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Christian Education

Occasionally we offer regular Christian Education series. Miss a lecture? Catch up on the podcast!

The Extremist and the Cross Dig deeply into the richness of our faith every Sunday mornings in the Worship Arts Center. Martin Luther King once said “Jesus Christ was an extremist for love, truth and goodness, and thereby rose above his environment.” Are we in need of an extremism centered on the cross in our own lives today? Our current series promises to open up the great paradox of the cross, awash with both sacrifice and victory, allowing us to see the most significant event of all time through the facets of foolishness, obedience, suffering, abandonment and victory.

Navigating The Bible Without Losing The Plot Explore the components of scripture and gain an appreciation for God’s Word to us through others; learn the basics of Bible interpretation while following the narrative.

JC/BC: Seeing the Savior in the Peoples, Places and Patterns of the Old Testament is also available in our audio archive. Explore the relationship of Jesus to the Old Testament, and gain an appreciation for how Jesus is the fulfillment not only of our hearts, but also the heart and soul of the Old Testament.

Hope After 9/11 was discussed on Sunday September 11. Teaching notes are available in PDF from the audio player after clicking Listen Now.

Resurrected Lives - Living out Christ’s Extraordinary Life in Ordinary Ways our three-part mini-series also has teaching notes available. The apostle Peter says that God has caused us to be born again to a “living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead.” (1 Peter 1:3). What does it mean to live out this “living hope” to which we have been born into? Learn by practicing three simple and very common disciplines of wonder, meals and friendship.

Peace & Peacemaking In A Broken World

International upheavals. Political mud-slinging. Separatist movements. Class action lawsuits. Church splits. Marital fights. Sibling rivalry. These pictures inundate us constantly through news outlets, popular culture, and our very own homes. They are pictures of conflict. It seems our best hope is to bury our head in the sand and distance ourselves from such negativity. But Jesus tells us “Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called children of God." (Matthew 5:9)

In this series, explore the questions:

How can we pursue peace in a world characterized by conflict and turmoil?

Does being at peace with others mean I have to lose?

Don't we just need to 'give peace a chance'; why should we actively pursue peace?

What does the Bible mean by 'peace' anyway?

Now available for download: PDF copy of the handout for each discussion session

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