Bible Studies

— filed under: Bible Study, Education

Touching God, Touched by God is the name of a new Bible study on Sunday mornings in room 104 taught by Pastor Bruce. We will be focusing on great prayers of the Bible. Bring your Bible & coffee and enjoy the discussion.

We have a wide variety of Bible study options. Please read below for your choices.


Title/Synopsis	Description	Meeting Schedule	When	Where	Contact
Touching God, Touched by God ...	We will be focusing on great prayers of the Bible.	Sunday mornings during the Education Hour	9:15 a.m.	Room 104	Pastor Bruce
This I Believe What we believe.	Are you interested in becoming a member of Trinity? Would you like to learn about what we believe? Would you like to deepen the spiritual focus of your life?	Sunday mornings beginning October 17 during the Education Hour	9:15 a.m.	TBA	Pastor Bruce Clint
When in Rome A study of Paul’s letter to the Romans.	Outside of the Gospels, Romans has been seen by many as the most influential book in the New Testament.	Every Thursday	10:00 a.m. beginning Sept. 17	Church Library	Pastor Bruce (503) 640-1693
See Through the Scriptures an entry-level Bible overview	Produced by Crossways International, it will inspire you to dig more deeply into the Bible. Please remember to bring your Bible with you to class.		9:15 am beginning Oct. 18	Room 212	Steve Finnegan


Title	Description	Meeting Schedule	When	Where	Contact
Crossways Look for the CROSSWAYS sign-up sheet in the narthex beginning September 7. The cost for the entire two year study is just $65.00.	Crossways takes you through the Bible in chronological order over the course of two years in 60 lessons complete with Power Point. Harry Wendt, the author of CROSSWAYS, has made numerous trips to Israel and Egypt. As a pastor he is well grounded in Scripture, which he combines with history, geography, and archeology for an exciting adventure in Bible study in this 4th edition text.	Every Monday Resumes Sept. 21.	6:30-8:00 p.m.	Room 212	Alice Markwalder (503) 524-3205


Title	Description	Meeting Schedule	When	Where	Contact
Anointed, Transformed, Redeemed: A Study of David A Study of David contains the audio and video portions of the 2007 Deeper Still conference featuring Beth Moore, Priscilla Shirer, and Kay Arthur.	You’ll laugh with them, cry with them, and learn to love God with them. These authors' messages are divided into three segments (two lessons each). Each segment focuses on the life of David at a different stage of his life: as a young man (by Priscilla Shirer), as a middle-aged man (by Beth Moore), and as a man facing the final third of his life (by Kay Arthur).	Every Tuesday beginning Sept. 22	9:30 - 11:15 a.m.	Youth Room	Stacey Buck (503) 681-2205

	Trinity has several groups of ladies who meet monthly for Bible Study and Fellowship as part of the Lutheran Women's Missionary League (LWML). We would love to have you join us in one of the circles.
Title/Synopsis	Description	Meeting Schedule	When	Where	Contact
Agape Circle starts with a Bible study from the LWML Quarterly and follows it with fellowship time. Come join us for lively discussions, treats and coffee.	Other activities include gathering items for school kits to send with our fall ingathering wrapping presents for Christmas baskets supporting a World Vision child each month	Third Monday of each month Begins Sept. 21st.	10:00 - 11:30 a.m.	Room 103	Judy Schumacher (503) 648-4318 Bev Byrd (503) 356-0248
Joy Circle September 19 we will be assembling LWR school kits during this meeting. Please bring along any school supplies you have purchased and a snack to share if you wish.	Our group meets monthly to lift our spirits through shared laughter, friendship, activity and devotion.	Meets monthly, typically Saturday but occassionally on a weeknight	9:00 - 11:00 a.m.	Trinity, room assigned based on availability	Polly Merten (503) 846-0885
Monday Eves Circle	Our group can be described in three words: faith, service, fellowship. We meet monthly to cover old and new business and the meeting is followed by a 30 minute devotion. Our devotion this year is TBA. One of our many missions is a pantry provision for the House of Ruth.	Third Monday of each month Begins Sept. 16th.	7:00 p.m.	Annette Nicholsen's home	Linda McCoy (503) 357-7714

Lifelight
Title	Description	Meeting Schedule	When	Where	Contact
Lifelight	Lifelight is a nine week in-depth Bible study curriculum. This is a great opportunity to meet and get to know others within the church. There are usually 12-14 people in each group. Lifelight studies require about 20 minutes of daily preparation. During the weekly meeting a leader guides the group through lesson questions. Cost is $10.00 for the book.	We start up again in the fall.	Sundays in the fall and winter.	We meet in family homes.	Judith Hedberg-Duff (503) 591-9234


Title	Description	Meeting Schedule	When	Where	Contact
Women of Faith	We will start with Women of Faith conference videos for the first four to five weeks. Successive meetings will have a more traditional Bible study.	Every Wednesday starting September 16th. Goes through May 2010.	1:00-2:30 p.m.	Church Library	Mary Andersen (503) 649-5089