"Prayer is not only appropriate when we have much to say to God either in thanksgiving or with our requests. Prayer is also appropriate when we have nothing to say, when our thanks languishes in our hearts and our requests have become numb through disappointment or delay. When we are in such circumstances, our prayers will not be elegant, but they can be powerful, for they come as a heart-cry to the God who alone can bring hope and salvation."
From "Seize the Day (with Dietrich Bonhoeffer): A 365 Day Devotional" (for September 30)
by Charles R. Ringma.
Disciple One: Because each One of us is called to be a Disciple
Thursday, September 30, 2010
Wednesday, September 29, 2010
Video Segment 4 Summary (Oct 4, 2010 class)
Segment 4: The Called People
Presenter: Randall M. Falk
God’s call and God’s covenant always go together. The rainbow is the sign of God’s universal covenant for the preservation of life. The twofold covenant with Abraham, the covenant of circumcision and of land, bound the people to God in service and enabled them to live in peace and freedom. The covenant of Torah provided the way of living in service to God and fellow human beings through the moral and ethical law. Jews understand they are a people
chosen not for special privilege but to transmit God’s moral law to future generations.
Presenter: Randall M. Falk
God’s call and God’s covenant always go together. The rainbow is the sign of God’s universal covenant for the preservation of life. The twofold covenant with Abraham, the covenant of circumcision and of land, bound the people to God in service and enabled them to live in peace and freedom. The covenant of Torah provided the way of living in service to God and fellow human beings through the moral and ethical law. Jews understand they are a people
chosen not for special privilege but to transmit God’s moral law to future generations.
Tuesday, September 28, 2010
Theme Verse for Session 4: The Called People
"I will make of you a great nation, and I will bless you, and make your name great, so that you will be a blessing.... and in you all the families of the earth shall be blessed." - Genesis 12:2-3
9/27/2010 Session
I thought we had an excellent class last night (once we got started, sorry about the delay in getting started). Thank you all for doing your reading and coming prepared.
Monday, September 27, 2010
Labeling posts
You might notice that there is a "Labels" section on the upper right side of the blog. I figured that for stuff we post relating to specific sessions that we might want to reference easy later, just put "Session #" in the "Labels for this post" box, then we can use the "Labels" section to get to all the posts relating to a particular session.
Session 3: More info
I found some interesting definitions of some of the theological concepts that arise from the Scripture readings for this session:
The Fall - The transition of the first humans from a state of innocent obedience to God, to a state of guilty disobedience to God.
Original Sin - The condition of sin that marks all humans as a result of Adam's first act of disobedience.
Sinful Nature of Man - The tendency for man to disobey God.
Free Will - The freedom to make choices to do good or evil.
Confession - The acknowledgement of sin.
Repentance - Implies sin, sorrow for it and a changed attitude towards God about it.
The Fall - The transition of the first humans from a state of innocent obedience to God, to a state of guilty disobedience to God.
Original Sin - The condition of sin that marks all humans as a result of Adam's first act of disobedience.
Sinful Nature of Man - The tendency for man to disobey God.
Free Will - The freedom to make choices to do good or evil.
Confession - The acknowledgement of sin.
Repentance - Implies sin, sorrow for it and a changed attitude towards God about it.
Saturday, September 25, 2010
Friday, September 24, 2010
Marks of Discipleship - Session 3
Disciples acknowledge their rebellion, accept responsibility for their sin, and repent.
Day 4 & 5
You should be on Day 4 of your reading. I recommend you go ahead and try to get thru
Day 5 reading today, so you are only left with the Day 6 (Study Guide) reading to get done by
Monday night.
Day 5 reading today, so you are only left with the Day 6 (Study Guide) reading to get done by
Monday night.
Thursday, September 23, 2010
Wednesday, September 22, 2010
Theme Verse for Session 3: The Rebel People
"For I know my transgressions,
and my sin is ever before me.
Against you, you alone, have I sinned."
- Psalm 51:3-4
and my sin is ever before me.
Against you, you alone, have I sinned."
- Psalm 51:3-4
Eugene's Ramblings
What we are learning in Disciple I is coming in handy in other Bible studies. Like the Prayer class tonight at WNL.
Video Summary Posts
As part of the information I will provide on a weekly basis, I will post the Video Segment Summaries for each Session. To catch up, I have posted the summaries for the first two segments as well as next week's segment.
Video Segment 3 Summary (Sept 27, 2010 class)
Segment 3: The Rebel People
Presenter: William J. A. Power
The story of the temptation of Adam and Eve points out human vulnerability. Human beings are buck-passers, fearful and filled with guilt because we are not what we ought to be or could be. We trust ourselves rather than God and are isolated from God and others. Adam and Eve’s story tells us how much we need God.
Presenter: William J. A. Power
The story of the temptation of Adam and Eve points out human vulnerability. Human beings are buck-passers, fearful and filled with guilt because we are not what we ought to be or could be. We trust ourselves rather than God and are isolated from God and others. Adam and Eve’s story tells us how much we need God.
Video Segment 2 Summary (Sept 20, 2010 class)
Segment 2: The Creating God
Presenter: B. Davie Napier
The Creation story differs from ancient myth or scientific theory. Genesis’s concern is theological— who we are and why we are here. Life is a gift of God and is meaningless except in relation to God’s purpose. Creation faith includes these ideas: The one God called creation out of chaos by word alone; creation is good; human beings are God’s creatures; the most outward, obvious expression of Israel’s faith is the sabbath. The two Creation accounts taken together express Israel’s creation faith and our inherited faith.
Presenter: B. Davie Napier
The Creation story differs from ancient myth or scientific theory. Genesis’s concern is theological— who we are and why we are here. Life is a gift of God and is meaningless except in relation to God’s purpose. Creation faith includes these ideas: The one God called creation out of chaos by word alone; creation is good; human beings are God’s creatures; the most outward, obvious expression of Israel’s faith is the sabbath. The two Creation accounts taken together express Israel’s creation faith and our inherited faith.
Video Segment I Summary (Sept 13, 2010 class)
Segment 1: The Biblical Word
Presenters: Albert C. Outler and Richard B. Wilke
The Bible contains many kinds of literature but has an integrated vision simple and clear enough for anyone to understand. People read the Bible because they sense that within it they will hear the word of God. Its consistent message points to the wholeness of the Bible, to the sovereign grace of the one God and the radical contrast between the power syndrome and the rule of grace. The Bible is a story to which every human being can relate, and that is the source of its authority.
Presenters: Albert C. Outler and Richard B. Wilke
The Bible contains many kinds of literature but has an integrated vision simple and clear enough for anyone to understand. People read the Bible because they sense that within it they will hear the word of God. Its consistent message points to the wholeness of the Bible, to the sovereign grace of the one God and the radical contrast between the power syndrome and the rule of grace. The Bible is a story to which every human being can relate, and that is the source of its authority.
Greetings
Greetings to my fellow Monday night Disciple I members. As I figure out "blogging" I hope to be posting some additional information about each week's lessons.
Eugene
First Entry
This blog was created for the Monday night Disciple One class. On this blog we can jot down things to discuss, things that touched us. I am excited to begin this journey!
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