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Asbury UMC believes that Jesus Christ loves us without exception or exclusion and calls us to love one another unconditionally. We celebrate God’s gift of diversity and value the wholeness made possible in community equally shared and shepherded by all. We welcome and affirm people of every gender identity, gender expression, and sexual orientation, who are also of every age, race, ethnicity, physical and mental ability, level of education, and family structure, and of every economic, immigration, marital, and social status, and so much more. We acknowledge that we live in a world of profound social, economic, and political inequities. As followers of Jesus, we commit ourselves to the pursuit of justice and pledge to stand in solidarity with all who are marginalized and oppressed. We joyfully offer our hospitality and invite you to participate fully in the life of our church community. You are welcome here.
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Parables by Josh Scott
The Wednesday morning Bible study will begin a 6 week study of Parables by Josh Scott on Wednesday April 15.
Read the stories of Jesus in a new light. When Jesus taught in parables, he was doing more than telling simple morality tales. His stories were grounded in the world in which he lived and his vision of the Kingdom of God. This book explores six parables that give us a window into Jesus’s message and movement, and, once they are heard in their own context, ask what they might mean for us today. Parables include: the New Wine and Wineskins, the Mustard Seed, the Leaven, the Wedding Party, the Workers in the Vineyard, and the Wicked Tenants.
This study will be led by Ralph Betz. The class is a hybrid class that meets in the church library and on Zoom from 10:00 to 11:30 on Wednesdays. Newcomers are always welcome. If you are a newcomer and would like to join the class, please contact Nancy Cody.
