Our summer Adult Education/ Acts II series for 2021
Begins Sunday, June 6 and continues each Sunday throughout the summer
9:00-9:50 am via Zoom
Jesus loves me, this I know, for the Bible tells me so.
So goes the beloved hymn. But what else does the Bible tell us? Teachers for this series– Pastor Harry Eberts, Allen Gulledge, Rev. Bobb Barnes, and Rev. Bill Humphreys—will help us find out.
We will explore the Bible, an extremely complex book (at least 66 books spanning 1100 years with a multitude of writers we scarcely know), and look at its origins, sources, histories, theologies, personalities, insights, and stories as they relate to God and the context in which they were written. And what in the world does all this mean for us today?
In June, Pastor Harry will present an overview of the Bible, using his father’s manuscript Gateway to God’s Word, available on our church website, and featured as a daily study in our E-News this past year. No preparation necessary, just an open and curious mind!
Put the Bible on your summer reading list and join us!
Videos of Recorded Classes
Classes are listed from the most recent to the oldest.
August 29, 2021, Class 12
Rev. Dr. Harry Eberts III looks the story of the Good Samaritan in depth and also the class discusses its meaning for today.
August 22, 2021, Class 11
Rev. Dr. Harry Eberts III reviews the development of the Bible and discusses with the class how to read the Bible. He focuses on the scripture Micah 6:1-8.
August 15, 2021, Class 10
Rev. Bill Humphreys leads an active class discussion of the parables of Jesus and what they meant in the time of Jesus and what they mean to us today.
August 8, 2021, Class 9
Rev. Bobb Barnes leads the second of two discussions on nonviolence–“Jesus and Nonviolence: A Third Way,” based on a book by Walter Wink of the same title. He looked at the principles Jesus used to handle conflict.
August 1, 2021, Class 8
Rev. Bobb Barnes leads the first of two discussions on nonviolence, the first of which was “The Nonviolence of the Christian Scriptures.” The presentation focuses on the teachings of Jesus, especially the Sermon on the Mount.
July 25, 2021, Class 7
Allen Gulledge continued his presentation on making the Bible work today. In his last of three classes he focuses on the Holy Spirit.
Click the image for the video and you may also download Presenter Notes July 25 2021.
July 11, 2021 and July 18, 2021, Classes 5 and 6
Allen Gulledge led a three-week set of classes looking at how Christian people can make the Bible “work” for them in an agen when we are bombarded by information that seems to have replaced much of the Bible as an authority. Class 5 focused on the Old and New Testatments and the Reformation. Class 6 focused on the creation story of the earth and Adam and Eve. (Due to technical difficulties, these two classes were not recorded.)
You may download Presenter Notes July 11 2021 and Presenter Notes July 18 2021.
June 27, 2021, Class 4
Rev. Dr. Harry W. Eberts III
The fourth week focused on Jesus, the Christ, covering the ministry of Jesus and the early church. Due to a technical difficulty, we were unable to capture a recording of the class. The slides for the full class are listed below, with Class 4 beginning on slide 50.
Slides for Summer Bible School 2021 Classes 1-4
June 20, 2021, Class 3
Rev. Dr. Harry W. Eberts III
This week continues the look at the four pioneering persons of the Bible (from Gateway to God’s Word). This week we look further at David, the King; study Elijah, the Prophet; and take in multiple varied images of Jesus.
June 13, 2021, Class 2
Rev. Dr. Harry W. Eberts III
A look at the four pioneering persons of the Bible (from Gateway to God’s Word). This week we look at Moses, the Covenant-Maker, and begin studying David, the King.
June 6, 2021, Class 1
Rev. Dr. Harry W. Eberts III
Overview of the Bible–66 books, written over 1,100 years, and translated into over 3,000 languages (with 450 English translations). Yet it is still relevant to today’s world.