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PASTOR’S BIBLE STUDY RESUMES
Monday,
February 22, 1-2:30 p.m. the study
of scripture led by our pastor, will
resume.
Anyone
is welcome to come “dig into the
treasures of God’s Word” in these
weekly sessions. During the
season of Lent, the study will focus
on several major issues about being
a follower of Christ.
The
first session will be on “Willpower
- Following Jesus into the
Wilderness.”
A
passage from the Old Testament and
one from the New Testament will be
the foundation of each discussion.
No
advance preparation is required, and
although the class is heavily geared
toward discussion, persons are
welcome to just come and listen.
The
themes for the rest of this series
are:
February 22:
Willpower
March 1:
Repentance
March 8:
Resentment
March 15:
Accepting ourselves and others
March 22:
Trusting God
March 29:
Spiritual battles
April 5th:
No class
the day after Easter
Lenten Study to Focus on Council of
Bishop's Letter
“God's Renewed
Creation:
Call to
Hope and Action”
Rev.
Deb Smith will be leading a six week
study beginning Wednesday night,
February 24 exploring the Pastoral
Letter and Foundation Document,
“God's Renewed Creation:
Call to
Hope and Action” unanimously
approved by the United Methodist
Church's Council of Bishops at their
2009 fall meeting.
You can
read the Bishop’s letter
here.
The
document began to take shape at the
2004 General Conference and was
approved after input from over 5,400
United Methodists from around the
world had input in the document.
The
document is an attempt to address
what the church sees as three
interrelated threats to the health
of God's creation: pandemic poverty
and disease, environmental
degradation, and the proliferation
of weapons and violence.
This
study will not only explore these
problems, but also will address the
ways in which they are spiritual
issues.
The
study will address the recognition
that the world cannot hope to be
changed until we allow God to change
our way of being in it.
For more
information or to indicate your
interest in being a part of the
study, email Deb Smith at
dsmith@gbod.org.
Prayer Breakfast opportunity: Monday mornings at 7:00 a.m.
we have a prayer breakfast in the Aldersgate room. Anyone is
welcome to join us!
