Bible Study Groups
Adult Sunday School Opportunities
The classes below meet Sundays at 9:15 AM in the Sanctuary and use the Adult Bible Studies curriculum. This quarterly study presents stimulating lessons that explore the biblical message and how to apply it to daily life. This spring, the theme is “Follow.”
Authentic discipleship involves imitating Jesus, and we must begin with an understanding of Jesus as Messiah and the kingdom to which he invites us to belong. We soon discover as we follow Jesus that his kingdom turns our expectations totally upside down. As we walk with Jesus, we must admit that we sometimes totally miss the mark. Yet Christ forgives us, restores us, and equips us to live into our identities as Christ-followers.
As his followers, we have responsibilities and opportunities to help grow the kingdom. One way is through stewardship, a concept that is much broader than we may think. Our role involves using not only our physical resources but indeed our very lives as grace-filled cohabitants in God’s marvelous creation.
Adult Sunday School Opportunities
(BIBLE STUDY/TEACHING FORMAT)
The classes below meet Sundays at 9:15 AM in the Sanctuary and use the Adult Bible Studies curriculum. This quarterly study presents stimulating lessons that explore the biblical message and how to apply it to daily life. This spring, our Bible lessons follow the theme “Exclusion and Embrace.” They offer a series of lessons in two units during Lent and the weeks following that encourage us to consider what we need to let go of and what we need to take on as followers of Jesus.
Small Groups/ Bible Study Opportunities
Join us for Bible Study in
the sanctuary with Pastor
Don. Everyday Disciple will
focus on a verse-by-verse
method. We will go in depth each week looking at the passage
of scripture that will be used for the coming Sunday’s sermon
in both services. As disciples, we are to grow in our
Christlikeness each and every day. With the help of the Holy
Spirit, we peel off layers of this world, and we put on the mind
of Jesus. Our study of Luke will be just that, an exposure of
our worldliness and the call to be more like Jesus. Please bring
your Bibles and something to write with. Study notes will be
provided. Will not meet January 1st, 15th, 22nd
, 29th
, and
March 5th; will meet January 8th
.
IN JOINING A SMALL GROUP to grow closer to the Lord and be encouraged by fellow Christians? The following groups will meet during the spring months. Please join us!
Wednesday Fellowship Meals
5:30 PM $5 Adult (ages 13 & Older) $2.50 Child (ages 2 – 12)
Please register for the meal by the Sunday before on the Connections card in your bulletin, at the Giving Kiosk, through the Giving App (under “events), or call Jen in the church office.
Men’s Bible Study - Covenants
Wednesdays @ 6:30 PM in the Contemporary Worship Area Coffee Corner Led by Justin Zelger
Wednesdays @ 6:30 PM in the Contemporary Worship Area Coffee Corner Led by Justin Zelger
When Christians talk about having a personal relationship with God, they’re usually referring to having God as a friend, or a father, or even a teacher. But the Bible also frequently talks about our relationship with God in terms of a partnership. A partnership involves working alongside someone to accomplish a goal together. We will explore what covenants are, what covenants have been made, and what our part is in the partnership with God. Will not meet April 16th. https://bibleproject.com/guides/covenants
Bible Study with Pastor Don
Wednesdays @ 6:30 PM in the Sanctuary
Join us for Bible Study in the sanctuary with Pastor Don. Everyday Disciple will focus on a verse-by-verse method. We will go in depth each week looking at the passage of scripture that will be used for the coming Sunday’s sermon in both services. As disciples, we are to grow in our Christlikeness each and every day. With the help of the Holy Spirit, we peel off layers of this world, and we put on the mind of Jesus. Our study of Luke will be just that, an exposure of our worldliness and the call to be more like Jesus. Please bring your Bibles and something to write with. Study notes will be provided. Will not meet April 16th.
Women’s Bible Study ~ Messy People
Wednesdays, 6:30 PM
in the Social Hall Annex
Led by Vickie Petit
Every life gets messy at times. Sometimes these messes are literal, like a house that would be easier to condemn than to clean. But sometimes they are intangible messes such as illness, conflict, depression, abuse, bankruptcy, divorce, and job loss. And these messes can be painful, hurting our hearts and our homes. But as we see in the Bible, God loves to use messy people! We will dig into the lives of biblical heroes who were messy people just like us but who were used by God in powerful ways. Together we will examine the stories of five wonderful but messy people and one messy parable character: Rahab, the Prodigal Son, Josiah, Mary, David, and Daniel. From their stories, we will learn how God can use broken people, restore damaged hearts and relationships, give us power to handle our critics, and help us deal with the hard moments of life. Along the way, we’ll discover that we don’t have to just endure messy lives but can actually learn to thrive with God’s guidance and help. In the hands of God, our messes can become His masterpieces! Will not meet April 16th.
