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E5: Adult Bible Studies Fall 2022 Session 05: Sharing From the Margins

Adult Bible Studies Fall 2022 | Sessions

“What good is it if people say they have faith,” James asked, “but do nothing to show it?” Personal faith and faithful activity go hand in hand. Growth in our personal relationship with Christ moves us to care for the tangible, physical needs of those who are vulnerable.

Speakers:Amy Sigmon

Topics:James 2:14-17 Exodus 22:21-27 James 2 Exodus 22

Source:Abingdon Press

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Adult Bible Studies Fall 2022 Session 01: Standing Up Against Oppression

Even in their darkest days, the Israelites had the power to choose life, and God used those choices to make them flourish and eventually brought about their del...

Brian Sigmon | 514 views | 1 year ago updated

Adult Bible Studies Fall 2022 Session 02: Freedom Song

The Song of the Sea, the structural center of the Book of Exodus, looks both forward and backward: backward in celebration and awe of God’s deliverance of the...

Brian Sigmon | 121 views | 1 year ago updated

Adult Bible Studies Fall 2022 Session 03: The Redeemer’s Provision

The Israelites’ 40-year wilderness wandering was their school in learning to trust in God. Before they even reached God’s mountain, before they even heard t...

Brian Sigmon | 61 views | 1 year ago updated

Adult Bible Studies Fall 2022 Session 04: From Obedience to Freedom

Moses’ words in Deuteronomy 30 are all about loyalty to God and the blessings promised in return for keeping the covenant. Like the Israelites, we face the ch...

Brian Sigmon | 63 views | 1 year ago updated

Adult Bible Studies Fall 2022 Session 05: Sharing From the Margins

“What good is it if people say they have faith,” James asked, “but do nothing to show it?” Personal faith and faithful activity go hand in hand. Growth ...

Amy Sigmon | 104 views | 1 year ago updated

Adult Bible Studies Fall 2022 Session 06: Gifts of the Widows

Two texts from Scripture introduce us to vulnerable but faithful women who made the choice to give out of extremely meager resources. Their examples show us tha...

Amy Sigmon | 84 views | 1 year ago updated

Adult Bible Studies Fall 2022 Session 07: Blinded by the Truth

Like Jesus challenged the Pharisees in John 9, we too must ask: Does our spiritual vision enable us to see the needs around us? Do we sometimes fall into the tr...

Amy Sigmon | 77 views | 1 year ago updated

Adult Bible Studies Fall 2022 Session 08: Justice for the Persistent

In the parable about the persistent widow, Jesus connected persistence to justice. His message? God listens, and God responds. And God calls us to faithful pers...

Amy Sigmon | 87 views | 1 year ago updated

Adult Bible Studies Fall 2022 Session 09: Hospitality Without Boundaries

God calls us to care for those at the margins, including financially. Our faithful living reflects God’s justice on earth and includes grace, kindness, mercy,...

Amy Sigmon | 81 views | 1 year ago updated

Adult Bible Studies Fall 2022 Session 10: Respect for Other Faith Traditions

Through his gentleness, poeticism, humility, and authenticity, Christians can learn a thing or two from Paul about conversations with people whose faith experie...

Mary Kate Myers | 79 views | 1 year ago updated

Adult Bible Studies Fall 2022 Session 11: Working for Abiding Peace

Often when interacting with someone whose faith traditions are not like ours, it’s best to let the grace of God speak for itself and move us however God is ca...

Mary Kate Myers | 74 views | 1 year ago updated

Adult Bible Studies Fall 2022 Session 12: Lessons From Other Faith Traditions

Moses’ relationship with his father-in-law reminds us that God can speak to us through one another, over and above every difference that the world tries to co...

Mary Kate Myers | 64 views | 1 year ago updated

Adult Bible Studies Fall 2022 Session 13: Sensitivity Training

As we work to build relationships with people who are different from us, we must be willing to open our hearts, grow, and, as Paul said, “strive for the thing...

Mary Kate Myers | 62 views | 1 year ago updated

Previews and More

Adult Bible Studies Fall 2022 Preview

Does your group enjoy watching videos to generate conversation around Bible studies? Video sessions directly correspond to the Adult Bible Studies quarter’s t...

Mary Kate Myers | Amy Sigmon | Brian Sigmon | 167 views | 1 year ago updated

Adult Bible Studies Fall 2022: Stump the Scholar

Join our three hosts for a Q&A session.

Brian Sigmon | Amy Sigmon | Mary Kate Myers | 20 views | 1 year ago updated