Bible Studies

Disciple One: Becoming Disciples Through Bible Study

Location: S-212 (Sanctuary Wing, Upper Level)
An intentional, high-commitment intensive adult Bible study program. The study is 34 weeks long. It is made up of small groups. The plan requires weekly Scripture reading and reflection as homework, as well as group discussion during a 2-hour class meeting each week. Groups will move through the biblical stories of Creation to the New Jerusalem. The titles of the sessions, along with theme words, theme verses, and major persons, events, and topics will set the sequence of the biblical story in the minds of the participants. The principal Scripture for each session follows the chronological movement of the biblical story.
Classes begin the week of August 22.

Two classes will be offered:

  • Tuesday evenings, 7:00-9:00pm (Facilitated by Anita Poole in the fall semester and Jim Rowell in the spring semester)
  • Thursday mornings, 9:30-11:30am (Facilitated by Andrea Paschal)

Disciple III: Remember Who You Are

Location: S-211 (Sanctuary Wing, Upper Level)
Participants in this thirty-two-week study will read the major and minor Old Testament prophets, with the exception of Daniel, and will read the thirteen letters traditionally attributed to Paul. To establish the historical context in which the prophets spoke for God, daily reading assignments also draw on the books of
Deuteronomy through Chronicles. Study of the prophets will follow their historical sequence rather than their biblical sequence. The dating of Paul’s letters
influences the sequence of their study.

Several themes weave their way through the study: the call to remember, the call to repentance, the need for renewed vision (eyes to see, ears to hear), and the place of community. The prophets and Paul are continually calling hearers and  readers back to their God and to a sense of who they are as a people “set apart.”  The prophets and the community cannot be separated. The prophets spoke for God, out of the community, and to the community. Paul’s experience of the risen Lord, his relationship to the community he addressed, his Jewish traditions, and the Greco-Roman culture of his day merged in his writing of the letters. Paul used the language of his culture to carry the message that arose out of his roots in the Hebrew Scriptures and Judaism.

If you would like to take Disciple III: Remember Who You Are, you need to have completed Disciple I: Becoming Disciples Through Bible Study.
Classes begin the week of August 22.

One class is scheduled:

  • Tuesday evenings, 7:00 - 9:00pm (Facilitated by Sherry Beck and Paul Rogers)

Christian Believer

Location: Monday mornings: S-212 (Sanctuary Wing, Upper Level)
Tuesday evenings: TBA
Christian Believer is a thirty-week study of the classical doctrines of the Christian faith. It aims at presenting, explaining, and interpreting Christian doctrine as the basic teaching of the church to the end that informed believing leads to committed discipleship. Classes begin the week of August 22.

Two classes are offered.

  • Monday mornings, 9:30-11:30am (Facilitated by Travis Webster)
  • Tuesday evenings, 7:00-9:00pm (Facilitated by Karen and Travis Webster)

High School Girls’ Bible Study

Location: To be determined
Teacher: Jodi Beckham
This Bible study focuses on the issues facing today’s young women. It meets on Tuesday evenings from 7:00-8:00pm during the school year.

Men’s Breakfast and Bible Study

Location: Fellowship Hall
Teachers: Led by teachers from within the group
Join the Men of the Church every Tuesday morning at 6:45am for the best home-cooked breakfast in town! Beginning August 24th, the class will spend its first five
meetings finishing its study of the book 40-Day Journey with Parker Palmer. They will then start with the book 40 Loaves: Breaking Bread With Our Father Each Day, by C.D. Baker, which will extend through the rest of the year.
Contacts: Henry Gibson, David Hunter, and Carl Todd

Presbyterian Women Circles

Location: The Circles meet monthly. We have a variety of meeting times and locations to choose from. Contact: Lee Pippen.
Forest Lake Presbyterian Women use the PC(USA) Horizons Bible Studies.