Bible Study Basics:
What is a Bible Study?
The Bible is a book that has been a trusted source of help and guidance for thousands of years. The word “study” has meanings that include perplexity, serious application of mind, zealous effort to learn, and reverie.
Bible reading is a spiritual discipline that followers of Jesus have turned to with perplexity, seriousness, zeal and spiritual imagination to guide them in their personal lives and help them build a caring and just community.
Our Bible Study seeks to be a weekly gathering of readers who bring their confusion, excitement, commitment and dreams to the Bible as together we attempt to read from Genesis to Revelations. (see schedule of Bible readings) No expert will guide us. (The minister is no expert, trust me). All questions, thoughts, insights and life experiences will be valued contributions to the group’s understanding of the Bible. We will try to create lots of space for the Holy Spirit to move. We will come the expectation to be nourished, instructed and encouraged on our faith journeys.
The Bible is a book that has been a trusted source of help and guidance for thousands of years. The word “study” has meanings that include perplexity, serious application of mind, zealous effort to learn, and reverie.
Bible reading is a spiritual discipline that followers of Jesus have turned to with perplexity, seriousness, zeal and spiritual imagination to guide them in their personal lives and help them build a caring and just community.
Our Bible Study seeks to be a weekly gathering of readers who bring their confusion, excitement, commitment and dreams to the Bible as together we attempt to read from Genesis to Revelations. (see schedule of Bible readings) No expert will guide us. (The minister is no expert, trust me). All questions, thoughts, insights and life experiences will be valued contributions to the group’s understanding of the Bible. We will try to create lots of space for the Holy Spirit to move. We will come the expectation to be nourished, instructed and encouraged on our faith journeys.
How will the gatherings go?
Our meetings will include a time to check in and tell our life stories, a communal reading of one small part of the Bible reading that was assigned the week before, discussion of what we read together and of the larger assigned reading, possibly a snack (brain food) and, finally, prayer. The meetings will be no longer than 2 hrs.
Our meetings will include a time to check in and tell our life stories, a communal reading of one small part of the Bible reading that was assigned the week before, discussion of what we read together and of the larger assigned reading, possibly a snack (brain food) and, finally, prayer. The meetings will be no longer than 2 hrs.
When will these meetings
happen?
We will gather on Mondays at 7pm. (The 3rd Monday of every month there will be no meeting except for December which will not have a meeting on the 4th Monday)
We will gather on Mondays at 7pm. (The 3rd Monday of every month there will be no meeting except for December which will not have a meeting on the 4th Monday)
Where will these meetings
happen?
The meetings will be in the Grace Land room, downstairs beside Schnell Hall.
The meetings will be in the Grace Land room, downstairs beside Schnell Hall.
Who can participate?
Anyone (Congregation member or not, Christian or not, with Bible knowledge or not) who is willing to be a part of a community seeking spiritual insight for themselves and their world through the Bible. (invite friends)
Anyone (Congregation member or not, Christian or not, with Bible knowledge or not) who is willing to be a part of a community seeking spiritual insight for themselves and their world through the Bible. (invite friends)
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