Fall 2019 Classes

Center for African Biblical Studies

                                      Spring 2019

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                                                       3rd Quarter 2019 

Bible Study Classes

                 

 TUESDAY MORNING CLASS

  September 24th – November 12th 

11:00 A.M. – 12:30 P.M. 

WOMANIST GOD TALK 
Dr. Linda Thomas 
Textbook: Showing Mary/Study Bible 
Healthy relationships between women are gifts from God. These relationships are life giving, life changing and life saving. God encourages all women to support and empower one another.  Come be on this journey of how women supporting and empowering each other grows us individually and we thrive collectively. 
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TUESDAY EVENING CLASSES 

 September 24th – November 12th 

7:00 P.M. - 8:30 P.M. 

BEFORE AMEN 
Rev. Clyde White 
Textbook: Before Amen/Study Bible Before Amen – The Power of a Simple Prayer 
We pray for many reasons and ways based on life circumstances. We all have struggled in our prayer life at one time or another. Jesus sees our struggles and gives us simple prayers which are straight to the point to see us through. The heartfelt conversations between the Divine and humanity. Let the conversation begin! 
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EXPERIENCING GOD: STARTING POINT
Deacon Tracie Williams
Textbook: Starting Point/Study Bible
Everything has a starting point; your life, relationships, education or career. Sometimes we forget faith has a starting point as well. Some began as children, while some are beginning right now in this season of life. Come join this class to have conversations where opinions and beliefs are valued, where many questions can be asked, know we all have a starting point and you are not alone.
TIER 1: BEGINNER Bible Study 

FORGIVENESS 
Rev. Barbara Heard 
Textbook: Forgiveness (Handout)/Study Bible 
God calls us to forgive our transgressors, but all of us in our humanity struggle with forgiveness. What does it mean to forgive? There is grace in forgiveness, both in forgiving yourself and others. Come learn how the power of forgiveness can set you free to live a full life in God.
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SERVANT LEADERSHIP: EMOTIONALLY HEALTHY LEADER 
Min Tennille Power
Textbook: Emotionally Healthy Leader/Study Bible 
Becoming a servant leader, whether at work, church, or home, is an ongoing process. One critical part in this growing process is to be healthy, and identify your ares of emotional and spiritual growth.  Come learn how to become the servant leader, as a whole healthy person, God is calling you to be! 
SERVANT LEADERSHIP TRACK

UNDERSTANDING THE WORD OF GOD-POWER OF PRAYER 2 
Sister Rae McCray 
Textbook: Prayer: Finding the True Heart’s Home/Study Bible 
Faithfully serving God requires us to gain a deeper understanding of God. Prayer is a means of communication with God, as well as a method of serving God.  Students will learn to seek the intimacy we need by developing and growing a prayer life. 
TIER 2: INTERMEDIATE Bible Study

WEDNESDAY EVENING CLASSES 

September 25th – November 13th 

6:00PM. -7:00PM 

HOLY SPIRIT: TRANSFORMATION THROUGH SPIRITUAL DISCIPLINE
Min. Danita Brown 
Textbook: Study Bible 
In the continuing study of the third person of the Godhead-the Holy Spirit the work of transformation is experienced through the ongoing practice of various spiritual disciplines. Through the practice of the disciplines we grow closer, go deeper and strengthen our daily relationship with God and one another. 
TIER 3: ADVANCED Bible Study 

THURSDAY MORNING CLASSES 

 September 26th – November 14th  

 11:00 A.M.  - 12:30 P.M.

WALKING THROUGH GOD’S WORD: BOOK OF JEREMIAH 
Deacon Carol Edwards 
Textbook: Study Bible/Maps 
Prophets are people of God called to speak truth to power.  The prophet Jeremiah has a Word from God to the Israelites on how to survive life and rebuild community after much war and destruction caused by disobedience.  Students will study the walk of this prophet and how God has a word for you today on how to survive life’s journey when chaos comes. 
TIER 2: INTERMEDIATE Bible Study

THURSDAY EVENING CLASSES 

September 26th – November 14th   

7:00 P.M. – 8:30 P.M.

