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Adult Bible Studies Summer 2022

2022 | Transform

The lessons this quarter begin with a look at the ministry of the Holy Spirit that brings new life to us as members of the body of Christ. Jesus tells the disciples in John’s Gospel that he must leave so that the Comforter or Holy Spirit could come.

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Adult Bible Studies Summer 2022 Session 1: Receiving the Spirit's Gifts

After the special effects of Acts 2 are over, it is the simple yet profound proclamation of the good news of Jesus Christ that incites a small-scale world of pe...

Mark Price | 614 views | 1 year ago updated

Adult Bible Studies Summer 2022 Session 2: The Spirit Gives Wisdom

The only wisdom we need, said Paul, is the wisdom of the cross. The true sign of spiritual maturity, the only thing worthy of our boasting, is to know Christ cr...

Mark Price | 187 views | 1 year ago updated

Adult Bible Studies Summer 2022 Session 3: Life Apart From the Spirit

The very life God calls for—the life lived in loving service to others—is made possible by God’s own Spirit. By God’s grace we are made free; by God’s...

Mark Price | 141 views | 1 year ago updated

Adult Bible Studies Summer 2022 Session 4: Life in the Spirit

The fruit of the Spirit is ours, said Paul, when we are open to it and ready for it, so that the Spirit can bear witness to it in and through our life together ...

Mark Price | 126 views | 1 year ago updated

Adult Bible Studies Summer 2022 Session 5: A New Community of Believers

The witness of Peter and John is a powerful reminder to the church of the impact we can make when we allow the Holy Spirit to give us boldness and unity. How mi...

Carol Cain-Dillon | 141 views | 1 year ago updated

Adult Bible Studies Summer 2022 Session 6: Faith Transcends Culture

Through the power of the Scriptures and of community, the Holy Spirit works to bring about transformation in our hearts, our lives, and our world. Who have been...

Carol Cain-Dillon | 123 views | 1 year ago updated

Adult Bible Studies Summer 2022 Session 7: The Quest for Inclusive Fellowship

Following Christ means allowing the Spirit to change us, no matter how far along we think we are on our spiritual journeys. The stories in Acts are powerful rem...

Carol Cain-Dillon | 118 views | 1 year ago updated

Adult Bible Studies Summer 2022 Session 8: The Jerusalem Council's Mandate

Conflict in the church could be a sign that the Spirit is stirring things up. In such times, perhaps we are called to follow the example of the early church: to...

Carol Cain-Dillon | 111 views | 1 year ago updated

Adult Bible Studies Summer 2022 Session 9: Mission Without Walls

Sometimes the Holy Spirit takes us to places we would not choose to go, to people we would not choose to visit. But where the Spirit leads us, there is always b...

Carol Cain-Dillon | 101 views | 1 year ago updated

Adult Bible Studies Summer 2022 Session 10: God's First Choice

Just like David called the leaders of Israel to help his son, Solomon, build the Temple, God calls us and trusts us, as imperfect as we are, to help Jesus build...

Angela Reiss | 103 views | 1 year ago updated

Adult Bible Studies Summer 2022 Session 11: Living Beyond Violence

When Jesus said we should love our enemies, he did so through a a completely new way of life and understanding of what love is. It's the way of nonviolence. Jes...

Angela Reiss | 108 views | 1 year ago updated

Adult Bible Studies Summer 2022 Session 12: Loving Beyond Barriers

God created our world to flourish in diversity and is glorified when we live into exactly who God created us to be. Discord can be reconciled in the light of lo...

Angela Reiss | 98 views | 1 year ago updated

Adult Bible Studies Summer 2022 Session 13: Betrayal and Victory

Injustices tempt us to respond in anger or violence. But when we respond to aggression with aggression instead of with gentleness and love, we misrepresent Jesu...

Angela Reiss | 94 views | 1 year ago updated

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Adult Bible Studies Summer 2022: Stump the Scholar

Join our three hosts for a scholarly discussion.

Mark Price | Carol Cavin-Dillon | Angela Reiss | 59 views | 1 year ago updated