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Daily Bread:
Strength for the Journey
What Is the Bible? How can it help me?
The Daily Bread program will help you answer these questions. This Bible program at Whittier Presbyterian Church runs throughout the year, generally in 5 week sessions, in the Fall, Winter and Spring. It will be a combination of prayer and Bible study, emphasizing Bible knowledge as a foundation for our spiritual lives. The Daily Bread program will be offered on Wednesdays twice per day (morning and evening) making it more available to those who wish to attend.
Session Times
The morning session
will begin at10:00 a.m..The evening session will begin at 7:30 p.m.
Child care will be provided for all sessions.
Dates & Topics
Click on the hyperlinks below to see the outline used for the class that day. They will be posted as the class is taught.
Winter Session, 2004 "Psalms, the Prayer Book of the Bible"
Jan. 14 - Introduction and Psalms of Praise
Jan. 21 - "Psalms of Lament: Can we really talk that way to God?"
Feb. 4 -
Feb. 18 -
Summer Session, 2003 Stories of David
July 16 - God’s covenant with David, but no temple. 2 Sam. 7:1-14a
July 23 - David’s lust for Bathsheba & plot to kill Uriah. 2 Sam. 11:1-15
July 30 - Nathan’s confrontation with David. 2 Sam:11:26-12:13a
August 6 - Battle with and death of Absalom. 2 Sam 18:5-9, 15, 31-33
August 13 - Solomon & the dedication of the Temple. I Kings 8:91, 6, 10-11) 22-30, 41-43
Session Five, Winter 2003 The Letter of Paul to the Galatians
This class will meet the following days.
Feb. 19, 2003 - Chapters 5 and 6.
Session Four, Fall 2002 The Gospel of Matthew
Oct. 30 - Ch. 1-4, beginning, birth, baptism, temptation, choosing disciples
Nov. 6 - Ch. 5 - Ch. 10 – Jesus preaching & teaching in Galilee
Nov. 13 - Ch. 11 - 17 – The Kingdom of God and the New Community
(No class Nov. 20 nor 27)
Dec. 4 - Ch. 18 - 25 – Teaching and conflict in Jerusalem
Dec. 11 - Ch. 26 - 28 – Death and Resurrection.
Other materials used in the class
1. Scriptures for prayer and reflection from Series One, Fall 2001.
How Can God’s Word Feed Me?
Classes will be taught by Rev. Geoff Nelson and Marilyn Jones. Save the dates, and we are looking forward to seeing you at Daily Bread: Strength for the Journey as we explore together what the Bible is and how God’s Word can feed us all.
Previous Offerings of Daily Bread
Series One - Fall 2001 General Introduction to the Bible
October 10: Session 1: “Our Father, Who Art in Heaven”
October 17: Session 2: “Hallowed be Thy Name”
October 24: Session 3: “Thy Kingdom Come”
November 7: Session 4: “Thy Will Be Done”
November 14: Session 5: “On Earth as it Is in Heaven”
(Note that there will be no class on October 31.)
Series Two - Winter 2002 The Old Testament
January 9: Class 1 "Amazing Grace," Review of the Old Testament
January 16: Class 2 "Fears Relieved," The Pentateuch
January 23: Class 3 "Through Many Dangers" Old Testament History
January 30: Class 4 "The Lord Has Promised Good to Me" Old Testament Poetry
February 6: Class 5 "When We've Been There 10,000 Years" Old Testament Prophecy
Daily Bread Series Three The New Testament
April 10: Class One – Introduction/Review of the New Testament
April 17: Class Two - The Gospels
April 24: Class Three - The Book of Acts
May 1: Class Four - The Letters
May 8 - Class Five - The Book of Revelation
As each class is taught, we will put up the outlines that the teachers use, so check here for missed classes or just to get the information we use.
