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Chosen Season 1 - Summer Bible Club

While the kids are having a blast at Summer Kids Bible Club, the adults will be diving into a great discussion on Season 1 of The Chosen!

While the kids are having a blast at Summer Kids Bible Club, the adults will be diving into a great discussion on Season 1 of The Chosen!

  • To get the most out of our time together,

  • please watch the assigned episodes before class.

  • If a particular scene stands out to you, jot down the timestamp

    • we’ll be pulling up clips to watch and discuss together.

  • Finally, don't forget to bring your Bibles!

Watch Chosen Season 1 Here

Class Schedule.

  • June 10

    • Episode 1 - I Have Called You By Name

  • June 17

    • Episode 2 - Shabbat

    • Episode 3 - Jesus Loves The Little Children

  • June 24

    • Episode 4 - The Rock On Which It Is Built

  • July 1

    • Episode 5 - The Wedding Gift

  • July 8

    • Episode 6 - Indescribable Compassion

    • Episode 7 - Invitations

  • July 15

    • Episode 8 - I Am He

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The Chosen Study Episode 5 - Summer Bible Club Study
The Chosen Study Episode 5 - Summer Bible Club Study

We explored Episode 5 of The Chosen (“The Wedding at Cana”), examining themes of calling, community, faith, and Jesus’s patient leadership through the cultural and scriptural lens of the Gospel of John.

The Chosen Study Episode 4 - Summer Bible Club Study
The Chosen Study Episode 4 - Summer Bible Club Study

Scenes from The Chosen to explore Jesus’ compassionate mission to outcasts, the meaning of the Sabbath, the power of personal transformation and testimony, childlike discipleship, and the tension between comforting mercy and costly allegiance to Christ.

The Chosen Study Episode 2 - Summer Bible Club Study
The Chosen Study Episode 2 - Summer Bible Club Study

Scenes from The Chosen to explore Jesus’ compassionate mission to outcasts, the meaning of the Sabbath, the power of personal transformation and testimony, childlike discipleship, and the tension between comforting mercy and costly allegiance to Christ.

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The Great Divorce [Thursday Bible Study]

The Great Divorce is my favorite C.S. Lewis book. It truly forces us to look in the mirror and decide if we are actually willing to lay down our demons and walk toward the light.

The Great Divorce is my favorite C.S. Lewis book. It truly forces us to look in the mirror and decide if we are actually willing to lay down our demons and walk toward the light.

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The Great Divorce Conclusion Overview - Thursday Bible Study
The Great Divorce Conclusion Overview - Thursday Bible Study

Our Bible study concluded C.S. Lewis's The Great Divorce, exploring how our present-day choices regarding forgiveness, attachments, and community shape our eternal reality, contrasting the misery of Hell (a self-imposed prison locked from the inside) with the joyful, solid reality of Heaven.

The Great Divorce Chapters 12-13 - Thursday Bible Study
The Great Divorce Chapters 12-13 - Thursday Bible Study

On June 18, 2026, our class explored sin’s inward curve, creation’s praise, and the redemptive power of Christ through C. S. Lewis’s imagery in The Great Divorce, discussing how unresolved grief and lust can become idolatry and how surrendering our deepest attachments leads to glorious transformation.

The Great Divorce Chapters 11 - Thursday Bible Study
The Great Divorce Chapters 11 - Thursday Bible Study

On June 18, 2026, our class explored sin’s inward curve, creation’s praise, and the redemptive power of Christ through C. S. Lewis’s imagery in The Great Divorce, discussing how unresolved grief and lust can become idolatry and how surrendering our deepest attachments leads to glorious transformation.

The Great Divorce Chapters 10-11 - Thursday Bible Study
The Great Divorce Chapters 10-11 - Thursday Bible Study

On June 4, 2026, our church Bible study used C. S. Lewis’s The Great Divorce and the Lord’s Prayer to confront self-will, grumbling, and identity—asking how heaven’s life breaks into our daily choices, relationships, and walk with Christ.

The Great Divorce Chapters 9b - Thursday Bible Study
The Great Divorce Chapters 9b - Thursday Bible Study

On June 4, 2026, our church Bible study used C. S. Lewis’s The Great Divorce and the Lord’s Prayer to confront self-will, grumbling, and identity—asking how heaven’s life breaks into our daily choices, relationships, and walk with Christ.

The Great Divorce Chapters 7-9 - Thursday Bible Study
The Great Divorce Chapters 7-9 - Thursday Bible Study

During our Bible study on May 27, 2026, we explored Mark 4:1–34, focusing on Jesus's parables—especially the Sower—and how they reveal a deeper, hopeful message about the kingdom of God, spiritual growth, and the critical theme of truly hearing and seeing God's word to bear fruit.

