Want to learn more about Jesus, but not sure where to start?
Find the Bible confusing, and churches scary?
Introducing
Jesus 102, a group for people who want to learn more about the biblical Jesus.
While
Jesus 101 focuses on the
life & ministry of Jesus contained in the
Gospel of Mark, Jesus 102 takes an in-depth look the
teachings of Jesus, by examining one of his most famous speeches,
The Sermon on the Mount.
In 12 weeks, we'll work through an entire sermon of Jesus - studying it in detail, answering your questions, peeling away the cultural baggage to rediscover how it would have sounded to his original audience. It's a great way to learn more about what Jesus actually claimed, by looking at the sources, rather than settling for second hand opinions.
Explorers groups are geared for non-Christians, new-Christians, and people who aren't even sure what it means to be a Christian. It's for folks who attend All Souls, and folks who don't. You won't be asked to sing, pray, or do anything that would make you feel uncomfortable. You can come as you are; you can say as little or as much as you like.
The goal of these groups is not to convert anyone. Our job is simply to introduce you to the Jesus of Scripture so you can make up your own mind about him. In the process, you will learn a lot about Jesus, Christianity, and your own spirituality. You'll also have a chance to build friendships with interesting people who are asking the same questions you are.
Sound interesting? Here are some details:
- WHEN: Most Tuesday nights, 6:30 - 8:30 PM. [Begins Sept 18]
- WHERE: 2307 River Road (look for the mailbox and turn down the alley)
- FOOD: We provide a main dish, you bring sides, salads, desserts or drinks to share.
If you'd like to know more, please contact
Christian (529-5568) for more information.
Friday, June 15 - Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (PG-13, 2012) - follows a group of British retirees who decide to "outsource" their retirement to less expensive and seemingly exotic India. Enticed by advertisements for the newly restored Marigold Hotel and bolstered with visions of a life of leisure, they arrive to find the palace a shell of its former self... 
Friday, June 22 - "So F---ing Beautiful: Seeing and Portraying the Glory of the Lord in Dark Places" - Jail chaplain, gang pastor, and writer Chris Hoke leads a discussion on faith and art. He will tell stories of how both he and the violent men he works with have been won over by a kind of beauty that is often found in the ugliest places, as well as their attempts to bear witness to this spiritual beauty through rap and creative nonfiction. 
Friday, June 29 - Moonrise Kingdom (PG-13, 2012) - tells the story of two twelve-year-olds who fall in love, make a secret pact, and run away together into the wilderness. As various authorities try to hunt them down, a violent storm is brewing off-shore -- and the peaceful island community is turned upside down in more ways than anyone can handle...
Friday, July 6 - Beer & Brat's Grill Party! - We'll provide a keg, some amazing brats, and shrimp on the grill! Throw in some live music w/ Ron Dunbar, with an open mic for after that, and it should be a pretty spectacular! Kids and friends welcome. You bring sides or drinks, and if you're a creative type - some music, poetry, or readings to share! RSVP if you're coming, so we know how much food to prepare.
Friday, July 13 - Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close (PG-13, 2011) - Oskar Schell is an inventive eleven year-old New Yorker whose discovery of a key in his deceased father's belongings sets him off on quest for the lock it will open. A year after his father died in the World Trade Center on what he calls "The Worst Day," Oskar is determined not to lose his vital connection to his father, even if it means distancing himself from his heartbroken mother...
Friday, July 20 - The Addiction (Unrated, 1995) - A vampire movie like you've never seen before. When graduate philosophy student Kathleen Conklin (Lili Taylor) is bitten by an aggressive female vampire her life spirals into a nightmarish world of blood addiction and existential angst as she seeks various ways of coping with her condition. Co-starring Christopher Walken, this film explores parallels with drug addiction and the essential evil latent in human kind...
Friday, Aug 17 - "The Significance of J.R.R. Tolkien" - listen to a 2002 lecture by Dr. Timothy Keller as he considers how an obscure Oxford don by the name of J.R.R. Tolkien actually became one of the most influential writers of the 20th century. In other words, "What was Tolkien up to when he decided to write the Lord of the Rings? And how did his faith shape his writing?" The answers might surprise you...
Friday, Aug 24 - Pan’s Labyrinth (R, 2006) - A haunting fantasy-drama set in the aftermath of the Spanish Civil War and detailing the strange journeys of an imaginative young girl who just might be the long lost mythical princess of an underground kingdom. This movie changed the way I read Scripture...
