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A weekly Bible Study to go along with the worship series at St. Luke’s UMC in Orlando, FL. St. Luke’s Pastors and special guests will guide you through the scriptures and offer practical applications for your life!
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Tuesday Jul 12, 2022
Tuesday Jul 12, 2022
Outsiders Inside (John - pt 3)
“To be a follower of Jesus means that you’re going to be an outsider in some capacity.” Hear from Dr. Jonathan Groce as he talks about outsiders vs. insiders in John’s gospel and what that still looks like in the US today.
Monday Jul 11, 2022
Monday Jul 11, 2022
In preparation for our summer musical, Oliver!, hear about the history of Charles Dickens and why he wrote Oliver Twist, the difference between the book and the musical, and the interesting way Theatre at St. Luke’s will present it. In this Office Hours Conversation, you’ll hear Pastor Jenn speak with Joseph D’Ambrosi, PhD, St. Luker, cast member, and Dramaturg for Oliver!, as well as Steve MacKinnon, St. Luke’s Artistic Director and Director for Oliver! Visit st.lukes.org/oliver to learn more about this production.
Monday Jul 04, 2022
Monday Jul 04, 2022
Jonathan Groce returns this week to tell us about individual encounters with Jesus as seen in John 3 & 4. Stay through the end to hear from St. Luke’s Pastors Jenn, Jad, Melissa, and Jeremy as they talk about faith and their own journeys.
00:00 - Lecture by Jon Groce
41:35 - Office Hours Conversation with Pastors Jenn, Jad, Melissa, and Jeremy
Monday Jun 27, 2022
Monday Jun 27, 2022
In this new series on the Gospel of John, we’ll be learning from Jonathan Groce, a PhD candidate from the Candler School of Theology. In his overview of John, he’ll show us how “Jesus, as God condescending to become human, is the ultimate bridge-builder and builds a model for us to create bridges in a divided world.”
Stay through the end to hear from Pastors Jenn and Melissa as they speak with the Rev. Mary Downey from Hope Partnership about what incarnational ministry might look like in Central Florida.
00:00 - Introduction to the Gospel of John with Jonathan Groce
38:45 - Office Hours Conversation with St. Luke’s pastors and Mary Downey
Monday Jun 20, 2022
Monday Jun 20, 2022
In this episode of Your Week with St. Luke’s, long time church member Lynette Fields talks with Pastors Jenn and Melissa about how Matthew 25:31-46 has been a foundational passage for her ministry throughout the years.
Friday Jun 17, 2022
Friday Jun 17, 2022
In this special Juneteenth episode, Pastor Jeremy sits down with longtime St. Lukers Bonita Thomas and Shonn McCloud to discuss the history of the holiday, how they each define freedom, and the role the church plays in continuing a legacy of liberation.
Monday Jun 13, 2022
Monday Jun 13, 2022
Matthew is written for a church who is in the middle of social change. A group who, while trying to adapt and grow into a new understanding of following Jesus along with the heart and law of God, still remains faithful to their tradition and roots. Sound familiar? Hear more about this context from Rev. Dr. Jenn Stiles Williams and stay through the end for a special interview with Kelli Podracky, who has embodied what it looks like to leave the 99.
00:00 - Lecture by Pastor Jenn
17:32 - Office Hours conversation with Kelli Podracky and Pastors Jenn & Jeremy
Monday Jun 06, 2022
Monday Jun 06, 2022
Check out this week’s episode where Rev. Dr. Jenn Stiles Williams talks about some of Matthew’s parables and how they call for us to use discernment. Hear from Lisa Williams in her conversation with the pastors about her own journey and how she has discerned and followed God’s call in her own life.
00:00 - Lecture by Pastor Jenn
18:36 - Office Hours Conversation with Lisa Williams and Pastors Jenn & Melissa
Monday May 30, 2022
Monday May 30, 2022
Listen to St. Luke's Pastor Jenn Stiles Williams as she talks about the kingdom of heaven as presented in Matthew 13. Stay until the end to hear from Caryn Royer and Pastors Jenn, Melissa, and Jeremy as they talk about Pentecost and the state of the church.
00:00 - Lecture by Pastor Jenn
20:50 - Office Hours Conversation with Caryn, Jenn, Melissa, and Jeremy
Monday May 23, 2022
Monday May 23, 2022
What are the key teachings in the Sermon on the Mount? Close out this series with a lecture from Dr. Zane McGee and then listen to the Office Hours Conversation with Karen & Doug Weatherford as they discuss their faith journey with St. Luke’s Pastors Jad, Melissa, and Jeremy.
00:00 - Lecture by Dr. McGee
36:10 - Office Hours with the Pastors