Lent Devotional Discussion Class
Sunday mornings 9:30 - 10:30am | Feb 26 - Apr 2 |
Conference Room
Leader:
Jason Evans and Eileen Bauer
What is Lent? The word “Lent”
comes from the Old English word “lengten,” which simply means “spring” — when
the days lengthen and new life springs forth. It is a time in which we
anticipate the victory of the light and life of Christ over the darkness of sin
and death. It is, to borrow a phrase from C.S. Lewis, a season of a kind of
“happiness and wonder that makes you serious.” As we journey from Ash Wednesday
to Easter, let's pray that we are reminded of the reality of our broken
humanity, but also that, as days grow brighter, we experience with greater
abundance the reality of God’s redeeming grace. And so, just as we carefully
prepare for big events in our personal lives, such as a wedding or
commencement, Lent invites us to make our hearts ready for remembering Jesus’
death and resurrection. Follow along with the 40-day
devotional that will guide our discussion each week at: www.gospelinlife.com/lent-devotional/ (hard copies will be
available each Sunday for the week ahead).
The Art of Lent
Sunday mornings 9:30 - 10:30am | Feb 26 - Apr 2 | Large
Classroom
Leader: Danielle & Jonathan Harris
Throughout history, the
Christian Church has used artwork both as a means of worship and as a teaching
tool for the (often illiterate) masses. Artistic depictions of biblical scenes
help the scriptures come alive in our minds and facilitate a greater emotional
response to these stories. Join us this Lenten season as we seek to deepen our
Biblical insights by examining artwork related to six events of Jesus’ earthly
ministry. Each week, we’ll read the Scriptural text of a different event, then
discuss how our reading of the Gospel is enhanced by viewing several artistic
depictions of the story. Intentionally varied in style and place/date of
creation, these pieces of art will lead us through Lent to Christ’s passion and
triumph as we use them to meditate on the person and ministry of our Savior.
Heaven & Earth – A Study of Genesis
Sunday Evenings 7:00 – 7:30pm | Online
Leader: Craig Wilson & others
This class is for any and all
who could use help reading the Bible with others. It is an online class taught by Dr. Tim Mackie (Bible
Project). Debates around how to understand heaven and earth in Genesis 1 often
distract us from the significance of the Bible’s opening words. Explore the
architecture of Heaven and Earth, first introduced in Genesis 1 and developed
throughout the Psalms and the Bible’s wisdom literature. Learn to read the
Bible in light of the author’s ancient worldview and discover the rich meaning
in Jesus’ message about the new creation. Study on your own each week will
take approximately 1 hour. We will meet briefly, weekly by Zoom on Sunday
evenings to review what we learned in the online class.
Website for Online
Class - you sign up for the class online, then watch the classroom videos. We
are doing four, 15- minute sessions on our own each week. Go here for the class
sign-up and to see the content:
https://bibleproject.com/classroom/overview/heaven-and-earth-genesis-1/