Feb 6 - 12th Man - Web Site Study
- Read John 1: 1-18
Discussed how it affects us today and the meaning of the scripture.
Also discussed the topic of gay marriages and gays in the church.
Relevent verses were : Romans 1:24-32
- This week we began our study of Acts.
We came across an apparent contradiction between Mathew's gospel and Luke's accounting of Judas' death. So we went to the person who is supposed to know everything (just kidding), Pastor Deb, and this is the answer we received:
"You are justified in being confused - there is an apparent contradiction about the manner in which Judas met his demise. Very few scholars try to reconcile the contradiction. Those who do try to say that he hung himself in such a way that he fell and caused his guts to spill out. Most of the others say, that rumors probably ran all over the place and it was difficult to tell which one was truth about his death only that he died violently at his own hand. If I had to pick one account over the other, I think I would go with Matthew's version because he was intentional about setting Peter and Judas next to one another in the story so that we might witness what happens when disciples screw up - one clings to the grace he receives from Christ - the other abandons Christ and Christ's forgiveness completely. Luke's account in Acts sounds a bit more embellished for effect and only serves to confirm that Judas is dead and out of the picture."
~Pastor Deb
Feb 27 - Commons (Nelson is in charge) - Acts 3
Mar 6 - Stone Willie's - Web Site Study 2
Mar 13 Spring Break
Mar 20 - Texadelphia - Amer Ismail
- Amer is a student at A&M. He practices the Islamic faith
and that is why we met with him. We spoke about the September 11 attacks and
how he felt about the way things have been turning out.
We had a wonderful meeting overall and I feel like I know more about the Muslim faith than I did before. He is interested in attending a church service with us and we are going to try to go to a mosque with him.
Apr 3 - Pie Are Square - Acts 5
Apr 10 - Underground - Acts 6 and 7
Apr 17 - Rumours - Acts 8
Apr 24 - My dorm room - Acts 9