The Women’s Bible study helps us grow in faith and connect with each other. The Women’s Bible Study meets monthly on the 3rd Thursday of the month. Meetings are held virtually on Zoom at 6:00-7:30 pm (Arizona time).
Holding virtual meetings makes it easy to attend from home and it allows friends, family, and former members to attend from far distances, including Alabama, Minneapolis, and China.
The Bible Study lessons are in Gather magazine, which is a Women’s Christian magazine, You don’t need a subscription to the magazine, we can email the bible study lessons to you,.
Upcoming Sessions
Here is a list of the upcoming bible studies with descriptions from the Gather Magazine website.
January 16 at 6:00-7:30 pm
God’s Topsy-Turvy Kingdom (from the December 2023 Gather magazine)
God is turning a world torn apart by conflict right-side up.
In February through May, the bible studies will focus on the theme “Scripture and Nature: Teachers of Faith.”
February 15 at 6:00-7:30 pm
Weather: Powerful Force for Change (from the January 2024 Gather magazine)
We can’t control the weather, but we can learn from it. Storms, rain, drought and wind shape the lives of human and non-human beings, both in scripture and today. As we face catastrophic storms and the weird weather of climate change, biblical stories of extraordinary weather convict and humble us. They show us how to live faithfully, moving us to act even when we feel powerless.
March 21 at 6:00-7:30 pm
Creatures: Our Siblings in Praise and Trust (from the February Gather magazine)
Jesus invites us to consider the birds, but we’ll get to know biblical critters beyond the sparrows. We’ll look at biblical animals (some adorable, some terrifying) from ravens and lions to a big fish, paired creatures on the ark, and that sneaky serpent in Eden. Stories of human and animal interactions in Scripture help to reorient our relationships with the non-human world, while pulling us into deeper trust in God.
April 18 at 6:00-7:30 pm
Rivers: Springs of Life and Hope (from the March Gather magazine)
Fresh water. Most of life on our planet depends on it, and the story of God’s saving work flows alongside it, through stories of biblical rivers that offer a vision of flourishing creation. Together we’ll journey from the rivers in Eden to the prophetic springs in the desert, and from Jesus’ baptism at the river Jordan to the crystalline river of life in Revelation. We’ll discover how rivers are sites of healing, restoration, identity and imagination.
May 16 at 6:00-7:30 pm
Food: Daily Bread for the Health of the World (from the April Gather magazine)
Most of us hunt, harvest and forage in grocery store aisles. We’ve forgotten the ways our food first comes to us—from fields, flocks, forests and farms. Considering our relationship with creation and our faithful stewardship of the earth means paying attention to the ways we eat. In this final session, we’ll see how stories of food in scripture offer us ways of faithful eating that are responsible, celebratory and delicious. Locust and wild honey, anyone?
Contact the office to be added to the Women’s Bible Study email list or to get the materials or Zoom link: info@ulctempe.org or 480-967-3543.