Adult Sunday School 2020-21
Sundays, all classes are offered via Zoom. If you would like to join one of the classes, please email the office for zoom link information at info@faithevfree.org. In-person classes may be attended by parishioners who are signed-up for the in-person service. Link for in-person sign up is on the home page and updated weekly on Monday.
Women of the Bible
Sally Abbott
Sunday 9:45am via Zoom
To paraphrase Beth Moore, the Bible is the most compelling story ever told, beginning in Genesis 1:1: “Let there be” and ending with “it is done” (Rev 21:6). In Scripture, God presents many stories of women’s lives to inspire and teach us today. Each woman had an encounter with God which changed her life, as well as those in her world (people, society, village, nation). These stories may seem overly familiar, but in this class, we will look at them in a fresh way and apply what we learn in our everyday lives.
We will step back and look at the women individually, then through God’s perspective and their place in the whole story of the Bible. Taking a 3D view, their stories teach us valuable principles: what godly behavior looks like, how to hear His voice, recognizing His call on our lives, role models to follow, pitfalls to avoid, the reality of the ups and downs, family relationships, the importance of our words, being Christ bearers in our families, the different seasons of the life of faith, life as a new believer or a mature believer, telling our world about Jesus, and more. By examining these women’s lives we will better understand the personal revival each woman experienced in her encounter with God.
We will read and discuss John MacArthur’s TWELVE EXTRAORDINARY WOMEN: How God Shaped Women of the Bible and What He Wants to Do With You; and use the Bible as our primary source material. Copies of the book are available on amazon.com for $10.49. (It is not necessary to buy the study guide as well.)
Grace as a Second Language
(Fall 2020)
Steve Ezzy
Sunday 9:45am via Zoom and In-person, Overflow room
Most people grew up in a country speaking a native tongue other than English. That language is their default way of speaking to others. To grow as a citizen of the world, many of them take ESL (English as a Second Language) classes later in life. Many of us grew up in a church speaking the native spiritual tongues of Performance and Guilt. Those languages are our default way of relating to God and others. To grow as a child of God, we need lessons in GSL (Grace as a Second Language). Even after we receive eternal life by grace through faith in Christ, we can somehow revert to thinking that our relationship with God is maintained by observing some sort of law, just as the Galatians thought. We all can understand wages and how they are tied to performance. But can we as easily understand unmerited favor (Grace) and the related tongue of unmerited forgiveness (Mercy)? We need a lesson in grace; we need Grace as a Second Language!
Cat & Dog Theology
(Spring 2021)
SteveEzzy
From http://www.catndogtheology.com/ à “A dog may look at you and think, 'You feed me, you pet me, you shelter me, you love me -- You must be god!’ But a cat looks at you and thinks, ‘You feed me, pet me, you shelter me, you love me -- I must be god!’ Cat n Dog Theology is a fresh way of looking at your relationship with God, the Bible, yourself... and the world. Simply put, we ‘say’ we live our lives for God, but we actually live it for ourselves. We ‘say’ God is the main character of the Bible, but we underline the parts about us (how He will bless us, watch over us, protect us and save us). And when we pray, we spend much of the time telling God what we want. So, again, while we ‘SAY’ we live our life for God, in our self-centeredness, we live our lives, pray our prayers, and read our Bibles as if it's all about US. Using humor and contemporary teaching methods Cat n Dog Theology presents a relationship with God in a new light. Cat n Dog Theology is designed to alter our relationship with God, our church, our lives and our world.”
New Testament Survey
Pastor Brad Johnson
Sundays 9:45am via Zoom
“The New Testament is a record of historical events, the ‘good news’ events of the saving life of the Lord Jesus Christ—His life, death, resurrection, ascension, and the continuation of His work in the world—which is explained and applied by the apostles whom He chose and sent into the world. It is also the fulfillment of those events long anticipated by the Old Testament. Further, it is sacred history, which, unlike secular history, was written under the supernatural guidance of the Holy Spirit. This means it, like the Old Testament, is protected from human error and possesses divine authority for the church today and throughout human history until the Lord Himself returns.” (J. Hampton Keathley III)
This year we will do an overview of all the New Testament (NT) books, Matthew to Revelation, studying the author, the purpose, the content, and the message of each book. Have you wanted to see how the NT books all fit together? Come join us! Pastor Brad
Parenting Tweens and Teens
Tim & Laura King
Sundays 3:30-4:30pm via Zoom
Parenting is tough stuff…. especially when your sweet little one turns into a saucy pre-teen or teen who rolls their eyes at everything you say. How do you navigate the new waters without pulling out your hair? How do you discipline a teen who is bigger than you? How do you talk to your teens and tweens about dating and sex? How do you prepare them for their college and career days? How do you prepare them to run a household of their own?
