The first reading we're going to cover is Matthew chapters 1 and 2. Here's a few questions for you to ask yourself as you read this:
1. Why is the genealogy of Christ important?
2. Who were the wise men? (remember they came from the east)
3. Why is the trip to and from Egypt important?
4. What can we learn about the importance of Christ as we look at the early happenings of his life?
These are just some of the things we'll be discussing come Sunday.
Monday, December 31, 2007
Class requirements
I feel it's important to outline what is expected from people who want to be in this class. I really want to step this up to something serious. There are two things I expect from everyone who wants to really participate:
1. Read the assigned reading. You've got all week (technically two as you can read it before or after class) to read the assigned reading for a given week. It shouldn't take more than a few minutes on average each time.
2. Participate. You don't have to post a thought each week. But I would appreciate that every so often you post something. I don't care if it's your own thought or simply you saying that you like the thought of another. I just want to know that you're reading and thinking about the reading.
1. Read the assigned reading. You've got all week (technically two as you can read it before or after class) to read the assigned reading for a given week. It shouldn't take more than a few minutes on average each time.
2. Participate. You don't have to post a thought each week. But I would appreciate that every so often you post something. I don't care if it's your own thought or simply you saying that you like the thought of another. I just want to know that you're reading and thinking about the reading.
Sunday, December 23, 2007
Introduction
As requested, this is the start of the college age and young adult Sunday School class at LUMC. Next week, we'll be finishing up the Nooma videos. As we enter the new year, we'll be starting our walk through the New Testament. I chose this as well as started this blog for a couple of reasons:
1. It's simple. There's no need for material other than a Bible (which I hope you all have).
2. Because we all have access to the material and can read it throughout the week, we're free to log on to this site to make comments and add our thoughts.
3. Miss a week? Or month? No big deal. You'll know what we covered and you won't be off track if you fail to read the reading for a given week.
4. I feel this opens this up to more people. I know we have some people in our church who have other obligations that prevent them from attending our class. This material as well as the easy, at your leisure nature of the blog will allow more to participate.
Now this blog does not work without your help. I can't do this as a one man show. We need to have open and free dialog. This is a communication tool. So please get set up with http://www.blogger.com/ so you can post. Also, please use a user name that let's us know who you are when you post. And, with time, I'll even add students to the list of people who are free to post new topics here (instead of just comments).
Now why the name "Tribe of Levi?" Well when you look into the Tribe of Levi (if you can really call it a tribe) you see the reason. The Tribe of Levi wasn't grouped together in one piece of land like the other tribes were. Instead, the Levites were given cities and their suburbs around the nation. Numbers 35:2 reads "Command the children of Israel, that they give unto the Levites of the inheritence of their possession cities to dwell in; and ye shall give also unto the Levites subrubs for the cities round about them." (KJV)
So what does that have to do with our class? It's quite simple. If you were to flip through our attendance book, you'll see some people go long periods of time without being in class? Why? They're in another town for college. God has placed us with a common bond in various cities and suburbs. Much like He did with the Levites. So while some of us are here in Bedford and others are in Ann Arbor, Ypsilanti, Kalamazoo, the UP, or other locations, we're still part of the same group. In the end, the name seemed to be rather suiting.
Well there it is. As we enter 2008 and begin to open up discussion on God's Word, I hope and pray that we'll all gain a little something out of this group and the insight God provides us as well as others.
1. It's simple. There's no need for material other than a Bible (which I hope you all have).
2. Because we all have access to the material and can read it throughout the week, we're free to log on to this site to make comments and add our thoughts.
3. Miss a week? Or month? No big deal. You'll know what we covered and you won't be off track if you fail to read the reading for a given week.
4. I feel this opens this up to more people. I know we have some people in our church who have other obligations that prevent them from attending our class. This material as well as the easy, at your leisure nature of the blog will allow more to participate.
Now this blog does not work without your help. I can't do this as a one man show. We need to have open and free dialog. This is a communication tool. So please get set up with http://www.blogger.com/ so you can post. Also, please use a user name that let's us know who you are when you post. And, with time, I'll even add students to the list of people who are free to post new topics here (instead of just comments).
Now why the name "Tribe of Levi?" Well when you look into the Tribe of Levi (if you can really call it a tribe) you see the reason. The Tribe of Levi wasn't grouped together in one piece of land like the other tribes were. Instead, the Levites were given cities and their suburbs around the nation. Numbers 35:2 reads "Command the children of Israel, that they give unto the Levites of the inheritence of their possession cities to dwell in; and ye shall give also unto the Levites subrubs for the cities round about them." (KJV)
So what does that have to do with our class? It's quite simple. If you were to flip through our attendance book, you'll see some people go long periods of time without being in class? Why? They're in another town for college. God has placed us with a common bond in various cities and suburbs. Much like He did with the Levites. So while some of us are here in Bedford and others are in Ann Arbor, Ypsilanti, Kalamazoo, the UP, or other locations, we're still part of the same group. In the end, the name seemed to be rather suiting.
Well there it is. As we enter 2008 and begin to open up discussion on God's Word, I hope and pray that we'll all gain a little something out of this group and the insight God provides us as well as others.
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