Celebrate Recovery
Thursdays 6:30 PM (dinner at 6 PM)
Social Hall
Contact: Michael Wilt (717) 487-5693
Is Celebrate Recovery for me or someone I know? Living in a broken world, we all deal with life’s hurts, hang-ups, and habits. No one has the ability, nor should they attempt to face their hurts on their own. Celebrate Recovery is a beautiful community of strugglers that courageously enter this safe and beautiful space to get honest about our pain, and the negative ways we may see ourselves, God, and others. In this process, we come to accept that some of the habits we may have developed to escape our pain have caused destruction in our life and those close to us. Celebrate Recovery is a biblically balanced approach to help bring sustainable recovery and healing to our hurts. It guides us toward new healthy truths and life-giving habits as we repair our broken relationships. Join more than seven million hurting people across the globe who now walk in freedom through the power of Jesus Christ as we walk through the eight principles of Celebrate Recovery based on the Beatitudes in Matthew 5. These are some of the
issues people find freedom from in Celebrate Recovery: Anger ~ Codependency ~ Eating Disorder ~ Love & Relationship Addiction ~ Physical, Sexual, and/or Emotional Abuse ~ Drug
Addiction ~ Alcoholism ~ Sexual Addiction ~ Gambling Addiction ~ Grief ~ Mental Health ~ and many other issues we may struggle with.
The “Connecting People with God” Committee’s March/April Book Club of the Month is What if Jesus was Serious? by Skye Jethani. He takes a look at some of Jesus’ most demanding teachings in the Sermon on the Mount and pushes us to ask whether we’re really hearing what Christ is saying. The visual component of the book makes it memorable and enjoyable to read, and Skye’s incisive reflections make it worthwhile for any Christian. Please note, we are changing things up with the Book of the Month! We are entering year two as we started the Book-of-the-Month last March, and we are going to try something deeper this year. We will ask anyone who is reading the books we have recommended to meet in the Book Store corner in between the Contemporary and Traditional services any week during the time that the book is emphasized to discuss how it has impacted them, questions they have, or what they love or don’t love about the books! For this first attempt, we will break down the book like this:
March 9th – Discuss Part 1
March 16th – Discuss Part 2
March 23rd – Discuss Part 3
March 30th – Discuss Part 4
April 6th – Discuss Part 5
April 13th – Discuss Part 6
April 20th – Easter
April 27th – Discuss Parts 7 – 8
May 4th – Discuss Part 9 and pick up a copy of the next book!
Download the YouVersion Bible app and join us as we explore different reading plans and Bible studies together as a church throughout the year. Create an account in the app, go to friends, search for Bethany Church Red Lion, and send the friend request. Once accepted, you’re ready to go. Contact Justin Zelger or Pastor Don with any questions or for additional details.
Bethany Church has purchased a subscription for RightNow Media for the purpose of training leadership and volunteers and providing on-going Bible Study materials. What is really exciting is that the whole congregation (members, attendees, and anyone associated with Bethany) will have access to the RightNow Media website. There are literally more than 10,000 videos to choose from. It works much like Netflix, and there is no additional cost to you. Some of what it includes: training videos, children’s TV programs, Bible Studies, Christian Conferences, Leadership Material, and so much more. We can use these online Bible Study courses here at the church; and if a person misses a class, they can view it at home any time they want. You can also use the Bible Studies as an individual, couple, family, or Bible Study group in your own home.
Please visit https://www.rightnowmedia.org/Account/Invite/BETHANYUMC and complete your profile to sign up. You can also text “BETHANYUMC” to 49775 to register or use the QR code below. If you have any questions, please contact the church office. 
The “Connecting People with God” Committee is asking various people in our church what books they have read that have helped them in their walk with God or their understanding of scriptures. Of course, our first recommendation is always the Bible, but we hope you find these others helpful as well. January’s Book of the Month is Your Future Self Will Thank You: Secrets to Self-Control from the Bible and Brain Science (a guide for sinners, quitters, and procrastinators) by Drew Dyck (copies are available in the church bookstore). It is great to see that the Bible has many things to speak into our lives today; and so in January as many are thinking about resolutions, this book can help connect them to God’s word. If you have any suggestions to add to our list, please let Justin Zelger.
Address:
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Email:
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