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Coffee and Conversation

The Adult Sunday School Class is called Coffee and Conversation because, you guessed it....there's always coffee and conversations.  Don't worry, hot tea is also available and we usually have breakfast treats too!

Coffee and Conversation meets every Sunday from September 11, 2022 to May at 9:30am.  We study a variety of topics (current issues, bible studies, and others) and sometimes use a DVD series or have a speaker.

Past studies have included:
  • The Difficult Words of Jesus: A Beginner's Guide to His Most Perplexing Teachings, by Dr. Amy-Jill Levine
  • The Heart That Grew Three Sizes: Finding Faith in the Story of the Grinch, by Matt Rawles
  • How We Got the Bible - a series on the origins of the Bible by Rev. Dr. Kimberly Greway
  • How to Interpret the Bible - a series on Biblical interpretation for all of us by Rev. Dr. Kimberly Greway

​Email Ed Sites to get more information about this class for adults of all ages.  To watch some of our recorded classes, please visit our YouTube Channel.

Current happenings in Coffee and Conversation
Starting on September 11th, 2022, Pastor Kimberly Greway will lead a study on Women of the Bible.  We'll explore some well-known figures as well as some unnamed women.  We'll look at the role of women in both the New Testament and the Old Testament.  What are your assumptions?  What do you hope to discover?  Why might this study be important for your faith or your understanding of the Bible?

 ​Previous studies and topics
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​How to Interpret the Bible


The Bible can be overwhelming to read.  In this six-week class, we will learn an easy method for interpreting the Bible.  Each week we'll focus on a different kind of Biblical interpretation - literary, grammatical, historical, and many others.  



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​The Difficult Words of Jesus

​Jesus provided his disciples teachings for how to follow Torah, God’s word; he told them parables to help them discern questions of ethics and of human nature; he offered them beatitudes for comfort and encouragement. 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’s children (John 8:44).

In The Difficult Words of Jesus, 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.
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​The Heart that Grew Three Sizes


​We don’t know why the Grinch hated Christmas. We just know he did. In this new Advent study, Matt Rawle explores the faith themes in the Christmas classic, How the Grinch Stole Christmas! including, how did the Grinch’s heart grow three sizes come Christmas morning? How did Christmas save the Grinch? Could it be that the very thing we think we hate is the one thing that changes our lives? This Advent and Christmas season, look at a familiar classic through the lens of faith and see how Christ speaks to us through our culture.
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How We Got the Bible


Week 1: Origins of the Bible and the Old Testament

Week 2: The Writing of the New Testament

Week 3: Establishing the Canon

Week 4: Translating the Bible


Recordings of the four sessions will be available on this page soon.
 St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church
715 Lincoln Highway
North Versailles, PA 15137-2027
stjohnsnvoffice@gmail.com
​​412-824-0277
Office Hours: Mon-Thu 8:00am-2:30pm
Worship Schedule:
Sunday School for all ages at 9:30am
​Worship at 10:45am
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A Reconciling in Christ Congregation

  • Home
  • About Us
    • Welcome and Mission Statements
    • History
    • Staff & Council
    • Bios >
      • Pastor Kimberly Greway
    • Life Events >
      • Wedding Policy
      • Funeral Policy
    • Committees
    • Land Acknowledgement
  • Worship
    • Worship Details
    • What to Expect
    • Music at St. John's
    • Prayer and Devotional Resources
    • Young Disciples' Messages
    • Sermon Extras >
      • Reformation Sunday Oct 2022
      • Third Sunday in Advent, Dec. 2022
  • Get Involved
    • Time and Abilities
    • Get Involved
    • Women of the ELCA
    • Committees
  • News
    • Newsletters
    • Council Meeting Highlights
    • Pastor Kimberly's Bible Blurbs
    • Memorials and Funerals
  • Education
    • Sunday School for Children and Youth
    • Confirmation
    • Coffee and Conversations (Adult Sunday School)
  • St. John's Cares
    • MA's Pantry
    • St. Afterschool
    • Lutheran World Relief
    • Meals on Wheels
    • Counseling Center
    • Community Meetings
  • Photo Gallery
  • Forms
    • Forms >
      • Prayer Request Form
      • Altar Flowers Order Form
      • Missionary Sponsorship Form
  • Contact Us
    • Contact & Location
    • Communication Contacts