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The former Epworth class got a Zoom make-over during COVID!  We now have two Zoom studies.  Please call the church office at 301-733-0391 for the zoom meeting codes.  The same codes are used for each of the two studies.

We have an opportunity to engage in a 6 week Zoom/Conference Room discussion
each Wednesday from 7:00 pm to 8:00 pm. beginning January 8, 2025.  Please join
us!!!!
Messy People: Life Lessons from Imperfect Biblical Heroes by Jennifer Cowart.
God can turn our messy lives into a masterpiece. Every life gets messy at times.
Sometimes these messes are literal, like a house that would be easier to condemn than
to clean. But sometimes they are intangible messes such as illness, conflict,
depression, abuse, bankruptcy, divorce, and job loss. And these messes can be painful,
hurting our hearts and our homes. But as we see in the Bible, God loves to use messy
people!
In this six-week study, we will dig into the lives of biblical heroes who were messy
people just like us but who were used by God in powerful ways. From their stories, we
will learn how God can use broken people, restore damaged hearts and relationships,
give us power to handle our critics, and help us deal with the hard moments of life.

Discussion Topics:
1. Rahab: Changing Your Messy Story – January 8, 2025
2. The Prodigal Son: Restoring Messy Relationships – January 15, 2025
3. Josiah: Breaking Messy Family Circles – January 22, 2025
4. Mary: Surviving Life’s Messy Plot Twists – January 29, 2025
5. David: Overcoming the Mess of Criticism – February 5, 2025
6. Daniel: Thriving in Messy Circumstances – February 12, 2025

We have an opportunity to engage in an 11 week Zoom discussion each Thursday  afternoon from 2:30 pm until 3:30 pm  beginning February 6.   Please join us!!!!
Invitation to the John: Short-Term Disciple Bible Study The invitation from Christ is: “Come  and see, Follow me”. Experience the magnificent passages in John including the I am statements (I am the truth, the life and the way, I am the living water and more). Revisit stories only told in John’s gospel including Nicodemus, Mary Magdalene and the raising of Lazarus.
During the weekly video segments, travel into the scripture as you hear the Word, experience the grand artwork connected with each story and interview the scholar.
Robert D. Kysar, Bandy Professor Emeritus of Preaching and New Testament, Candler School of Theology, is a noted scholar on the Gospel of John. He has authored numerous articles and books, including a revised edition of John: The Maverick Gospel; Preaching John; and most recently Voyages With John: Charting the Fourth Gospel.
Session titles and scripture:
1. Come and See (John 1–2) – February 6
2. How Is It Possible? (John 3–4) – February 13
3. Taste for Yourself (John 5–6) – February 20
** REACH Week**
4. To Believe or Not to Believe (John 7–8) – March 6
5. Are We Blind? (John 9–10) – March 13
6. I Couldn't Believe My Eyes! (John 11–12) – March 20
7. Would You Believe It? (John 13–14) – March 27
8. What Time Is It? (John 15–16) – April 3

** Holy Week **

9. Look Out! (John 17–18) – April 24
10. Believing Without Seeing (John 19–20) – May 1
11. Do You See Him? (John 21) – May 8

We have an opportunity to engage in a 6-week Conference Room/Zoom discussion each
Wednesday evening from 7:00 pm until 8:30 pm. beginning April 30.   Please join us!!!!
“Creed: What Christians Believe and Why” by Adam Hamilton
Explore what Christians believe, why they believe, and why it matters through the Apostles
Creed.
We’re all searching. Sometimes the search is easy: simply type a question and the answer pops up. But sometimes our questions are complicated, and the answers are difficult to see and harder to articulate. How do we discover and examine the truths that give meaning and purpose to life? Adam Hamilton believes that some powerful answers are contained in the Apostles’ Creed, an early statement of foundational Christian beliefs. In this book, Hamilton considers important questions of life, reality, and truth. He explores not only what Christians believe, but also why they believe it and why it matters.
1. God – April 30
2. Jesus Christ – May 7
3. Holy Spirit – May 14
4. The Church and the Communion of Saints – May 21
5. The Forgiveness of Sins – May 28
6. The Resurrection of the Body – June 4

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