Connecting with God and others during this holy time is a truly special way to prepare our souls for the full joy of Easter that awaits us. Three unique Lenten study options are available and you are not limited to only one.
If you enjoy online resources, consider the Full to The Brim resources that Pastor Kelly and the online campus will be using.
There are two in-person study options. On Wednesday, evenings Pastor Chris will guide a discussion of the book The Cross and the Lynching Tree by James H. Cone. On Sunday mornings, Barb Jones will lead a study group centered on The Lords’ Prayer. This will be a time to learn, discuss and pray this timeless prayer.
It is a prayer you have prayed many, many times. Lent offers an ideal opportunity to explore the full meaning and power of the prayer Jesus taught his disciples. In The Lord’s Prayer: The Meaning and Power of the Prayer Jesus Taught, pastor and bestselling author, Adam Hamilton guides us to really know—and really pray—the Lord’s Prayer. He explores each of its rich lines and their meaning in the Bible, illuminating what we ask of God and what we ask of ourselves through its words. We too, are Christ’s disciples and our souls will be blessed by studying this most famous of all prayers. In this study, we will watch and discuss videos based on the book.
Facilitator: Barb Jones
Meeting Sundays in the Intersection, March 6 through April 10, 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
We're trying something new - an "on demand" study! We'll be using the devotional booklet "Full to the Brim," available at the Welcome Center or by requesting it via email. Participants will do the daily devotions on their own, then watch the teaching video which will post in the St. Andrew UMC Online Facebook Group on Wednesdays at 8:00 a.m. There will be questions and conversation for participants to engage in throughout the week. The cool thing about this study group is that you can participate at the time you choose! You can watch the video anytime after it posts, then answer questions and discuss when it's convenient for you. If you'd like to join this group, you can find more information in the St. Andrew UMC Online Facebook Group or talk to Pastor Kelly.
Facilitator: Pastor Kelly Sellers
Meeting anytime March 2 through April 17, new content each Wednesday at 8:00 a.m.
The Cross and the Lynching Tree provides a provocative and relevant opportunity for study during Lent.
This theological work provides deep insights into how our primary Christian symbol, the cross, has borne the weight of hope for African American Christians for centuries. Jesus was that "somebody" who knew the "troubles" of those innocently suffering the scourges of slavery, Jim Crow, and lynchings.
Dr. James Cones unfolds the intersection of the unimaginable history of lynchings in the United States (1880-1940), the complex theological quandary of God's intimacy and absence experienced by the Black Church, and the scandalous reticence of the powerful white mainline denominations to condemn lynching.
This "powerful and painful song of hope" offers a timely illumination of the struggles for racial equity in the past and the present, as well as an urgent prompting to write a new chapter as faithful followers "growing in the ways of Jesus and sent out daily to share the healing love of God."
Meeting in Adult 2, March 9, March 30 & April 6 - May 4, 6:30-8:00 p.m.
This class is at capacity.
Facilitator: Pastor Chris Danielson
It is a prayer you have prayed many, many times. Lent offers an ideal opportunity to explore the full meaning and power of the prayer Jesus taught his disciples. In The Lord’s Prayer: The Meaning and Power of the Prayer Jesus Taught, pastor and bestselling author, Adam Hamilton guides us to really know—and really pray—the Lord’s Prayer. He explores each of its rich lines and their meaning in the Bible, illuminating what we ask of God and what we ask of ourselves through its words. We too, are Christ’s disciples and our souls will be blessed by studying this most famous of all prayers. In this study, we will watch and discuss videos based on the book.
Facilitator: Barb Jones
Meeting Sundays in the Intersection, March 6 through April 10, 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
We're trying something new - an "on demand" study! We'll be using the devotional booklet "Full to the Brim," available at the Welcome Center or by requesting it via email. Participants will do the daily devotions on their own, then watch the teaching video which will post in the St. Andrew UMC Online Facebook Group on Wednesdays at 8:00 a.m. There will be questions and conversation for participants to engage in throughout the week. The cool thing about this study group is that you can participate at the time you choose! You can watch the video anytime after it posts, then answer questions and discuss when it's convenient for you. If you'd like to join this group, you can find more information in the St. Andrew UMC Online Facebook Group or talk to Pastor Kelly.
Facilitator: Pastor Kelly Sellers
Meeting anytime March 2 through April 17, new content each Wednesday at 8:00 a.m.
The Cross and the Lynching Tree provides a provocative and relevant opportunity for study during Lent.
This theological work provides deep insights into how our primary Christian symbol, the cross, has borne the weight of hope for African American Christians for centuries. Jesus was that "somebody" who knew the "troubles" of those innocently suffering the scourges of slavery, Jim Crow, and lynchings.
Dr. James Cones unfolds the intersection of the unimaginable history of lynchings in the United States (1880-1940), the complex theological quandary of God's intimacy and absence experienced by the Black Church, and the scandalous reticence of the powerful white mainline denominations to condemn lynching.
This "powerful and painful song of hope" offers a timely illumination of the struggles for racial equity in the past and the present, as well as an urgent prompting to write a new chapter as faithful followers "growing in the ways of Jesus and sent out daily to share the healing love of God."
Meeting in Adult 2, March 9, March 30 & April 6 - May 4, 6:30-8:00 p.m.
This class is at capacity.
Facilitator: Pastor Chris Danielson