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SMP Live!

Proverbs and the Wisdom of God

Thursday evenings beginning Jan. 25, 2024, 7 to 8 p.m. central time, in person or online!

In this new year, we spend time with the Wisdom material in the Bible, mostly Proverbs, but also some of the wisdom sayings of Jesus in the Gospels. We’ll learn how to read this material more effectively, God willing, so we can gain the edifying perspectives that come to us there. Join us in person or online via Zoom.

Proverbs and the Wisdom of God is led by Stephen Rankin as we grow in wisdom and knowledge, pressing on toward the goal of maturity in Christ.

Sign up to attend at any time using the form below and join online via Zoom (we'll send you the link) or at Arkansas City United Methodist Church (Arkansas City, Kansas) every Thursday evening from 7 to 8 central time.

Reading the Bible Backwards

Thursdays Oct. 5- Nov 16, 2023, 7 to 8 p.m. central time, in person or online!

Most savvy readers of the Bible know that the New Testament relies on the Old Testament in many ways. The most well-known, of course, is that we find New Testament fulfillment of Old Testament prophecy. But is there any way that the Old Testament relies on the New? This question probably seems very strange to most of us, but it is an important one, since how could something that came long before something else depend on that which came later? How do we as Christians read the Bible “backwards,” as some scholars suggest? How does the Bible – all of it – speak God’s word to us now? Parts of the answer to these questions are straightforward. Others are not, yet they are deeply important for our growth to maturity as we become more astute and capable readers of the whole Bible.

SMP Live explores these questions this fall with a weekly set of Scripture readings that help us practice seeing aspects of the Bible that we typically don’t notice on first or second glance. Stephen Rankin leads the exploration. The goal is an enriched understanding of Scripture and, more importantly, of God’s nature and actions.

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HAS CHRISTIANITY MADE A DIFFERENCE IN THE WORLD?

Join us Thursdays, Feb. 23 through Sept. 28, 2023, for this course on church history using the book by Mike Aquilina and James Papandrea, How Christianity Saved Civilization...And Must Do So Again.

Sign up to attend using the button below and join online via Zoom (we'll send you the link) or at Arkansas City United Methodist Church (Arkansas City, Kansas) every Thursday evening from 7 to 8 central time.

The course is FREE, but you'll need to buy the book. Here's the link on Amazon, but you can also purchase it at your favorite Christian bookstore.

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Lenten Study: United Methodist Doctrines

Sundays, Feb. 26, through, April 2, 2023, from 4 to 5:15 p.m. central time.

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