LUMC will be joining many churches in the Baltimore Washington Conference in a group study entitled “Who Are We? A Journey from Head to Heart.” In the first six-week study, we will explore who we are as God’s children. It will be held on Thursdays beginning November 7 at 6:30 pm in the Alpha room downstairs. All ages and backgrounds are welcome to join us, and you do not have to attend all sessions to participate.
In Part 1 of this study, we will work together to learn more about God and the nature of God, as well as what it means to live as children of God through the following topics:
Week 1: Exploring the Nature of God (Nov 7)
Our faith and our understanding of Church is often defined by how we view the nature of God. As people created in the divine image, we are called to seek an ever-growing knowledge of the nature of God and to let that knowledge shape our lives
Week 2: Learning Lessons from the Garden (Nov 14)
We were created to be God’s image-bearers. But what happens when we distort that image or, even worse, presume that we know the will of God? What lessons do we have to learn from the Garden of Eden and from Golgotha? What does it mean to be in relationship with God?
Week 3: Remembering Our Story of Exodus (Nov 21)
The stories of Exodus belong to every generation. They introduce us to God’s deliverance and the possibilities of new life. But that doesn’t mean we can avoid the hardships of the wilderness or that we should shrink from the unexpected ways God can deliver us.
Week 4: Embracing God’s Many Names (Dec 5)
God is the ultimate source from which all things find their meaning and purpose. But in the Hebrew Bible, there is no word for God. Rather, God is known by many names. By what names do you know God, and how do the names you choose have the potential to transform the world?
Week 5: Visioning and Prophesying (Dec 12)
The biblical prophets called on the people of their time, and on us today, to “remember who you are,” to remember that you are a child of God. Prophets also remind us that God’s heart resides most profoundly with people in the margins of our culture. How are the voices of ancient prophets relevant to the Church today?
Week 6: Liberating (Dec 19)
Each of us is on a journey from brokenness to healing and wholeness that echoes the Exodus sojourn. What does Israel’s story of traveling from oppression to liberation have in common with our own? What should we expect to encounter as we seek God’s path of liberation?
Printed participant guides will be available at group meetings, or you can download them online at bwcumc.org/whoarewe. If you would like more information, Pastor Emily can be reached by email at pastoremily@lansdowneumc.org or call/text her at 410-231-3447. We hope you will join us!
Parts 2 and 3 will be held in 2020!
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