Our Sunday night studies for adults will begin again on September 15th at 6:30. As is usually the case, deciding what to study was an interesting process.
Last year I had announced that we would look at Tim Challies’ Epic: an Around-the-World Journey through Christian History. Then you gave me and Marilyn an epic journey to the Holy Land.
My skepticism about the authenticity of the sites led me to Joel Kramer’s Where God Came Down: The Archaeological Evidence. After reading his book and actually seeing the sites, I decided we needed to look at the archaeology of the Holy Land before looking at Christian history. We therefore spent several
months looking at YouTube videos he produced, as well as others, and everyone really enjoyed them.
When we finished our archaeological study, we began our look at artifacts from around the world that taught us about the history of the church. When we took a break for the summer and I asked the class what they would like to study this year, all I kept hearing was “More archaeology!”
When I told Marilyn I didn’t know what more we could look at, she brought up the That the World May Know series by Ray Vander Laan that we watched on VHS twenty-five years ago. When I went on-line to see if they were available in a format we could use, I discovered that Ray has continued taking people on tours of the Holy Land. His tours focus more on faith lessons he draws from the various locations than the archaeology itself, and when I saw that Focus on the Family had continued producing videos of his trips, it seemed like the perfect follow-up to what we did last year.
We have therefore purchased Ray’s most recent four videos, Israel’s Mission, The Mission of Jesus, A Clash of Kingdoms, and Cultures in Conflict. Each study will last for five weeks, and we’ll begin with Israel’s Mission: Becoming a Kingdom of Priests in a Prodigal World on the 15th.
All adults are invited to join us for these interesting studies.
God Bless, Rick
Chatham Christian Church 