We will meet on Tuesdays from Noon to 1:00pm or so for conversations about the Bible and about the Biblical readings for the upcoming Sunday. People are invited to bring a bag lunch and eat during our discussion time together.

Bible Conversations for May 13, 2008

Genesis 1:1-5, 26-27(31)

What do you think or feel as you read this story?

How would you describe God’s relationship to the world in this text?

When you think of this whole creation story (Genesis 1:1 – 2:3), is there a purpose to creation?  If so, what is it? 

What is God’s relationship to this creation?

What is the purpose & role of humankind in this story?  Is it positive, negative, important, insignificant?

Matthew 28:18-20

This text is often called “The Great Commission.”  Why do think that is?

What kind of individual Christian life, and what kind of church, would result from this passage?

What could this passage mean for you?