REGULAR OPPORTUNITIES FOR BIBLE STUDY - PART OF THE CORNERSTONE OF OUR LIFE OF FAITH

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"Others, like seed sown on good soil, hear the word, accept it, and produce a crop—thirty, sixty or even a hundred times what was sown.” - Mark 4:20 (NIV '84)

We offer multiple opportunities to study God's Word, in accordance with one of the marks of the "Discipleship Pledge."

Sunday Morning Adult Study:  Continuing with a second year of "whole Bible Study" - examining major themes using "the Divine Drama," Sundays at 9:00 a.m.
Men's Bible Study: Mondays at 7:30 PM (summer months) and at 7 PM (school year).  Coffee provided.  Currently in the books of James and Jude.
Women's Bible Study: every other Monday, 7 pm - currently not meeting.
Youth Bible Study and gathering: (TYO)  Short studies change often.  Every Wednesday 7 pm at church during the school year.
Eustis Bible Study:  "The Engagement Project," from Dr. Del Tackett, first Tuesday each Month, 3 pm, at the home of Jan Yeutter.
Stone Hearth Men's Bible Study:  will resume in the near future.
Mary-Martha Bible Study: 8:45 a.m. third Tuesday - now meeting at the church.
Small Group Studies:  Many and numerous, including a large group meeting the third Sunday evening each month at the church, 5:30 PM, for "The Engagement Project." 

Looking for a good study Bible?  Here are some good options available:

The Lutheran Study Bible is  published by Concordia Publishing House.  The Bible Translation is the English Standard Version (ESV), which is the newest modern translation available.   This study Bible can also be purchased through Amazon.com and Christian Book Distributors.

The Best One Volume Commentary we are now utilizing and promoting is the Africa Bible Commentary, produced by 70 African scholars.  It is readily available from Amazon, and is straightforward, honest, direct, and remarkably parallels the American Society in terms of it's own issues, despite that it often directs commentary toward the African nations themselves. 

The Concordia Self Study Bible, published by Concordia Publishing House, using the 1984 New International Version (NIV) which is the most readable translation still today.  In 2017, the original NIV (usually notated as "NIV 1984") is becoming harder to find, as it is officially out of print, despite that some copies are still available for purchase.  The current NIV (with a copyright including 2011) is not as good in terms of translation from the original Biblical languages of Greek and Hebrew.  An internet search for this Study Bible should yield used copies available.

The Archeological Study Bible, published by Zondervan, uses the 1984 NIV translation.  See comment above on the NIV.  This Bible can be most easily purchased through Amazon.com and Christian Book Distributors.  Because the NIV1984 is out of print, this one is also harder to find, and the KJV version is still readily available.  It has abundant historical and geographic note pages to place each event in its' geographic and historical setting.

There are many other good study Bibles available.  The best translations for modern english are either the NIV '84 or the ESV.

WE GATHER FOR WEEKLY WORSHIP

Each Sunday Morning, we gather for:

Sunday School for pre-k through high school at 8:45 AM - resumes Rally Sunday (after Labor Day)

Adult Study at 9:00 AM

Worship with Holy Communion at 10:00 AM

Trinity Lutheran Church