Adult Sunday School
Sundays: 9:30-10:30am
Adult Sunday School is large group discipleship. This discipleship ministry has four aims:
- teaching that stirs the heart, informs the mind, and persuades us to follow Christ.
- hospitality that invites and welcomes everyone to feel at home and follow Christ as His disciples.
- mission that takes the Word taught and seeks to put in into practice through service projects each quarter.
- prayer that praises God for his Word and asks him for the grace to live it out.
Continue reading for our course descriptions and please contact Pastor Knott if you have a question or simply want more information about a course.
March 11th-May 2012 Adult Discipleship Courses
Christ and Culture led by Senior Pastor Rev. Jay Harvey. This class will study Christ’s call on the church and the individual believer in the world. We will consider Biblical and theological paradigms for engaging and influencing culture (Augustine, Chrysostom, Luther, Calvin, Kuyper, Niebuhr). We will consider specific historical examples to critique some of the claims of the New Atheists (Dawkins, Hitchens, Harris) that Christians have done more harm than good in the past two thousand years. We will see how our union with Christ and corporate worship both shape and encourage us in our calling. Throughout the class, we will discuss practical implications for vocational, political and social action. The goal of the class is to be informed, challenged and encouraged about God’s plan to bless the nations through the Church and individual believers. We will draw upon numerous authors for this class. But, for those interested in doing some background reading, David Bentley Hart’s Atheists Delusions: The Christian Revolution and It’s Fashionable Enemies by is well written and helpfully provocative. Meets in the Fellowship Hall.
Christianity Explored led by Assistant Pastor Rev. Joshua Knott. This course is a recently revised exploration of Mark’s gospel which asks, “Who is Jesus?” “Why did He come?” and “What does it mean to follow Him?” Guests are encouraged to explore what the Bible says in answer to these questions and to ask whatever questions they may have about Jesus, the Bible, Christianity, EP, etc. All are welcome. Meets in the Library Room, the first room on your right when you come in under the green awning.
English as a Second Language led by Rev. Rick Gray and Jim Thomas. This course provides a place for our international guests to grow in conversational English. ESL uses the morning worship service bulletin as a “spring board” for conversation. A willingness to talk, and a love for our international friends, are all that’s required to attend. Meets in Balcony Room 200 above the Narthex.
The Life of Joseph led by Larry DeHeer and Dave Martin. This course is an inductive Bible study (meaning they read the Bible and lead a discussion on what is there as opposed to having someone teach) on Genesis 37-50. All are welcome, especially those who are looking to get into the Word in a context similar to a small group Bible study. Meets in Room 204 above the Fellowship Hall.
Psalm 119 led by Tim Coyle. Psalm 119 is not only the longest psalm in the psalter, it is also the longest chapter in the whole Bible. In fact this one Psalm is longer than 24 individual books of the Bible, and is therefore worthy of our study. And for those who do study it, they find that it contains a rich storehouse of spiritual truth. The theme of the Psalm centers around the Word of God, and nearly every verse refers to the Scriptures in one way or another. Psalm 119 presents the joy and the help that come from walking according to God’s Word both in good times and in the midst of struggles. Our goal is to explore the riches of this psalm and to come to a deeper understanding and appreciation for what it has to share with us. Meets in Balcony Room 201 above the Narthex.