disciple bible study

Becoming Disciples Through Bible Study
  • Weekly Sessions
  • What's it all about?
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weekly sessions

Weekly sessions will be kept online for three (3) weeks, in accordance with our publication guidelines from Cokesbury.
Click here to join us on ZOOM, Sundays, 7pm.
​​Meeting ID: 889 6282 8604
Passcode: 871962
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  • ​Week 1 - AUTHORITY - available thru Jan 31​
  • Week 2 - WONDER - available thru Feb 7
  • Week 3 - SIN - available thru Feb 14​
  • Week 4 - COVENANT - available thru Feb 21​
  • Week 5 - DELIVERANCE - available thru Feb 28
  • Week 6 - ORDER - available thru Mar 7
  • Week 7 - ATONEMENT - available thru Mar 14​
  • Week 8 - LEADERSHIP - available thru Mar 21​
  • Week 9 - SECURITY - available thru Mar 28
  • Week 10 - WARNING - available thru Apr 4
  • Week 11 - CONSEQUENCES - available thru Apr 11
  • Week 12 - COMFORT - available thru Apr 18
  • 1-week break for Easter Week.
  • Week 13 - WORSHIP - available thru May 2
  • Week 14 - RIGHT LIVING - available thru May 9
  • Week 15 - SUFFERING - available thru May 16
DISCIPLE BIBLE STUDY—RESOURCES LIST
  • Bible
  • Composition Book (or anything for notes)
  • Teaching sessions provided on this page (see above). 
  • Optional - $32 Disciple Participant Handbook

IF YOU ARE ORDERING A NEW BIBLE
[note - a new bible is optional]
Pastor Malcolm recommends a Study Bible, such as the two used/recommended by UM seminaries:
  • The New Interpreter's Study Bible
  • Oxford Annotated Study Bible
  • or something similar.
There are a variety of study bibles so it is important to read the preface of a study bible to understand the publisher's slant on interpreting scripture.
TRANSLATION
The UMC currently uses the Common English Bible (CEB) and previously used the New Revised Standard Version; the New International Version (NIV) pairs well with our study.

Click here to order the New Interpreter's Study Bible 
Click here to order the Oxford Annotated 

ONLINE BIBLE SERVICES like www.Biblegateway.com have loads of bibles to choose and some have recorded bibles so you can read and listen at the same time.  Go to Biblegateway.com, select a scripture text, then select the New International Version which will have a speaker option so you can listen to the scripture read to you.  ​

my device won't read the files

Install a FREE .pdf reader from Adobe Acrobat Reader DC. Click the Adobe icon or the link shown here:
https://get.adobe.com/reader/otherversions/
It's very simple to install (detailed steps, below).
 
STEP 1
This link takes you to a webpage with the following options:

  • Left side bar –
    • Step 1 – select your operating system, i.e. Windows [version], Mac [version], Android
    • Step 2 – select your language.
    • Step 3 – select your version [dependent on your previous answers].
 
  • Right side options –
    • Click DOWNLOAD ACROBAT READER in the ADOBE ACROBAT READER DC box (top box).
 
  • Installer file will be downloaded to your machine.  Next, you will open and run the installer file.
 
STEP 2
  • Open your FOLDERS.
  • Locate your DOWNLOADS folder.
  • Locate the installer file – the file name will begin with “reader” and will continue through “install.exe” – so, it will look something like “reader[letters_underscores]install.exe” and may have a tiny red icon next to it.
  • Double-click this file and follow the instructions.
  • Be sure to “allow” Adobe to continue, whenever it asks for permission, and follow all on-screen instructions until finished.

TO USE THE READER
  • When you click on a .pdf file in an email or on a website, the Adobe Acrobat Reader DC will automatically open for you.
  • There is no need to open the reader prior to viewing a document.

what's it all about?

​CHURCH-WIDE BIBLE STUDY

DISCIPLE:  BECOMING DISCIPLES THROUGH BIBLE STUDY
On Sunday, Janury 3rd, 2021, Pastor Malcolm put forth an invitation for a Churchwide Disciple Bible Study to begin with our new year. 

This is a 30 week study and will involve getting back into God's word.  Once a week, the Disciple Bible Study assignments will be published under the "Weekly Sessions" tab.  Watch for a new theme word, theme scripture, human condition, reading assignments, bible teaching section and mark of discipleship.  A link to this page will be published in our weekly eHerald, as well.

It is not necessary to sign up for a small group to participate in the Churchwide study - while some of us like our alone time, we do encourage you to partner with another person to motivate each other along.  

We are hoping that everyone will participate in this study.  That is an audacious goal we know, but it is also a great opportunity for us to covenant together to be part of this wonderful study.    ​
DISCIPLE BIBLE STUDY—RESOURCES LIST

DISCIPLE BIBLE STUDY—RESOURCES LIST
  • Bible
  • Composition Book (or anything for notes)
  • Teaching sessions provided on this page (see above). 
  • Optional - $32 Disciple Participant Handbook

IF YOU ARE ORDERING A NEW BIBLE
[note - a new bible is optional]
Pastor Malcolm recommends a Study Bible, such as the two used/recommended by UM seminaries:
  • The New Interpreter's Study Bible
  • Oxford Annotated Study Bible
  • or something similar.
There are a variety of study bibles so it is important to read the preface of a study bible to understand the publisher's slant on interpreting scripture.
TRANSLATION
The UMC currently uses the Common English Bible (CEB) and previously used the New Revised Standard Version; the New International Version (NIV) pairs well with our study.

Click here to order the New Interpreter's Study Bible 
Click here to order the Oxford Annotated 

ONLINE BIBLE SERVICES like www.Biblegateway.com have loads of bibles to choose and some have recorded bibles so you can read and listen at the same time.  Go to Biblegateway.com, select a scripture text, then select the New International Version which will have a speaker option so you can listen to the scripture read to you.  ​