2018-2019 Theme: The Shared Experience of the Orthodox Christian Faith

On Sept. 23, our class When God Seems Absent in Our Lives was connected to the Orthodox faithful across the U.S. and in the United Kingdom, Romania, Norway, Ethiopia, Lebanon, Egypt, Eritrea, and Sweden, among other countries. Join us in person or online this Sunday for September 30 class described below.

September 30 Class: Experiencing God through the Bible
Do you own a Bible? Do you actually read it or does it just gather dust? If you do read it, how do you read it? Is there a right way or a wrong way? What does Christ say about the Bible? What does the Bible say about itself? Can we experience Liturgy and our Holy Tradition without knowing the Bible? Even though the meaning of the word Bible is “ the books” if it is just a book to us, we are misunderstanding what it is and its purpose. This week we will explore our corporate and individual experiences with God through the Bible and discuss the Bible’s proper place in our Sacramental journey.

Time: 11:30 – 12:30  
Where: Church Library
Format: In-person roundtable/discussion format where all our encouraged to contribute; Live stream video nationally/internationally with interactive comments

Suggested Readings 
Relevant Scriptures: 2 Timothy 3:15-16, Acts 8:26-39, Luke 24:27 and Luke 24:44-45, John 5:39, 1 Corinthians 11:2 and 2 Thessalonians 2:15 and 2 Peter 1:21

Articles/Blogs: Take Up and Read, Reading the Bible, Scripture Helps Make the Foundation Solid

Background Material
o   Overview of the Bible in Orthodoxy (see attached)
o   The Creed, The Divine Liturgy and the Bible (see attached)

Note: Adult Education is video live-streamed through the Orthodox Christian Network’s (OCN) Facebook page –  https://www.facebook.com/MyOCN/.  The class reaches thousands in the United States, Canada, and dozens of other countries worldwide. This is an exciting opportunity through OCN to share the Orthodox Christian faith. Video of the classes are archived and can be viewed anytime using this link – http://myocn.net/orthodox-christian-video-programs/adult-study-classes/. All archived classes will be here and available even if you don’t have Facebook.
 
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