2024 Course Schedule
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Lutheran Worship series: Liturgy for Sunday: Reflections in Detail
With: Pastor Bruce Dillman
When: Wednesdays - February 21 to March 20
Time: 10:00am to 11:30am
Location: Hope Central Campus
Bible needed. In person and livestream available.
This class will spend a week on the four major sections of our Sunday worship (Gathering, Word, Meal, Sending) and a final week on an alternate Sunday offering, a Service of the Word.
Bible Study at Hope Lake Weir Campus
With: Pastor John LeCain
When: Tuesdays
Time: 3:00pm to 4:30pm
Location: Hope Lake Weir Campus
Bible needed. Participant Handbook provided. In person only.
Following our study of the books of Exodus and Leviticus, we began a study of Numbers on Feb.13, 2024 as we progress through our continuing study of the Bible. This study is part lecture, part conversation and at home study. While weekly attendance is suggested, it is not required. Feel free to join our journey through the bible as we follow the story of the interaction between the creator and man in today’s world. Come when you can and are able.
With: Pastor John LeCain
When: Wednesdays - April 3 to May 1
Time: 10:00am to 11:30am
Location: Hope Central Campus Room 203
In person, Livestream, and Zoom available. Bible needed.
We all want to be known and to be loved because of and in spite of who we are. A study of the Psalms will transfigure you as the words of the Psalms become your words!
The book of Psalms contains the prayers, hymns, and meditations of Israel, 150 of them now gathered in a collection that includes joyful songs of praise and thanksgiving as well as sad songs of lamentation and distress. Because of the scope of human emotion and divine activity in the psalms, believers in every generation have found them applicable to their own life and worship and as a biblical source of prayer and praise and as models for their own response to God.
Together we will delve into the background of the Psalms, look at the theological themes, discuss some of the people in the psalms like David, Melchizedek, and Solomon; study several Psalms in depth; discuss how to pray chant and sing the Psalms.
Chair Yoga
With: Maressa Smith
When: Tuesdays & Thursdays
Time: 9:00am
Location: Hope Central Campus Room 204
Is the body feeling stiff and sore? Yoga can help. Is the spirit feeling stiff and sore? God can help. No matter how stiff and sore or flexible and balanced you are, come as you are. No matter where you are on your spiritual journey, come as you are. Join in for one hour of gentle, supported chair yoga. Come and join in as we stretch and breathe our way into a deeper connection with God. Class size 12 per session.
Prayer Walking; Praying in Nature
With: Pastor John LeCain
When: Thursdays - April 4 to May 2
Time: 11:00am to 12:30pm
Location: Hope Central Campus Room 203
Bring Bible. Zoom available.
Every mighty movement of God started with a call for His people to pray. Prayer revives the hearts of God’s people as it prepares our communities for God’s love, grace, and Word to be spread. Prayer-walking involves us personally taking our prayers to the very places where we desire to see God’s Presence manifested and our prayers answered. “When ordinary believers step into the streets to pray effectively for their neighbors, with eyes wide open to real needs and with ears open to the prompting of God’s Spirit, intercession becomes an adventure!” (Graham Kendrick, Prayer-Walking) As you prayer-walk, you will find that God opens your eyes and your heart to see people and the community from His perspective. When believers intentionally pray, the Holy Spirit is unleashed, and spiritual strongholds of sin and bondage are broken in people, families, and whole communities.
Contact Information
To inquire further about H.O.P.E. University, please contact the Director of Christian Education, Pastor John LeCain at (352) 425-2776 or email: pastorjohn@hope4all.church