Medford First Church of the Nazarene

All Word for Women classes are in the Ministry Center. Parking is available in the lower parking lot.

Tuesday Evening Word

Ephesians
Struggling with walking your talk? Perhaps you feel like an ill-fitting cog in a machine, wondering just who you are in this group called ‘the church’. Or maybe you see yourself as a loser in the ongoing battles with Satan that every Christian wages. The underlying problem is that you don’t know who you are in Christ! Before telling us how to live the life, the apostle Paul lays the rock solid foundation of who we are in Christ in the book of Ephesians. As we study this powerful book you’ll also be learning how to study the Bible inductively like Kay Arthur, Beth Moore, and Catherine Martin do!

Time: 6:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.
Date: September 7 - November 16
Cost: $25.00
Homework: Approximately 5 hours per week
Format: Discussion and optional video (to 9:00 p.m.)
Leader: Jane Fischer, 541-779-3292

Wednesday Evening Word

A Woman's Heart: God's Dwelling Place
Have you ever wondered about God’s persistent desire to have a relationship with His children? Perhaps no Old Testament event so dramatically illustrates His longing for a deeper relationship with His people than the building of the tabernacle in the wilderness. This event prefigures the coming of the true Tabernacle, Jesus Christ. Come join us in this study. You will be challenged to prepare your heart, like the holy of holies, to become a home for His love and glory - a dwelling place for the Most High God.

Time: 6:30 - 8:00 p.m.
Starts: September 8 - November 24
Cost: $18
Homework: Workbook assignments
Format: Video and discussion
Leader: Vikki Clays, 541-840-7223

Thursday Morning Word
Free Child Care available for your pre-schoolers! Includes crafts, snacks, and playtime. Call Jeannie, 857-2994.

Here & Now/There & Then
A Study of the Book “Revelation”. John says in Rev 1:1, “A revealing of Jesus, the Messiah. God gave it to make plain to his servants what is about to happen.” (The Message)

Parts of this study will do exactly that, parts will leave you craving for more. But I promise you this; Beth presents perhaps her most fast-paced, deeply informative study ever. She presents many points of view, allowing you to decide for yourself when the interpretation varies among scholars. She teaches that God is as specific about what He does reveal as He is about what He does not reveal. With little homework required but much cross-referencing and research suggested, YOU decide how much home-time you can put into this, “More or Less.’ The Listening Guide is a soft cover book for note taking during the teaching sessions with only one homework assignment for each week. It will be invaluable.

Time: 8:45 - 11:00 a.m.
Starts: September 9 - November 18
Cost: $12
Homework: Personal decision
Format: Video and discussion
Leader: Linda Chambers, 541-664-3170

Basic Building Block of a Walk with God
Do you want to grow in your relationship with God but don’t know where to start? Do you find the Bible difficult for you to read and understand? Do you feel like God is distant and that He doesn’t hear your prayers? Do you know how to recognize when God is speaking to you or what His will is for your life? If you are looking for a way to recognize God’s voice and to really know Him personally, then this is the class for you! This class will cover the basic building blocks of growing in an intimate relationship with Jesus, and you will walk away with some very practical tools and skills so that you may discover the Lord your yourself.

Time: 8:45 - 11:00 a.m.
Starts: September 9 - October 14
Cost: $10
Homework: 30 minutes per day
Format: Short lecture, with hands-on activities
Leader: Kimberly Hicks, 541-245-0444

Hard Times?Good Times
Are you struggling to just get by? What in your daily reality helps you through life’s bad times and good times? Together in a study of I Peter, we will seek to build a bridge from the reality of our life to one that Christ offers! In a 10-week study using The Message, with approximately 1 hour of homework, the class will discuss, ponder questions and build bridges. Come join us!

Time: 8:45 - 11:00 a.m.
Starts: September 9 - October 28
Cost: $10
Homework: Approximately 1 hour per week
Leader: Donna Fillmore, 541-665-0403

The Lord is My Shepherd - Psalm 23
Do you long to know your shepherd intimately, who pursues you in love and tenderly cares for you? A life changing look at a well-known psalm. Book to read: A Shepherd looks at Psalm 23 by Phillip Keller. Cost:$3.50

Time: 8:45 - 11:00 a.m.
Starts: September 9 - October 21
Cost: $10 payable to Diana Nelson
Homework: 30 minutes per day
Format: Lecture, discussion, additional reading
Leader: Diana Nelson, 541-512-1412

I Samuel: Hearing God ... Following His Word
Lessons from history ... to live life in the present.
What does God see when He looks at your heart? A heart dedicated to him? Longing to follow Him? Shaped by obedience? What will it take for you to give God your heart? Love…and a little time!

Time: 8:45 - 11:00 a.m.
Starts: September 9 - November 11
Cost: $21
Homework: 3 -5 hours per week
Format: Video lecture, Kay Arthur
Leader: Loretta Harrell, 541-779-2968

Trusting God in Times of Adversity
A Study of Job, NISS Series with Kay Arthur
One of the oldest books in our Bible. You will discover the nature of God, a godly man, Job, and our arch enemy, Satan. You will come to rest in God through life’s challenges.

Time: 8:45 - 11:00 a.m.
Starts: October 28 - December 2
Continuing January 6 - 27
Cost: $9 payable to Diana Nelson
Homework: 1 1/2 hours per day, five days per week
Format: Lecture and discussion
Leader: Linda Chambers, 541-664-3170

Thursday Evening Word

Here & Now/There & Then
A Study of the Book “Revelation”. John says in Rev 1:1, “A revealing of Jesus, the Messiah. God gave it to make plain to his servants what is about to happen.” (The Message)

Time: 6:30 - 8:30 p.m.
Starts: September 9 - November 18
Cost: $12
Homework: Personal decision
Format: Video and discussion
Leader: Linda Chambers, 541-664-3170