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Sunday Worship 8:00 & 10:30am
Sunday School 9:15am

2101 S Prospect Ave
Champaign, IL 61820
217-352-1732

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Adult Forum

April 13 – May 11 “From Jesus to Christ: The First Christians” (PBS Video Series)
The Series "From Jesus to Christ: The First Christians" is a historical documentary series that tells the epic story of the rise of Christianity. The four-part program explores the life of Jesus, his death, and the men and women whose belief, conviction, and martyrdom created the religion we now know as Christianity. (We will view the film and allow extra time for discussion, requiring five sessions.)
Drawing upon historical evidence that has created a revolution in New Testament scholarship, the series challenges familiar assumptions and conventional notions about Christian origins. Archaeological finds have yielded new understandings of Jesus' class and social status; fresh interpretations have transformed earlier ideas about the identity of the early Christians and their communities. Through engaging, on-camera interviews with twelve scholars – New Testament theologians, archaeologists, and historians – the series presents their contributions to this intellectual revolution. Together they represent a range of viewpoints, a diversity of faiths, and a shared commitment to bring new ways of thinking about Christianity to a public audience.
"From Jesus to Christ" reveals that Christianity did not arise as a single, uniform, and coherent movement, but as one marked by diversity of opinion, practice, and belief. From the beginning, the movement was forged by conflict as the early Christians wrestled with their Jewish heritage, collided with paganism, challenged the authority of the Roman Empire, and clashed with each other. The series conveys the early Christians' struggle to understand Jesus and the meaning of his message and suggests that their ancient world of 2,000 years ago may not be so very different from our own.

Adult Forum meets in the Fellowship Hall at 9:15 a.m. each Sunday. Join us!

Bible Study:

Spring Bible Study! The Lord’s Prayer
Liven up your Spring season by joining a NEW Thursday night Bible Study, “Lord, Teach Us To Pray: Six Studies in Spirituality and the Lord’s Prayer.”
The Lord's Prayer is among the greatest treasures of faith. This study explores the key phrases of the Lord's Prayer as they lead us to greater spirituality and growth.
Session titles and themes:
•    Keeping Our Distance: How close can we come to a holy God?
•    Crossing To the Future: What is the Kingdom and what is the Kingdom yet to come?
•    Willing Obedience: How can we glorify God in our daily lives?
•    Feeding Ourselves: What place does self-sufficiency have in Christian life?
•    Writing it Off: What does the reality of our forgiveness say to our treatment of others?
•    Crying For Help: How does a Christian respond to the enormity of evil in the world?
Class will meet Thursday evenings at 7:00 p.m. beginning April 10th and will be led by Pastor Donna. PLEASE INFORM THE CHURCH OFFICE IF YOU PLAN TO PARTICIPATE! Student books are $13.00.