ADULT DISCIPLESHIP CLASSES
A wide variety of adult discipleship classes and Bible studies are offered in various places and formats throughout the week. Scroll through the options below to find the class that's right for you.
More Resources for Adults:
Wednesday Night Discipleship Classes
6-7 PM, beginning JANUARY 21 (UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED)
A CO-ED STUDY
THE PARABLES PART 2
FACILITATOR: FRANK WILKERSON
LOCATION: EDUCATION CENTER (ACROSS THE STREET FROM THE MAIN CHURCH BUILDING), ROOM EC13
Various sections of the Bible give us grand theology. Other sections move us to a grateful response to God. Parables break through mere words and make us ask whether God's truth has made any real difference in our lives. Jesus packaged truth in parables! This study will look at two major questions while we examine these wonderful and memorable truths. Question #1:Why did Jesus teach in parables? Question #2: How do we interpret them correctly? If you think you know, bewaređ
A CO-ED STUDY
AN OLD TESTAMENT SURVEY
FACILITATOR: BRYAN BOGUE
LOCATION: FELLOWSHIP HALL CLASSROOM WING
This course will be a survey of the First Testament. We will explore texts from every major section (Pentateuch, Historical Books, Wisdom & Poetry, and Prophets), with a focus on the ancient historical context and unique literary features of these foundational Scriptures.
A WOMEN'S STUDY
TWELVE EXTRAORDINARY WOMEN
Facilitator: TAMMY BAKER
LOCATION: FELLOWSHIP HALL CLASSROOM WING, ROOM FH22
Celebrated for their courage, vision, hospitality, and spiritual giftedness, it's no wonder women were so important to God's place revealed in the Old and New Testaments. It wasn't their natural qualities that made these women extraordinary but the power of the one true God whom they worshipped and served. Their struggles and temptations are the same trials faced by all believers at all ages.
In Twelve Extraordinary Women by John MacArthur, you'll learn more than fascinating information about these women, you'll discover--perhaps for the first time--the unmistakable chronology of God's redemptive work in history through their lives. These women were not ancillary to His plan, they were at the very heart of it. And this book includes their amazing stories.
The twelve women studied in this book are Eve (Genesis 3:20), Sarah (Genesis 11-25), Rahab (Matthew 1:5-6), Ruth (Ruth 1-4), Hannah (1 Samuel 1-2), Mary, the mother of Jesus (Luke 1-2), Anna (Luke 2:36-38), The Samaritan woman (John 4), Martha and Mary (Luke 10:38-42), Mary Magdalene (Matthew 27:56-61), and Lydia (Acts 16:14).
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A MEN'S STUDY (CONT'D FROM LAST SEMESTER)
2nd CORINTHIANS FOR YOU, BY ANDREW WILSON
FACILITATORS: Brett & CHAD Minter
LOCATION: FELLOWSHIP HALL CLASSROOM WING, ROOM FH23
In 2 Corinthians For You, Gary Millar walks readers through the hard truths that Paul sets out in this deeply personal letter. It reveals Paulâs heart for Christâs wayward âchildrenââone filled with the true love of Christ.
A part of the God's Word For You Series, this accessible commentary gives careful attention to the text and its meaning, and is a vital resource for preachers and teachers as well as nourishing spiritual food for any Christian.
A CO-ED STUDY, FEB. 18 - APRIL 1
PARENTING PROVERBS
FACILITATORS: BILL AND MARLIE JESSUP
LOCATION: FELLOWSHIP HALL WING
In essence, Parenting Proverbs provides a roadmap for parents, grandparents or guardians to raise children in a way that prioritizes God, fosters wisdom, instills values, and models a life of faith, all while relying on God's grace and working towards the child's spiritual growth and flourishing. (Wisdom as the Foundation, Balancing Discipline and Love, Balancing Discipline and Love, Cherishing and Affirming Children, Fostering Spiritual Growth, Sacrifice as an Expression of Love, Reliance on the Holy Spirit)
A CO-ED STUDY, APRIL 22ND - MAY 13
HABAKKUK: FIGHTING FEAR & ANXIETY
FACILITATOR: BILL JESSUP
Habakkuk teaches that anxiety in hard times (like economic crises) isn't overcome by ignoring it, but by honest wrestling with God, moving from complaint to patient, perspective-gaining waiting, and ultimately finding joy in God's faithfulness, even when circumstances are terrible, by seeing His bigger plan and trusting His promises.
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Additional Bible Studies
Offered throughout the week
A CO-ED STUDY
THINGS TO COME
FACILITAROR: BARBARA LESLIE
STARTING SEPTEMBER 8TH
MONDAY NIGHTS FROM 6:30PM - 8:30PM
The Bible devotes considerable space to the events that were prophetic when they were written, and the events that are yet to be fulfilled. These events outline Godâs redemptive plan for His people and the earth, as well as the final judgment and victory over evil. The heart of this class is for Christ followers to make a careful study of these events, and to have a better understanding of the things of God.
A MEN'S STUDY
be dynamic: aCTS 1-12 BY WARREN W. WIERSBE
FACILITATOR: TIM PRATER
monday MORNINGS AT 8:00 AM
location: Education Center
"The ministry of the Holy Spirit is not a luxury; it is an absolute necessity," writes celebrated author and respected pastor Warren Wiersbe. In his first of two books covering Acts, Be Dynamic focuses on Peter's ministry, mostly in Israel and centered in Jerusalem. Through explaining Luke's record of the Gospel's advancement and church expansion, Wiersbe opens the door to understanding the work of the church today. Using hard-hitting quotes from recognized names like St. Augustine and John Bunyan, Wiersbe proves himself as a well-read author and gifted writer. The depth of his study is astounding, yet the accessibility of his text for every age group is evident as well. He proves what Luke intended-for Acts to be interpreted not as the apostles' glorious acts, but as the life-changing acts of the Holy Spirit. The same Spirit lives in believers today, the same God calls followers to expand His church, and the same basic problems still arise within the church, but the same power available then is still available now to change the nations.
a WOMEN'S study
THE AMAZING COLLECTION: OTHER LETTERS AND REVELATION
FACILITATOR: bETTY JEAN CARTER
TUESDAY MORNINGS AT 9:30 AM
location: EDUCATION CENTER, ROOM EC13
Other Letters (Hebrews, James, First Peter, Second Peter, First John, Second John, and Third John) were written over a period of approximately fifty years. The book of James was the earliest, penned between AD 46 and 49, and Revelation was the last to be recorded; it was written by the apostle John in AD 95 or 96. Most of these letters were written after the apostle Paulâs death, and they carried on the Christian epistolary tradition. In contrast to many of Paulâs writings, the General Epistles were written during the years of heavy Roman persecution of the Christian population. The content of some of these letters reflects this increasingly hostile environment. In addition, the spread and strength of false teachings was much greater than it was during the years that Paul wrote. This challenge to Christianity is also very evident in the content and tone of these last nine books of the New Testament. Of course, there could be no better capstone to the New Testament â and, in fact, to the entire Bible â than the book of Revelation. In it, God records His last words about the final days and the ultimate victory of His Son, the Lamb of God and the Lion of Judah.