If these are questions that you’re struggling with, then join us on Zoom for now on Sunday afternoons from 3:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. As soon as the church offers Sunday School for children, we will transition to an in-person option at the church.
2 Corinthians Overview
Mike Young
Sundays 9:45 via Zoom and In-person, Adult Classroom
Over the last couple of years, we have been studying Paul’s letters to the Corinthians. Last year we finished 1 Corinthians and began a survey of the 2nd letter. This year we will continue our study of 2 Corinthians, starting with an overview of what we learned last year and picking up in the 6th chapter.
2 Corinthians is a hard letter. In it, we find Paul defending himself from accusations and attacks by interlopers and from within the very church he had founded. In many ways he found himself between a rock and a hard place, having to defend himself from conflicting attacks. He was either too forceful or too meek; lacking credentials, yet self-commending; not willing to accept payment or financial remuneration for his ministry, yet somehow trying to fleece the flock. Under any other circumstances, Paul would have let these complaints slide off his back, but these people were leading the flock astray, and the very heart of the gospel was at stake. As a result, Paul penned a letter in which he lays bare his heart and soul for their sake. From it, we can learn much about Paul, and see the stark contrast between the immaturity of the believers in Corinth (and Acton?) and the maturity and love of Paul for them.
In 1 Corinthians we learned “what love looks like”. In this letter we see Paul’s love for the church and Christ as he corrects them as a parent might instruct his children. As we study Paul’s response to the problems at Corinth, we see wonderful examples of what true love looks like in action, even when things get messy.
You don’t have to have attended the class last year to find it fruitful! Please join us and be prepared to encounter the heart and soul of Paul, and to be challenged to consider what it really means to show God’s love when life gets messy!
Sundays, all classes are offered via Zoom. If you would like to join one of the classes, please email the office for zoom link information at info@faithevfree.org. In-person classes may be attended by parishioners who are signed-up for the in-person service. Link for in-person sign up is on the home page and updated weekly on Monday.
Women of the Bible
Sally Abbott
Sunday 9:45am via Zoom
To paraphrase Beth Moore, the Bible is the most compelling story ever told, beginning in Genesis 1:1: “Let there be” and ending with “it is done” (Rev 21:6). In Scripture, God presents many stories of women’s lives to inspire and teach us today. Each woman had an encounter with God which changed her life, as well as those in her world (people, society, village, nation). These stories may seem overly familiar, but in this class, we will look at them in a fresh way and apply what we learn in our everyday lives.
We will step back and look at the women individually, then through God’s perspective and their place in the whole story of the Bible. Taking a 3D view, their stories teach us valuable principles: what godly behavior looks like, how to hear His voice, recognizing His call on our lives, role models to follow, pitfalls to avoid, the reality of the ups and downs, family relationships, the importance of our words, being Christ bearers in our families, the different seasons of the life of faith, life as a new believer or a mature believer, telling our world about Jesus, and more. By examining these women’s lives we will better understand the personal revival each woman experienced in her encounter with God.
We will read and discuss John MacArthur’s TWELVE EXTRAORDINARY WOMEN: How God Shaped Women of the Bible and What He Wants to Do With You; and use the Bible as our primary source material. Copies of the book are available on amazon.com for $10.49. (It is not necessary to buy the study guide as well.)
Grace as a Second Language
(Fall 2020)
Steve Ezzy
Sunday 9:45am via Zoom and In-person, Overflow room
Most people grew up in a country speaking a native tongue other than English. That language is their default way of speaking to others. To grow as a citizen of the world, many of them take ESL (English as a Second Language) classes later in life. Many of us grew up in a church speaking the native spiritual tongues of Performance and Guilt. Those languages are our default way of relating to God and others. To grow as a child of God, we need lessons in GSL (Grace as a Second Language). Even after we receive eternal life by grace through faith in Christ, we can somehow revert to thinking that our relationship with God is maintained by observing some sort of law, just as the Galatians thought. We all can understand wages and how they are tied to performance. But can we as easily understand unmerited favor (Grace) and the related tongue of unmerited forgiveness (Mercy)? We need a lesson in grace; we need Grace as a Second Language!
