Study Group Readings:

All Uses Are Church Uses (2019):

This study topic is Uses, with the theme that all uses are church uses, in the sense that all uses are our response to the Lord’s leading. We will read about the highest uses, being the uses of marriage and of raising children; uses in service to society in various occupations; uses of business of all kinds; and uses after death.

The Sunday church service on January 6^th and a class at the Feast of Charity on January 11^th will introduce the program.

The Sunday church service at the beginning of each week will be on the same topic as the Study group for the week. After Sunday you should be able to find a recording of the service under “Audio Sermons” or “Video Services”.

Please read or listen to the daily readings before your Study Group meets. You can download them below or pick up printed copies at the church. If you do not have time to read all of the readings, click the “Show highlights” box on each page and read the highlighted portion.

If you need to find a Study Group to join, contact the Pastor’s office.

Audio recordings for weeks 1 through 5 read by Rev. Lawson Smith.
Week 6 read by Rev. Judah Synnestvedt.

Introductory class: All uses are Church uses.
Print the class notes: Introduction

Week 1: Uses in General
—Most study groups meet Jan. 6–12
Read or listen:

Day 1:	In the Lord, there is Love, Wisdom and Use.
Day 2:	There are three kinds of uses: for the body, for the rational [mind], and for the soul.
Day 3:	Loving the Lord is performing uses.
Day 4:	Loving the neighbor is performing uses.
Day 5:	To be useful, the first step is to not do evils.
Day 6:	All uses are Church uses.

Print the week’s readings: Week 1

Week 2: The Most Excellent Use
—Most study groups meet Jan. 13–19
Read or listen:

Day 1:	The First Essential of the Lord’s Love and the Most Excellent of All Uses
Day 2:	The Lord’s Divine Providence and the Most Excellent of All Uses
Day 3:	Conjugial Love and the Most Excellent of All Uses
Day 4:	Women and the Most Excellent of Uses
Day 5:	Parents and the Most Excellent of All Uses
Day 6:	Spiritual Offspring and the Most Excellent of All Uses

Print the week’s readings: Week 2

Week 3: The Education of Children
—Most study groups meet Jan. 20–26
Read or listen:

Day 1:	States of good and truth stored up in childhood
Day 2:	Parents’ part in how remnants are stored up with children
Day 3:	Teamwork of fathers and mothers
Day 4:	Training children in moral and spiritual virtues
Day 5:	Helping children see the Lord in all things of the natural world; here, especially the stars
Day 6:	Helping children see the Lord in English and history

Print the week’s readings: Week 3

Week 4: The Uses of Occupations
—Most study groups meet Jan. 27–Feb. 2
Read or listen

Day 1:	Charity in Occupations Generally
Day 2:	Charity in the Case of Magistrates, Officials and Judges
Day 3:	Charity in Generals, Officers and Common Soldiers
Day 4:	Charity with Farmers, Workmen and Servants
Day 5:	Charity with Captains and Sailors
Day 6:	Charity in Worship and with Priests

Print the week’s readings: Week 4

Week 5:The Uses of Business
—Most study groups meet Feb. 3–9
Read or listen

Day 1:	Charity in a businessman
Day 2:	Loving the common good (part 1)
Day 3:	Loving the common good (part 2)
Day 4:	Contrasting approaches to money
Day 5:	Business leadership
Day 6:	Business and the life after death

Print the week’s readings: Week 5

Week 6: Uses in Heaven
—Most study groups meet Feb. 10–16
Read or listen:

Day 1:	Heaven is a kingdom of uses.
Day 2:	Angels are people shaped by use.
Day 3:	Uses are where conjugial love becomes real.
Day 4:	Examples of angelic uses in heaven.
Day 5:	Examples of angelic uses on earth.
Day 6:	After death, one’s situation reflects one’s love of uses.

Print the week’s readings: Week 6