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2011 Title (PDF files) Speaker
Dec 24, 2011 God's Light Invades the Darkness Jerry Truex
Dec 18, 2011 Advent as Messianic Inception and Virginal Conception Jerry Truex
Dec 11, 2011 Isaiah 61:1-4, 8-11 Pat Cameron
Nov 20, 2011 Your Thankfulness Has Made You Well (Luke 17:11-19) Jerry Truex
Nov 13, 2011 Vices & Virtues: The Spiritual Vision of Evagrius Jerry Truex
  Handout: Map of Evagrius' Spiritual Vision  
Oct 16, 2011 Vices & Virtues: Interior Combat and the Virtuous-Spiritual Life Jerry Truex
Oct 9, 2011 Vices & Virtues: The Virtues of the Kingdom of God Jerry Truex
Sept 18, 2011 Spiritual Gifts: Unity & Diversity in the Body of Christ Jerry Truex
Sept 4, 2011 New Monasticism: Part 3, A Monastic Anabaptist Model Jerry Truex
Aug 21, 2011 New Monasticism: Part 1 Jerry Truex
July 24, 2011 Love One Another (1 Thess. 4:9-12) Jerry Truex
July 17, 2011 Holiness: To walk rightly & to please God (1 Thess. 4:1-8) Jerry Truex
July 3, 2011 The Energizing Power of God's Word (1 Thess. 2:13-16) Jerry Truex
June 12, 2011 Pentecost: Are You Pentecostal Enough? (Acts 2:1-47) Jerry Truex
June 5, 2011 Participating in Christ's Suffering (1 Pet. 4:7-17) Jerry Truex
May 8, 2011 Camp Retreat: Creation and Torah - Psalm 19 Jerry Truex
May 1, 2011 Easter 2: Christ Comes as Lord and God, yet not fully known Jerry Truex
Apr 24, 2011 Easter 1: Jesus Has Risen: The Presence of Christ Even in the Midst of Tragic Loss Jerry Truex
Apr 17, 2011 Palm Sunday: Jesus' Peaceable "Triumphal" Entry Pat Cameron
Apr 3, 2011 Lent 4: Shekinah Enlightenment: Faithfulness Reveals the Divine Light Jerry Truex
Mar 27, 1011 Lent 3: Thirst (Water) - Exod. 19:1-7 & John 4:5-15 Pat Cameron
Mar 20, 2011 Lent 2: Faithful Obedience: The Sign of Belonging to God's Covenant Community Jerry Truex
Mar 13, 2011 Lent 1: Becoming the New Human Being through Testing and Temptation Jerry Truex
Feb 27, 2011 Anabaptist Themes: Church as the Community of the Spirit Jerry Truex
Feb 20, 2011 Anabaptist Themes: Discipleship as Martrydom & Suffering Jerry Truex
Jan 30, 2011 Our Destiny: Death, Intermediate State, & Resurrection Jerry Truex
Jan 23, 2011 Our Origin and Uniqueness Jerry Truex
Jan 16, 2011 Our Purpose: Theōsis Jerry Truex
Jan 9, 2011 Our Struggle: The Power of Sin Jerry Truex
Jan 2, 2011 Our Nature: A Tri-Aspect Holism of Body, Soul, & Spirit Jerry Truex
     
