I’m going to try an experiment with posting outlines of my weekly small group Bible study materials here in this new section. If this sounds like something you would would run from, now is the time to opt out. (Manage your subscription and turn off the “Small Group” switch.) These posts will not (or at least should not) be listed on the main blog page, but may be found by clicking on the section name.
Ideally I would post on Tuesday evenings when I am finished preparing for the in-person group, but I spent so much time setting up the section that I may not make it by then this week.
Here is the full description of the section, which Substack wouldn’t let me save as the description. Evidently it is too long for that. Drop by when these post if you like, or don’t. A chat is also a future possibility.
An online "clone" of the weekly in-person small group Bible study that I lead at Christ Community Church in Carmichael, California. There is no expectation that you must believe as we do. This church, a part of the Carmichael community for over 60 years, welcomes anyone having interest in what we share and do.
This is my personal online outreach, separate from the church's formal small group program, but I am working from their sermon material and I adhere to their standards. The content here originates with the materials I prepare for my in-person group, because that is all I have time for. Any online participation will not overlap with that of the private in-person group. They are separate.
This is an ongoing sermon-oriented study, and links to the sermon videos will be provided (they are on YouTube, and an audio podcast is also available). Each is about 30 minutes, and watching or listening is optional. The sermons, mostly topical, generally focus upon core teachings of the Christian faith as they apply to each of us personally. The tradition is Reformed (Protestant), and the teaching may well differ from that of other traditions, but it means to be respectful of all.
I've no idea where it's going, if anywhere. As usual. But this sermon really hit me. When I will be running screens, as was the case here, I do an advance study on the sermon itself, using the pastor's written notes which are provided to me in advance. That way, the message isn't *too* much of a surprise and distraction. I think I hit all the slide turns well for this one.
I also mark up the sermon notes with "way markers", underlined phrases that I use to keep track of where we are in the sermon at any given moment and to gauge how much time to the next turn. I also separate the scripture quotes into verses, so that each verse starts a new line, to simplify reconciling passages to slide numbers. The reason I mention this is that some of my markup can make it into what I publish here, via copy paste, particularly the scripture quotes. I do not copy the text of the notes themselves, which can be different from what is actually said.
It sounds interesting to me.
I've no idea where it's going, if anywhere. As usual. But this sermon really hit me. When I will be running screens, as was the case here, I do an advance study on the sermon itself, using the pastor's written notes which are provided to me in advance. That way, the message isn't *too* much of a surprise and distraction. I think I hit all the slide turns well for this one.
I also mark up the sermon notes with "way markers", underlined phrases that I use to keep track of where we are in the sermon at any given moment and to gauge how much time to the next turn. I also separate the scripture quotes into verses, so that each verse starts a new line, to simplify reconciling passages to slide numbers. The reason I mention this is that some of my markup can make it into what I publish here, via copy paste, particularly the scripture quotes. I do not copy the text of the notes themselves, which can be different from what is actually said.