Mcfarland United Church Of Christ Sermons

Acts 2: 1-12As most of you know, I have been enrolled in Lay Academy for the past 3 years. For those that do not knowwhat Lay Academy is; the Wisconsin Conference of the United Church of Christ hosts a Lay Academyprogram, offering courses of study to pastors and lay people who seek to: deepen their faith, strengthenChrist's church, and grow in spiritual maturity.We meet five weekends per year at the Wisconsin Conference Center in DeForest and are usually led byinstructors from various Seminaries or specialists in that subject's particular field. It is a fantastic program andI highly recommend it.I have learned much from my Lay Academy experience. It has been quite a journey so far. From the firstclass on Theology where I was so afraid these classes would be way over my head to my most recent class onEvangelism. My faith has been tested, stretched and has grown more than I could have ever imagined.During our class on the Old Testament we were introduced to the term “exegesis. This Greek word, means acritical e