Cat & Dog Theology
(Spring 2021)
SteveEzzy
From http://www.catndogtheology.com/ à “A dog may look at you and think, 'You feed me, you pet me, you shelter me, you love me -- You must be god!’ But a cat looks at you and thinks, ‘You feed me, pet me, you shelter me, you love me -- I must be god!’ Cat n Dog Theology is a fresh way of looking at your relationship with God, the Bible, yourself... and the world. Simply put, we ‘say’ we live our lives for God, but we actually live it for ourselves. We ‘say’ God is the main character of the Bible, but we underline the parts about us (how He will bless us, watch over us, protect us and save us). And when we pray, we spend much of the time telling God what we want. So, again, while we ‘SAY’ we live our life for God, in our self-centeredness, we live our lives, pray our prayers, and read our Bibles as if it's all about US. Using humor and contemporary teaching methods Cat n Dog Theology presents a relationship with God in a new light. Cat n Dog Theology is designed to alter our relationship with God, our church, our lives and our world.”
New Testament Survey
Pastor Brad Johnson
Sundays 9:45am via Zoom
“The New Testament is a record of historical events, the ‘good news’ events of the saving life of the Lord Jesus Christ—His life, death, resurrection, ascension, and the continuation of His work in the world—which is explained and applied by the apostles whom He chose and sent into the world. It is also the fulfillment of those events long anticipated by the Old Testament. Further, it is sacred history, which, unlike secular history, was written under the supernatural guidance of the Holy Spirit. This means it, like the Old Testament, is protected from human error and possesses divine authority for the church today and throughout human history until the Lord Himself returns.” (J. Hampton Keathley III)
This year we will do an overview of all the New Testament (NT) books, Matthew to Revelation, studying the author, the purpose, the content, and the message of each book. Have you wanted to see how the NT books all fit together? Come join us! Pastor Brad
Parenting Tweens and Teens
Tim & Laura King
Sundays 3:30-4:30pm via Zoom
Parenting is tough stuff…. especially when your sweet little one turns into a saucy pre-teen or teen who rolls their eyes at everything you say. How do you navigate the new waters without pulling out your hair? How do you discipline a teen who is bigger than you? How do you talk to your teens and tweens about dating and sex? How do you prepare them for their college and career days? How do you prepare them to run a household of their own?
If these are questions that you’re struggling with, then join us on Zoom for now on Sunday afternoons from 3:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. As soon as the church offers Sunday School for children, we will transition to an in-person option at the church.
2 Corinthians Overview
Mike Young
Sundays 9:45 via Zoom and In-person, Adult Classroom
Over the last couple of years, we have been studying Paul’s letters to the Corinthians. Last year we finished 1 Corinthians and began a survey of the 2nd letter. This year we will continue our study of 2 Corinthians, starting with an overview of what we learned last year and picking up in the 6th chapter.
2 Corinthians is a hard letter. In it, we find Paul defending himself from accusations and attacks by interlopers and from within the very church he had founded. In many ways he found himself between a rock and a hard place, having to defend himself from conflicting attacks. He was either too forceful or too meek; lacking credentials, yet self-commending; not willing to accept payment or financial remuneration for his ministry, yet somehow trying to fleece the flock. Under any other circumstances, Paul would have let these complaints slide off his back, but these people were leading the flock astray, and the very heart of the gospel was at stake. As a result, Paul penned a letter in which he lays bare his heart and soul for their sake. From it, we can learn much about Paul, and see the stark contrast between the immaturity of the believers in Corinth (and Acton?) and the maturity and love of Paul for them.
In 1 Corinthians we learned “what love looks like”. In this letter we see Paul’s love for the church and Christ as he corrects them as a parent might instruct his children. As we study Paul’s response to the problems at Corinth, we see wonderful examples of what true love looks like in action, even when things get messy.
You don’t have to have attended the class last year to find it fruitful! Please join us and be prepared to encounter the heart and soul of Paul, and to be challenged to consider what it really means to show God’s love when life gets messy!