Planned Fall 2026 – Spring 2027 Adult Forum Schedule
Adult Forum -These meetings are on non-holiday Mondays at 7:00 pm
in the Adult Forum classroom at the left end of the hallway. New people are invited to come as well. The Adult Forum plans to restart on Monday, September 14th.
No Session on September 7, 2026 – Labor Day
September 14 – Amy-Jill Levine’s The Difficult Words of Jesus
Session 1 – Sell What You Own (Mark 10:17-27)
September 21 – Amy-Jill Levine’s The Difficult Words of Jesus
Session 2 – Hate Father and Mother (Luke 14:25-33)
September 28 – Amy-Jill Levine’s The Difficult Words of Jesus
Session 3 – Slave of All (Mark 10:32-45)
October 5 – Amy-Jill Levine’s The Difficult Words of Jesus
Session 4 – Nowhere Among the Gentiles (Matthew 10:5-7; Matthew 15:21-28)
NO Session on October 12 – Columbus Day/Indigenous People’s Day
October 19 – Amy-Jill Levine’s The Difficult Words of Jesus
Session 5. Outer Darkness (Matthew 5:27-30; Luke 13:22-30; Matthew 18:23-35)
October 26 – Amy-Jill Levine’s The Difficult Words of Jesus
Session 6 – Your Father the Devil (John 8:31-53)
November 2 – Adam Hamilton’s The Call: The Life and Message of the Apostle Paul
Session 1 – Called to Follow Jesus (Paul’s Background, Conversion, and Early Ministry)
November 9 – Adam Hamilton’s The Call: The Life and Message of the Apostle Paul
Session 2 – Called to Go (Paul’s First Missionary Journey)
November 16 – Adam Hamilton’s The Call: The Life and Message of the Apostle Paul
Session 3 – Called to Suffer (Paul’s Second Missionary Journey – 1)
November 23 – Adam Hamilton’s The Call: The Life and Message of the Apostle Paul
Session 4 – Called to Love (Paul’s Second Missionary Journey – 2)
No Session on Thanksgiving Day, November 26
November 30 – Adam Hamilton’s The Call: The Life and Message of the Apostle Paul
Session 5 – Called to Give (Paul’s Third Missionary Journey)
December 7 – Adam Hamilton’s The Call: The Life and Message of the Apostle Paul – Called to Be Faithful (Paul’s Death and Legacy)
December 14 – The Torchlighters: Heroes of the Faith (animated stories from Voice of the Martyrs) – William Booth – founder of the Salvation Army (disc 3, #1 36:38 min.) – obedience to God and helping the
down-trodden
NO Session on December 21 – Christmas is Friday
December 28 – The Torchlighters: Heroes of the Faith (from Voice of the Martyrs) – Corrie ten Boom – in Nazi-occupied Holland (disc 3, #4, 33:14 min.) – faith and forgiveness
January 4, 2027 – Anita Forman’s How to Talk about Race (from the Great Courses)
Session 1 – How Talking about Race Can Help
January 11 – How to Talk about Race
Session 2- Beyond Thanksgiving: Talking Race in the Family
NO Session on January 18 – Martin Luther King Day
January 25 – How to Talk about Race
Session 3 – Discussing Difficult Race Issues with Kids
February 1 – How to Talk about Race
Session 4 – Finding Where You Fit into the Race Dialogue
February 8 – How to Talk about Race – 5. How to Speak as an Ally If You’re a Bystander (#9, with resources from 10 – Navigating Conversations about Race and Politics, 11-Are You Woke? Loaded Words and Useful Words) [Ash Wednesday is February 10]
NO Session on February 15 – President’s Day
February 22, 2027 – Lenten study – Max Lucado’s He Chose the Nails: What God Did to Win Your Heart
Session 1 – He Chose to Be One of Us (Romans 8:3)
March 1 – Max Lucado’s He Chose the Nails: What God Did to Win Your Heart
Session 2 – He Chose to Forgive Us (Colossians 2:13-14)
March 8 – Max Lucado’s He Chose the Nails: What God Did to Win
Your Heart
Session 3 – He Chose to Invite Us into His Presence (Hebrews 10:19-20)
March 15- Max Lucado’s He Chose the Nails: What God Did to Win
Your Heart
Session 4 – He Chose to Love Us Forever (1 John 3:16)
March 22 – Max Lucado’s He Chose the Nails: What God Did to Win
Your Heart
Session 5 – He Chose to Give Us Victory (Romans 8:37)
(Maundy Thursday is March 25; Good Friday is March 26)
March 29 (day after Easter) – Max Lucado’s He Chose the Nails: What God Did to Win Your Heart
Session 6 – He Chose to Give Us Confidence (Luke 24:27)
April 5 – The Torchlighters: Heroes of the Faith (animated stories from Voice of the Martyrs) – William Tydale – English Bible translator and smuggler (disc 1, #2, 32:49 min.) – perseverance
April 12 – The Torchlighters: Heroes of the Faith (from Voice of the Martyrs)- John Wesley – founder of Methodism (disc 4, #1, 33:41 min.) – gratitude
April 19 – Kathie Lee Gifford’s The God of the Other Side
Session 1 – The Other Side (God Never Passes Us By,
Matthew 14:22-24)
April 26 – Kathie Lee Gifford’s The God of the Other Side
Session 2 – The Demoniac (God Takes the Initiative, Mark 5:2-5)
May 3 – Kathie Lee Gifford’s The God of the Other Side
Session 3 – the Samaritan Woman (God Offers New Life, John 4:9-10)
May 10 (day after Mother’s Day) – Kathie Lee Gifford’s The God of the Other Side
Session 4 – The Prodigal Son (God Welcomes us Home, Luke 15:21-24)
May 16 (day after Pentecost) – Kathie Lee Gifford’s The God of the
Other Side
Session 5 – Cornelius and Peter (God Breaks Down Barriers,
Acts 10:9-15)
May 24 – Kathie Lee Gifford’s The God of the Other Side
Session 6 – The Power of Unity (We Are Stronger Together,
Psalm 133:1-3 & Mark 2:1-5)
[NO Session on May 31 – Memorial Day]
Meet – If want/need – June 7, 2027