Lift Up My Soul: Taking Flight on the Winds of Faith (VBS 2007) - Softcover

“Lift Up My Soul: Taking Flight on the Winds of Faith” is a five session Bible study for adults that explores ways we can soar to new heights with God. The adult Bible study book is designed to supplement and integrate with the VBS program for 2007.  Each session introduces different people in the Story of our faith and shows how we can live exuberantly by learning from their experiences. The theme is drawn from the key Bible verse,  Psalm 143:8b "Teach me the way I should go, for to you I lift up my soul." .The sessions are:

Session One - Abraham and Sarah: Taking Flight by Following Genesis 12-21 (various stories),

Session Two - Joseph: Taking Flight by Trusting, Genesis 37-45 (various stories),

Session Three - Mary and Martha: Taking Flight by Listening  Luke 10:38-42

Session Four - Zacchaeus: Taking Flight by Repenting  Luke 19:1-10

Session Five - Peter: Taking Flight by Serving  John 21:1-19,

Jim Hawkins is a writer and United Methodist pastor serving a new church start. He has written Family: Finding Who We Are and How We Belong, published as part of Abingdon Press’ series 20/30: Bible Study for Young Adults. He is also one of the writers of Faithlink: Connecting Faith and Life as United Methodists, a weekly six-page adult study from Cokesbury exploring the connection between current events and the Christian faith. Jim is a graduate of Northwestern University and Wesley Theological Seminary. Before becoming as pastor, he worked as a newspaper reporter in California. Jim lives with his wife Kathleen and son Peter in Smyrna, Delaware.