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Welcome to 'abss'

The Advanced Bible Study Series or ABSS is held every year February in Gemunden. This is a week of intense Bible study, fellowship and exchanging ideas in the beauty of the Taunus area of Germany.

On this site you can find information on how to attend ABSS, how to find Gemunden or to download the most recent audio files of the lessons if you couldn't make it.

Music and ministry

LinksGeplaatst door Scott Raab do, maart 06, 2008 15:52:28
For those of you interested in music and ministry.

The Chorale Harmonie is a ministry of the church in Marseille. Sale of their cd's goes to their summer camp project Colonie Harmony
(an English translation of these sites is provided in the links on the right)

The group Listen Up! uses their song to preach in various contexts. Sale of their cd's supports their own ministry as well as Ardennen Bijbelkamp, the Bible camp for Belgium and the Netherlands.

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Church information

LinksGeplaatst door Scott Raab do, maart 06, 2008 15:40:45
Here are some links to church information in Europe. Keep in touch with one another!

The website for the German-speaking churches
(on this page you can also find links to churches around the world)

A directory of churches around the world
(in English and including information in other languages at the bottom)

Chretiens en Mission or "Christians on Mission" is an intensive summer course in Marseille
(with information in English as the last item on the right)

British Bible School seeks to train students in the word and ministry

Each January (Advanced Seminar) and Fall (Fall Conference) the church in Cologne organizes a seminar from the Ministry of Theological Education. The church in Cologne organizes these events.
(the last two items at the bottom of the page are links for downloads)

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ABSS in 2009

2009Geplaatst door Scott Raab do, maart 06, 2008 14:52:59
The dates for next year have already been set, so put them in your agenda and start making plans to be there! It will be a great week and weekend, full of challenging lessons and good fellowship. It's worth the effort!

The dates for ABSS 2009
- Session 1 - Monday evening to Friday afternoon, 16-20 February 2009
- Session 2 - Friday afternoon to Sunday afternoon, 20-22 February 2009

The lessons for Session 1 begin on Tuesday morning and go through Friday morning. As always the Gemündener Follies - our 'talent' show - lightens up Thursday evening, with delicious ice cream rounding off the evening.

Session 2 is more family-friendly, certainly since it is much easier to bring the kids along on the weekend. The lessons are on Saturday morning and evening, with plenty of singing and fellowship on Friday evening and a wonderful worship time Sunday morning.

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Photo's

LinksGeplaatst door Scott Raab di, maart 04, 2008 22:56:49
Here are the photo's that Scott took in 2008

ABSS I
ABSS II

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ABSS II 2008

Audio filesGeplaatst door Scott Raab di, maart 04, 2008 22:41:11
Here below are the links for the audio files for ABSS II. Philip Slate taught on "Christian Beliefs that Sustain Spiritual Life".

Immanuel:God is with us
Justification:Peace with God
Judgement:Justice, finally!
Hope:Anchor of the soul

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ABSS I 2008

Audio filesGeplaatst door Scott Raab di, maart 04, 2008 08:54:27
Below are the links to the audio files for the lessons during the first session of ABSS. Click on a link to open the file and listen. You can download the file by saving it to your computer.

Philip Slate - The Transmission of the Christian Faith
Lesson 1
Lesson 2
Lesson 3
Lesson 4
Lesson 5
Lesson 6
Lesson 7

Jim Krumrei - The Holy Spirit- Then and Now
Lesson 1
Lesson 2
Lesson 3
Lesson 4

Craig Young - Galatians: I do not set aside the grace of God
Lesson 1
Lesson 2
Lesson 3
Lesson 4

Bob Eckman - The church on Mars
Lesson 1
Lesson 2
Lesson 3
Lesson 4

ABSS Extras
Introduction evening
Devotional 2
Devotional 3
2 Songs and a Prayer 1
2 Songs and a Prayer 2
Book reports

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How to get to Gemünden

DirectionsGeplaatst door Scott Raab di, maart 04, 2008 08:18:36
Gemünden lies 30-35 km beyond the north edge of Frankfurt, somewhere in the hills between Usingen and Bad Camberg.... GOOD LUCK!!!

No, seriously... to reach the Bibelfreizeitheim Gemünden (Bible free-time 'orb')
Goldhecker Weg 6
D-61276 Weilrod-Gemünden
Tel 49 (0)6083-941036
Tel 49 (0)6083-941035 (concierge Gerlinde/Günter)
www.bibelfreizeitheim.de

1) from Bad Camburg (on the A3 Fankfurt-Köln)....
Drive into Bad Camburg, over tracks and on to a T-intersection with a stoplight. Turn right. As you leave the town (1.5k) turn left - direction Usingen. Follow this road several km until you come to another T-junction with highway 275 (at a small place called Tenne) where you turn left - direction Usingen.
Drive through Riedelbach. After about 4 more km there are several curves in the road and a town (Neuweilnau) on your left. As you pass, you may see the ruins of a castle tower ahead. Soon you will pass the town and after a sharp bend to the right, always on the same road, you will then turn to the left, up the hill, direction Altweilnau. (You pass a first left turn-off here, back down into Neuweilnau.) Up the hill, after driving by the old tower and a bend to the right, you want to take a left turn (following the 'through traffic' indication) - direction Oberlauken. Drive through Oberlauken to Niederlauken and there - about 70m after the road bends to the right and - you have your first sign for Gemünden, a left turn.
As (having driven about 2 km) you enter the edge of Gemünden, there will be a lumber yard (SORG). Over your left shoulder (a sharp turn-around) is the Goldhecker Weg (landmark - an electrical service hut). Drive up the hill passing a couple of houses (right side) then about 300m and you come to the Bibelfreizeitheim.

2) from the other direction.... Usingen (A5 Frankfurt-Giessen)
Exit the A5 at "Ober-Mörlen" (no.14) and follow 275 through Usingen. After leaving Usingen, follow signs for Niederlauken (right at first and/or second turnoffs, in case of second, direction Hundstadt - Laubach....) and then refer to the above information

(Note – from Frankfurt, you can also take the 456 into Usingen from Oberursel-Nord.)

3) or come to the Usingen train station and we will arrange to pick you up.
(Try to pre-arrange, so we don't make extra trips. About 15 min each way.)
Or, if you're really adventurous, there is also a bus connection from Usingen to Gemünden.

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Welcome!

NewsGeplaatst door Scott Raab di, maart 04, 2008 08:14:50
This is the new site for ABSS! I am sure that it will change and adapt as I have time to adjust it to our needs, but for now we have a place to place all of the information needed about ABSS.
Most importantly right now, the audio files of the lessons for ABSS I and ABSS II are available under "Audio Files". These are rather large files - they include plenty of our chair-scraping and laughter, but they also include all of the good lesson material that we heard from the speakers. There are also a few "Extra" files of our singing and the devotionals that were presented.
Under "Links" are some links to the photographs taken during the sessions. Take the time to look around the site and see what we need to change and then email me if you have any suggestions. Thanks for helping make a great time together fantastic!

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