If you make my word your home you will indeed be my
disciples. John 8:31
The New Jerusalem Bible
disciples. John 8:31
The New Jerusalem Bible
Disciple I - Becoming Disciples Through Bible Study
Disciple assumes that the Bible is the key to renewal in the church. Disciple recognizes the
human-divine nature of the Bible:
The actual texts of Scripture were written by human beings like ourselves in their cultural
settings, under the divine inspiration of God. Disciple affirms that the canon was formed as
it is in order for God to speak to us.
Disciple assumes that the Bible is the key to renewal in the church. Disciple recognizes the
human-divine nature of the Bible:
The actual texts of Scripture were written by human beings like ourselves in their cultural
settings, under the divine inspiration of God. Disciple affirms that the canon was formed as
it is in order for God to speak to us.
- Disciple gives Old and New Testaments equal time, emphasizing the wholeness of the
Bible as the revelation of God. - Disciple aims at transformation, not just information.
- Disciple calls on persons to submit themselves to examination by Scripture, to put
themselves under the power of God's word, and to be changed by God's word. - Disciple invites persons to bring their experiences and struggles to Scripture. All
persons know something is amiss with their existence and yearn for word from God. - Disciple uses biblical language and biblical images.
- Disciple draws upon the work of scholars to aid understanding of the Bible.
- Disciple requires reading large portions of Scripture based on careful study and
preparation.
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Disciple II - Into The Word Into The World
Ministry in the world by Scripture and their study of it. This thirty-two week study selects
specific to hearing what God has to say to them through the Bible and to be guided into
their particular ministry in the world by Scripture and their study of it.
This thirty-two week study selects specific portions of Scripture and goes deeper into them.
Depth study of Scripture will be the work both of individual members and of the group in its
weekly meeting.
Equal attention is given to the Old and New Testaments. Concentration is on four books:
Genesis, Exodus, Luke, and Acts, with eight lessons for each book.
Appropriate connections are made to other parts of Scripture both through reading and
study assignments and through the commentary in the study manual.
Ministry in the world by Scripture and their study of it. This thirty-two week study selects
specific to hearing what God has to say to them through the Bible and to be guided into
their particular ministry in the world by Scripture and their study of it.
This thirty-two week study selects specific portions of Scripture and goes deeper into them.
Depth study of Scripture will be the work both of individual members and of the group in its
weekly meeting.
Equal attention is given to the Old and New Testaments. Concentration is on four books:
Genesis, Exodus, Luke, and Acts, with eight lessons for each book.
Appropriate connections are made to other parts of Scripture both through reading and
study assignments and through the commentary in the study manual.
Disciple III - Remember Who You Are
Remember Who You Are is the third study in the DISCIPLE program and is available to
adults and youth who are graduates of BECOMING DISCIPLES THROUGH BIBLE STUDY.
Resident in the title is the driving idea in this study. The connection between memory and
identity as the people of God is brought to light in Disciple III.
The word You in the title is meant to be heard both in its singular form and its plural form.
We are a community of memory. Several themes weave their way through the study. The
call to remember; the call to repentance; the need for renewed vision; and the place of
community.
REMEMBER WHO YOU ARE offers the nurture of Scripture and the community of the
group. It confronts the persistent questions of the prophets and Paul: What are the
priorities in your life? What are the priorities of society? It looks at the world through the
lens of Scripture. It calls for willingness to stand under the judgment of what the prophets
have to say. It recognizes that he Bible shows us how to live as sojourners in a strange
land. It emphasizes the centrality of the command to love God and neighbor.
REMEMBER WHO YOU ARE advances the goals and ideals of the Disciple program. IT
calls clergy and laity to disciplined Bible study that will result in a ministering community
nourished by Scripture.
Remember Who You Are is the third study in the DISCIPLE program and is available to
adults and youth who are graduates of BECOMING DISCIPLES THROUGH BIBLE STUDY.
Resident in the title is the driving idea in this study. The connection between memory and
identity as the people of God is brought to light in Disciple III.
The word You in the title is meant to be heard both in its singular form and its plural form.
We are a community of memory. Several themes weave their way through the study. The
call to remember; the call to repentance; the need for renewed vision; and the place of
community.
REMEMBER WHO YOU ARE offers the nurture of Scripture and the community of the
group. It confronts the persistent questions of the prophets and Paul: What are the
priorities in your life? What are the priorities of society? It looks at the world through the
lens of Scripture. It calls for willingness to stand under the judgment of what the prophets
have to say. It recognizes that he Bible shows us how to live as sojourners in a strange
land. It emphasizes the centrality of the command to love God and neighbor.
