For this week, we will study and discuss 1st Samuel chapter 4 and 5. Our discussions take place on the Private Chat Room on Facebook. Contact me if you want to join in!
So…..how did it go? Everyone get through 1st Samuel’s introdution and chapter 1?
This week, we will study and discuss chapters 2 and 3. Thank you to everyone who took part in the discussions and sharing on the Private Chat Room. Let’s keep that going!
Have a blessed week!
The day has finally arrived! I hope you are as excited and ready to dive in as I am. Today, we begin our study of the First Book of Samuel. This week, please read over the Introduction to First Samuel. In addition, please read Chapter One, the bible commentary and notes for this chapter, and the study questions.
For those interested in sharing their thoughts of the material or their answers to the study questions, please join us on the Life Giving Bread Private Chat Room on Facebook or share your thoughts on this post on the Life Giving Bread website. If you are not already a member of the private chat room, please contact me to sign-up.
Have a wonderful week full of blessings and biblical insight.
Reminder: Our bible study begins next Sunday, September 2nd. If you haven’t already, order your study guide now. I recommend the Ignatius Catholic Study Bible: First and Second Samuel. If you’d like for me to order you a copy, just let me know.
Our next bible study begins September 2nd
Please see below for additional information…
LIFE GIVING BREAD (St. Athanasius’ Online Bible Study Group)
Who: Open to everyone (adults, teenagers, Catholics, non-Catholics).
What: Studying 1 & 2 Samuel
When: Beginning September 2nd (2 chapters/week). Study and participate on your own time using your smart phone, tablet, computer, etc.
Where: On the internet. Go to www.lifegivingbread.com for information regarding the group and study schedule. In addition, updates are also sent out on Life Giving Bread’s Facebook Page. We also have Life Giving Bread’s Private Chat Room on Facebook, allowing group members to take part in discussions.
Why: Grow in the knowledge of God and the scripture.
How: “Follow” the website and/or “Like” the Life Giving Bread Facebook page www.facebook.com/lifegivingbread to receive weekly reminders and other information.
You will need: A Bible study guide and internet access (to receive updates and participate in discussions). Recommended study guide: “Ignatius Catholic Study Bible: 1 & 2 Samuel” by Scott Hahn & Curtis Mitch. This book contains biblical text, notes regarding the text on each page, and study questions.
Questions: Contact Angie Poole, 435-3483; lgbbiblestudy@gmail.com.
God is Love (1John 1:8). He consists of love, gives love, consumes love, breathes love….every fiber of His being is LOVE. Therefore, if we do not love, we do not have God within us.
The opposite of love is not hate, it is indifference. If we hate someone or something, we still have feelings for that person/for it. However, if we are indifferent, we do not have feelings for him/her/it…we don’t care about him/her/it. Therefore, if we do not care if a person is happy and safe and feels loved, and/or if we do not care if we hurt their feelings by not visiting them or thanking them for what they have done for us….then we do not love him or her. Likewise, if we do not care if we talk to God (pray)…if we do not care whether or not we go to Church to bring Christ into us in the form of the Eucharist or to worship Him…if we do not care if we are pleasing God…if we do not care what happens to those around us, following God’s commandment to love one another, then…we do not love, i.e. we do not have God within us. To love means to bring God into your heart and to shower it onto those around you, including God himself, who deserves our greatest effort to love.
For a good article about God’s love and its effect on us, please see: https://www.catholic.com/magazine/print-edition/gods-love-is-effective
“Catholics believe that the sacraments are symbols, yes, but also that they are much more. A mere symbol teaches only a general truth that applies to many, but a sacrament touches me personally.” – Dr. David Anders, The Catholic Church Saved My Marriage
Sacraments not only impart God’s grace upon us. They are also a tool to aid us on our journey towards holiness. For this, and additional facts regarding the sacraments, please view the following website: https://www.catholic.org/prayers/sacrament.php
There is no definitive proof in the Bible that Mary Madgalene was a prostitute. In actuality, she may have been confused with other women in the Bible, framed so as to keep women “in their place,” or to make a point, showing Jesus’ mercy. For more information, please check out this article: http://www.uscatholic.org/articles/200806/who-framed-mary-magdalene-27585
No one is perfect. We all sin…EVEN THE POPE!
Some people think Catholics believe the Pope does not sin, since we claim that he is infallible. However, infallibility is not the same as sinless. Here’s a nice article on the subject: https://www.catholic.com/tract/papal-infallibility
Today, Catholics celebrate Corpus Christi, celebrating the real presence of the body and blood of Jesus Christ, the Son of God, in the Eucharist—known as transubstantiation. [Wikipedia]. When saying “Truly, truly, I say to you, unless you eat the flesh of the Son of ma n and drink his blood, you have no life in you; he who eats my flesh and drinks my blood has eternal life, and I will raise him up at the last day. For my flesh is food indeed, and my blood is drink indeed. He who eats my flesh and drinks my blood abides in me, and I in him” (John 6:53–56), Jesus didn’t then follow that up with “Psych!” He didn’t say that he was just joking, or that he was talking figuratively, or anything like that. While hundreds of his followers walked away, he didn’t yell out “Just kidding! Come back and I’ll explain!” For over 1500 years, Christians knew that Jesus wasn’t talking symbolically.
Here’s a great article on this topic: https://www.catholic.com/tract/christ-in-the-eucharist Enjoy!
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