Sunday Morning Adult Forum
Zoar’s Adult Forum Welcomes You
to Lend Your Voice to the Holy Conversation!
Zoar’s Adult Forum Begins a New Study of the Book of Revelation on May 10!
Revelation is a wild and wooly text full of visions and beasts and dragons and fire and fear. But at its core, Revelation is a book of promise and hope. Don’t let the angrier or louder voices in our culture take the book from us. You are invited to join us for a conversation about how the last book of the Bible might offer a beginning for us as people of faith.
With this seven-part video-based Bible study, you’ll hear stories that invite you to see the promise of God calling from the pages of Revelation. You’ll build skills to read Scripture from its original context and in ways that resonate with our daily lives. With beautifully filmed videos and a helpful discussion guide, you’ll have everything you need to hear a word of hope in a disorienting and chaotic world.
If you’d like to watch the introductory video (1.5 minutes), you may do so by clicking this link:
Below you will find a tentative schedule that will take us through the end of June. The adult forum will take a break in July and August
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Our study of “Revelation: God’s Persistent Promise” begins!
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May 10 Revealing God’s Faithfulness (Revelation 1:1-4)
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May 17 Apocalypse as Gift (Revelation 1:1-4; 21:1-5)
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May 24 No class. (Memorial Day weekend)
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May 31 Church: Flawed and Redeemed (Revelation 2-3)
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June 7 Worship: Rhythm and Anthem (Revelation 4:9-11; 8:1; 11:15-17)
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June 14 Cosmos and Cities (Revelation 17-18; 21:2,15-27)
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June 21 Beasts & 666 (Revelation 13:1-18)
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June 28 Heaven: God. Here. Now. (Revelation 21-22)
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The Adult Forum meets in the Kindness Room from 9:15-10 am on Sundays.
We hope YOU will join us for this important conversation!
Every Sunday — 9:15 am
in the Kindness Room
At the urging of some of our regional Lutheran bishops, our Thursday morning Bible study group recently began discussing the second half of Paul’s letter to the Romans (beginning with chapter 9). In the coming weeks, we’ll be giving special attention to chapter and 13, which are being used by some government authorities to shore up their own power by making the false claim that the Bible says people must obey government authorities. As Lutheran Christians and heirs of the Protestant Reformation, you and I need to be aware that whenever human views of law and order conflict with the divine commandment to love God and neighbor, we must NOT obey human authorities, but must instead obey .
The members of our Thursday morning Bible study group are curious and unafraid of tackling difficult topics like this, and we hope you’ll join us as we engage this timely study.
Our study guide is by N.T. Wright. Wright is an esteemed biblical scholar, who provides an accessible and compelling commentary, exploring the intricate themes within Paul’s significant epistle to the Romans. From time to time, we will supplement our study with YouTube videos in which Dr. Wright offers additional insights into the book of Romans.
Our new study began Thursday, April 16. The curriculum is “meaty,” so we’re spending two weeks on each session. So far, we’ve completed one of four sessions, which means we’re on schedule to finish this course at the end of June/beginning of July. (Scroll down for information on how to join our Zoom meeting.)
We have six large-print copies of available. They will be in the church office as of Sunday, May 3.
Thursday Morning Bible Study
Ladies Bible Study
Thursday Evenings @ 7pm via Zoom
We have simple rules: (1) No Homework (2) Sessions are usually self-contained, don’t worry if you miss a week or two – you are not behind (3) Show up as much or as little as you want.
Even if it’s only once a month or less we would still love to have you check us out.
P.S. You are welcome to pour a glass of wine (or whatever), sit back, relax, and enjoy the fellowship.
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