The Sermon Roundtable – A Unique Form of Bible Study
Leader: Steve Hancock
Noon in the Library
In this unique form of Bible Study, participants in this class study the Bible by reflecting on the biblical text that is being preached in worship the following Sunday. Steve Hancock leads the discussion, and each week provides background material about the historical context of the passage, definitions, of key words, authorship, and other information that will be helpful in interpreting the text. The class is invited to interact with the author of the text, discuss such questions as, “What does the author seem to be saying?” “What do I want to say in response?” Class members are invited to identify important ideas or themes that are prominent as they reflect on the biblical text in relation to their own lives, the church, and the world around them. The following Sunday in worship, they have the opportunity to hear the sermon preached they helped create.
Men’s Group Ministry Bible Study
Leader: Steve Hancock
Tuesdays, 7:00-8:00 AM
All men are invited to meet for fellowship, support, and Bible study. Steve Hancock leads The Sermon Roundtable Bible study (see description above).
Second Cup of Coffee
Leaders: Jeannie Ford and Camille LeBron Powell
2nd & 4th Thursdays, 8:45-9:45 AM ♦ Youth Building
This is an opportunity for parents of young children to gather together for fellowship and Bible study. The group meets for coffee, sharing joys and challenges of parenthood, and exploring our faith. All parents of preschoolers (or older children) are invited. If your child does not attend the Second Presbyterian Preschool, childcare will be provided by reservation. Contact Nancy Coleman, nancycoleman@secondpreslr.org or 227-0000. This fall this group will join Presbyterian Women as an auxiliary circle. They will continue to meet at the regular time and combine the PW Bible Study with their ongoing studies. The group will also participate (when possible) in Presbyterian Women special activities and mission projects.
Second Readers
Leader: Fayrene Johnson
Third Wednesdays, 4:30 PM ♦ Room 60
Second Readers is a group of women who enjoy reading and discussing books. Their choice of books is varied. Some are books they wish they had read before. Some are current bestsellers. Some are books they are reading for a second time from a new perceptive. Usually there is a broad theme that ties the books together. Among the writers they have read are Graham Greene, Eudora Welty, John Irving, Albert Camus, Virginia Woolf, Willie Morris, and Evelyn Waugh. Visitors and new members are always welcome. Contact Fayrene Johnson 663-2733 or fayrenej@att.net for more information.
First and Third Monday Morning Bible Study
David: Shepherd and King of Israel
First and Third Mondays at 9:30 ♦ Second Hall
The First and Third Monday Morning Women’s Bible Study will be using the book, David: Shepherd and King of Israel for study beginning this fall. For those who like to get an early start on reading, the book is available in the church office for $10.
Author of the book, Stephen J. Binz, is a Catholic biblical scholar, popular speaker, and award-winning author of more than thirty books on the Bible and biblical spirituality. Following graduate studies at the Pontifical Biblical Institute in Rome and Hebrew University in Jerusalem, he has developed Bible studies in the church for over two decades. He also holds an LCSW and speaks frequently at conferences and churches in the area of biblical studies, Christian spirituality, and development.
This study of David will lead us in a study of passages in I and II Samuel, Chronicles and the Psalms. This Bible study unites contemporary study of the Bible with an experience of the church’s most ancient way of reading Scripture, the Lectio Divina – a time-honored practice which brings the mind and the heart into an experience of God through careful and prayerful reading of the biblical texts.
The study will begin on Monday, October 3 and will continue on the first and third Mondays of each month through February. This group will begin a new study for the season of Lent for March and April.
