Summertime
Small Groups
Find something to dig into this Summer!
SUMMER CLASS
Exploring Islam with Pastor Larry Shores
BEGINS JUNE 15
Mondays at 12:00 pm
Room 100
We will begin by getting a sense of the ideology and continue considering the competing truth claims relative to Christ’s teaching.
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The first meeting will be a 2-hour session (12:00 – 2:00 PM), each subsequent session will be 1 hour, 12 – 1 PM
(8 – 10 total sessions). Since the sessions will be held over the lunch hour, participants are encouraged to bring a sack lunch to enjoy.
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The purpose of the class is to educate ourselves and to consider how we are to love as Christ would have us love in these circumstances.
Women's Summer Book Club
Led by Terry Shores & Sharon Webb
Meets Monthly during May, June, July, & August for discussion and brunch
Come hang out with us this summer! Our Women's Summer Book Club meets once a month to chat about the Book of the Month, share some laughs, and enjoy a delicious brunch together.
We rotate hosting at MVPC members' homes, and everyone brings a brunch dish to share.
Whether you’ve read every page, a few chapters, or just want to hear the discussion, you’re warmly welcome.
Enjoy a morning filled with laughter, good conversation, and the chance to make new friends — while cherishing time with old ones, too.
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JUNE INFO:
BOOK - "Theo of Golden" by Allen Levi
Saturday, June 27 @ 1:30pm (Due to the Funeral in the morning)
BRING - Cookies or a Treat to share
Meeting at Sandy Roorda's home
(call Church Office if you need directions)
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Looking for good food and even better conversation? Come hang out with Pastor Larry Shores and the guys once a month this summer! We’ll dig into a homemade breakfast and chat about what we’ve been reading in the Bible lately. It’s relaxed, it’s welcoming — and all men are invited.
NEXT MEETING
Coming Soon in JUNE - check back for the specific date
in the Sanctuary Lobby Area
Men's Breakfast
Led by Pastor Larry Shores
Meets monthly during May, June, July, & August.
SPIRIT FILLED LIVING
Drop-In Bible Study
Lectio Divina
with Pastor Jim Webb
Meets Thursdays at 1:00 pm
In Meeting Room 1
Please note some weeks during the summer we will not meet - please check calendar
This is a Drop-In Class: so each meeting is different and new. No worries if you have not come before or skipped a few weeks! Just come! Please be sure to check the Calendar to see if the group is meeting that week!
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What is Lectio Divina?
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Lectio Divina is the spiritual discipline of meditating on Scripture, also known as contemplative Bible reading. It involves slowly and prayerfully reading and re-reading short passages of the Bible, then listening to see how God connects His Word to our lives.
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The goal is not intellectual knowledge but conversational intimacy with God. We’re not necessarily seeking information as much as we are seeking transformation. Conventional Bible study focuses mainly on our minds' intellectual interpretation of Bible passages. Lectio Divina (LD) (contemplative study) asks us What to pray for? What to challenges us? What encourages us? LD encourages us to integrate what we learn into our daily lives.
