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 Our class meets at 10 a.m. on Sundays in Room 116 (Library). Our class name stems from Methodist history.
John Wesley's Aldersgate experience occurred on May 24, 1738, at a Moravian meeting in Aldersgate Street, London, when he heard a reading of Luther's preface to the Epistle to the Romans, and wrote the now famous lines "I felt my heart strangely warmed." At Aldersgate, the character and method of his ministry were revolutionized. We are one of the first Sunday Bible Study classes at Ashford. Using the Cokesbury Bible Study series, we explore different books of the bible and absorb a deeper understanding of the scriptures with the guidance of our teachers. Teachers take turns leading as they bring their own unique style to each class. We begin each class with a hymn, selected by class members at random. Come join in with this active class!
Contact: Judy Judy999@comcast.net
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Aldersgate Summer Wrap Up |
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Written by Web Team
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Sunday, 17 August 2008 20:51 |
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We are wrapping up our summer studies in Aldersgate, where for the last few months we have been studying Hebrews, the Gospels and the Book of James. We have covered images of Christ in Hebrews, in the Gospels and are finishing with images of Christ in us.
Our Fall studies promise to be exciting and innovative, as the Cokesbury series will be presenting, for the very first time, lessons from 13 United Methodist Bishops, working with the common theme of New Community.
Come visit with us to join in some lively discussions as we benefit from the wisdom and experience of our Bishops in these amazing lessons that will cover the Gospels of Mark and Matthew, Acts, and much more. |
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Last Updated ( Sunday, 17 August 2008 20:57 )
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Written by Valerie Smith
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Thursday, 03 April 2008 18:44 |
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We have a little "Aldersgate chuckle" now and then when parts of the worship service coincide with what we are about to read in bible class, but a lot of times, it works out well, because there is more time for discussion and/or to cover a different viewpoint on the same topic. This past Sunday, Pastor David talked about how when he was growing up, there was a standard that people knew if they lived up to, they were "okay." He spoke of how many people, himself included, still worried that they really were a little short of the ideal standard and thus had "secret places" where they kept those feelings to themselves. They stuffed them away and hoped nobody noticed that they might be a little less than ideal. In Aldersgate, we also talked about standards and how drastically they have changed in the last 50 years, and not for the better! The censoring system for movies and television has just about disappeared by now. The amount of violent and sexual content out there on primetime TV just seems to get worse every year, nevermind every decade. We didn't even want to go into the reality shows! Sound moral standards are indeed a source of legitimate concern these days when you look at the world through the media. Our study of Chronicles during March has shown us that times like these are hardly unique. There are, as we know, many periods in the Bible where the people fell into sin and degradation and turned their backs on God. Some pretty wicked stuff was going on and they didn't even have TV! Surely those who still sought to observe God's laws were observing the downslide and must have been saying things like, "Soon there won't be any standards left." |
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Last Updated ( Thursday, 03 April 2008 20:57 )
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