2010 Title (PDF files) Speaker
Dec 19, 2010 Advent 4: Emmanuel, God With Us (Matt. 1:18-25) Jerry Truex
Dec 12, 2010 Advent 3: Waiting for Jesus (Matt. 11:2-11) Pat Cameron
Dec 5, 2010 Advent 2: Isaiah's Messianic Vision (Isa. 11:1-10) Jerry Truex
Nov 21, 2010 Accepting the Yoke of Jesus Jerry Truex
Nov 14, 2010 James 5:13-20: The Prayer and Praise of Faith Jerry Truex
Oct 31, 2010 James 5:1-6: Condemnation for Hoarding Wealth Jerry Truex
Oct 24, 2010 James 4:13-17: Aligning with God's Will Jerry Truex
Oct 10, 2010 James 3:13-18: Wisdom from Above Jerry Truex
Sept 19, 2010 James 2:1-13: Love is Incompatible with Discrimination Jerry Truex
Sept 12, 2010 James 1:19-27: Wisdom in Speech & Action Pat Cameron
Sept 5, 2010 James 1:1-11: Trials & Wisdom, Rich & Poor Jerry Truex
July 28, 2010 OT Stories: Jonah, more than just a children's story Kendell Crown
July 18, 2010 OT Stories: Lessons from Esther Cindy Snider
July 11, 2010 OT Stories: Ruth & Immigration Pat Cameron
June 20, 2010 Church & Culture: Attitudes Toward Life (Mt 6:29-34) Jerry Truex
June 13, 2010 Church & Culture: Attitudes Toword Self Jerry Truex
June 6, 2010 Church & Culture: Independence & Individuality Pat Cameron
May 30, 2010 Church & Culture: Attitudes Toward God

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Handout: Voices of Popular American Culture
Jerry Truex
May 16, 2010 Dueling Allegiances: The Lord's Prayer Jerry Truex
Apr. 18, 2010 Dueling Allegiances: The Pledge of Allegiance Jerry Truex
Mar. 28, 2010 Lent 6: Divine Humility in Christ (Phil 2:5-11) Jerry Truex
Mar. 7, 2010 Lent 3: Warning Against Idolatry (1 Cor. 10:1-14) Jerry Truex
Feb. 21, 2010 Lent 1: Christ Fulfills the Word (Rom. 10:1-21) Jerry Truex
Feb. 7, 2010 Welcoming the Stranger: You are God's Spiritual House (1 Pet. 2:1-11) Jerry Truex
Jan. 17, 2010 Welcoming the Stranger: A Torah Perspective on the Resident Alien Jerry Truex
     
2009 Title (PDF files) Speaker
Dec 27, 2009 Christmas 1: The Wisdom of God in the Face of Christ Jerry Truex
Dec 6, 2009 Advent 2: Repentance Prepares the Way of the Lord Jerry Truex
Nov 29, 2009 Advent 1: The Kingdom of God in Near Jerry Truex
Nov 15, 2009 Unification: From Meditation to Contemplation Jerry Truex
Nov 1, 2009 Illumination: Self-transcendence and Sacramental Existence Jerry Truex
Oct 18, 2009 Illumination: Growing in Christlikeness Jerry Truex
Oct 4, 2009 Illumination: Relinquish & Realize, Transcend & Transform Jerry Truex
Sept 27, 2009 Purgation: Luke 10:1-8 Pat Cameron
Sept 20, 2009 Purgation: SIN as Power and Attachment Jerry Truex
Sept 13, 2009 Purgation: Sin as Alienation and Distortion of the Divine Image Jerry Truex
Sept 6, 2009 The Three Ways: An Introduction to the Spiritual Journey Lois Barrett
Aug 23, 2009 Luke: Your Faith has Saved You: The Enlightenment of a Blind Man (Luke 18:35-42) Jerry Truex
Aug 9, 2009 Luke: Discipleship as Humility and Faith (Luke 18:9-17) Jerry Truex
July 26, 2009 Luke: The Cost of Discipleship (Luke 14:25-35) Jerry Truex
July 12, 2009 Luke: Wake up! Bear Fruit! The Gardner Comes (Luke 13:1-5) Jerry Truex
June 28, 2009 Luke: Jesus, the Victory of God (Luke 11:14-20) Jerry Truex
June 21, 2009 Luke: Mary and Martha: One Thing is Necessary (Luke 10:38-42) Jerry Truex
June 7, 2009 Luke: Turning Toward Jerusalem (Luke 9:51-62) Jerry Truex
Feb 15, 2009 Minor Prophets: God's Univsersal Mercy (Jonah 3-4) Jerry Truex
     
2008 Title (PDF files) Speaker
Sept 7, 2008 Spiritual Disciplines: Service as Spiritual Formation Pat Cameron
Aug 24, 2008 Spiritual Disciplines: Radically Egalitarian Hospitality John Stoesz
Aug 31, 2008 Spiritual Disciplines: The Realization of Christ Consciousness Jerry Truex
Aug 3, 2008 Biblical Genres: The Nature of the Gospels: "Fishing for people" (Matt 4:17-25) Jerry Truex
July 12, 2008 Biblical Genres: Is it safe (for women) to read the Epistles? A troubling text--1 Tim 2:8-15 Jerry Truex
July 6, 2008 Biblical Genres: Parables: Risk and Responsibility (Matt 25:14-30) Jerry Truex
June 15, 2008

Biblical Genres: How shall we read the Book of Revelation?

