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Welcome to 2008-2009 everyone! Send dates you plan to bring snacks and prepare coffee to scifinerd@gmail.com. The coffee/snack schedule is just under the class schedule below (click here). WE NEED FOOD PEOPLE FOR SEPT 21!!!

Beth Vorhees will be kicking off the Fall Program by teaching our first two weeks on the subject of humor in the Bible. Here is her overview of her program:

You are invited to join The Discovery Class for a two-week discussion about Humor in the Bible.

We are using the book, Serve Him With Mirth by Leslie B. Flynn. Considered the
definitive work on the subject, Serve Him With Mirth was published in 1960. The
message of the book is remarkably undated.

In Chapter 7 Flynn writes: "Jesus used humor. Since humor is integrally
wrapped up with human nature, He who knew what was in man could not fail to
employ it. Because wit and wisdom are closely allied, He who was all truth
would be capable of wit. In as much as a principal factor in humor is the
ridiculous or absurd, wit served as an excellent vehicle to expose the
inconsistencies of religious hypocrites. Since humor sometimes spotlights
truth, the Master Pedagogue would naturally use it."

The Discovery Class meets at 9:45 in the Recreation Room of the Activities Building. Plenty of delicious coffee and breakfast refreshments will be served. Please come and enjoy a few good laughs!

Check additional note from Beth Vorhees on Humor in the Bible - Click HERE.

2008-2009 Sunday Church School Lesson Plans for Discovery Class

DATE	PROPOSED PLANS	Lesson Title	TEACHER	NEEDS
Sept.7 OR 14 ?	Rally Day, Picnic, Teacher Dedication ???
Sept. 14		Humor In the Bible	Beth Vorhees	food ok
Sept.21		Humor In the Bible	Beth Vorhees
Sept. 28		What does that Bible Verse Really Mean? Learning to interpret the Bible	Doug Heidt
Oct. 5	World Communion; Peacemaking Offering	Building Relationships With God and Each Other	Barb Hopta
Oct.12	tba
Oct. 19	Children’s Sabbath	Caring For Our Elderly Parents In a Godly Way	Terri Cunningham
Oct. 26		When In Our Music God Is Glorified	Mary Odin
Nov. 2	Daylight savings time ends	Why Bad Stuff Happens to Good People	Dr. Jim Roberts
Nov. 9		Your Spiritual Recovery	Deb Copeland
Nov. 16	Possible Youth Sunday	What Is So Amazing About Grace? (2weeks)	Harry Deitzler Dr. Jim Roberts
Nov.23	Christ the King Sunday	(Part 2)
Nov. 30	1st Sunday of Advent	Church-wide Church School
Dec.7		A Template For Christian Living: The Sermon on the Mount	Dave Nolan
Dec. 14		Wrapping of the Gifts- Adopt-A-Family	The Couch Family
Dec. 21	4th Sunday of Advent	Pearls from the Scripture	Dr. Bill McCoy
Dec. 28
Jan. 4	Epiphany
Jan. 11
Jan. 18
Jan. 25
Feb. 1
Feb. 8
Feb. 15
Feb. 22
March 1	First Sunday in Lent	Purposeful Listening (4 parts)	Jane Smith
March 2	Daylight Saving Time begins	Purposeful Listening
March 15		Purposeful Listening
March 22		Purposeful Listening
March 29		TBA	Melissa and Scott Case
April 5	Palm Sunday
April 12	Easter	Easter Breads/ Church-wide Church School
April 19
April 26
May 3
May 10	Mother’s Day
May 17	Last day of class

Food, Snacks and making coffee: Please sign up and/or email to scifinerd@gmail.com.

COFFEE PREP AND BRINGING SNACKS:

Sept 14

Sept 21

Sept 28 Barbara Warren and Duane Dombek

Oct. 5

Oct. 12

Oct. 19

Oct. 26

Nov. 2

Nov. 9

Nov. 16

Nov. 23

Nov. 30

Dec. 7

Dec. 14 Barbara Warren and Duane Dombek

Dec. 21

Dec. 28

Jan. 4

Jan. 11

Jan. 18

Jan. 25

Feb. 1

Feb. 8

Feb. 15 Barbara Warren and Duane Dombek

Feb. 22

Mar. 2

Mar. 15

Mar. 22

Mar. 29

Mar. 30

Apr. 5

Apr. 12

Apr. 19 Barbara Warren and Duane Dombek

Apr 26

May 3

May 10

May 17

From Beth:

Hello fellow Discoverers! It's Beth Vorhees. I've been spending the
summer reading over several books that have to do with humor in the Bible.
I've learned some interesting things and can't wait to share them with
you.

The best book I found on the subject is Serve Him With Mirth by Leslie B.
Flynn. Here's a write up about this book I'd like to share with you.

"Is humor a forgotten area of Christian ministry? Leslie Flynn's classic
book is one of only a handful on this subject in the past 50 years. When
this book was first published, back in 1960, the church was a much more
formal institution. Along with the rest of society, we have all loosened
up somewhat since then! Humor is certainly used far more widely these
days within Christian ministry. And the therapeutic role of humor in
health, both mental and physical, has been proven in clinical trials. The
message of the book is remarkably undated, and it remains highly relevant
today. It remains the only book which covers the entire subject in depth.
Flynn is a highly professional and clearly focused writer whose starting
point is a firm conservative evangelical position. Despite the changes in
the last half-century, I am not sure that the church as a whole
understands the biblical context, indeed mandate, to use humor. And many
find it very hard to perceive the extent to which humor and whimsy is
embedded into the vast majority of the books of the Bible. The cultural
and linguistic gap between us and the books of the Old and New Testaments
can prevent us understanding the frequent use of irony, whimsy, word-play
and puns. We expect no humor, so we see none. This is tragic, because
humor has a remarkable role, especially in evangelism. It is a way of
smuggling truth past people's defenses into their hearts. It should be
seen as an integral part of effective Christian communication and
proclamation."

Serve Him With Mirth is out of print. But if you'd like to review it
before we meet in September, it is available as a free download. It's
available in a variety of formats. Here's the site:

http://guide.gospelcom.net/resources/mirth.php

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Please email scifinerd@suddenlink.net if you are willing to do bring food any Sunday! thanks!.

PROPOSED PLANS

Sept.7 OR 14 ?