Lesson Two: To the Called and Lesson Three: Foolishness

Since we have two lessons to cover this time, I really hustled to get the study guide finished so that you would all have enough time for your homework. I was willing to sacrifice a couple hours away from my window washing this afternoon to get this accomplished. (I'm just sorry that it didn't take me longer.)

Our next meeting is on October 9.

Back to those nasty windows.

Study Guide for Lessons 2&3.

Lesson One Follow Up

It feels good to settle back into the regular routine of our Bible Study. A break is always nice, but eventually we need to get back to business.

It's also exciting to see that we have a few new members. With comings and goings, we still manage to keep the group the right size for lots of good input.

Today we covered Lesson One and an extra catechism lesson on picking the right Bible. If you weren't able to join us today, or even if you were and you would like a copy, I will provide a link to that page at the end of this entry. I will also include a link to my own notes for this lesson.

Our next meeting is going to be on October 9 and will cover lessons two and three. I will put the study guide up on this site as soon as I have it ready. See you in October.

Lesson One: Overview (my notes)
Extra Catechism Lesson: Which Bible Translation Is the Best?

Lesson One: Overview

Just in case we have any potential new members checking out our site, I thought I would put up the images of the books that we will use for our study of Paul's First Letter to the Corinthians. Information for purchasing copies of these books can be found in the right hand column of the opening page of this site.

The first lesson in the Life Change book is an overview of the entire letter. It's always a good idea to try and see the big picture before we get to parsing out the smaller sections. As we have done in the past, I will do my best to post the study guide for each lesson as early as I possibly can so that you will have plenty of time to prepare for our discussion. Since this is the first guide for this year, please let me know once you have successfully printed a copy either by leaving a comment on this site (preferable) or by sending me an email. Feel free to email or call me if you have any problems doing so.

See you on September 25.

Study Guide for Lesson One: Overview

Day 1, Year 8!

I wonder if Pope Benedict's ears were ringing today while we were talking about his great book, Jesus of Nazareth. Aren't we blessed to have such a brilliant, devout, and kindly gentle man leading our Church? We could spend the rest of the year discussing what we passed over today in our discussions, but we have to move on to Paul's First Letter to the Corinthians.

Our first lesson, as always, is an overview of the whole letter. Don't get too bogged down in making the outline in the lesson from Life Change book. You'll be much better off spending your study time by reading the entire letter and trying to get a basic idea of what the big themes might be and the general direction the letter takes.

I mentioned today that since our lessons are a little smaller with 1Corinthians, we may have time this year to tackle some more catechism issues. If you have any ideas for these kinds of topics, jot them down and bring them to our next session. We meet again on September 25.

In case you're interested, I have put my notes for today's study guide on my Google docs, so you can click on the link below if you would like a copy.
Study Guide for Jesus of Nazareth w/Personal Notes