Previous Courses
A Survey of the New Testament
TUESDAY NIGHTS 7PM (MARCH 12 - MAY 28, 2019)
A vast knowledge of the New Testament (NT) is indispensable for the Christian seeking to grow in the grace and knowledge of the Lord Jesus Christ.
This course explores:
The purpose, themes, outline, and key passages of each book in the New Testament.
Some of the prevalent Issues of each book of the NT.
Class Information:
Length: March 12 - May 28.
Tuition: No charge
Required Texts: Bible & note taking items
Instructor: Pastor Kenny Kauffman
Contact Pastor Kenny Kauffman for more information and let him know if you plan to attend.
The Gospel of Mark
SUNDAY NIGHTS 7PM
1 John 2:6 says, "Whoever says he abides in him [Jesus] must walk in the same way in which he [Jesus] walked." By studying the Gospel of Mark your view of Jesus' life and ministry will be enriched and remind you of the walk which Jesus Christ walked.
This course explores:
The contents of the Gospel of Mark through a chapter by chapter approach.
Class Information:
Length: 16 weeks
Tuition: No charge
Required Texts: Bible & note taking items
Instructor: Pastor Kenny Kauffman
Old Testament Survey
TUESDAY NIGHTS 7PM
A vast knowledge of the Old Testament (OT) is immensely beneficial in understanding the writings of the New Testament (NT). Many contemporary Christians are far more versed with the NT than the OT, if you want to better understand the NT than knowing the OT well is key.
This course explores:
The contents of the OT
Major themes of the OT
Some of the prevalent Issues of each OT book.
Class Information:
Length: 13 weeks
Tuition: No charge
Required Texts: Bible & note taking items.
Recommended Book: A Survey of the Old Testament by Andrew E. Hill & John H. Walton
Instructor: Pastor Kenny Kauffman
Lord Teach Us to Pray
TUESDAY NIGHTS 7PM
In Luke 11 Jesus' disciples requested, "Lord, teach us to pray..." and Jesus' reply is what is commonly known as The Lord's Prayer. The Lord Jesus has given His first disciples, and by extension us, direction in how we should prayer. What does His instruction reveal to us in regard to our prayer life? What are we really praying when we pray "The Lord's Prayer?" Are you encouraged to pray as the Lord has instructed us? Come and let’s dig deep into the Word of God and examine the Lord's Prayer; and be encouraged to pray unceasingly.
This course explores:
Studying the Lord's Prayer
Systematic Studying of Prayer in the Bible
Practical Instruction for Prayer
Class Information:
Length: 12 weeks
Tuition: No charge
Required Texts: Bible
Instructor: Pastor Kenny Kauffman
Grasping God's Word Part 2
SUNDAY NIGHTS 6PM
This course focuses on helping those who want to learn how to read, interpret, and apply the Bible in appropriate ways to their own lives and the lives of others.
This Course Explores:
The basic tools for reading the Bible - understanding sentences, paragraphs, and discourses.
Understanding where our English translation of the Bible comes form and the steps involved in getting into English.
Understanding the literary, grammatical, historical, and cultural contexts of the Scriptures.
Growing an awareness of things that we bring to the text that may cause us to interpret the text wrongly.
Understanding the meaning of a text and where the meaning of a text comes from.
How to interpret the various genres of scripture in the NT: Letters, Gospels, Acts, Revelation
How to interpret the various genres of scripture in the OT: Narrative, Law, Poetry, Prophets, Wisdom
Class Information:
Length: 12 weeks.
Tuition: $25
Required Text: Grasping God's Word
Instructor: Pastor Tim Mercer
God Centered Living
This course works through five foundational topics for defining a life of Biblical, God-Centered, Spirit-empowered ministry.
The course explores:
How the pursuit of eternal pleasures in God Himself is a necessary part of all worship and virtue
How saving faith in ever-arriving future grace is also sanctifying faith
How to count all suffering joy
How men and women with equally valuable roles should complement one another in their new life and service of the body of Christ
How God's purpose in the world is to win worshippers for Himself from every tribe, tongue, people and nation.
Class Information:
Length: 12 weeks
Tuition: $25
Required Texts: Desiring God; God is the Gospel; Future Grace
Theology 1: The Doctrine of the Word of God
"We owe to scripture the same reverence which we owe to God, because it has proceeded from Him alone." – John Calvin
"God's word is my rock and anchor. On it I rely and it remains for God cannot lie." –Martin Luther
"I hold not only that the Bible contains the words of God, but that every jot of it was written by divine inspiration and is the perfect word of God." –J. C. Ryle
This course is the first in a series of courses in Systematic Theology. Theology 1 covers "The Doctrine of the Word of God"
This Course Explores:
The Word of God
The Cannon of Scripture
Authority of Scripture
Inerrancy of Scripture
Clarity of Scripture
Necessity of Scripture
Sufficiency of Scripture
Class Information:
Length: 12 weeks
Tuition: $25 --includes Textbook and workbook
Required Text: Systematic Theology by Wayne Grudem
