Welcome!
We are so excited that you are joining us for our all-campus Bible study of the Sermon on the Mount! Students, staff, and faculty are joining together in small groups to read and study scripture together.
We believe this all-campus Bible study can transform our lives and our community in many ways. Let's see what God will do when our campus gathers together to study his word, pray and love each other!
In Christ,
Pastor Mary
Schedule and week-by-week group guides (all files are PDF):
- Week 1 - September 9-15: Introduction
- Week 2 - September 16-22: Matthew 5:1-12
- Week 3 - September 23-29: Matthew 5:13-20
- Week 4 - September 30-October 6: Matthew 5:21-37
- Week 5 - October 7-13: Matthew 5:38-48
- Week 6 - October 14-20: Matthew 6:1-18
- Week 7 - October 21-27: Matthew 6:19-34
- Week 8 - October 28-November 3: Matthew 7:1-12
- Week 9 - November 4-10: Matthew 7:13-20
- Week 10 - November 11-17: Matthew 7:21-29
- Week 11 - November 18-30: Matthew 5-7
Want to dig deeper?
Join us at LOFT, Sunday evenings at 8pm in the chapel where our preaching team will be preaching on the Sermon on the Mount.
The worship theme for the 2013 January Calvin Symposium on Worship is the Sermon on the Mount. Attend the symposium with participants from around the world to worship and learn together on all aspects of public Christian worship.
Each day of the three-day conference begins and ends with worship. Preachers include:
- Marva Dawn, theologian, educator, teaching fellow in spiritual theology at Regent College, Vancouver, Canada, and author of many books on worship and spirituality.
- Carolyn Gordon, chair of the department of preaching and communication, Fuller Theological Seminary, Pasadena, CA.
- Scott Hoezee, director of the Center for Excellence in Preaching at Calvin Theological Seminary.
- Luke A. Powery, newly appointed dean of Duke University Chapel. Powery formerly taught at Princeton Theological Seminary.
- Greg Thompson, senior pastor and pastor of worship at Trinity Presbyterian Church in Charlottesville, VA.
Special conference rates for students and church groups: http://worship.calvin.edu/symposium/
A special collection of additional commentaries on Matthew 5-7 will be available in the Ministries Resources Center at the Heckman Library. Check out the resources for leading small groups that has been created as well. View the resources here.
It's bigger than Calvin
This Bible study reaches beyond our campus. Through our partnership with the off-campus programs, the Sermon on the Mount study will extend around the world, including Peru, China, and Hungary. In addition, many churches in west Michigan and others across North America will also be studying the Sermon on the Mount this fall.
Available study materials
Study materials are available for all participants at a discounted rate. Materials can be purchased at the Campus Store. Materials are free for the group leaders.
Contact information
If you have questions you may contact us at sermononthemount@calvin.edu or stop by the Campus Ministries office in Commons Annex 150.
