Adult Faith Formation
Still Waters: January 17, 2026
Still Waters Fellowship takes place around a good meal and the exploration of one or more of the traditional practices that can help us grow in our relationship to God. All are welcome! RSVPs are encouraged in the interest of meal planning.
Our next gathering will be on Saturday, January 17, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the home of Roger Parker. For more information or to RSVP to Roger, click on the link below.
Bible Study: January 2026
We meet every Wednesday at 11:15 a.m. in the church library. Our hour consists of communal prayer, attention to scripture as it applies to our lives, and fellowship.
Topic for January: The Plan of God, Our Place in It, and Scripture
"From before time began God has had a plan: that humankind will have a
place
in God's Kingdom."
Our modern Bible gives us the story, the plot, the plan which was conceived by the
God whose presence was before, now and will be forever. The Plan begins with the act of Creation, the
Moment of Creation. In the Christian Bible the Plan ends with the Book of Revelation which tells of the last
moments of the earthly Kingdom of God. Between the beginning and the end we find the Moment of
Redemption: the incarnation, death, and resurrection of Christ.
Our study will be based on the people who advance what we could call the plot, or story line. We will
think/meditate about these folks, most of whom with names we will recognize. They will be found with
characteristics which we can find by looking into our own mirrors. They will also be a particular "people"
whom God chose to put the Plan into place.
You will need a Bible to perhaps use at home and in our meetings to use with the study sheets which
will be available each week. This method and design will be different from what we have been using for the
last 14 or so years and we will have a new framework for our understanding of scripture and why we have it as a
tool.
Suggestion.....give it a try...you may like it. The subject of God is a non-ending mystery unsolvable in
this life. But it is an excellent topic of conversation. And a system for spiritual growth.
Psalm of the week for February 1: Psalm 15, Domine, quis hapitabit? (Lord, where is your dwelling?)
Short Psalm this week, 7 verses. Seems like there is not much here, but once we pause to respond to the reading, be it aloud or in silence, the message will start to have clarity. Go back to ponder whose voices are here. What are the characters in this short but pithy performance?
There is a need for caution in the reading so that the different statements to God (?) make sense. Try placing yourself here and figure out your activity. What can be learned about yourself and how would you hope the Lord would respond?
I wonder where the Goodness of the Lord is in the 15 verses. I wonder if we must change trajectories in our behaviors, physical or spiritual. We were created to be Good in all of its aspects. This is known as we were were created in the image of God the Creator. God is also a God who is free. This is another gift we were granted, but it is a gift that can be tarnished and unclean.
Listen to the echoes of the psalm to see if the clarity comes and you may gain understanding about the spiritual growth you have gained.
Peace and Blessings.