Title: Wednesday Morning Book Study. Click here for more information.
Facilitator: Val Holzman
Location: Lighthouse Room
Date/Time: Wednesday Morning Book Study Beginning Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2025 – 10:30-11:30 am.
Description: The group will choose a book for reading and discussion. Participants will take turns leading each discussion.
Title: The Chosen
Facilitator: Val Holzman
Location: Lighthouse Room
Date/Time: Beginning Jan 5, 2025 – 9:00-10:00am
Description: The class will view The Chosen, Season 3, and discuss/compare it with Scripture after each
episode. The Chosen is a television drama based on the life of Jesus Christ, portraying Jesus “through the eyes of those who met him.” We will compare the scenes to the biblical text. What does the episode add, explain, change, or leave out?
Title: Jesus in the Gospels by Leander E. Kech 
Facilitator: Tom Bolton
Location: Fireside Room
Date/Time: Beginning Jan 5, 2025 – 9:00-10:00am
Description: The study helps group members understand that Jesus is rooted in Judaism and the Scriptures of the Old Testament, and Jesus was a new Covenant for us, about whom we learn by studying and comparing the words of Jesus in all four Gospels, and understanding even more through the writing of the whole New Testament.
Title: Social Principles of the United Methodist Church (UMC)
Facilitator: Rev. Deacon Nancy Lanman
Location: Lighthouse Room
Date/Time: Beginning Jan 12, 2025 – After worship (2nd Sunday Each Monthly)
Description: These Social Principles serve as a valuable resource for the mission and ministry of United Methodists worldwide. The class will meet on the second Sunday of every month after worship to discuss responses to current social justice issues facing our nation. Participants are encouraged to bring a brown bag lunch.
Title: Radical Methodism: Back to our Roots
Facilitator: Tom Bolton
Location: Zoom
Date/Time: Beginning Jan 15, 2025 – Tuesdays – 7:00pm to 8:00pm.
Description: is a four-part, in depth history course for anyone interested in examining Methodism from the earliest days to the present. The word ‘radicle’ in the course title is not a typo but rather a word referring to the foundational part of the plant, explains Dr. Ashley Boggan, General Commission on Archives and History general secretary and course developer. In the four modules, we look at the denomination’s heritage rooted in John Wesley, journeying across centuries to follow the radicle of Methodism as it spread and its leaves and branches emerged. Please watch for additional details. Contact the church office to register.
Title: You Were Made for This Moment: Courage for Today and Hope for Tomorrow
Facilitator:
Location: Lighthouse Room
Date/Time: Begins Wednesday, September 11 – 10:30-11:30am
Description: Class participants will take turns leading this book study on Max Lucado’s book You Were Made for This Moment: Courage for Today and Hope for Tomorrow. This study will be held on Wednesdays starting on September 11th from 10:30-11:30 am in the Lighthouse Room. Author Max Lucado will help you to put your hope in the God of grand reversals, to trust that God will right every wrong, to cultivate courage for your challenging times by leaning on the God who redeems and restores, and you will discover your role in God’s story by exploring how God can use your experiences and circumstances to join Him in his holy work. God never promised us a life without trials, but He does promise to be with us as we walk through them. Trust that He can redeem your struggles for a mighty purpose. This study is enhanced with a video component.
Title: Lenten Book Study: 24 Hours That Changed the World by Adam Hamilton
Facilitator: TBD
Location: Zoom and TBD
Date/Time: Two Adult Class opportunities:
-Adult Sunday School Class begins Sunday March 9
-Tuesday Zoom Class begins Tuesday, March 11
Description: Hamilton guides us, step by step, through the last 24 hours of Jesus’ life in this popular, heartbreaking, and inspiring book. No single event in human history has received more attention than the suffering and crucifixion of Jesus of Nazareth. In this book, Hamilton helps us experience and understand the significance of Jesus’ suffering and death like never before. He retraces the day that changed human history in his usual straightforward yet easy, conversational style that speaks to both long-time Christians and those who are simply curious about the story of Christ’s crucifixion. The Children’s and Youth Sunday School classes will also follow the same study as adults (using age-appropriate lessons). A DVD component will enhance the six week study. Please watch for the bulletin insert with more details.
Other Adult Education Opportunities
Sometimes it is just easier to have the Bible read to us than to read it our-selves, isn’t it? Here are three FREE good options for hearing the Bible read on a daily basis. Each reads a selection from the Old Testament, New Testament, Psalms, and Proverbs. All are available as an app also.
- OneYearBiblePodcast.com – The Bible is read in a clear, straightforward fashion without commentary.
- DailyAudioBible.com – The Bible is read through in a year by rotating what version is read each week. There is a ten minute meditation/commentary each day.
- DailyRadioBible.com – The Bible is read through using the New Living Translation. There is a ten minute daily meditation/commentary each day.
- Check out Pastor Glenn McDonald’s 5-minute morning reflection program. It’s accessible on your phone and available as a podcast. Join by going to glennsreflections.com.