Growing in Faith

 

Advent: A Season for All Generations
This two-part Advent program can be used by a group of any size. You’ll discuss various customs and explore the biblical figures of Advent (Zechariah and Elizabeth, Simeon and Anna, Joseph and Mary, and more). You might use it with your regular study group or as a special Advent Bible study group. Each part takes about 20 to 45 minutes and includes prayer, hymns, Scripture, narration, and discussion. 

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Lessons for Today's Disciples
This resource will help you discover, practice, and be empowered by the seven marks of discipleship: praying, studying, worshiping, inviting, encouraging, serving, and giving. Use it individually or as a group study, perhaps covering each of the seven marks over seven sessions of about an hour each.

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Looking into the Mirror: A Lenten Reflection 
Lent is about looking into a metaphorical mirror, the kind we hold up to out souls. Use the Lenten season to refocus your faith life and realign your relationship with God through 40 days of reflection. The discussion questions work best in small groups, though this resource can also be used independently.

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The Witness of Women
This 3-year program is based on the Samaritan woman's encounter with Jesus. Year One focuses on helping individuals and groups become comfortable with their own stories, explore the call to be a witness, study biblical examples of witness, and recommit to evangelism. Year Two focuses on how your witness affects the lives of others and how you, in turn, are affected by the  sharing. Year Three prepares you to do intentional evangelism and observe changes in the lives of others.

To order, and for more information, call Women of the ELCA at 800-638-3522, ext. 2741.
The Story of Peter and Cornelius
This Bible study on Acts 10, the story of Peter and Cornelius, can be used to introduce people to Scripture that affirms diversity as being both of God and part of the glory of the gospel of Jesus Christ. The study consists of an introduction, five brief sessions with questions for reflection on a passage of Scripture, and a closing prayer or litany. This study can be done at one time or broken out into shorter sessions. 

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Called to Ethical Decision Making:
No Easy Answers
This two-hour workshop explores the Lutheran ethical approach and the complexities involved in ethical decision making, and offers participants practical experience in ethical deliberation. 

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Called to Obey God:
It's Not Easy Being Jonah
This resource probes the book of Jonah for help in learning how to discern our role in carrying out God's vision for the whole of creation. 

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Crumbs from the Table
This study of the story of Jesus and the Syrophoenician woman has a cross-cultural focus and explores how Jesus broke down the cultural boundaries between himself and the woman and the communities they each were from. The sessions are designed for group use but can also be used by individuals, and will each take less than an hour.

See Part One: A Feast of Crumbs, and Part Two: Crossing Boundaries
Out of the Mouths of Babes
Author Barbara Gove Gill offers 21 heart-warming devotions inspired by insights from children, enriched by questions for discussion and reflection. Can be used by individuals as well as by groups.

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