In the fourth week of our discussion of John, Pastor Lee Woodmansee walks us through the paradigm setting conversation between Jesus and Nicodemus. LeeWood's main goal was to demonstrate that Nicodemus did not have a saving faith, despite his theological pedigree, because he had not experienced the new birth from the Spirit. 

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In the third week of our exploration of the Gospel of John Pastor Lee Woodmansee covers all of chapter 2. In this section LeeWood talks about how the first miracle that John records Jesus performing is paradigmatic of how all the miracles will unfold moving forward. We also talk about the first confrontation that Jesus has with the Pharisees in John's Gospel. 

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In the second week of our study Joe Garner begins to look at the central hub of all spiritual disciplines: Bible Intake. Joe leads the group in considering the why and how of listening, reading, and studying God's word.

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In the opening week of our Spiritual Disciplines class Joe Garner introduces the idea of spiritual disciplines, defines what a discipline is, and describes their role in the Christian's life. Joe talks about the Biblical call to holiness, the inevitably of being formed by "something", and how spiritual disciplines are a means by which we can be conformed into the image of Christ. Relevant texts used are Romans 8:29-30 and 1 Timothy 4:7.

In the second seek of our study on the Gospel of John Lee Woodmansee walks us through the remaining portions of John 1. Pastor LeeWood breaks down the text into two main sections: 1) 1:19-34- John the Baptist's testimony about himself and Jesus, 2) 1:35-51- The Testimony of Jesus' first disciples. The big takeaway from this portion of John's gospel is this: following Jesus necessarily means telling others about Him. 

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In the first week's content of the Gospel of John Pastor Lee Woodmansee walks us through the first 18 verses of John 1. The Prologue as it is known is a rich opening to an even more rich book as a whole. LeeWood gives us the four main subsections of this text: 1)1:1-5- The Word of God, 2) 1:6-8- The Word and John the Baptist, 3) 1:9-13- The Word Rejected and Accepted, and 4) 1:14-18- The Incarnation of Jesus as the Word of God. 

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In our final night of our Hermeneutics study we take a look at Apocalyptic literature. Most people are simultaneously intrigued and frightened by this genre, but Lee Woodmansee does his best to dispel with some bad thoughts about this kind of writing. Pastor LeeWood provides an overview of the genre, tells us the purposes of this genre, talks about wby symbolism is such a big deal, and then ends on an exploration of Revelation 5.

In the penultimate episode of our Hermeneutics study Pastor LeeWood discusses the New Testament Letters. The main point from this week is that we often intuitively do what is necessary to understand these texts. LeeWood then gives us seven guidelines for interpreting the letters.

In week 12 of our hermeneutics study Lee Woodmansee spends the evening talking about how to interpret parables. LeeWood begins the discussion by talking about how Jesus intentionally is "revealing as he is obscuring" through the parables. LeeWood then offers seven guidelines for how to interpret the parables in the gospels.

In the eleventh week of our Hermeneutics study Pastor LeeWood introduces us to the Gospel genre. LeeWood begins by describing the general characteristics of gospels, and then defends why we need four Gospel accounts: because each evangelist had a specific audience and goal in mind when he authored his account. The big takeaway from this week's session though was the practical exercise that Lee led everyone through.