Life Steps: Growing in God's Word




(for everyone)
 
Pastor’s Bible Study-How to Study the Bible      
starts january 6, Wednesdays 6:30 PM         Fellowship Hall         
Join one of the greatest adventures of your life—the journey through Scripture. In the Bible you can interact with a living God who wants a personal relationship with you. This study will walk you step-by-step through his signature model for self-study: Observation, Interpretation, Application. Your experience in Scripture will never be the same. And your life will be transformed as you begin Living by the Book! (Led by Dr. Ryan Pack)

Divorce Care
starts february 3, Wednesdays, 6:00 PM         room E-537
It’s hard to know how to help someone who is going through a divorce. It takes a long time and a lot of work to heal the pain that comes with the breakup of a marriage. DivorceCare is a special weekly seminar and support group for people who are separated or divorced. If you know someone going through a divorce, make sure he or she knows about DivorceCare. It might just be the best thing you could do to help. (Led by Vo Payne and Sherri Redden)

Financial Peace University 
starts january 6, 6:00-8:00p       room E-539
First class starts on January 14. Financial Peace University (FPU) is Dave Ramsey’s life-changing program. It teaches you to achieve your financial goals by eliminating debt, saving for the future, and giving like never before. More than 1 million families have attended FPU with amazing results. You will be challenged and motivated to make a plan for your money and change your family forever! (Led by Gary Carpenter)
 

(for couples)

Essentials of Marriage Series
Everybody needs the essentials! That’s what you get in this powerful, entertaining DVD series from Focus on the Family. Hosted by popular counselor and author Greg Smalley, the Essentials of Marriage series brings top relationship experts into your church—with practical wisdom, honest confessions, and decades of experience. Three separate courses. You may take one class, two classes or all three.
 
Who Did You Really Marry? (Essentials of Marriage-Session 1)      
starts january 6 - february 17, Wednesdays, 6:00 PM         room C-304
book - $10 (per couple)
Essentials of Marriage: Who Did You Really Marry? shows how even opposites can get along, communicate, and resolve disagreements. Gary Chapman explains the five love languages that bring couples closer. With insights from Les and Leslie Parrott, John Trent, and more, you and your spouse or group will discover how two very different people can “become one” as God intended. (Led by Joel & Wendy Benson)
 
Handle with Care (Essentials of Marriage-Session 2)          
starts february 24 - April 7, Wednesdays, 6:00 PM         room C-304
book - $10 (per couple)
In Essentials of Marriage: Handle with Care, experts like Gary and Barb Rosberg, Kay Arthur, and Dave Ramsey present hard-hitting strategies for couples to deal with the biggest threats to growing together . . . including anger, depression, and financial troubles. You and your spouse or group will discover new, Bible-based ways to beat these marriage busters. (Led by Skip & Lisa Sawyer)
 
Higher Love (Essentials of Marriage-Session 3)       
starts April 14 - May 19, Wednesdays, 6:00 PM         room C-304
book - $10 (per couple)
In Essentials of Marriage: Higher Love, you’ll see your partnership from God’s perspective. What is His plan—and your purpose? Gary Thomas, Dr. Del Tackett, Stormie Omartian, and more, reveal how praying and serving together, listening to your mate’s emotions, and dropping mistaken beliefs, can bring you closer. You and your spouse or group will find new meaning—and joy—in your journey. (Led by Dan & Jody Funk)
 

(for men)

Game Plan for Life
starts january 6 - April 21, Wednesdays, 6:30 PM         room C-300
book - $10
Game Plan for Life shows readers how to live a balanced, God-centered, purpose-filled life, using examples of Coach Gibbs’s own storied championship careers as a backdrop. A perfect blend of sports and basic theology, Game Plan for Life is designed to bring God’s word home to sports fans of all generations. (Led by Michael Fleming)
 

(for women)
 
Breaking Free (updated)
starts january 5 - march 23, Tuesdays, 9:00 AM          room E-539
starts january 6 - march 24, Wednesdays, 6:00 PM         room C-201 (Chapel)
Breaking Free: The Journey, The Stories by Beth Moore leads you through a study of the Scriptures to discover the transforming power of Christian freedom. This updated version includes new video teaching with reedited Bible study and testimonies of how women have found freedom and been delivered from their personal captivity. (Tuesday-Beverly Saleeby, Wednesday-Vanessa Fleming)
 
Me, Myself & Lies
starts january 6 -february 17, Wednesdays, 6:30 PM         room C-301  
Me, Myself, and Lies: A Thought Closet Makeover by Jennifer Rothschild is a video-driven Bible study for women to encourage them to clean out the junk in their thoughts and replace these hidden negative thoughts and failures with positive truths from God’s word. Lighter homework than Breaking Free(Led by Angie Reid)


 

 

 

 

 

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