Wednesdays at 6pm / Mondays at 12noon
during the schoolyear
The regular Wednesdsay night class meets during the school year after the Midweek Miracle meal. This class is open to all persons, and features a new study book every 6-8 weeks. We are now experimenting with having a second session of this class on Mondays at noon, which will be available both as an in-person class or an online Zoom class. Find out more here.
NEXT STUDY
Lenten Study begins the week of March 10th
Pastor Allen is starting a new Lenten study the week of March 10th. It will be over The Final Days: A Lenten Journey through the Gospels by Matt Rawle.
We will have two sections of this class. The regular class will meet at 6pm on Wednesdays. We will also have a section at noon on Mondays. The Monday class will also be offered as an online Zoom meeting. You can register for either section of the class at the Ryden Center or you can register online here.
The Final Days: A Lenten Journey through the Gospels
This Lent, ponder the themes of justice, poverty, freedom, and love.
The four New Testament Gospels aren’t the same story, but they offer the same Resurrection hope. Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John devote most of their story detailing Jesus’ last week in Jerusalem, all highlighting Jesus’ triumphant entry into the city, the suffering and humiliation of the cross, and the empty tomb come Sunday morning, but the stories they tell aren’t quite the same.
Each Gospel offers a different lens through which we understand Jesus’ Passion. One portrait reveals Jesus to be in control, while another emphasizes his suffering. In one story Jesus offers hope to the thief on the cross, and in another Jesus only receives derision. These different perspectives aren’t a reason to dismiss the Gospels; rather they reveal an abundant, diverse, and complementary picture of God’s work in the suffering, death, and resurrection of Jesus.
Current Study
Context
Exploring the Chapter Behind the Verse.
Context looks at verses we know by heart but may not know the people, places, and times that give them meaning. Josh Scott delves into these well-known Scripture verses, exploring their true meanings by examining them in their original biblical context. Through this process, he unveils fresh and enlightening interpretations that are often missed when these Scriptures are taken out of context.
Previous Studies
Everywhere is Jerusalem
Location matters.
Christianity isn’t a batch of spiritual thoughts or metaphysical truths. It’s a journey of real people with their feet on the ground in real places. In Everywhere Is Jerusalem, James Howell takes you on a spiritual pilgrimage to significant places in the ongoing story of the Christian faith. You’ll go from Bethlehem to Jerusalem, from the Jordan River to Assisi, and from the Sea of Galilee to Montgomery, Alabama. Along the way, you’ll discover the profound connections between biblical stories and the places they happened. You’ll see how Christians throughout history have brought their faith to life worldwide, in their own cities and communities. And you’ll find God calling you to bring your own faith to life right where you are, right now.
Part travelogue, part Bible study, this book will take you on a spiritual journey to the places that are most important in our faith, and you’ll discover that the most important place of all is the place where you are, right now.