YOGA AND SPIRITUALITY: CHAKRA LIFE 
Min. Tennille Power 
Textbook: Study Bible 
Jesus provided a blueprint for us, not only how to treat one another, but also how to treat ourselves.  Jesus was the master of REST!  Balance in mind, body and soul are critical to our well being in a society where OVER activity is valued.  Students will learn the spiritual dimensions of yoga and engage in the actual physical practice of yoga and learning chakras  
BIBLICAL THEME 

BLACK CHURCH EXPERIENCE
Bro Antoine Crenshaw
Textbook: Canaan Life/Study Bible
Our ancestors on our sacred land of Africa began what we know as Christianity. Though white supremacy has hijacked Christianity, come learn our true history from Africa to modern day religion. Come discover the roots of the faith you live.
TIER 3 :ADVANCED Bible Study

FRIDAY MORNING CLASS 

Starting SEPTEMBER 27TH 

11:00 A.M. – 12:00 P.M 

SEASONS WITH GOD 
Min. Danita Brown 
Textbook:  Handouts/Study Bible
Recommitting your life to become more Christ centered, is not bound by age or circumstance.  The biblical text reveals new insight, specifically to our seniors, who have paved the way for future generations. Come and discover new revelations about our sacred texts for our seniors.  Whether you are a novice bible student, advanced bible scholar, or somewhere in between, there is something for everyone to learn. 
BIBLICAL THEME** Second and Fourth Fridays only*

SATURDAY DAY CLASSES* 

Location Woodson Library

 October 5th-November 16th
A Man's Worth - 11:00AM-12:30PM
A Woman's Worth - 1:00PM-2:30PM
   

A MAN'S WORTH  
Deacon Richard Sewell 
Textbook: Stony the Road/Study Bible 
Our legacy as Africans living in the diaspora on these shores is beyond amazing, given the atrocities our ancestors endured. Students will learn our perseverance as a people from Reconstruction through this era in American history. Though white supremacy is real in our context, discover how we continue to survive and thrive for future generations.
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A WOMAN'S WORTH
Min Tennille Power
Textbook: Emotionally Healthy Woman/Study Bible
As women of God, we often wear masks to hide our true selves. God does not call us to live an unauthentic life, but rather to live a life that celebrates our entire humanity. Come journey with us as we discover ways we need to quit things to be who God has called us to be: Christ centered.
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SUNDAY MORNING CLASSES  

 STARTING AT 9:30 A.M.

BIBLE DISCOVERY: ACTS OF THE APOSTLES 
Min. Tennille Power 
Textbook: Study Bible 
 Jesus died on the cross and resurrected for our salvation. Jesus promised to leave the Holy Spirit with us. Come learn how death was unstoppable for our amazing God and how the apostles lived and carried on the life of Christ. 

ONLINE CLASSES!

CFABS offers online classes through Google Classroom.  

Follow these simple steps to login:

 1) Go to classroom.google.com
 2) Click on Join A Class 
 3) Enter the Class Key 
 4) Participate in class!

DISCERNING THE VOICE OF GOD 
class key: 3ap9fatbook 
Textbook: Discerning the voice of God/Study Bible
Have you thought you heard God’s voice, but questioned anyway? Do you listen to other outside voices instead of the Holy Spirit within you? Students will go through a journey of listening and discerning both God’s voice and how God is leading you. 
TIER 2: INTERMEDIATE Bible Study

WALKING THROUGH THE WORD: SPIRITUALITY OF THE PSALMS
class key: x2pxid 
Textbook: Study Bible 
We are called to live a life of faith.  We are given an example of this in the Book of Psalms. Come take a journey along the Book of Psalms and learn the different types of orientations and types of living in the psalms. 
TIER 2: INTERMEDIATE Bible Study



GOSPEL ACCORDING TO STARBUCKS
class key: u9j3m9
Textbook: Gospel According to Starbucks/Study Bible
Many of us line up every morning to buy a cup of coffee, and not just any type of coffee, but Starbucks. Do we line up in church in hopes of the same experience? Starbucks offers more than just coffee, but also an experience and often we create community in Starbucks over coffee. Come learn the lessons of how we need to learn not to just "do church," but to make it a whole, transformative experience to us everyday.
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