🗓 Thursdays | February 12, 2026 – April 16, 2026

📖 1 Peter Bible Study

🕖 7:00 PM | In Person with Pastor Jorge

📍 Philadelphia Church – Annex
5445 N. Clark St., Chicago, IL 60626

Author: The book was written by Peter, one of Jesus’ twelve disciples and a leader in the early church.
Audience: Believers scattered throughout Asia Minor (modern-day Turkey) who were experiencing persecution and suffering for their faith.
Main Theme: Hope and holiness in the midst of suffering.

Peter encourages Christians to stand firm in trials, live holy lives, reflect Christ in difficult circumstances, and remember their eternal inheritance.

Summary:
1 Peter is a powerful letter written to believers facing hardship and persecution. Peter reminds them that their suffering has purpose and that they are chosen by God, called to live differently, and anchored in a living hope through Jesus’ resurrection. The letter emphasizes humility, perseverance, spiritual strength, and complete trust in God’s grace—even in life’s most challenging seasons.

📖 Estudio Bíblico – 1 Pedro

🕖 7:00 PM | En persona con el Pastor Jorge

📍 Philadelphia Church – Annex
5445 N. Clark St., Chicago, IL 60626

Autor: El libro fue escrito por Pedro, uno de los doce discípulos de Jesús y líder en la iglesia primitiva.
Audiencia: Creyentes dispersos por Asia Menor (actual Turquía) que estaban experimentando persecución y sufrimiento por causa de su fe.
Tema Principal: Esperanza y santidad en medio del sufrimiento.

Pedro anima a los cristianos a mantenerse firmes en las pruebas, vivir vidas santas, reflejar a Cristo en circunstancias difíciles y recordar su herencia eterna.

Resumen:
1 Pedro es una carta poderosa escrita a creyentes que enfrentaban dificultades y persecución. Pedro les recuerda que su sufrimiento tiene propósito, que son escogidos por Dios, llamados a vivir de manera diferente y sostenidos por una esperanza viva a través de la resurrección de Jesucristo. La carta enfatiza la humildad, la perseverancia, la fortaleza espiritual y la confianza total en la gracia de Dios, aun en las temporadas más difíciles de la vida.

🗓 Wednesdays | February 11, 2026– March 25, 2026

🕖 7:00 PM | Zoom & In Person with Teacher Tara Cameron

Zoom: Meeting ID: 856 4180 7432

Passcode: 898068

Phone: 1-312-626-6799

Week 1 HANDOUT

Week 2 HANDOUT

Week 3 HANDOUT

Week 4 HANDOUT

📜 Background of Colossians

Author: Paul the Apostle
Written To: The church in Colossae

Overview: Paul wrote His Epistle to the Colossians while in a Roman prison. Paul writes to the Colossian church emphasizing the absolute preeminence, deity, and sufficiency of Jesus Christ. He calls the believers to mature in their identity in Christ, rejecting legalism and asceticism, and to adopt a new life based on love, faith, and heavenly mindedness.

Purpose: To correct false teachings and exalt the supremacy of Christ.

Paul wrote this letter while imprisoned (around AD 60–62). The church was being influenced by false philosophies — a mixture of Jewish legalism, mysticism, asceticism, and early Gnostic ideas. Paul responds by declaring one powerful truth:

Christ is sufficient. Christ is supreme. Christ is enough.