Unitarian & Free Christian Bible Discussion

The text for this Saturday’s Bible discussion is taken from Judges, Chapters 4-5. Please feel free to read both chapters and to familiarise yourself with this story. There are many aspects to this text and points that you may wish to explore. It is said that Deborah held court under the Palm of Deborah and that the Israelites would come to her to have their disputes settled. One day she called for a military leader known as Barak and told him that the Lord God of Israel commanded him to take ten thousand men to challenge Sisera, the commander of King Jabin's army. Deborah told Barak that he would have an easy victory. Barak thought that his own poorly armed troops would be no match for Sisera’s well-armed army with iron chariots, he could only reply, ‘If you go with me, I will go; but if you don't go with me, I won't go.’ All right, I’ll go’, she replied. ‘But I’m warning you that the LORD is going to let a woman defeat Sisera, and no one will honour you for winning the bat...

This week, Mike O'Sullivan will be leading a discussion, looking at one of the best known miracles of Jesus, The Feeding of the 5 Thousand. What do the miracles, if anything, offer us as Unitarians? What do learn about Jesus, and how is this a model for church? Saturday 22nd August 3pm Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85022931940 Meeting ID: 850 2293 1940

Please join us at 3pm on Saturday, when Judith Fantozzi will be leading a discussion that asks: What is the human heart?   What do the Biblical writers have to say about it? Is true religion an affair of the heart? In particular we will be looking at the following verses:  Psalm 37: 4-5 Ezekiel 11: 17 - 20 Matthew 6: 19-21 Zoom link  https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85410270178 Meeting ID: 854 1027 0178

'Be Not Afraid' - led by Stephanie Bisby Tomorrow at 3pm we discuss the relationship between fear and faith in the Bible. Our jumping off point will be the story of Jesus walking on water as told in Mark 6: 47 -52 (and alongside that we'll look at Luke 8: 22-25). Any version is fine - the more the merrier - but if you're looking for a good, scholarly-but-accessible version, we usually recommend the NRSV. Topic: Bible Discussion - Be Not Afraid Time: Aug 8, 2020 03:00 PM  Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/ 86245988902?pwd=eVBwbTBxMzh naUpxSWFhcmZ4R1FZQT09 Meeting ID: 862 4598 8902 Passcode: 822647 Image by Myriam Zilles from pixabay