Adult/Teen Sunday School Classes

9:30am – Rebuilding When Everything Falls Apart: A Study of Ezra, Nehemiah, and Esther – Taught by Pastor Matt

Have you ever reached the point in your life where it seemed like the wheels came off and everything in your life came crashing down? Although such experiences are painful and difficult, they can sometimes be a ‘severe mercy’ – an opportunity given to us by a loving God to rebuild from the ground up and grow to trust and rely on Him rather than on ourselves. This was largely the experience of God’s people Israel in the Old Testament. During the period of the Kings, God’s people turned from Him with disastrous results. In the end, they were conquered by a foreign power and taken into captivity far from home. From a human perspective, it would have appeared that this was the end of the nation of Israel, but God, in His mercy and kindness, restored them and gave them a fresh start in their land. Ezra and Nehemiah record the experiences of God’s people as they are restored to their homeland and begin to rebuild everything over again. The book of Esther shows us God’s faithfulness in the midst of exile and discipline. As we study these books, we will grow in our understanding of the grace and patience of God and what it looks like to rebuild on the right foundations. This class will run for 12 weeks.

11:00am – Our Comforter: A Study of the Holy Spirit – Taught by Pastor Craig

When Jesus was preparing to return to heaven, leaving His disciples behind, He promised that He would not leave them alone. He would send them ‘another Comforter,’ the Holy Spirit. Although most of us know that there is a Holy Spirit, there is often a lot of confusion surrounding our understanding of His work and person. Who is the Holy Spirit? What does He do? How is He involved in our lives? Join us as we study the Scriptures to better understand answers to these questions and come to recognize how the Holy Spirit is at work today. These avenues of study will serve us by encouraging us with a better understanding of God’s gift of the Holy Spirit to believers. The Christian journey is not an easy one, but God has not left us alone – we have our Comforter, the Holy Spirit. This class will run for 6 weeks.