These are the studies we are currently offering:

 

"Searchers" Study

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1 & 2 Samuel For Normal People

by Aaron Higashi

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Sundays, 9:00am in the Heritage Room

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  1 & 2 Samuel is home to some of the most beloved stories in the Bible. It is here we find such Sunday School classics as David defeating Goliath, Saul descending into madness, and David’s unashamed dance before the ark of the covenant.

  But what do we do with the rest of 1 & 2 Samuel—those stories that don’t make it onto our Sunday School favorites list? The stories of Michal. Jonathan. Abigail. Bathsheba. Amnon. Tamar. Rizpah. The stories we are so often encouraged to ignore.

  And what do we make of the man at the center of them? The one after God’s own heart.

  These are precisely the stories and questions Dr. Aaron Higashi explores in this accessible, funny, and heartfelt commentary. Through rigorous biblical scholarship, thoughtful application, and ingenious footnotes, Higashi centers the stories we so often overlook and critically assesses the ongoing legacies of the stories we choose to celebrate.

  Integrating humor and insight, this is a commentary for anyone who has cringed in church while David’s character is celebrated from the pulpit. Who has questioned the example of a king who failed so miserably as a father. And has wondered at the heart of a God reflected in a man such as this.

 

• Study is on going until we finish the book meeting each week an hour before church.

• Books can be purchased from Amazon or through your preferred book seller (Paperback: $14.99 / Kindle: $8.49 on Amazon).

• If cost is prohibitive, there will be three (3) paperback copies available for a donation.

• The study will be offered in-person unless interest is shown for a hybrid/online availability.

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Thursday Women's Study

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Not A Silent Night: Mary Looks Back to Bethlehem

by Adam Hamilton

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Thursday, 10:00am in the Heritage Room

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Imagine Jesus from Mary’s point-of-view—proud of her son, in awe of his gifts and mission, guided by love for him as a person and so much more. In this book, Adam Hamilton begins at the end, with Mary at the crucifixion and resurrection; travels back in time as she witnesses his life and ministry; and ends at the beginning, with the Christ child born in a stable, Mary’s beautiful baby. This year, experience Advent and Christmas with Mary.

The five sessions are:

1. Beginning with the End
2. The Piercing of Mary’s Soul
3. Amazed, Astounded, and Astonished
4. Mary, Full of Grace
5. It Was Not a Silent Night