Christ United Methodist Church - Plano, Texas
Thursday, September 09, 2010
Loving God, Serving Others ... Transforming Lives

2010 Bible Studies

Please note: We have been experiencing technical difficulty with online registrations. We appreciate your patience and hope to have the issues resolved now. Please click on the button to the right, and then select the Bible study you wish to register for from the list of events currently open for registration.

 
Are you ready for a life-changing experience? Bible Study seeks to transform the student rather than just inform. Through in-depth study, you will come to your own conclusions about how to interpret the Bible, what it means to you, and how to apply your new understanding to your life.
 
Small groups meet weekly to study the Bible. This is the perfect opportunity to explore the Bible and your own spiritual journey. Both short-term (8 - 10 weeks) and long-term (32 - 34 weeks) courses will be offered. Classes will begin in September, so be sure to register today!
 

Childcare for Bible study classes is available during the following times:

  • Sunday, 4-6:00pm
  • Monday, 7-9:00pm
  • Wednesday, 7-9:00pm
To sign up for childcare, please contact Liz Turner with the names and birth dates of children who will be participating in childcare.
 
 

Long-term Bible Study Class Offering for 2010-2011:

 
Disciple I:  Becoming Disciples Through Bible Study (34 weeks) - $50  
This course moves through the biblical story from Creation to the New Jerusalem.                                                                            
Three class times are being offered:
Sundays, 4 - 6:00pm (Clyde Rupert)                                                  
Wednesdays, 9:30 – 11:00am (Rev. Margie McNeir)                         
Wednesdays, 7 – 8:30pm (Rev. Margie McNeir)                                                                 
                     
Disciple II:  Into the Word, Into the World (32 weeks) - $50 
Prerequisite - Disciple 1. 
This course encourages us to open ourselves to hearing what God has to say to us through the Bible.
Tuesdays, 12 - 1:30pm (Julie Warner)                                                                                                                                        
 
Disciple III:  Remember Who You Are (32 weeks) - $50  
Prerequisite - Disciple 1.                   
This course studies the major and minor Old Testament prophets and students will read Paul's thirteen letters.
Sundays, 6 - 8pm (Chuck and Darcy Rohre)                                 
 
Disciple IV:  Under the Tree of Life (32 weeks) – $50
Prerequisite - Disciple 1. 
This course concentrates on the writings in the Old Testament as well as New Testament scripture. Emphasis is on Psalms.
Three class times are being offered:
Sundays, 11am – 1:00pm (Tom Tella)                                      
Mondays, 6:30 – 8:30pm (Arnold Taylor)
Mondays, 7 -9:00pm (Eldon and Carolyn Frost)                                                                        
                           
Christian Believer:  Knowing God with Heart and Mind (30 weeks) - $50
This course focuses on the classical doctrines of the Christian faith and emphasizes the relationship of worship, belief and daily life. 
Sundays, 4 – 6:00pm (Brad Miller)
 
“Mere Christianity” by CS Lewis (30 weeks) - FREE
A forceful and accessible discussion of Christian belief that has become one of the most popular introductions to Christianity and one of the most popular of C. S. Lewis's books. Participants will need to purchase their own books.                             
Thursdays, 10:30 – 12 noon (Kori Richards)
 
Beth Moore:  David (25 weeks) - participants will provide their own books
Anointed, Transformed, Redeemed - This course focuses on the life of David at different stages of his life:  as a young man, as a middle-aged man, and as a man facing the final third of his life.
Wednesdays, 11:30am - 1:30pm (Carol Hagen and Liz Edwards)
 
 
 

Short-term Fall Bible Study Class Offering:

 
One-session Bible study with Rev. Don Underwood – FREE
Tuesday, September 7, 7:00 – 8:00pm
 
Prayer...What Does it Do? (3 weeks) - $10
Learn about different types of prayer and how we can grow closer to God through them.
Sundays, 5 - 6:00pm (Rev. Abe Smith)
 
