Lent Growth Groups

The church season of Lent begins on Ash Wednesday, March 5th. We excited to offer Four Growth Groups to help draw us closer to Jesus during Lent. The groups, which are open to everyone will be reading The Last Week, by Marcus Borg & John Crossan and Sermon on the Mount
by Amy-Jill Levine. We will, also, be reading through the Gospel of Mark during Lent.

The Last Week By: Marcus J. Borg and John Crossan
Using the gospel of Mark as their guide, Borg and Crossan present a day-by-day account of Jesus's final week of life. The Last Week depicts Jesus giving up his life to protest power without justice and to condemn the rich who lack concern for the poor. In this vein, at the end of the week Jesus marches up Calvary, offering himself as a model for others to do the same when they are confronted by similar issues.

March 3 - April 14 - Mondays | 5:30-7:00 PM

At Mayfield Church, The Lounge

With: Rev Beth Wilterdink - GG04

March 6 - April 10 - Thursdays | 7:30-8:30 AM
At Marie Scramblers in Mayfield Heights
With: Jon Wilterdink - GG03

Sermon on the Mount By: Amy-Jill Levine
The Sermon on the Mount, Matthew 5-7, contains some of Jesus’ most profound and most memorable teachings. What might these teachings have meant to his disciples and to the others who first heard them? How do they enhance our reading of the rest of the Gospel of Matthew, and how do they speak across the centuries to listeners today? How, if we pay careful attention to his words, does Jesus provide us a road map to living as God would have us live? Amy-Jill Levine introduces the major topics in the Sermon on the Mount, explains historical and theological contexts, and shows how the words of Jesus echo his Jewish tradition and speak forward to reach hearts and minds today.

March 7 - April 11 - Fridays | 10:00-11:30 AM
At Mayfield Church Room 30
With: Rev. Dr. Diane Bell - GG05

March 10 - April 14 Mondays | 7:00-8:30 PM

Zoom Meeting
With: Rev. Dr. Diane Bell - GG06