The Great Divorce Chapters 5-6 - Thursday Bible Study
The Great Divorce Chapters 5-6 - Thursday Bible Study

On May 14, 2026, our church Bible study used C. S. Lewis’s The Great Divorce to explore repentance, forgiveness, heaven’s “solid” reality versus hell’s insubstantial self-absorption, the dangers of intellectual pride (the “bishop”), and a Christ-centered faith shaped by the cross, resurrection, and ascension.

The Great Divorce Chapters 2-4 - Thursday Bible Study
The Great Divorce Chapters 2-4 - Thursday Bible Study

A lively Bible study on May 7, 2026 explored C. S. Lewis’s The Great Divorce (Chs. 1–3), tracing the contrast between ghostly insubstantiality and heavenly solidity, the challenge of pride versus grace, and the costly journey of repentance and becoming “solid” in Christ in light of Scripture.

The Great Divorce Intro + Chapter 1 - Thursday Bible Study
The Great Divorce Intro + Chapter 1 - Thursday Bible Study

In our Bible study on April 29, 2026, we began our journey into C.S. Lewis's "The Great Divorce," exploring the book's themes of Hell as self-imposed isolation, the choice between Heaven and Hell, and how the story serves as a mirror for our own spiritual lives.

The Great Divorce [Thursday Bible Study]
The Great Divorce [Thursday Bible Study]

The Great Divorce is my favorite C.S. Lewis book. It truly forces us to look in the mirror and decide if we are actually willing to lay down our demons and walk toward the light.

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Mark [Wednesday Bible Study]

"While the Gospel of Mark is the shortest, it is the most direct; it reveals that the true Son of God is found not in our desires for power, but in the God who comes in humility to amaze us all."

"While the Gospel of Mark is the shortest, it is the most direct; it reveals that the true Son of God is found not in our desires for power, but in the God who comes in humility to amaze us all."

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Mark Chapter 4-5 Class 7 - Wednesday Bible Study
Mark Chapter 4-5 Class 7 - Wednesday Bible Study

During our Bible study on May 27, 2026, we explored Mark 4:1–34, focusing on Jesus's parables—especially the Sower—and how they reveal a deeper, hopeful message about the kingdom of God, spiritual growth, and the critical theme of truly hearing and seeing God's word to bear fruit.

Mark Chapter 4 Class 6 - Wednesday Bible Study
Mark Chapter 4 Class 6 - Wednesday Bible Study

During our Bible study on May 27, 2026, we explored Mark 4:1–34, focusing on Jesus's parables—especially the Sower—and how they reveal a deeper, hopeful message about the kingdom of God, spiritual growth, and the critical theme of truly hearing and seeing God's word to bear fruit.

Mark Chapter 3 Class 5 - Wednesday Bible Study
Mark Chapter 3 Class 5 - Wednesday Bible Study

On May 20, 2026, our class walked through Mark 2:27–28 and Mark 3:1–35—Jesus’ authority over Sabbath, surging crowds and the boat, the naming and mission of the Twelve, accusations and the “house divided” teaching, binding the strong man, blasphemy against the Holy Spirit, and redefining true family—while reflecting on discernment, the Church’s mission, practical wisdom in Old Testament laws, and previewing the Parable of the Sower.

Mark Chapter 2 - 3:6 Class 4 - Wednesday Bible Study
Mark Chapter 2 - 3:6 Class 4 - Wednesday Bible Study

This week, our study of Mark chapters 2 and 3 explored Jesus's authority to forgive, heal, and redefine righteousness as he calls a controversial tax collector and challenges the Pharisees' traditions about the Sabbath.

Mark Chapter 1:21-2:12 Class 3 - Wednesday Bible Study
Mark Chapter 1:21-2:12 Class 3 - Wednesday Bible Study

In our study on May 6, 2026, we explored Mark 1:14-2:12, focusing on Jesus's escalating authority over spirits, sickness, and sin, and why He often commanded silence from those He healed.

Mark Chapter 1:1-20 Class 2 - Wednesday Bible Study
Mark Chapter 1:1-20 Class 2 - Wednesday Bible Study

On April 29, 2026 at 6:36 PM, our class explored how reading the Gospel of Mark by recognizing patterns and echoes—especially in Mark 1:1–20—deepens understanding, highlighting John the Baptist, Jesus’ baptism and wilderness testing, the “at hand” kingdom, the call of fishermen, and the upside‑down kingship of Jesus.

Mark Chapter 1:1-8 Class 1 - Wednesday Bible Study
Mark Chapter 1:1-8 Class 1 - Wednesday Bible Study

A fast-moving, beginner-friendly study launched our journey through Mark 1:1–28—framing the Bible as literature from an oral tradition, exploring John the Baptist, Jesus’ baptism and temptation, the first disciples’ call, and Jesus’ authoritative teaching and exorcism.

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