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University Ministries: Gathering Together

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37five Group - SPU
After a group service in Upper Gwinn. See the group Photo Gallery.
group is SPU’s Wednesday night worship service.  group takes place on the top floor of Gwinn Commons at 8:30 p.m. most weeks of the academic year.  The style of the service is contemporary and informal. Students normally sit in chairs or on the floor. A typical service will include worship songs led by a student band, along with prayers, readings, silence, confession, and the study of Scripture.  group offers all members of the SPU community an opportunity to gather in worship and re-focus our attention on the mission God has for us in the world.

Kingdom(,) come

For the 2008-2009 school year, the theme of group is “Kingdom(,) come.”  Together we’ll study the books of Genesis, Matthew and James as we seek to better understand God’s plan for the world and our place in it.  You can download a 1-page PDF document that describes this year's plan for group by clicking here.


To download a copy of the weekly group Bible Study, visit the Download Center.

To discuss the ideas and scripture we're talking about at group, visit group on Facebook.

 

Meet the group staff

 

Have a Prayer Request?
Each week the group staff receives prayer requests and prays as a team for students, staff, and faculty on our campus. If you would like to submit a prayer request to the group staff, email Josh Anway.

 

Fall Quarter 2008: The Book of Genesis

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UG: Upper Gwinn Commons

Date

Topic

Speaker / Other Info
October 1, 2008 Welcome to group! This first week we'll give an overview of the whole year and an introduction to our study of Genesis.  Bring your friends and let's worship and learn together!
October 8, 2008 Genesis 1: Origins / Beginning to Flourish Part 1 in our series on the Genesis vision of what kind of thing this world is and where it's all headed.  This week we'll focus on God as the creator of all things.
October 15, 2008 Genesis 2: Origins / Beginning to Flourish Part 2 in our series on the Genesis vision of what kind of thing this world is and where it's all headed.  This week we're looking at humanity and the kind of relationships we were designed to have with God and others.
October 22, 2008 Genesis 3-4: Origins / Beginning to Flourish Part 3 in our series on the Genesis vision of what kind of thing this world is and where it's all headed.  This week we'll hear the story of the fall and Cain and Abel. The world that God created is fractured, broken.  Where is the hope in that?
October 29, 2008 Genesis 5-9: Catastrophe to a New Legacy The story of Noah and the beginning of God's plan to partner with people to change the world.
November 5, 2008 Genesis 12: The Calling of Abraham God selects one family and people from all the world, for the purpose of blessing the whole world through them.  We are that people!
November 12, 2008 Genesis 18-19: Abraham Pleads for Sodom and Gomorrah Back in Genesis 12, Abraham was set apart "to be a blessing to all the peoples of the earth." Does that even include Sodom and Gomorrah?
November 19, 2008 Genesis 32: This Struggling Relationship Jacob is named "Israel" only after wrestling with God.  What does this mean for our own relationship with God?
December 3, 2008 Genesis 37-50: Joseph's Story Highlights from the story of Israel in Egypt, and what this tells us about how we live in our world today.