Peaks of Promise: From Sinai to the Sermon on the Mount
A Lenten Bible Study
What if the Ten Commandments and the Beatitudes are telling the same story?
This Lent, we’ll explore how God’s commandments and Jesus’ blessings belong together. From Mount Sinai to the Sermon on the Mount, Scripture reveals a God who calls people into freedom, trust, and love for neighbor—not fear or perfection. We’ll explore how Jesus fulfills and deepens the law, helping us connect faith to everyday life. No Bible expertise required—just curiosity and a willingness to listen.
Join us at Tremont Coffee (Erie Street) Beginning the week of February 16 Mondays at 6:00 pm or Wednesdays at 10:00 am. Contact Pastor Tina Crog at pastortina@stjacob.org with any questions.
Worth the Risk Bible Study
This Epiphany, we’re exploring what it means to live as Invitational Christians. Through a Bible study led by Pastor Tina Crog of St. Jacob and Pastor Ash Welch of Christ Lutheran, we’ll reflect on how God calls us to follow Jesus with courage, honesty, and love—and how we might invite others into faith without pressure or fear. Grounded in the weekly Scripture readings and insights from The Invitational Christian by Dave Daubert, this series focuses on spiritual growth, authentic relationships, and noticing where God is already at work in our lives.
Bible study begins January 12, meeting Mondays at 6:00 pm and Wednesdays at 10:00 am at Tremont Coffee on Erie Street. Whether you’ve been part of the church for years or are simply curious, you are welcome to come, listen, and see what God is doing among us.
We Believe: A Bible Study on the Nicene Creed
For many of us, the Creed is something we recite each week in worship-but what do we really mean when we say, “We believe?”
In honor or the 1700th anniversary of the Nicene Creed, this fall we’ll explore the story of the early church, how the Nicene Creed shaped Christian faith through the centuries, and why it continues to guide and inspire us today. Using scripture, devotional resources, and the writings of Martin Luther, we’ll see how this ancient confession can speak to our lives and our faith community now.
We gathered with participants from three different Lutheran congregations for the first session of our Covenant series, and the Spirit was truly at work!
Together, we dove into what it means to live in covenant with God and one another, exploring how God’s promises shape our lives and relationships. It was a night of deep conversation, shared insights, and building connections across our communities of faith. It is as Scripture tells us: “Know therefore that the Lord your God is God; he is the faithful God, keeping his covenant of love to a thousand generations of those who love him and keep his commandments.”