Saturday, February 14, 2009

Bible Scholars and others, win $$ for you or your favorite charity

Bible Scholars and others


So what if you do not know all you want to about the Bible, if you learn just the books in order you can win $ for you or your favorite charity - contact don, get together, and recite the names successfully in order by memory two times in a row. Offer ends soon. Click here to see winners from the Ownbey class for a similar offer at http://www.donredding.com/aaaa/index.html


$50 Bible books in order
Extra $25 for including the (18 Books of the) Apocrypha!
and $25 more for 10 Commadements

Books of Bible at http://www.mpumc.org/ownbey/books_of_bible
and
http://www.blueletterbible.org/study/misc/66books.html
Apcorypha list at www.mb-soft.com/believe/txs/apocryph.htm
or
Poems with Bible Books' Names

get Bible Business Cards from the Ownbey Class

Win $50

Thursday, February 5, 2009

02/05/09 Thu "Truth Project"

We did the first volume of the TRUTH PROJECT and will do the remaining 10 volumes the first of each month (we did #2 or 3 last month). Link to Truth Project Web page


Lesson 1 - Veritology: What is Truth?
The Truth Project begins by defining truth as "that which corresponds to reality." This absolute and eternal truth, at the heart of Jesus' mission on earth, continues to be the focal point of the Cosmic Battle in our own time.

Lesson 2 - Philosophy and Ethics: Says Who?
Truth is not simply an academic concept. The way we think about truth has a direct bearing upon the way we live our lives. What's more, our understanding of right and wrong is directly dependent on our worldview: is the universe God's creation or a closed cosmic cube?

Lesson 3 - Anthropology: Who is Man?
Link to  Video   (Give it up to 3 minutes to load, it will !) 
The Bible tells us that man was created in God's image but fell from innocence through sin. Modern psychology, on the other hand, asserts that man is inherently good and behaves badly only under the influence of social or institutional pressure. This lesson explores the implications of both views.
Lesson 4 - Theology: Who is God?
Eternal life, according to Jesus, is knowing God in an intimate, personal, and relational way. Such knowledge, which is possible only because of divine revelation, transforms us from the inside out as we begin to see ourselves in the light of His majesty and holiness.
Lesson 5 - Science: What is True?
Science, the "systematic study of the natural world," brings to light innumerable evidences of Intelligent Design. But Darwinian theory transforms science from the honest investigation of nature into a vehicle for propagating a godless philosophy. (Part One)
A careful examination of molecular biology and the fossil record demonstrates that evolution is not a "proven fact." Meanwhile, history shows that ideas, including Darwinism as a social philosophy, have definite consequences – consequences that can turn ugly when God is left out of the picture. (Part Two) Back to top
Lesson 6 - History: Whose Story?
Does the past have an objective actuality and significance? Or does it, as postmodernist philosophy asserts, exist primarily inside our heads? This tour considers the meaning of history as God’s story and shows us why remembering is so important.
Lesson 7 - Sociology: The Divine Imprint
The order we observe in the natural realm is even more apparent in the social systems God has established: family, church, community, state, labor, and the union between God and man. Life is a series of relationships that flow out of and reflect the Trinitarian nature of the Creator. Back to top
Lesson 8 - Unio Mystica: Am I Alone?
Is it possible for the infinite, eternal Creator to dwell within the heart of an individual? The implications of this great mystery, which represents the very core of the Christian faith, are explored at length in this examination of the most intimate of the social spheres. Back to top
Lesson 9 - The State: Whose Law?
Of all the social spheres, the state, to which God grants the power of the sword for the punishment of evil and the preservation of the good, has the greatest potential to go awry if it oversteps its authority. The civil magistrate must always remember his place under the sovereignty of God – otherwise, havoc will ensue.
Lesson 10 - The American Experiment: Stepping Stones
America is unique in the history of the world. On these shores a people holding to a biblical worldview have had an opportunity to set up a system of government designed to keep the state within its divinely ordained boundaries. Tour #10 follows the history of this experiment and explores what happens to freedom when God is forgotten.
Lesson 11 - Labor: Created to Create
Contrary to a great deal of contemporary popular opinion, work is not a "curse." God Himself is active and creative, and He calls man to share in the joy of His activity and creativity. Labor, economics, media, and the creative arts all have a role to play in magnifying the glory of the Creator.
Lesson 12 - Community and Involvement: God Cares, do I?
The ethical law and the meaning of the Christian life are summed up in the commandment to love God and one's neighbor. This command is the source of the believer's motivation for self-sacrificial service to the needy and their personal involvement in our culture. Link to Truth Project Web page


