2023-2024 Horizons Bible Study
"Sacred Encounters"
Olive Mahabir, Author/Wilma Angelica Quinonez Cubero, Leader's Author
Have you ever had a sacred encounter? Would you recognize one? Within the pages of this study, author Olive Mahabir invites you to consider Jesus and Jesus’ disciples who shared the Good News through sacred encounters with everyday people.
The Gospel According to Luke and the Acts of the Apostles, or Luke-Acts, “one story in two parts demonstrates the unfolding of God’s redemptive purposes in human history and presents a distinctive perspective on the person and work of Jesus Christ.” When you complete this study, you’ll have covered 25% of the New Testament! Written by Luke, a physician and traveling companion of Paul, the message is radical, inclusive, and hope filled.
Further, this message invites the church to a deeper, compassionate engagement with the world. “What are the potential implications for the church if we treat our interactions as sacred encounters that demonstrate the transformative love of Christ Jesus?” This year’s study is about the power and presence of Jesus Christ as written in Luke-Acts.
Luke's purpose for writing his Gospel (see Luke 1:3–4) is to give an “orderly” account of the early church after Christ's resurrection. Acts is a historical account of how the resurrection of Jesus changes everything through the birth of the early church.
Luke shows Jesus—fully God and fully human—moving among the people with compassion to free them from the myriad of things oppressing them. The disregarded, the outcast, the forgotten, and the marginalized all get to see and experience the love of Christ—even if Jesus had to confront the Jewish leaders to do it.
Get ready to be challenged, to build more compassion and inclusive communities where people have a sense of belonging. Jesus accepts and loves you just as you are so you will have a Sacred Encounter.
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Bible Studies begin in September and run through May. You are welcome to join at anytime of the year. Study groups/Circles are open to all. Please contact us to get started and we will help you find a comfortable fit. Study materials may be ordered at any time.
Subscribers to Horizons Magazine, the magazine for Presbyterian Women, are fortunate to have their study guide mailed to them as part of their subscription.
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Subscribers to Horizons Magazine, the magazine for Presbyterian Women, are fortunate to have their study guide mailed to them as part of their subscription.
www.presbyterianwomen.org/horizons-magazine/