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Adult Bible Studies Fall 2024 Session 3: Revenge or Restoration?

Adult Bible Studies Fall 2024 | Sessions

Robin Wilson explores themes of power, violence, and justice in the story of Esther. She challenges us to pursue justice with wisdom and grace rather than retribution and harm.

Speakers:Robin Wilson

Source:Abingdon Press

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Sessions

Adult Bible Studies Fall 2024 Session 1: When the Storms of Life Are Raging

Robin Wilson introduces us to Esther, her relative Mordecai, and the grief and anxiety they faced when they learned that the king had issued a decree to annihil...

Adult Bible Studies Fall 2024 Session 2: Letting Go of Fear

Robin Wilson unpacks the decision Esther faced and how she let go of her fear in order to embrace the purpose God had for her that would result in the salvation...

Adult Bible Studies Fall 2024 Session 3: Revenge or Restoration?

Robin Wilson explores themes of power, violence, and justice in the story of Esther. She challenges us to pursue justice with wisdom and grace rather than retri...

Adult Bible Studies Fall 2024 Session 4: Under the Surface

Robin Wilson takes a close look at the complicated figure, Haman, in the story of Esther. His extreme prejudice and hatred fueled extreme revenge.

Adult Bible Studies Fall 2024 Session 5: Out of Darkness, Light

Robin Wilson reminds us that like Esther and her people, our celebrations and times of joy come from recognizing God’s presence and victories, inspiring us to...

Adult Bible Studies Fall 2024 Session 6: Identity: The Family Tree

Carol Cavin-Dillon reminds us that even in the genealogy and example of Jesus, we can see God redeeming the past, reminding us that God has the power to work wi...

Adult Bible Studies Fall 2024 Session 7: Identity: Family Faith Traditions

Carol Cavin-Dillon recalls the story of Hannah and Samuel and reminds us that each child in the church is our child and our responsibility.

Adult Bible Studies Fall 2024 Session 8: Identity: Relationships

Carol Cavin-Dillon reminds us that even through conflicted and flawed people and messy family dynamics, God still works. We serve a God who can move us toward f...

Adult Bible Studies Fall 2024 Session 9: Identity: Choices

Carol Cavin-Dillon uses the story of Jesus calling Peter, Andrew, James, and John to show us that we sometimes must step out of the boat, to walk away from fami...

Adult Bible Studies Fall 2024 Session 10: Adopted Through Christ

Greg Weeks explores Paul’s amazing claim in Ephesians 1 that we are God’s adopted children through Jesus Christ. No longer are people “chosen” or “unc...

Adult Bible Studies Fall 2024 Session 11: Liberated Through Christ

Greg Weeks explains how our relationship with Christ means that we are no longer held captive by the power of sin.

Adult Bible Studies Fall 2024 Session 12: Hidden With Christ

Greg Weeks explores the unusual concept Paul introduced of being “hidden with Christ,” as found in Colossians 3.

Adult Bible Studies Fall 2024 Session 13: Receiving and Sharing Christ

Greg Weeks uses Paul’s advice to young Timothy in his second letter to encourage us to reflect on those who have mentored us and those we have opportunities t...

Previews and More

Adult Bible Studies Fall 2024 Preview

This fall, our Bible lessons follow the theme “Claiming Identity.” They unpack and explore the concept of identity by examining the life and experiences of ...