Adult School of Discipleship
Adult School of Discipleship equips, trains and mobilizes our community for ministry. Classes are centered on Biblical teaching, provide opportunities for spiritual gifts to be used in ministry, and enable people to reach out to others and welcome them into the church body. We want participants to grow in their knowledge of God’s gracious work toward humanity, trained to apply the Scriptural teaching to their lives, and encouraged to act as Christ’s servants through a growing love and commitment for God and others in the world.
Sundays, 9:50-10:50 am
Doctrine of God
Auditorium | Various Teachers
Jesus said that eternal life is knowing the only true God and Jesus Christ, whom he has sent. Who God is determines everything – who we are, what this world is, what is salvation, truth, and righteousness. We can more fully glorify and enjoy God, as well as understand ourselves and love those around us, only as we deepen our knowledge of who God is. This fall, we aim to do just that.
Class schedule:
9/11 – Introduction, Incomprehensibility, & Knowability (Clint Estes)
9/18 – Names of God (Mark Chripczuk)
9/25 – Incommunicable Attributes: Independent & Immutability (Clint Estes)
10/2 – Incommunicable Attributes: Infinity (TBD)
10/9 – Incommunicable Attributes: Unity & Simplicity (Mark Chripczuk)
10/16 – Communicable Attributes: Spiritual & Intellectual (Clint Estes)
10/23 – Communicable Attributes: Moral & Sovereign (Clint Estes)
10/30 – Communicable Attributes: Perfection, Beatitude, & Glory (Mark Chripczuk)
11/6 – No class
11/13 – The Holy Trinity: In the Bible & Personal Distinctions (Dan Kunkle)
11/20 – The Holy Trinity: Economy & The Importance (Dan Kunkle)
Parables in Luke
Room 306 | Ward Shope
Jesus often taught using stories. He taught about the Kingdom of God, his nature as God’s Redeemer, and our nature as desperate sinners. Many of them turned the values of his culture (and ours) upside down. A number of the parables are unique to Luke, and because he was the Apostle Paul’s companion, many of them were applicable to the Greek/Roman world in which we find many of our own roots. The class will provide Luke’s complementary perspective to the preaching series on John. Come learn from and about Jesus through his stories.
Class schedule:
9/11 – The Friend Who Asks for Bread for a Guest
9/18 – The Good Samaritan
9/25 – The Parable of the Rich Food
10/2 – The Parable of the Great Banquet
10/9 – The Parables of the Lost Coin, Lost Sheet, Lost Son
10/16 – The Parable of the Dishonest Manager
10/23 – The Rich Man and Lazarus
10/30 – The Parable of the Widow and Unjust Judge
11/6 – No class
11/13 – The Parable of the Pharisee and the Publican
11/20 – The Parable of the Vineyard
Elder-Led Prayer
Room 101 | Various Elders
Our Lord said, “Ask, and it shall be given to you.” Come, knock on the gates of heaven together, and ask for God’s kingdom to come. Open to all.
Young Adults Class
For those who have graduated from high school within the last 6 years, join us for growth in Christ each Sunday morning at 9:50 am. Andrew (email) and Shannon Colpitts lead this group. Our young adults also meet for events and activities outside of Sunday morning. For more information, contact Dave Hopping (email).
Gospel Living
Gospel Living is New Life’s foundational discipleship course built on the truths of God’s grace in Jesus Christ. As we learn more deeply what it means to be justified by faith and adopted as a child of God, we develop a new identity. Our self-image begins to be defined by God’s view of us, rather than the opinions of others or by our own success or failure.
Gospel Living applies the message of grace to all of our relationships and to every area of daily life. As we understand what Christ has done for us more deeply, his character takes root in our lives. We begin to understand our gifts and calling in light of God’s kingdom purposes. Our responses to challenges and even our own failures change us so that we are no longer crushed by guilt, anxiety and depression. In the end, it helps every individual develop a personal plan for Christian growth and service.
Gospel Living is modeled after the “Sonship” material, first written by Jack Miller and now available through Serge. Much of the course is based on Paul’s writings in the book of Galatians. Homework and readings provide tools that God uses to change our way of thinking about faith and life.
Registration for Gospel Living is closed. The course will be held again in Winter 2023.