Wednesday Bible Study for August
JONAH by Karl N. Jacobson (Author)
The book of Jonah paints a picture of a God who pushes God's people to go beyond religious and ethnic boundaries to share the love and mercy of God with all of God's desire to save all people. This study explores how Jonah offers a vision in which God's love and mercy is not only available to the people of Israel, but to other peoples as well.
This 4-session course explores selected passages from Jonah.
• August 3: 1. Where Was Jonah Going? (Jonah 1:1-17)
• August 10: 2. What Was Jonah Praying? (Jonah 2:1-10)
• August 17: 3. What Was Jonah Saying? (Jonah 3:1-10)
• August 24: 4. What Was Jonah Thinking? (Jonah 4:1-11)
• August 31: Lingering Thoughts and Questions
Study book cost is $5.25. Your donation is appreciated to cover the course materials, however, all are welcome to attend regardless of donation.
Wednesday Mornings at the Downtown Campus: 565 12th and Exchange. Please park in the parking lot and enter through the downstairs door. Bible Study is in the room to the left (North) at the end of the hall.
Wednesday Evening at 6:00 p.m. via Zoom link. Please contact the Church Office for the link (Note: a minimum of two Zoom participants is required-following the biblical mandate “Wherever two or three are gathered in my name, I am there among them” Matthew 18:20.)
ZOOM LINK-10:30am: click here
Meeting ID: 851 5770 0410 (Please contact the church office for the passcode)
Looking to September-October
The Wednesday Bible Study will go through the book: Together By Grace: Introducing the Lutherans, edited by Kathryn A. Kleinhans.
We will spend six sessions exploring the various essays found in this volume introducing the Lutheran heritage. Yes, Lutheranism has roots in Northern Europe, but the people called Lutherans offer liberating insights into Christian faith, encompass a worldwide reach, and tell a story that goes back more than 500 years while pointing to the future.
Session 1: The Faith We Confess,” pages 9-45
Session 2: “From the Sixteenth Century to Today,” pages 47-84
Session 3: “Worship and the Arts,” pages 85-112
Session 4: “Faith Active in Love,” pages 113-146
Session 5: “Being Lutheran Together in a Wider World,” pages 147-174
Session 6: “Voices and Places: Stories from the Global Lutheran Family,” pages 175-204
