9/17/08 - Week 3:                   

From Insignificant to…Servant
What kind of people does God seek?

Reading Assignment:

Days 1-4: 1Samuel 16:1-13

Questions due: 

Week 3

9/24/08 - Week 4:

Read and Relate
Topic:  Bible Study for Hungry Hearts

Reading Assignment:

Eugene Peterson, Eat This Book: The Holy Community at Table With the Holy Scripture (article)

10/1/08 - Week 5:

Enemy at the Gate
What do you need to be used by God? 1Samuel 17

Reading Assignments:

Day 1: 1Samuel 17:1-11

Day 2: 1Samuel 17:12-27 

Day 3: 1Samuel 17:28-40

Day 4: 1Samuel 17:41-54

Questions due: 

Week 5

10/8/08 - Week 6:  

Read & Relate
Topic:  The Bible—Really Entering God’s Story

Reading Assignment:

Alister McGrath, The Journey
Chapter One, p. 7-20.

10/15/08 - Week 7: 

Getting By with a Little Help from Friends
What keeps you going when your world is falling apart?
1Samuel 18:1-19:17, 20:1-42

Reading Assignments:

Day 1: 1Samuel 18:1-30

Day 2: 1Samuel 19:1-17

Day 3: 1Samuel 20:1-23

Day 4: 1Samuel 20:24-42

Questions due:

Week 7

10/22/08 - Week 8: 

Read & Relate
Topic:  A Spiritual Friend’s Story (Henri Nouwen)

Reading Assignment:

Philip Yancey, Soul Survivor
Chapter 13, p. 293-319

10/29/08 - Week 9: 

On the Run—Flight, Foe, and Refuge Where do you turn when in trouble?
How does God equip his servants in the wilderness? 1Samuel 21-22

Reading Assignments:

Day 1: 1Samuel 21:1-9

Day 2: 1Samuel 21:10-15

Day 3: 1Samuel 22:1-5

Day 4: 1Samuel 22:6-2

Questions due: 

Week 9

11/5/08 - Week 10:

Mercy…Again and Again
How do we experience God’s peace and forgiveness? 1Samuel 24 & 26

Reading Assignments:

Day 1: 1Samuel 24:1-7

Day 2: 1Samuel 24:8-22

Day 3: 1Samuel 26:1-12

Day 4: 1Samuel 26:13-25

Questions due: 

Week 10

11/12/08 - Week 11:

Read & Relate
Topic:  Peace and Forgiveness

Reading Assignment:

Samuel Wells, A Friend Like Peter (article)

11/19/08 - Week 12:

Beauty—Minding Your Place, Knowing Your Calling
How do you respond when your calling (identity) is questioned/challenged?
How do we keep our desires from destroying ourselves? - 1Samuel 25 (Abigail)

Reading Assignments:

Day1: 1Samuel 25:1-8

Day 2: 1Samuel 25:9-17

Day 3: 1Samuel 25:18-31

Day 4: 1Samuel 25:32-44

Questions due: 

Week 12

11/26/08 - Week 13:

NO MEETING (Thanksgiving holiday)

12/3/08 - Week 14: 

Read & Relate
Topic:   Stunning Beauty

Reading Assignment:

C.S. Lewis, The Great Divorce, p. 117-135.