REMEMBER WHO YOU ARE advances the goals and ideals of the Disciple program. IT
calls clergy and laity to disciplined Bible study that will result in a ministering community
nourished by Scripture.
Disciple IV - Under The Tree Of Life
The Hebrew version of what Christians call the Old Testament has three divisions:
Disciples Through Bible Study.
The Hebrew version of what Christians call the Old Testament has three divisions:
- Torah (the first five books of the Bible), the Prophets, and the Writings. The Writings
include all the books that are not part of the Torah or the Prophets. The fourth
phase of Disciple concentrates on the Writings in the Old Testament - Ruth, 1 and 2
Chronicles, Ezra, Nehemiah, Esther, Job, Psalms, Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, Song of
Solomon, Lamentations, and Daniel. - New Testament Scriptures include the Gospel of John; 1,2,3 John; James; Jude; and
Revelation. Emphasis on the Psalms as Israel's hymnbook and prayer book leads
naturally to an emphasis on worship in the study. - And present through the whole study is the sense of living toward completion - toward
the climax of the message and the promise, extravagantly pictured in the Revelation. - Under the Tree of Life completes the four-phase Disciple Bible study.
Disciples Through Bible Study.
Christian Believer - Knowing God With Heart And Mind
Christian Believer assumes that most church folk - though faithful followers of Jesus they
intend to be - know little of the content of the central teachings of the Christian faith and its
ties to Scripture. But they want to know. They want to know what is at stake in what the
church teaches and how it makes a difference in their own lives, what it means to be
Christian, and where we as Christians stand.
explaining, and interpreting Christian doctrine as the basic teaching of the church to the
end that informed believing leads to committed discipleship.
Christian Believer assumes that most church folk - though faithful followers of Jesus they
intend to be - know little of the content of the central teachings of the Christian faith and its
ties to Scripture. But they want to know. They want to know what is at stake in what the
church teaches and how it makes a difference in their own lives, what it means to be
Christian, and where we as Christians stand.
- Christian Believer aims at addressing the uncertainty about the substance of the
Christian faith and the connection between believing and living. - Christian Believer assumes that participants are already followers of Jesus and that
they come to the study to understand the faith they already have. - Christian Believer emphasizes the head as well as the heart.
- Christian Believer recognizes that Christians say the creeds without understanding
everything or even assenting to everything in them because in saying them they
identify with the people and the tradition shaped by the confession. - They recognize that "faith seeking understanding" belongs to Christian experience.
Christian Believer allows space for questions, doubts, dissent. - The goal of Christian Believer is to make available to people the substance to the
Christian faith that the church has confessed as a way of connecting to God and
living faithfully.
explaining, and interpreting Christian doctrine as the basic teaching of the church to the
end that informed believing leads to committed discipleship.
Jesus In the Gospels
This study focuses on the portraits of Jesus found in the four Gospel-Mathew, Mark, Luke,
and John. The word in used in the title signals that this study takes an approach different
from the familiar "life and teaching of Jesus" approach of reading stories and accounts of
what Jesus said and did in order to draw conclusions about their meaning and about who
Jesus was.
This study looks at the way each Gospel writer presents events and teachings and at the
picture of Jesus that emerges in each of the Gospel.
This study focuses on the portraits of Jesus found in the four Gospel-Mathew, Mark, Luke,
and John. The word in used in the title signals that this study takes an approach different
from the familiar "life and teaching of Jesus" approach of reading stories and accounts of
what Jesus said and did in order to draw conclusions about their meaning and about who
Jesus was.
This study looks at the way each Gospel writer presents events and teachings and at the
picture of Jesus that emerges in each of the Gospel.
Kingdom People
12-week Wesleyan covenant group. This study is 2-1/2 hours per week and allows
participants to connect with not only one another, but also with the Trinity.
Participants will study the Word, sing, pray, and share Holy Communion each week as you
go deeper into this spiritual experience.
12-week Wesleyan covenant group. This study is 2-1/2 hours per week and allows
participants to connect with not only one another, but also with the Trinity.
Participants will study the Word, sing, pray, and share Holy Communion each week as you
go deeper into this spiritual experience.
S.O.A.P.Y.
Scripture, Observation, Application, Prayer, and Yield.
This is a study through the Bible in one year. Keeping a diary of your daily work will help in
our relationship with God. By clicking on the SOAPY Link you can download the daily
readings.
Scripture, Observation, Application, Prayer, and Yield.
This is a study through the Bible in one year. Keeping a diary of your daily work will help in
our relationship with God. By clicking on the SOAPY Link you can download the daily
readings.
