Sunday School
Want to learn more? How about going to school on a Sunday! We will be offering a choice of different four week classes from 9-9:50AM on Oct 26, Nov 2, Nov 9, & Nov 16. The classes will be instruction-centered (instead of discussion-centered) and childcare will be available. Sign up here!
This fall's classes are:
Show Me Your Glory: A Study on the Character of God from Exodus 34:6-7 (taught by Laura Waymack) When Moses asks God to show him his glory, God responds by revealing his character: compassionate, gracious, slow to anger, and abounding in loyal love and faithfulness. These verses go on to become the most quoted verses in the Bible, by the Bible. Prophets, psalmists, and leaders use these words again and again to describe the character of God and his consistency in dealing with people. This class will examine each of these words and reflect on both what they reveal about who God is and who we are called to be in response. We become like what we worship, so understanding the character of the God we serve will shape who we become.
Challenging Issues in the Old Testament Law: Marriage, Slavery, Warfare (taught by Michael Durso) - The Law of Moses, particularly Christians’ acceptance of it as Scripture, has been heavily criticized for its apparent belittling of women, promotion of slavery, and sanctioning of religious violence. Jews and Christians believe that it does neither of these things. But the reasoning for this is not always clear, and it can’t be as simple as just “Well that was the Old Testament and now we have Jesus.” That answer won’t suffice for the skeptic and does not suffice for the Christian who says, with the Psalmist, “The Law of the LORD is perfect, reviving the soul” (Ps. 19:7, ESV). This class will discuss the nature and function of the Law of Moses, how it functioned as “legal wisdom” within Israel's covenant with God and how Christians should relate to it. Then we will discuss three issues that seem to be the most difficult to understand, especially to understand as “perfect”: women and marriage, slavery, and warfare.