The Spiritual Life Committee (SLC) is responsible for the ordering of worship at the Assembly and for administering the Gibson Lecture Series. If you are interested in joining the Spiritual Life Committee, leading a Vespers Service, or have any questions, please contact Jim Reisner, Committee Co-Chair, at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
2025 Gibson Lecture Series July 28th through August 1st 12:00 noon – 1:00pm
The Spiritual Life Committee is pleased to announce that our Educator-in-Residence for the Gibson Lectures for 2025 is the Rev. Dr. Lillian Daniel. Dr. Daniel is the Conference Ministry for the United Church of Christ (UCC) Michigan Conference, where she is responsible for the care of 135 congregations and their clergy. Lillian Daniel is also a widely read author whose latest book, Tired of Apologizing for a Church I Don’t Belong To generated international conversation about the changing religious landscape. It continues the theme of her 2013 book When ‘Spiritual But Not Religious’ Is Not Enough about the growing number of people who claim “none” as their religious preference. Featured in the New York Times and on PBS, Lillian Daniel’s writing has been described as “biting, hilarious, pitch perfect, tender, and often stunningly beautiful,” and her book This Odd and Wondrous Calling is taught in many seminaries.
The lectures will take place the week of Monday, July 28th through Friday, August 1st during the noon hour in the Assembly Building Community Room.
2025 CSA ADULT BIBLE CLASS
All are welcome to join us on Sunday mornings from 9 to 9:50 a.m. in the Meeting House South Room, as we study the book of Proverbs. We will look at the verses listed below as well as related texts throughout the book of Proverbs.
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Bible Text
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Topic
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June 15
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Wisdom
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Chapters 1-2
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June 22
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Wise Choices
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Chapters 3-4
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June 29
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Poor Choices
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Chapters 5-7
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July 06
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Wisdom and Folly
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Chapters 8-9
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July 13
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God’s Character
The Fear of the Lord
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Prov. 3:19-20; 5:21; 15:3; 21:1-3; 22:2
Prov. 2:1-5; 3:5-8; 9:10; 10:27-29; 16:1-9; 19:21-23
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July 20
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Work and Possessions
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Prov. 3:9-10,27-28; 6:6-11; 15:16-19,27; 20:4,10,13,17; 24:30-34; 28:19-27
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July 27
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Speech
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Prov. 10:31-32; 11:12-13; 12:13-23; 15:1-4,23,26,28; 25:11-15
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Aug 03
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Community, Friends
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Prov. 14:21; 15:18, 22; 16:27-29; 17:9,13-15; 24:3-6,28-29; 25:8-18; 26:17-21
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Aug 10
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Family - Children
Husbands & Wives
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Prov. 10:1; 15:5; 22:6,15; 23:12-25
Prov. 11:29; 12:4; 18:22; 19:14; 26:21; 27:8,15-16
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Aug 17
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Epilogue
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Chapters 30-31
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2025 CSA LADIES BIBLE STUDY
Please join us as we meet at Pilgrim Place on Thursday mornings.Come at 9:00 for a chance to visit and enjoy a cup of coffee or tea. At 9:30 we will begin an hour of study. We will be finishing last year’s study of the Sermon on the Mount. Then begin a study of Christian Character. Copies of the study guide booklets, individual lessons, and Bibles will be available for your use.
The Sermon on the Mount - an InterVarsity LifeGuide Bible Study by John Stott
Christian Character – an Intervarsity LifeGuide Bible Study by Andrea Sterk and Peter Scazzero
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Date
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Study Guide Title
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Lesson & Bible Text
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June 19
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To Be Announced
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June 26
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Sermon on the Mount
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9. Ambitions Mathew 6:19-34
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Sermon on the Mount
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10. Relationships Matthew 7:1-12 |
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July 10
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Sermon on the Mount
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11. Lies of Our World Matthew 7:13-20
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July 17
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Sermon on the Mount |
12. The Choice of a Lifetime Matthew 7:21-29 |
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July 24
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Christian Character
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1. Freed to Serve God Romans 3:9-26
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July 31
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Christian Character
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2. Jesus as Lord Colossians 1:15-23
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Aug 07
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Christian Character
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3. Cost of Commitment Luke 14:25-35
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Aug 14
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Christian Character
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4. Resisting Temptation Genesis 39
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