Community Fellowship & Bible Study
May 5, 2024 (and every Sunday going forward) | 4pm
Bible Study – Beyond the Sermon
with Pastor Richard Iddings
The Apostle John, under the divine inspiration of the Holy Spirit, writes near the end of his account, “these are written so that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that by believing you may have life in his name.” (John 20:31) At the heart of John’s Gospel record is to encourage the reader, build faith in our Lord, and give us a clear window to see and know Jesus. For these reasons alone, John makes a wonderful and engaging study.
Pastor Richard at CVB Church (Cascade) has recently started preaching a sermon series through John. Sermons often cover the broad strokes, the major themes, and the most direct applications—however, as you might imagine, God’s holy word contains other details, parallels, and interesting points deserving of further study and discussion. This was the premise behind the Beyond the Sermon Bible study. Beyond the Sermon allows us to dive deeper into a biblical text in a setting that encourages group discussion and questions. The study begins with prayer, Pastor Richard revisiting the major points within the sermon, a brief discussion of peripheral points not shared in the sermon, going deeper into the text, and question/discussion is encouraged throughout the study.