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DISCIPLE BIBLE SHORT-TERM STUDIES
These 8 week, in-depth, Bible study are modeled after the basic design of DISCIPLE Bible study. The study is based on these underlying principles of DISCIPLE: (1) The Bible as starting point, (2) preparation on the part of individual participants, (3) weekly discussion in a small-group setting that builds community, (4) a leader who functions as a facilitator, (5) a video component prepared by Biblical scholars, and (6) a focus each week on a mark of discipleship.
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COMPANIONS
IN CHRIST SHORT-TERM STUDIES
The Companions in Christ series offers small groups a powerfully
transforming experience in spiritual formation. All resources
in the series explore classic spiritual practices, and invite
participants to develop daily patterns that open their lives
to a deepening relationship with God and one another. There
are several volumes in this series, each lasting approximately
9 weeks as a study, and each focusing on a specific aspect of
Christian discipleship.
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SENIOR
PASTOR’S STUDIES
Dr. John Fiedler, the Senior Pastor of First United Methodist Church
Dallas, offers personally led Bible studies once or twice a year.
These studies are open to anyone who is interested. These are
topical studies based around reading a book and participating
in conversation about the book with Dr. Fiedler and others in
the class.
ADVENT AND LENTEN STUDIES
Advent is the time that begins on the fourth Sunday before Christmas
and ends on Christmas Day. It is a time when Christians look
both to the past and to the future. They look to the past to
remember how God came to earth in order to bring salvation as
the baby Jesus in Bethlehem. They look to the future for when
Jesus will return to earth in order to complete the work He began
by ushering in the Kingdom of God. As such, this is a time of
celebration that God’s salvation will be accomplished and
preparation for when Jesus returns.
Lent is the time between Ash
Wednesday and Easter Sunday when Christians remember how Jesus
began to make His way to Jerusalem where He would be crucified
and, three days later, be resurrected. It is a time that is traditionally
marked by deeper introspection as Christians consider their lives
in the light of Christ’s
gracious work on behalf of all humanity.
Short-term studies in the
spirit of each one of these seasons are offered to aid people
in more fully participating in the meaning of the seasons. |
