BIBLE STUDIES
Pastor lead Bible Study starts on Wednesday, March 4th at 7:00pm t St. Mark’s UMC. The dates will be March 4th, 11th,  18th and 25th.

Why Easter Matters – A Four Week Lenten Bible Study

As believers in Christ, we all would like to say that we trust in God. We would all like to claim that we believe God has our best interests in mind and that obedience to him is the best pathway to finding joy, peace, contentment, and fulfillment in life. But the truth is that we often find ourselves actively resisting the very God in whom we say we trust. Our hearts and our consciences tell us what is right–and what we need to be doing–but for some reason we tend to find ourselves going the other way.

This was true of people even back in the days of first-century Israel when Jesus walked the earth. In this four-week DVD study, pastor Andy Stanley explores the lives of some of these individuals and reveals how the story of Easter became real to them when they found themselves caught up in the events of Jesus’ crucifixion and resurrection. These characters include figures in the Gospels such as:

  • Caiaphas, the powerful Jewish religious leader, who refused to embrace Jesus as the Messiah because it would have put an end to his influence and control.
  • Judas Iscariot, who was more interested in his own personal gain than in truly following after God–and betrayed Jesus to the Jewish authorities as a result of his greed.
  • The two criminals on the crosses next to Jesus, who found themselves in their last hours of life just twelve feet away from God-in-the-flesh.

The disciples and other followers of Jesus, who found their world turned upside down when the one they believed to be the Messiah was first put to death . . . and then rose again.

The stories of these men and women who were present in the greatest story ever known–the story of Easter–give us great insights into our own relationship toward God. They reveal the attitudes of our hearts and compel us to truly consider why

Easter matters and the effect it has on our lives.

Son Seekers meets at 2:00pm on Mondays at Springbrook community center

4:45 Small Group meets at 4:45 pm on Mondays at St. Mark’s UMC. Will start again in January

Bible in a Year Small Group meets at 1:00 pm on Tuesdays at St. Mark’s UMC