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Bible study is an intimate, personal and deeply rewarding way of growing in the faith. Join us as we make our faith journey in Christ. “Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly” (Colossians 3:16).

Sunday Morning, 9:15-10:15 am, back in our own church building since August, 2019.

Video Lessons. Meeting Sundays, 9:15 am – 10:15 am on Facebook Live.

Adult Confirmation Class, The Wonders of God

This course offers an opportunity for participants to become one with us in Christ, joining our fellowship as communicant members. Current church members may also attend to refresh their knowledge of the gospel. This course follows a study guide called The Wonders of God, which covers the entire Bible with brief overviews of all Bible teachings. New sessions of the adult confirmation class start regularly, whenever we have a group ready to meet.

Video-Based Bible Studies & Resources. God's Word provides the light we need (Psalm 119:105). Our free downloadable online Bible study videos are written by pastors and other professionals. Each study has a discussion guide expanding the video footage with supporting Scripture, commentary, questions, and other features to maximize the topic. Bringing faith to life-Faith Lutheran Church, Appleton, WI. A multi-site congregation that values families, teaching, joyful service,outreach and dynamic worship. Also home of Celebration Lutheran School, Celebration Children's Center, and Faith Child Care. We are going to study the Torah, which is the first and oldest section of the original Hebrew Bible. Torah: a word that few Christians have ever heard of, and fewer have any idea what it actually is. The Torah is the Hebrew name for the first 5 books of our Bible: Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy. Wherever these words occur in the New Testament, the context or, in the case of quotations, a comparison with the Old Testament will in many instances suggest which of the various renderings noted above should be adopted (compare Mark 7:4; Hebrews 9:10 with Numbers 19:18,19; 8:7; Exodus 24:4-6; Acts 2:16,17,41 with Joel 2:28).

Burning Hearts Small Group Study

Small groups meet to more deeply examine the sermon text from the preceding Sunday using active learning and discussion (not lecture), following a guide prepared by the pastor. Anyone may attend any of the groups. We begin a new session the week of January 12, 2020. A group meets on Thursdays, 7 pm on Zoom, another group meets Wednesdays, 10 am, on Zoom. Contact Schuyler Burkhart at schuyb@gmail.com for meeting ID and password.

Congregational Assistant Program

Anyone may attend the courses of the Congregational Assistant Program, a formal curriculum of study through Martin Luther College, New Ulm, MN. We have gone through a study of other religions, church history, the Christian Family in preparation for Family Ministry Outreach, Christian Worship and an Old Testament Survey, New Testament Survey and the Small Catechism, Church and Ministry, and other courses. Call Pastor Nitz for more information, (360) 923-1961.

The Book of Revelation

A few years ago our Sunday morning Bible study completed a thorough study of the last Bible book, Revelation. If you’d like to study this on your own, bring a thumb drive to the church so that we can load the study (Power Point slides) onto your device.

Lesson 1 - Genesis Introduction

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The Book of Genesis

Lesson 1 - Introduction

Today we start a journey that millions of Hebrews and Christians have taken over the last 3000 years. We are going to study the Torah, which is the first and oldest section of the original Hebrew Bible. Torah: a word that few Christians have ever heard of, and fewer have any idea what it actually is.

The Torah is the Hebrew name for the first 5 books of our Bible: Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy. We’re going to start with Genesis 1:1, and go right on through Deuteronomy 34. We’re going to do something a little different, though. We’re going to add back in the Jewishness that has been removed over the last 1900 years. Why would we do that? Because it is within the Hebrew/Jewish culture and language that the Torah was created, and its ONLY within that context that we gain proper understanding of what God is telling us. In fact, the entire Bible, OT and NT, was written by Hebrews, and entirely immersed in Hebrew culture. It was Moses, a Hebrew, who received the Torah from God, on Mt. Sinai, around 1400 BC. Though we typically think of Moses receiving only the 2 stone tablets of the 10 commandments from God while leading the Israelites out of their bondage in Egypt, in fact the 10 commandments were just a tiny piece of all that Moses received in those several trips up and down that mountain. Moses actually received all that is now the first 5 books of what we call the OT.

Torah is not a word you’ll find in our modern bibles. And, it’s a tragedy that that is the case. In general, where in the ancient texts the word Torah appeared, today you’ll find the word “Law”; this is a sad and somewhat intentional mistranslation, which first happened when the scriptures were translated to Greek, and was fostered by the desire of the early Church to distance itself from the Jews. Torah does not mean “law”; in an overly simplistic sense, it means “teaching” or 'instruction.' Yet, in a curious irony, even the Jews themselves began to adopt the view that Torah was “Law”. And, they began applying the term Torah to all manner of religious writings to the point that Judaism, in general, has become a religion based far more on the doctrines of men, than the Word of God. Let me explain what has happened to the rather sloppy habit of applying the word “Torah” to any and every writing that even refers to Holy Scripture, by beginning with an analogy:

Over a hundred years ago, a company in Atlanta, Georgia wanted to join in the new and growing market for flavored, but non-alcoholic, beverages. Instead of hard liquor, they formulated a tasty addition to the “soft” drink market. It was called Coca-Cola, and it was a hit. Although originally marketed as a stimulant, its real niche was simply as a great tasting beverage. And, as the US began to enter a period of remarkable growth and prosperity, the demand for Coca-Cola skyrocketed, and the rest, as they say, is history.

Coca-Cola so dominated the soft drink market that a curious thing happened: it garnered a nickname: Coke. And, even more appropriate for our purposes is that Coke became so dominant that Coke no longer simply meant a specific brand of Cola drink, it came to be a name applied generically to ALL soft drinks. A common conversation you might have engaged in yourself sounds something like this: Husband, “ I’m thirsty, let’s stop and get a Coke”. Wife, “OK, sounds good to me”. Husband, “Good, what type of Coke would you like?” Wife, “I’d like a Root Beer”. Sound familiar?

Now, any American would perfectly understand that dialogue and not find it at all odd. They know full well that a Coca-Cola and a Root Beer is not the same thing. But, they also know that “Coke” in our modern vernacular can simply mean ANY soft drink, and so there is no trouble getting the meaning across.

Torah is the same way. Originally, the Hebrews called those 5 books given to Moses “Torah”. As centuries passed, two other groups of Hebrew writings were created and deemed to be “of God” and, therefore, scripture: the prophets and the writings. The Prophets are books like Amos, Ezekiel, Isaiah, and Jonah; the Writings included a variety of books such as Song of Songs, Ecclesiastes, Psalms, and Ruth. Even though the Hebrews now had three separately defined groups of scriptures: 1) K’tuvim (meaning Writings), 2) Nevi’im (meaning Prophets), and Torah (that given to Moses on Mt. Sinai), in common everyday conversation, at some point th

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