Call a few friends, meet at your favorite coffee shop and delight yourselves in God's word with a Coffee Cup Bible Study. Designed to fit into your busy lifestyle, each weekly lesson is broken down into five segments of study questions (with the Bible text included!) and two days of more passive readings which include application and insightful illustrations.
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4 out of 5 stars
Reviewed by Stacy Newell (Xenia, OH), June 05, 2009
My Bible study group is loving this study. It does not require a lot of weekly homework BUT it makes you think and really pulls out life application. Very easy to use in a group study. We are moving to another coffee cup study on Ruth.
1 out of 5 stars
Reviewed by Peg (Maineville,OH), March 25, 2009
This book is confusing. In one spot it teaches that we cannot measure up to this great sermon and then on the other she encourages us to. She does not teach that apart from Christ in us we are helpless and desperate to live the Christian life/sermon on the mount. For great reading on this subject you will be changed by Oswald Chambers "Studies in the Sermon on the Mount."
5 out of 5 stars
Reviewed by Louise D. (Cary, NC), February 20, 2009
Hold on to your socks... this is not "lady light"! It's meaty and thrilling. Jesus speaks and we listen. Is there any better way to spend a day? There's 6-weeks worth of lessons which is great for a Springtime ladies Bible study (sometimes 8-10 weeks can be too long). There's a decent amount of homework daily and I love that the Bible passages ready to read right in the book so you can study anywhere you are. Be blessed!
4.5 out of 5 stars
Reviewed by Nancy Holak (Mccook, NE), October 20, 2008
As a facilitator and leader, this unique study encourages woman of all walks in their faith to study the Bible. We appreciate the scriptures printed right in the book so we can study anywhere! It is easy to understand and not to mention little time is spent to prepare and complete the questions on a daily basis. Our study is set up for an hour but we continue our discussions for another hour! We just can not seem to get enough! We LOVE this study! Highly recommend it for any woman's group...guaranteed discussions will never cease.
4 out of 5 stars
Reviewed by Bonnie Renninger (Saint Petersburg, FL), July 02, 2008
This Bible study is easy to use and well liked by the variety of ages in our study group. It is helpful to have the Bible text included in the study book. Also, it would be nice to have a larger darker print version for those who have visual difficulties.
5 out of 5 stars
Reviewed by Carol Fruge (Dallas TX), July 25, 2006
Smell the coffee brewing. A rich blend of personal insight and theological training combine to make the Coffee Cup Bible series full of possibility for spiritual growth. Whether two or twenty people meet to interact with the weekly lesson and share their own answers to probing questions, everyone will appreciate the lovely format and original style.
A practical, friendly tone leads to personal application of biblical truth. From Mocha on the Mount, for example, “What are some ways people demonstrate that they’re enslaved to money?” Then, “List evidences that you’ve been affected by materialism?” Sandra Glahn reveals vulnerability as she raises questions contemporary women confront.
Six lessons in each compact book contain the scripture, commentary and discussion questions (Espresso with Esther has five weeks of lessons). Planning a women’s Bible study to correspond with the school year, this series lends itself to complete two studies before Christmas, then after the break, offer two more. If you do one study, you will want to complete them all.
As a former BSF Teaching Leader, it’s great to be able to recommend a study I know God can bless.
5 out of 5 stars
Reviewed by Emily (Plano, TX), June 30, 2006
This is the most convicting book that I've read out of the series. This 6-week walk through Jesus' Sermon on the Mount is for every women who desires to take an honest spiritual inventory on her walk with the Lord. And like the other books in this series, Sandra again breaks this passage down section by section, giving practical applications and devotional thoughts. Perfect for group study or individual devotions.
5 out of 5 stars
Reviewed by A reader (Maryland), May 10, 2006
Blessed are those who invest in this book!
In Mocha on the Mount, Ms. Glahn weaves personal stories, real-life anecdotes, and Jesus' own words to bring fresh perspective to the Sermon on the Mount. Recalling the context and culture Christ addressed, she sheds historical light on those, "What did he mean by that?" questions.
No fluffy fourth grade Sunday School class approach, Mocha on the Mount examines issues applicable to this generation, this culture, this day and age. Do you and Jesus measure success on the same scale? Do you lay up more of your "treasure" on earth or in heaven? Are you a person of your word? Is Christianity simply a crutch for the weak? Open up this study and you WILL be challenged.
I love the book's dimensions and that all the referenced Scripture is included. That, and the fine art resources listed on the author's website, means my friends and I can easily meet for our three favorite things: coffee, God and art. (There's three of the five senses right there!)
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Author: Sandra Glahn
Located in: Dallas, TX
Submitted: May 17, 2006
Tell us a little about yourself. I'm a fifth-generation Oregonian transplanted for
the past couple of decades in Texas. I believe we
need to engage all five senses in our study of
God's word. I'm a wife of one husband, mother of
one child, and teacher of many students--mostly
writers and artsy types--at Dallas Theol.
Seminary (DTS).I'm working on a PhD in
Humanities - Aesthetics at the Univ of Texas at
Dallas after earning my master of theology degree
from DTS. I love Brothers Karamazov by Dostoevsky
and Handel's Messiah.
What was your motivation behind this project? Years ago I envisioned the kind of Bible study I
would like...one that allowed active study on
weekdays; passive devotionals (aimed at
application) on the weekends; small enough to go
in a diaper bag, that included the entire Bible
text I'd need so I would not have to carry a
heavy Bible to the doctor's office with me to
study during free minutes; one that lent itself
well to both individual and group study; one that
appealed to more than the visual-only
participant; not written like the writer had a
perfect Christian life; with a binding I could
file on my bookshelf but with a spiral on it so I
could use it on the treadmill or write in it
(workbook) without the book flipping open. Voila!
The Coffee Cup Bible Series.
What do you hope folks will gain from this project? A life-changing encounter with the living God as
they meet Him in His Word.
Who are your influences, sources of inspiration or favorite authors / artists? Years ago I wondered why when the rich young
ruler asked Jesus about the terms for getting
into the kingdom, Jesus did not say, "Accept me
and you will be saved." So I began to explore
Jesus' teachings about the kingdom to try to
understand how Jesus and Paul's teaching in
Romans dovetailed. Later I wrote and taught a
women's Bible study on Sermon on the Mount for a
group of women at my church. They helped me
improve it. I also encountered D.A. Carson's
wonderful book on the subject. This study is the
result of about fifteen years' worth of wrestling
with the text.
Anything else you'd like readers / listeners to know: My web site at www.aspire2.com has additional
info, like art, that relates to each study.
There's a link to a fun painting at the
Metropolitan Museum of Art of an artist's
rendering of Jesus' speck/log (mote/beam)
analogy. I was at the Met looking for a painting
of Esther when the guard overheard me, pulled me
aside, and said I really needed to include the
pieces on the gospels across the room. That
log/speck rendering was one of those to which he
was referring. I'm also a Christian fiction
writer (Lethal Harvest, Deadly Cure, False
Positive). And I pontificate and rant regularly,
often with a touch of humor, on my blog:
aspire2.blogspot.com.
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