{"id":9111,"date":"2021-07-27T15:10:28","date_gmt":"2021-07-27T19:10:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nccumc.org\/mediacenter\/?p=9111"},"modified":"2022-10-07T15:58:03","modified_gmt":"2022-10-07T19:58:03","slug":"6-new-dvd-studies-for-fall-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nccumc.org\/media-center\/2021\/07\/6-new-dvd-studies-for-fall-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"6 New DVD Studies for Fall 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

We’re in mid-Summer, so it’s a good time to start thinking about what your small groups will study in the Fall. There are six new video-based studies that will be published soon. Request<\/a> one for your group now, and we will mail it to you when it is available.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The One<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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The One: Reaching the Lost with the Love of Christ<\/em><\/strong> by Jim and Jennifer Cowart. Jesus tells stories about rejoicing when lost things are found\u2013specifically, a lost sheep, a lost coin, and a lost child. The One<\/em> uses these parables to teach us how to become passionate about sharing the love and message of Jesus to reach those who don\u2019t know God. The four-session DVD features United Methodist pastors Jennifer and Jim Cowart guiding participants through the study. A leader guide and participant book are also available.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This study will be published on August 3rd. Cokesbury is currently offering 25% off pre-orders<\/a>, or you can request to borrow the leader’s materials from the NC Conference Media Center.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Difficult Words of Jesus<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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The Difficult Words of Jesus: A Beginner’s Guide to His Most Perplexing Teachings<\/em><\/strong> by Amy-Jill Levine. Jesus provided his disciples with teachings on how to follow Torah, God\u2019s word, but sometimes Jesus spoke words that followers then and now have found difficult. He instructs disciples to hate members of their own families (Luke 14:26), to act as if they were slaves (Matthew 20:27), and to sell their belongings and give to the poor (Luke 18:22). He restricts his mission (Matthew 10:6); he speaks of damnation (Matthew 8:12); he calls Jews the devil\u2019s children (John 8:44).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In\u00a0The Difficult Words of Jesus<\/em>, Amy-Jill Levine shows how these difficult teachings would have sounded to the people who first heard them, how have they been understood over time, and how we might interpret them in the context of the Gospel of love and reconciliation. The six-session DVD features Dr. Amy-Jill Levine guiding participants through the study.\u00a0 A leader guide and participant book are also available. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

This study will be published on August 3rd. Cokesbury is currently offering up to 30% off pre-orders<\/a>, or you can request to borrow the leader’s materials from the NC Conference Media Center. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Reading the Old Testament Through Jewish Eyes<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Reading the Old Testament Through Jewish Eyes: A Study of the Scriptures Jesus Read<\/strong><\/em> by Rabbi Evan Moffic. Rabbi Evan Moffic has a passion for sharing Jewish faith and traditions with Christian audiences. In Reading the Old Testament Through Jewish Eyes<\/em>, Rabbi Moffic explores the first five books of the Hebrew Bible and highlights the key points of interest to Christians. He presents the biblical text and interpretations of it in the way Jewish leaders during the time of Jesus would have studied it while examining different commentaries from thousands of years of Jewish sources. The six-session DVD features Rabbi Evan Moffic guiding participants through the study. A leader guide and participant book are also available. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

This study will be published on August 17th. Cokesbury is currently offering 40% off pre-orders<\/a>, or you can request to borrow the leader’s materials from the NC Conference Media Center.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Subversive Witness<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Subversive Witness: Scripture’s Call to Leverage Privilege<\/em><\/strong> by Dominique DuBois Gilliard. Instead of denying the existence of privilege or feeling incapacitated by it, Christians can learn to wield privilege as an instrument to advance the kingdom and sacrificially love our neighbors. Gilliard illustrates how the faithful witness of biblical figures, from Esther to Zacchaeus, provides a blueprint for modern believers. By embodying Scripture’s subversive call to leverage–and at times forsake–privilege, you will learn to love your neighbors sacrificially, enact systemic change, and grow more Christlike as a citizen of God’s kingdom. This DVD study is 8 sessions and includes the book.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This study will be published on August 1st. Cokesbury is currently offering up to 40% off pre-orders<\/a>, or you can request to borrow the leader’s materials from the NC Conference Media Center.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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