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Christian Education, Nurture and Topical Studies
August 2008
Sunday 9:25 A.M.
Yahweh / Ego Eimi / I Am
August 10 - The Eternal Christ - John 8:31-59
Jesus' interaction with the Jews' religious leaders produces Hi definitive "I AM" statement. An emphatic form of "I AM" was used throughout the Old Testament in Greek for the name Yahweh, the name by which the Jews' covenant Lord has revealed himself. Here Jesus clearly identified himself with that Name as the eternal Christ. He is the covenant Lord who came to fulfill the covenant. The Jews got the point.
August 17 - The Way, The Truth, The Life - John 14:1-14
Jesus bids us trust in God and in Him for eternal life, and gives us good reason to do so with his "I AM" Way, Truth, and Life. He tells His disciples and us that the way to see the Father is to look at him, our Lord and Savior.
August 24 - The Gate for the Sheep - John 10:1-10
The first
picture in the Good Shepherd chapter is that of the gate to the
sheepfold. Jesus contrasts
shepherds and thieves in terms of their approach to the sheep.
Finally he points to himself with his emphatic "I AM" as the only
gate through whom the sheep may go in and out and find life.
The healing
of a man born blind provides Jesus with the opportunity to demonstrate
that he is indeed the Light of the World.
He again uses the emphatic "I Am" that identifies him as Yahweh
in action. As is the case
in the Kingdom of God, a blind man sees and believes while those who
claim to see clearly are blind to the truth.
COMING IN SEPTEMBER
Get Ready to Encounter the Jesus You Never Knew!
You are
invited to a journey that will challenge you-and change you.
It will be a journey that will expand-and very likely
redefine-your understanding the person, teachings, and life of Jesus
Christ. Pressing beyond
familiar images you will discover Jesus as you've never known him:
radical, compelling, compassionate, bold, incisive, and ultimately
satisfying. Clips of
various movies will be used to share what some people have experienced
about Jesus.
The fourteen week sessions are based upon Phillip
Yancey's The Jesus I Never Knew.
This book and What's So Amazing About Grace each were Christian
Books of the Year. He is also author of eleven Gold Medallion
Award-winning books. He has
also been editor-in-chief of "Christianity Today."
Starting Sunday September 7 come discover "again
for the first time" a refreshing, unpredictable, and exciting person
whom you may have never known before.
Sessions facilitated by Roger Berg.
Please sign-up in the church entry in August so we will have some
idea for materials needed.
Bible Topic Studies
Sunday School meets in the Library/Martin Luther Room.
SLF Adult Sunday School Class - Come and feel the wind
of the Holy Spirit as we study the Book of Acts in the Martin Luther
Room. As we begin to build toward worship
services in Sahuarita, this time together in God's word and prayer is
critical to deepening our faith together and developing our identity as
a fellowship. Please make this part of your Sunday worship schedule.
Adult Classes- There will be another Sunday class added
in Oct. "Reformation Overview"
We will study a different reformer each of 6 weeks. A full length movie
will be shown the Tuesday evening following the study.
Oct 19- John Wycliffe
Oct 26- John Hus
Nov 2- Martin Luther
Nov 9- Ulrich Zwingli and John Calvin
Nov 16- The Anabaptists
Nov 23- William Tyndale
This class is concurrent with "The Jesus you Never Knew".)
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Sunday mornings 9:25 A.M.-
Bible Topic Studies
SLF Adult Sunday School Class - meets in the Martin Luther Room. Studying the Book of Acts.
Thursdays 6:30 P.M.-
"Living Discipleship" -has ended. NOTE: It will begin again in
the Fall. If interested, please speak with
Pastor Stieve.
Tuesday at 8:00 A.M.
Prayer Break (a prayer breakfast) is led by Pastor Stieve at "Los Pavo
Reales" (Best Western Motel) at Esperanza & La Canada.
Thursday at 8:00 A.M.
Men's Bible Breakfast at the Continental Feedlot Café, where they study
the Old Testament, Epistle and the Gospel readings for the coming Sunday
Worship Service is led by Ron Kasten.
at 2:00 P.M.
Del Coronado Bible Study in the Friendship Room. The group examines
Scripture readings for the coming Sunday is led by Ron Kasten.
Saturday at 3:30 P.M.
Today's Light Bible Study led by George Klammer at the church.