ONLINE CLASS: DREAMS AND SCRIPTURE
WHEN
ONLINE ACCESS
Sundays
Nov. 29- Dec. 20, 2020
5:00 pm-7:00 pm
First half hour is Worship followed by the study group.
NOTE: week 1 is an Evensong worship service.
Via Zoom
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If the link doesn't open the meeting, try opening up Zoom and typing in the meeting ID number: 83447190870
WHAT
This four-week Bible Study will explore dreams in Scripture. Participants will unpack a personal and communal reality of what Elihu says to Job. “For God speaks in one way, and in two…in a dream, in a vision of the night…and with pain.” Job 33:14-15. Upon completion of this interactive study, participants will be able to
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Identify 5 types of dreams found in Scripture as an interpretive framework
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Understand dreams as a symbolic representation and communication from God
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Apply Faith Listening as a practical way to discern God’s Presence as revealed in a Dream
CLASS STRUCTURE
Each Sunday
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Scripture Reflection: Faith Listening
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Study: Dreams in Scripture
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Dream Discovery Exercise
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Break-out Groups
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Regathering
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Prayer
Guiding Scriptures
Week 1: Apocalyptic Dreams -- Isaiah 64:1-9; I Cor 1:3-9; Mark 13: 24-37; Psalm 80
Week 2: Prophetic Dreams – Isaiah 40:1-11; 2 Peter 3:8-15a,18; Mark 1:1-8; Psalm 85 1-2. 8-13
Week 3: Predictive Dreams – Isaiah 61:1-4, 8-11; I Thess. 5: 16-24; John 1:6-8, 19-28; Psalm 126 or Canticle 15: Psalm of Mary
Week 4: Visitation and Revelatory Dreams – 2 Sam 7:1-11,16; Rom 16:25-27; Luke 1:26-38; Psalm 8 1-4, 19-26
MATERIALS
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Bible
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Book of Common Prayer.
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Online BCP >Click on Daily Office>Click on An Order of Evening for Worship
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Sketch Pad or 8x10 White and black paper
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Choose 1 or have a few on hand: markers, crayons, colored pens, chalk, water colors, etc
RESOURCES
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Week 1: November 29, 2020 ​
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Week 2: December 6, 2020
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Week 3: December 13, 2020
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Week 4: December 20, 2020
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