Bible Stories for Grown-Ups | Jonah

For our Fall 2023 All-Church study, we’re reading Josh Scott’s “Bible Stories for Grown-Ups: Reading Scripture with New Eyes”. We’ll be looking at how reading familiar stories from the Bible through a wiser, more mature lens can expand our idea of God.

So often we’re introduced to these Bible stories in Sunday school, and we get the most simplified, surface level reading of them. But it’s important to go back once we’re grown ups and read these stories with fresh eyes, to see what new truths we can discover in them about God and the world around us.

Bible Stories For Grown-Ups | Noah and the Ark

For our Fall 2023 All-Church study, we’re reading Josh Scott’s “Bible Stories for Grown-Ups: Reading Scripture with New Eyes”. We’ll be looking at how reading familiar stories from the Bible through a wiser, more mature lens can expand our idea of God.

So often we’re introduced to these Bible stories in Sunday school, and we get the most simplified, surface level reading of them. But it’s important to go back once we’re grown ups and read these stories with fresh eyes, to see what new truths we can discover in them about God and the world around us.

I Will Survive… Abuse

If you have the Gloria Gaynor song playing in your head, no one will blame you! A brand new series about hope and making it through, I Will Survive, begins August 6.

Everyone experiences loss and disappointment of some kind. About half of us will experience anxiety or depression at some time in our lives, and millions struggle with substance abuse, fatigue, excessive worry, and disillusionment. About 40% of first marriages end in divorce. Abuse and mistreatment are rampant, and many of us have experienced shaming over sexuality, whether as an LGBTQ+ person or from so-called purity culture.

These experiences are common to humanity, and we can be tempted to lose hope. With the right coping mechanisms, spiritual practices, and support, however, we can have hope for better days ahead.

During I Will Survive, you will gain tools for coping and be inspired to feel hope for a better future!

Join us beginning August 6 for a brand new series, I Will Survive.

I Will Survive… Marital Conflict and Divorce

If you have the Gloria Gaynor song playing in your head, no one will blame you! A brand new series about hope and making it through, I Will Survive, begins August 6.

Everyone experiences loss and disappointment of some kind. About half of us will experience anxiety or depression at some time in our lives, and millions struggle with substance abuse, fatigue, excessive worry, and disillusionment. About 40% of first marriages end in divorce. Abuse and mistreatment are rampant, and many of us have experienced shaming over sexuality, whether as an LGBTQ+ person or from so-called purity culture.

These experiences are common to humanity, and we can be tempted to lose hope. With the right coping mechanisms, spiritual practices, and support, however, we can have hope for better days ahead.

During I Will Survive, you will gain tools for coping and be inspired to feel hope for a better future!

Join us beginning August 6 for a brand new series, I Will Survive.

I Will Survive… Loss and Disappointment

If you have the Gloria Gaynor song playing in your head, no one will blame you! A brand new series about hope and making it through, I Will Survive, begins August 6.

Everyone experiences loss and disappointment of some kind. About half of us will experience anxiety or depression at some time in our lives, and millions struggle with substance abuse, fatigue, excessive worry, and disillusionment. About 40% of first marriages end in divorce. Abuse and mistreatment are rampant, and many of us have experienced shaming over sexuality, whether as an LGBTQ+ person or from so-called purity culture.

These experiences are common to humanity, and we can be tempted to lose hope. With the right coping mechanisms, spiritual practices, and support, however, we can have hope for better days ahead.

During I Will Survive, you will gain tools for coping and be inspired to feel hope for a better future!

Join us beginning August 6 for a brand new series, I Will Survive.

Prophets | Ezekiel: A Better Day Is Coming

The prophets we encounter in the Old Testament are probably far more relevant to our time that we realize. They lived in a divided, contentious, and uncertain time. They could see beneath the surface and warned their contemporaries of where division and injustice would lead. They spoke out on behalf of the oppressed and urged their society to practice God’s justice and righteousness, which meant to do right by everybody.

Maybe you can identify with them.

During Prophets: Why Your Voice Matters, we will get to know a few of the Hebrew prophets from the Old Testament, discover why our time is so much like theirs, and see why your voice matters in a divided and uncertain world.

Prophets | Huldah: Let’s Be Realistic

The prophets we encounter in the Old Testament are probably far more relevant to our time that we realize. They lived in a divided, contentious, and uncertain time. They could see beneath the surface and warned their contemporaries of where division and injustice would lead. They spoke out on behalf of the oppressed and urged their society to practice God’s justice and righteousness, which meant to do right by everybody.

Maybe you can identify with them.

During Prophets: Why Your Voice Matters, we will get to know a few of the Hebrew prophets from the Old Testament, discover why our time is so much like theirs, and see why your voice matters in a divided and uncertain world.

Prophets | Isaiah: Is Anyone Listening?

The prophets we encounter in the Old Testament are probably far more relevant to our time that we realize. They lived in a divided, contentious, and uncertain time. They could see beneath the surface and warned their contemporaries of where division and injustice would lead. They spoke out on behalf of the oppressed and urged their society to practice God’s justice and righteousness, which meant to do right by everybody.

Maybe you can identify with them.

During Prophets: Why Your Voice Matters, we will get to know a few of the Hebrew prophets from the Old Testament, discover why our time is so much like theirs, and see why your voice matters in a divided and uncertain world.

My Type: Sparketype | Spark Your Work and World

Sparketype is a personality inventory that helps you discover “your unique imprint for work that makes you come alive, fills you with meaning, joy, purpose, possibility, then helps you spend the rest of your life doing it.”

We use Sparketype in our Growth Track Step 3: Discover Your Purpose Class to help us find our callings. During this series, not only will you learn about your Sparketype, but you will discover what Scripture teaches about your calling, purpose, and how you can feel maximum fulfillment in life.

There are ten Sparketypes, and each person has a Primary Sparketype, Shadow Sparketype, and Anti-Sparketype. You can discover yours by taking a free assessment, and then follow along during the series to learn about yourself and your unique God-given calling. Take the free Sparketype Assessment here.

My Type: Sparketype | Advocate and Nurturer

Sparketype is a personality inventory that helps you discover “your unique imprint for work that makes you come alive, fills you with meaning, joy, purpose, possibility, then helps you spend the rest of your life doing it.”

We use Sparketype in our Growth Track Step 3: Discover Your Purpose Class to help us find our callings. During this series, not only will you learn about your Sparketype, but you will discover what Scripture teaches about your calling, purpose, and how you can feel maximum fulfillment in life.

There are ten Sparketypes, and each person has a Primary Sparketype, Shadow Sparketype, and Anti-Sparketype. You can discover yours by taking a free assessment, and then follow along during the series to learn about yourself and your unique God-given calling.

Take the free Sparketype Assessment here.

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