Sunday Morning Study invites FCC adults of all ages to gather Sunday mornings at 11:30am after the Worship Service in the Oak Room.
The Book of the Twelve, The Minor Prophets
Each week this fall, Sunday Morning Study will consider: “What is God’s Message to us today from his Prophet?”—not just “what are the historical and textual details?” but “what is God’s living Word for our
discipleship today?” The 12 “minor” (so named because short) prophets have long been called the “Book of the Twelve,” placed just after the four ”major” prophets Isaiah, Jeremiah, Ezekiel, and Daniel. Let’s get to know this often-ignored part of God’s Word.
SMS class members will commit to reading the whole “book” (all of them short) during the week before class. The teacher of the week will (1) provide a general overview, then focus on (2) key passages we will read in class, and (3) key insights and guidance for our discipleship today. Vices to avoid, virtues to pursue.
December
December 7 // Malachi 1-4 // David Gill
December 14 // OT Messianic Prophecies of Jesus Christ // Scott Cammauf
December 21 // Eschatological Prophecies Yet to Come // David Gill
No Class December 29
In the new year, SMS will begin meeting at 8:30am BEFORE the Worship Service.
The Gospel of Mark plays a strategic role in the Bible. It is the shortest and earliest of the four Gospels, concise in its treatment of Christ’s life, death, and resurrection. Mark’s Gospel presents Jesus as the Messiah and the suffering servant, who is rejected by the religious authorities. Mark shows Jesus as the fulfillment of the Old Testament prophecies and as the one who announces the arrival and ushering in of the Kingdom of God.
January 4: Introduction and background // Mark 1:1-20 // Dan Johnson
January 11: Jesus’ Early Ministry in Galilee // Mark 1:21-3:12 // Dan Johnson
January 18: Parables and Conflicts // Mark 3:13-4:41 // Dan Johnson
January 25: Jesus’ authority over demons and death // Mark 5:1-6:6 // Paul Stephens
February 1: Jesus’s ministry outside Galilee // Mark 6:7-8:26 // Paul Stephens
February 8: Faith, Confession, and Cost // Mark 8:27-9:50 // Paul Stephens
February 15: Lessons on Discipleship // Mark 10:1-52 // Scott Cammauf
February 22: Confronting Jerusalem and the religious leaders // Mark 11:1-12:44 // Scott Cammauf
March 1: Jesus and the end times // Mark 13:1-37 // Scott Cammauf
March 8: Betrayal and Trial // Mark 14:1-15:15 // Viji Nakka-Cammauf
March 15: The Crucifixion, Death and Burial // Mark 15:16-47 // Viji Nakka-Cammauf
March 22: The Resurrection // Mark 16:1- 20 // Viji Nakka-Cammauf
March 29: Review, Summary, and Conclusion
April 5: Easter // No class
