Date | Topic | Passage |
9-8-2019 | Launch Sunday (All classes meet in the Sanctuary) | None |
9-15 | Class 1: Introduction to the class: Who is the stranger / foreigner? | Matthew 25:35-40 Presentation |
9-22 | Class 2: Legislating Evil How can we respond when our government acts unjustly? | Isaiah 10:1-2, Amos 5:10-15 Presentation |
9-29 | Class 3: DREAMERS Short Film: DACA Doctors | Leviticus 19:33-34 and 24:22 |
10-6-2019 | Class 4: Welcoming the foreigner | 2 Chronicles 6:32-33; 1 Kings 8:41-43 |
10-13 | Class 5: The Foreigner Next Door | Luke 10:25-37 |
10-20 | Class 6: Our role in the refugee crisis | Matthew 5:43-44 |
10-27 | Class 7: Doing Justice in Unjust Times | Jeremiah 22:1-3 |
11-3-2-19 | Class 8: Widows, Orphans, and Foreigners – A Biblical Perspective on Social Justice and the Humanitarian Crisis at the US/Mexico Border | Malachi 3:5; Zechariah 7:9-10 |
11-10 | Class 9: Hagar – Refugees, Abuse, and the Renaming of God | Genesis 16:1-16 and 21:9-21 |
11-17 | Class 10: The Refugee at the Heart of Our Faith | Matthew 2:13-23 |
11-24 | Class 11: God in the Stranger | Hebrews 13:2 |
12-1-2019 | Class 12: Litany of Welcome | We will read numerous texts that speak of welcoming the stranger. Presentation |
12-8 | Class 13: | Ephesians 2:17-20 |
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1jvoWZfS10EY_RELVpUON57iZF6IZvMR47uW_0nGnDag/edit?usp=sharing