A Deeper Look at Mark's Gospel | Pastor Jim Shultz | Room 3205
Take a deeper dive into the gospel of Mark, one chapter each week. Building off the Sunday sermon, together in community we will further mine God’s Word for the riches it offers. Join us as we follow Jesus’ journey to the cross and resurrection through Mark.
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Genesis for Adults | Jim Keim and Jeremiah Otto | Room 2107 | Join us to experience Genesis through the eyes of an adult and develop a deeper, more nuanced appreciation of its profound themes. The creation story raises questions about purpose, stewardship, and humanity's role in the universe. The struggles of figures like Adam, Eve, and Cain resonate with personal experiences of choice, consequence, and reconciliation. Abraham's journey of faith highlights trust and obedience in times of uncertainty.
Genesis invites adults to wrestle with difficult concepts, such as human imperfection, divine justice, and grace, while appreciating its poetic beauty and foundational truths about God, humanity, and redemption. It becomes a lens for understanding one's place in God's ongoing story. BYO Bible (or use one of ours).
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Following King Jesus - How to Know, Read, Live, and Show the Gospel | Pastor Steve Aeschbacher and Curt Ruhlman | Chapel
| The Gospel is the best news ever. This class will help us focus on what the Gospel really is and how we can live it out as followers of King Jesus. The first section of the class will focus on what the Gospel is, according to the authors of the New Testament. Then we will look more broadly at how to read the Bible well, and then at how we live out the Gospel, both as individuals and as a community. This study follows the writing of Scot McKnight, a New Testament scholar and professor.
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The Holiness of God; Patterns of Evidence | Terry Grogran | Room 3208
| The Holiness of God (R.C. Sproul) - Join us as we end our series of video lectures focusing the Holiness of God. The Bible never says that God is “Love, Love, Love” – that comes from John Lennon, who also advocated to “imagine there is no Heaven. It is easy if you try.” Rather, the only attribute of God that is raised to the third degree is that He is “Holy, Holy, Holy”! Come learn why understanding His Holiness is so foundational to living a God-centered Christian life.
January 5 - Holy, Holy, Holy (R.C. Sproul)
Patterns of Evidence (Tim Mahoney) - Come learn about the amazing archeological evidence for some of the major Old Testament events – including a Statue & Tomb of Joseph as Visier of Egypt and the importance of properly identifying Ramsses (aka “Shisha”) as the Pharaoh “Shishak” in the Bible as opposed to Shoshenq I, etc.
January 12 – Avaris / Pi Ramesses and the Evidence for Joseph as Visier of Egypt
January 19 – Evidence and dating for the Exodus in 1447 BC
January 26 – Evidence and dating for Joshua and the Conquest in 1407 BC |
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Habits of the Household | Pastor Robby Cella | Community Room
| We become our habits. And our kids become us. This is why carefully choosing the habits of our household is one of the most significant things we can do for our children's spiritual formation.
In this small group-based, discussion-oriented class. We will be walking through the book Habits of the Household by Justin Earley. We'll discover simple habits and easy-to-implement daily rhythms that will help you find meaning beyond the chaos of family life as you create a home where kids and parents alike practice how to love God and each other.
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Parables of Jesus | Selina Li | Bride's Room |
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This study explores the profound teachings of Jesus through His parables—short, thought-provoking stories that reveal the mysteries of God’s Kingdom. We will delve into the cultural context, spiritual truths, and practical applications of these timeless lessons, learn how to apply His teachings to daily life, and be equipped to share the hope and wisdom found in His parables with others. This class is conducted in Mandarin for the convenience of the Mandarin speakers.
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