Friday, January 23, 2009

2006.11.09 Bibles on Display MPUMC



This was a great display of old Bibles in November of 2006

Saturday, May 5, 2007

5/5/2007 Changes in Format - stopped grading

Schedule - Thursday Noon Men's Bible Group

(12:00-1:00, Thursdays) Bring your own food or buy pot luck overflow from Wednesaday night, $2, no reservations needed. Contact Jim Hatfield for information.

We use the Upper Room and concentrate on the scriptures listed for Friday lessons through Thursday each Thursday meeting. In early May, 2007, we made a change from grading the readings to emphasizing the scriptures . In the new way, we read/discuss the Scripture references in the applicable Upper Room stories and discontinue the grading of the stories. (We didn't feel it right to "grade" the Scripture, so the entire grading process has been eliminated). That said, now all you need do is come prepared to discuss the Upper Room Scripture references for the week..... maybe taking/bringing some notes on each referenced Scripture passage and being prepared to discuss any that enlightened, impacted, puzzled, intrigued, amused, angered, lifted, depressed, or concerned you. Your call.

We also use the same way the Men's Devotional Bible (NIV) by Zondervan. About $20.


Reading Schedule is at http://donredding.com/1501.htm. The below pictured Book is at Amazon, click here.

Thursday, June 8, 2006

9/1/2005 with changes in parenthesis of 6/8/06

Subject::Thursday Noon Bible Study Group (Original email of 9/1/2005 with changes in parenthesis of 6/8/06)

Hi

Bible Hour Study Group

(changes of 6/8/06 in parenthesis)

Any reference to "1501" is from our meeting place in the old parsonage located at 1501 Queens Road which was replaced in 2003 by the new Parish Life Building.

* We use the Men's Devotional Bible found at http://www.amazon.com for about $20.
* Thanks to Jim Hatfield for extending our schedule through (2006) . It is at http://donredding.com/1501.htm
* We met at the YMCA from December, 2002, until 06/13/03 when we moved back to the church (in Jubilee Hall.).
* We now meet (2005) in Jubilee Hall. Lunch is ($2), no reservations required.
* Time is 12:00-1:00 p.m.... on Thursdays Please share this with anyone you feel would like to join us.
* At a meeting early in 2004 the group elected as our leader Jim Hatfield. His email is jhatfield@carolina.rr.com
Guys:

Here's my take on what we agreed to today:
We will continue to use the Men's Devotional Bible as per the published schedule and will rate as outlined below.
In addition, each member will read a week's worth - Friday through the next Thursday - of "Upper Room" devotions and report to the group on any lesson that particularly "spoke" to them. The lessons may be "graded" 1 - 10 with 1=Ho Hum, not much good, 10 =Wow, I need to read that over and over. (Change from 1- 5 scale in June 2006.)
and we'll summarize the "scores" for the entire group. A week will be defined as Friday to Thursday. Example - We are to meet on Thursday, Sep 8th.The Upper Room Devotions studied would be: Fri Sep 2 thru Thur Sep 8.

I will prepare and bring a grid template to summarize the scores.....

(modified by don 10/29/05 and 6/8/06 ) As to meals: We get pot luck from the Hot Wednesday meal the night before for ($2). Shebra said that the extra food is shared with So. Tryon and us. At any rate, we would still be at the mercy of Wednesday night leftovers and, presumably, some weeks there would be very little or none..... Looks like we need to be very flexible until the ladies group decides to meet and eat again so we can get back to regular Thursday vittles. (Ladies' group disbanded in 2005). Sound about right?
Jim h
9/1/2005
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