2020 Spring Sunday School will begin with our Sunday School Kickoff Brunch on January 19 and conclude on May 10.
How the Bible Fits Together: The Big Picture of the Bible
Teachers: Miles Van Pelt, Brian Gault, Trey Watkins, Otis Pickett, CL Pearce, Elbert McGowan
Classroom: Fellowship Hall
The Bible is a lake in which a toddler can wade and an elephant can swim. It contains 66 books written by 40 different authors in 3 languages over 1500 years. And yet it is all telling one story—the story of Jesus coming to rescue his bride and taking her home to live happily ever after.
In this class, we will explore the canon and covenants, promises and laws. We’ll think about hermeneutics (how to read your Bible) and the intertestamental period. We’ll examine OT law, history, and prophecy and NT gospels, epistles, and Revelation. By the end of our time, you’ll have a sense of how each part of the Bible functions and how it all points us to Jesus.
Our hope is that this opens the Bible in a new way for saints who have been reading it closely for 40 years, and at the same time provides a primer for those who may be reading it for the first time.
One Another 101
Teachers: Zack Owens, DeSean Dyson, Steve Lanier
Classroom: 2A
In John 15:22, Jesus tells us: “This is my commandment, that you love one another as I have loved you.” But what does this look like within the Church? How can we come alongside each other with wisdom and love – rejoicing with those who rejoice and weeping with those who weep (Romans 12:15)?
Digging into the "one another" passages of scripture, this class will encourage those who care deeply about their church that they do not have to be a professional or a pastor to listen well, speak truth, and help one another as a community. Together we will discover how we are simultaneously needy (before Jesus and each other) and needed.
Along the way, "we will find that God is pleased to use ordinary people, ordinary conversations, and extraordinary and wise love to do most of the heavy lifting in His kingdom."
Building & Maintaining Unity in Marriage
Teachers: Jim Hurley, Jay Roberson
Classroom: 203/4 (218/9)
This hands-on class will focus on learning about and learning to implement 10 basic biblical habits for handling differences and building bonds in ways that maintain unity, build respect and deepen love. Marriage research has found that even in the secular world the presence of these basic biblical habits predicts with 91% accuracy whether a marriage will succeed or fail.
Class size will be limited to 10 couples to allow for in-class discussion of and practice of the habits. Couples attending are encouraged to come to the early worship service to allow time to practice the habits at the end of each Sunday School class time.
Redeemer Explored
Teachers: Elbert McGowan, Barry McCay
Classroom: 103
Would you like to know more about Redeemer Church? Are you interested in becoming a member? If so, you need to take this class. Pastor Elbert McGowan, along with the elders, will teach this 10-week introductory course on the ins and outs of Redeemer Church and how you can get involved.
If you are ready to join Redeemer or have further questions, you will have the opportunity to meet with an elder at the end of the class.