Forgiveness and Healing (8 weeks) - $15
Perhaps nothing goes more against the grain of human nature than the ideas of forgiving those who wound us and accepting forgiveness from others. A full release of these feelings not only leads to the wholeness that Christ taught but also takes us on a path of freedom and joy.
Sundays, 4:30 – 6:00pm (Rev. Alexandra Robinson)
 
Stress-buster Bible Study (8 weeks) - FREE                
Bible study from a holistic approach through prayer, stress-reducing meditation, yoga, and other avenues. A fun and meaningful 8 weeks with Angie Walker!
Mondays, 7 - 8:30pm (Angie Walker)
 
Invitation to the New Testament (8 weeks) - $20
Using Matthew's Gospel as a starting point, this study explores how the new Testament writers and the early Christian community wrestled with the coming of Jesus--his life, actions, mission, death, and resurrection--and the implications of his arrival for their lives and their communities of faith.   
Mondays, 7 – 9pm (Chris Terrill)
 
Invitation to Psalms (8 weeks) - $20
Make a deeper connection to the world of the Psalms so that these well known scriptures can help you give voice to all aspects of our human experience---joy, faith, uncertainty and sorrow.   
Wednesdays, 10 – 12:00pm (Carolyn Rush)
 
Invitation to Romans (8 weeks) - $20                                      
Explore how people have interpreted Romans through the ages to view the history of Christianity itself. Compare what Paul writes in Romans to what theologians like Augustine, Luther and Calvin say in trying to understand Paul in their time. This study gives students a more informed understanding of Paul’s radical vision of God’s relationship to both Christians and Jews and to their relationship to each other, thanks to the "love of God in Christ Jesus."
Sundays, 3 – 5:00pm (Diana Wright)  
 
Faith is the Answer, But What are the Questions? (8 weeks) - $15 
There are tough questions we grapple with daily in these challenging times. How does faith help us when problems arise? How do we keep our faith healthy? Faith is the answer but what are the questions? And how do we respond to them honestly, creatively, and redemptively? That is the adventure before us.                                   
Tuesdays, 10 - 11:30am (Marylin Smith)
 
The Book of Revelation Study (14 weeks) - $12
The book of Revelation is perhaps the most misunderstoodand misusedof all the biblical writings. During this study, participants will learn about the mindset, thought process, theological and historical background of the people for whom this writing was made. By looking at Revelation through this filter of information, participants will seek to gain a new understanding of the message this very special literary form delivers.
 
Bad Girls of the Bible (10 weeks) - $15
Examine the lives, situations, and personalities of ten Bad Girls from the Bible and what we can learn from them about our own lives.
Wednesdays, 7 – 8:30pm (Margie Crews)
 
Beth Moore:  Daniel (10 weeks) - $15
Join us in a faith-building study of prophecy and learn how to live with integrity in today's self-absorbed society.  The prophet Daniel faced unbelievable pressures to compromise his faith, live in a hostile culture, and to confront temptations and threats.  Today, believers in Jesus Christ face many of the same trials.
Mondays, 6:30 - 8:30pm (Donna Reynolds and Elaine Riggs)
 
Beth Moore:  Fruit of the Spirit (10 weeks) - $20                    
In-depth women's Bible study of the fruit of the Holy Spirit as presented in the book of Galatians. Through this study participants will look at the aspects of each fruit of the spirit. We can develop the fruit by maintaining an intimate relationship with the Spirit of God. A Spirit-filled life truly results in living beyond ourselves.
Thursday, 9 – 11:00am (Heather Holba)   

Beth Moore:  Daniel (10 weeks) - $15
Join us in a faith-building study of prophecy and learn how to live with integrity in today's self-absorbed society. The prophet Daniel faced unbelievable pressures to compromise his faith, to live in a hostile culture, and to confront temptations and threats. Today, believers in Jesus Christ face many of the same trials.
Mondays, 6:30 – 8:30pm, room N263 (Donna Reynolds and Elaine Riggs)                                                
 
 
 
Any questions? To register, or for information, please contact Sheila Rowan, Director of Adult Ministries.