Thursday Groups meeting at Deep Water

The Bible tells a story. Many of us often view the Bible as a bunch of fragmented bits of history, poetry, nice stories and moral tales…but in reality, the Bible tells a story. It’s a story that gives meaning to our existence, our daily lives, and to every other...

No Thursday Night group on April 11, 2013

Those of you in the Thursday night community group may remember the creative way I was asked to do a wedding ceremony after group one night. (See the cup to the left!) Since the wedding rehearsal is Thursday night (April 11), we won’t have our regular group that...

How to Study the Bible–Part 4

In Bible study, many study tools are available. The right tool makes most jobs easier–and produces better results. Before we can move to interpretation, we need to use the right tools to fill in some information about our initial observations. When just starting out,...

Group Spotlight: Young Singles

Did you know we have a group for singles age 16-22, focusing on learning to live in the fulness and freedom of Christ? If you fall into that age group, you should check it out. It’s led by Keith & Renee Bosco who I happen to think they’re pretty cool...

How to Study the Bible-Part 3

We left off with this exercise last week: Exercise: Make observations in Luke 10:38-42, asking the following questions: Who? What? Where? When? How many observations can you make? One key to making good observations is to try to look at things from different...

How to Study the Bible-Part 2

Last week, we discussed one simple way to get started reading the Bible (SOAP). This week, I’d like to discuss my favorite method of studying the Scriptures–the inductive Bible study method. Inductive Bible study is the process of looking into passages of the...