Please join us for one of our Sunday SUMMER Classes for adults beginning Sunday, May 31st!
9:30am Classes
“THE COVENANT STORY OF SCRIPTURE” - Led by Matthew Stephens
Location: Classroom A/B
In the language of “Christianese,” there is a word that appears quite often: covenant. Maybe you have heard this word and maybe you have not. Most people would answer that a covenant is a promise. While that answer is not wrong, there is more to it than that. In this 13 week course, we will be defining what a covenant is and then tracing that one, connective idea and story throughout the entire Bible. What are the covenants of the Bible? How do each of the covenants connect to each other? What is the difference between covenant theology and dispensationalism? Are there New Covenant prophecies in the Old Testament? What does the New Testament have to say about covenants? Why does this matter to us now? These are the questions we will seek to answer in this course. The goal of this course is present a case for covenant theology as a framework of understanding the Bible as a whole and instill a great love for the covenant-keeping God of the one, redemptive story of Scripture.
“ESCHATOLOGY” (continued from spring semester)- Led by David Forbes
Location: Classroom E
We will focus on the “end times,” the end of the present world and human history; and looking forward to the return of Christ, as well as the ultimate destiny of mankind.
“DISCOVERING THE OLD TESTAMENT” (continued from spring semester) - Led by Andrew Halbert
Location: Choir Room
The Old Testament is fundamental to a proper understanding of the New Testament, but it is large, covers several thousand years of history, and can be confusing and difficult to understand. Join us this spring as we continue our study of the Old Testament that will offer a general overview and provide a framework for better understanding the material. This class will survey Israel's fascinating history and literature through the return from exile. As you come into closer contact with the material, we desire that you will develop a deeper appreciation for the Old Testament and a better understanding of the development of Israel’s history and how these events anticipate and announce the first coming of Christ.
11:00am Classes
“LESSONS FROM THE UPPER ROOM” (continued from spring semester) - Led by Jon Shugart
Location: Classroom A/B
What would you say to your loved ones just before your death? What would you teach them, tell them, make sure they didn't miss? "Lessons from the Upper Room" invites us to spend a few hours with Jesus' disciples as they listen to His teaching and overhear Him as He prays for them. This 'Upper Room Discourse' occurs immediately before Jesus' arrest and crucifixion and contains teachings that He wants to make sure that His disciples don't miss. Thomas Goodwin called this, "a window into Christ's heart." As we begin to anticipate Easter, join us as we learn what was on Jesus' heart just before His crucifixion. Based on a book by Sinclair Ferguson.
“THE KINGDOM OF GOD MAY NOT BE EXACTLY WHAT YOU THINK IT IS” (continued from spring semester) -
Led by Joel McCall Location: Classroom C/D
The most frequent words on Jesus’ lips were “The Kingdom of God,” but few in the modern church define it well. Since the Old Testament, Yahweh revealed Himself as the God Who Comes to Us as King. Is the Kingdom delayed, present, or future? Many have divided this into different meanings and phases in time and eternity. This class will explore Eternity’s invasion of space and time and will redefine our understanding of Christianity. Come and see what this means for you.
“THE BOOK OF ISAIAH” (continued from spring semester) - Led by Chris Jaeger
Location: Classroom E
The spring excursion in our Sunday Bible study gathering will be a continuation of our examination of Isaiah "widely considered to be the deepest, richest, and most theologically significant book in the Old Testament." Join us as we examine God's revelation of Himself to us through the prophet Isaiah. We will be aided in our study by Raymond Ortlund, Jr.'s commentary Isaiah: God Saves Sinners.