings focused on the themes of waiting, timing, peace and presence. Here’s a suggested method for engaging with the daily readings: Week 1: Worth the Wait Monday 12/2 – Isaiah
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Weekly notes for our study of the eighth chapter of the Epistle to the Romans, authored by Paul the Apostle while he was in Corinth in the mid-50s CE. In this powerful missive, often referred to as the Bible’s greatest chapter, Paul assures us that nothing can stop God from transforming us into the likeness
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Our Eastertide Bible Study is inspired by the following verses from Matthew 5 highlighted in Chapter 4 (“Love in Action”) of Skye Jethani’s book “What if Jesus Was Serious?” April 8 Prelude: Matthew 5:38-48 (ESV) 38-42 “Here’s another old saying that deserves a second look: ‘Eye for eye, tooth for tooth.’ Is that going to get
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Monday, February 19 (First Week in Lent): Matthew 23:13-15Monday, February 26 (Second Week in Lent): Matthew 23:16-22Monday, March 4 (Third Week in Lent): Matthew 23:23-24Monday, March 11 (Fourth Week in Lent): Matthew 23:25-28Monday, March 18 (Fifth Week in Lent): Matthew 23:29-36Monday, March 25 (Holy Week): Matthew 23:37-39
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January 8: Psalm 23 January 15: Psalm 142 January 22: Psalm 139 January 29: Psalm 119, Part One February 5: Psalm 119, Part Two February 12: Psalm 1
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Our weekly Bible study resumes for the Advent season on Mondays at 7:30pm Eastern via Zoom (same link each time) starting November 27th with a study of Romans 14:1-12. Note: There’s no such thing as a perfect-attendance badge for our weekly Bible study — so if you miss one, it’s all good. Just come when
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Our weekly Bible study has resumed on Mondays at 7:30pm Eastern via Zoom (same link each time) after the summer break with a study of 1 Corinthians — which contains not only one of the Bible’s best-known verses in 1 Corinthians 13, but also one of the New Testament “clobber passages” (1 Corinthians 6:9-10) that
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Our weekly Bible study during Lent will focus on the verses in the 5th chapter of Matthew commonly known as the Beatitudes, which are the lectionary Gospel readings for each Sunday in Lent. Each Monday we will study the prior Sunday’s Gospel reading, as laid out below. Underneath each of those, I’ve included the daily
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