Bible Study

Bible study opportunities are and should be abundant in our church. Being a community of faith, we seek the fellowship of other Christians to read, discuss, explore and learn our Lord's Word.

The following are a few offerings for you to join. If you have further recommendations, please feel free to share them!

The adult class meets each Sunday morning 9:45a.m. - 10:30a.m. The topic of each study will be announced.

We are beginning a new series of study. Books will be provided for each class member (or family). The name of our study is

Adventuring through Paul's Epistles by Ray C. Stedman. This is a Bible handbook on Romans through Philemon.

Our devotional group has changed the time for our meetings. We meet at 11:00am in the Angel Room. We have resumed our studies of different women of the Bible.

Presbyterian Women meet once a month. We not only conduct a business meeting, but also have an in depth Bible lesson. Our 2010-2011 Horizons Bible Study is entitled: Journeys Through Revelation/Apocalyptic Hope for Today

A guided principle in this study is to read Revelation aloud and in community with other Christians. Taking this suggestion, the PW will sponsor a reading of the Book of Revelation on Saturday, November 13, beginning at 11 am. All who want may join us, but please bring a bag lunch. Several people will be designated readers; the readings will take about 2 hours. We’ll break for lunch about half way through the book. In Revelation 1-3, God promises a blessing to all who read aloud and all who hear the words. We invite all to please come and join us for this unique experience and receive God’s blessing!

Special Times: 2009 Sometimes we elect to do a special treat for ourselves, such as, the Christmas meeting. We met at the home of Kaye Keen this year and thoroughly enjoyed wonderful food, beautiful decorations, ornament exchange, fellowship with our friends and lots of laughter! A special treat was given to us by a great lady named Elsa Tesfa. Elsa comes from East Africa and her mother language is Italian. She sang The Magnificat (Song of Mary) for us in Italian. This beautiful rendition brought not only smiles to our faces but also tears in our eyes.

The Magnificat (Latin, "magnify") — also known as the Song of Mary — is a canticle frequently sung (or spoken) liturgically in Christian church services. The text of the canticle is taken directly from the Gospel of Luke (Luke 1:46-55) where it is spoken by the Virgin Mary upon the occasion of her Visitation to her cousin Elizabeth. In the narrative, after Mary greets Elizabeth, who is pregnant with the future John the Baptist, the child moves within Elizabeth's womb. When Elizabeth praises Mary for her faith, Mary sings the Magnificat in response. Words of the Magnificat:

My soul proclaims the greatness of the Lord, my spirit rejoices in God my Savior; for He has looked with favor on His lowly servant From this day all generations shall call me blessed. The Almighty has done great things for me, and holy is His Name He has mercy on those who fear Him in every generation. He has shown the strength of His arm, He has scattered the proud in their conceit. He has cast down the mighty from their thrones, and has lifted up the lowly. He has filled the hungry with good things, and the rich He has sent away empty. He has come to the help of His servant Israel for He has remembered His promise of mercy, the promise He made to our fathers, to Abraham and his children forever. Amen