- Handout: A History of Failed Prophecies

- Handout: The Structure of Revelation

Jerry Truex
June 8, 2008 Biblical Genres: Where shall wisdom be found? Jerry Truex
May 25, 2008 Biblical Genres: A Hymn of Praise to the Creator (Genesis 1)

- Handout: Days of Creation Worksheet

- Handout: The Structure of Genesis 1

Jerry Truex
May 17, 2008 Biblical Genres: The "Myth" of Jesus' Temptations: The True Self and the False Self (Lk 4:1-14) Jerry Truex
Apr 20, 2008 Suffering with Christ: Embrace Cruciform Existence (1 Pet 2:20-25) Jerry Truex
Apr 13, 2008 You Are God's Spiritual House (1 Pet 2:4-10) Jerry Truex
Mar 23, 2008 Experiencing the Risen Christ (Jn 20:1-18) Jerry Truex
Mar 2, 2008 The Divine Light is Within You (Jn 9:1-41) Jerry Truex
Feb 24, 2008 The Living Water is Within You (Jn 4) Jerry Truex
Jan 19, 2008 The Spiritual Power of Generosity Jerry Truex
Jan 6, 2008 Epiphany: The Light is for All and within All Jerry Truex
     
2007 Title (PDF files) Speaker
Nov 11, 2007 SOM: Three Warnings: Enter the Narrow Gate, Bear Good Fruit, Be Wise Builders (Matt 7:13-27) Jerry Truex
Nov 4, 2007 SOM: Our Relationship with Others: Seek God, Keep the Golden Rule (Matt 7:7-12) Jerry Truex
Oct 28, 2007 SOM: Our Relationship with Others: Avoid Judgmentalism, Discern with Clear Vision (Matt 7:1-6) Jerry Truex
Oct 21, 2007 SOM: Our Relationship with God: Fast and Live Simply (Matt 6:16-34) Jerry Truex
Oct 14, 2007 SOM: Our Relationship with God: Give, Pray, and Forgive (Matt 6:1-15) Jerry Truex
Oct 7, 2007 SOM: Our Relationship with the Torah and Our Selves: Love without Limit (Matt 5:43-48) Jerry Truex
Sept 30, 2007 SOM: Our Relationship with the Torah and Our Selves: Speak Truth, Resist Evil Nonviolently (Matt 5:33-42) Jerry Truex
Sept 23, 2007 SOM: Our Relationship with the Torah and Our Selves: Honor Boundaries, Keep Commitments (Matt 5:27-32) Jerry Truex
Sept 16, 2007 SOM: Our Relationship with the Torah and Our Selves: Dispel Anger, Make Peace (Matt 5:17-26) Jerry Truex
Sept 9, 2007 SOM: Practicing the Beatitudes: Eight Practices to Shape the Character of the Church (Part II; Matt 5:7-16) Lois Barrett
Sept 2, 2007 SOM: Practicing the Beatitudes: Eight Practices to Shape the Character of the Church (Part I; Matt 5:1-6) Lois Barrett
Aug 26, 2007 Acts: Integrity: Paul on Trial (Acts 24:1-17) Jerry Truex
Aug 19, 2007 Acts: Released from Bondage: Paul and Silas in Prison (Acts 16:16-34) Jerry Truex
July 22, 2007 Acts: Receiving the Enemy as a Brother (Acts 9:1-19) Jerry Truex
June 6, 2007 Acts: Recognized as Companions of Jesus (Acts 4:1-22) Jerry Truex
April 8, 2007 Easter: Seeing Jesus Again for the First Time (Luke 24:13-31)

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