Wednesday Bible Study: Jeremiah - Overcoming Life's Sorrows
Holy Cross’ Wednesday Bible Study meets each week at 6:00 p.m., after a fellowship dinner at 5:00 p.m.
Our series this fall, running from mid-August through late November, focuses on the book of Jeremiah. We’re tackling this fascinating and challenging book using Dr. R. Reed Lessing’s book, Overcoming Life's Sorrows: Learning from Jeremiah. He is the author of our previous Exodus study, Deliver Us. Like Deliver Us does with Exodus, this book helps us both to understand Jeremiah’s words and to see how God still speaks to our lives through them today. It is a joy to read, replete with anecdotes, alliteration, puns, mnemonics, and sound biblical wisdom. Click the image to download a preview from CPH. Click here for the study guide.
UPDATED: Projected Class and Dinner Schedule (changed beginning September 11th):
|
Date |
Topic (Suggested Bible Readings) |
Dinner Theme |
|
21-Aug |
Intro and Chapter 1 - Meet Jeremiah (N/A) |
Breakfast for Dinner |
|
28-Aug |
Chapter 2 (Jeremiah 1) |
Americana |
|
4-Sep |
Chapter 3 (Jeremiah 2-3) |
Italian |
|
11-Sep |
Chapter 4 (Jeremiah 4) |
Mexican |
|
18-Sep |
Chapter 5 (Jeremiah 7) |
Soup/Salad |
|
25-Sep |
Chapter 6 (Jeremiah 8-9) |
German |
|
2-Oct |
Chapter 7 (Jeremiah 10) |
Pot Luck |
|
9-Oct |
Chapter 8 (Jeremiah 11, 12, 15, 20) |
Wraps/Sandwiches |
|
16-Oct |
Chapter 9 (Jeremiah 15) |
Breakfast for Dinner |
|
23-Oct |
Reading break for pumpkin carving! |
Pot Luck* |
|
30-Oct |
Chapter 10 (Jeremiah 7, 13) |
German |
|
6-Nov |
Chapter 11 (Jeremiah 16-17) |
Americana |
|
13-Nov |
Chapter 12 (Jeremiah 18) |
French |
|
20-Nov |
Chapter 13 (Jeremiah 20) |
Italian |
Chapter numbers for Jeremiah in bold are the primary chapters we'll read from and look at.
* for our meal on October 23rd, we’ll have an autumn theme with the church providing a main dish. Bring a side, dessert, or drink to share!
Contact Pastor Reiter if you have questions or would like to sign up!
