01/22/2012  Bring It, Don't Give It:  Four Principles for Tithing

The church is not exempt of materialism. We all struggle with greed in some capacity. It could very well be that the powerless state of the Western church is due to her lack of prayer and her adulterous affair with the god of materialism. Personal as well as national debt are at astronomical levels. In order for one to grow in maturity with Christ, one must give over all control to Him including one's finances. Four Principles for Tithing helps us understand God’s view of money.

Adult Christian Education - Winter 2012 - Sundays at 9:30 am

Beginning February 5:

Women’s Study - Study in Ephesians (continued) “Finding Fulfillment on Life's Uncertain Seas"  Based on a book by Dorothy Davis; Led by Betty Binkiwitz

Young Adults – The Gospel of Matthew (continued)  Led by Don Ricketts & Steve Reynolds

Eric Nelson will be facilitating a follow up discussion on his class for The Invisible War: What Every Believer Needs to Know about Satan, Demons and Spiritual Warfare. This discussion will be held Feb 5 and 12.

New Classes beginning February 19:

Pastor Mike McGarry and Eric Nelson will co-teach “The Tale of the Church - Moving Forward by Looking Back”.  In Ecclesiastes 1:9 King Solomon laments “What has been will be again, what has been done will be done again; there is nothing new under the sun.” Although technology has clearly changed a bit, Solomon’s words have been echoing this truth about the human predicament for nearly 3000 years –there is nothing that is happening today that didn’t occur at some point in the past. Join Mike and Eric for an interactive journey through the convergences and the controversies of the church of the past to help us better understand the challenges facing the body of Christ today.

Pastor Pete Hoglund will be leading a class entitled Emotionally Healthy Spirituality. The Christian faith is supposed to produce deep, positive changes. So why doesn't it? Pastor Scazzero did some digging and discovered a bottom line truth: It's impossible to be spiritually mature while remaining emotionally immature. Here he reveals seven steps to transformation that will help you live a life of authenticity, awareness, and hunger for God. (240 pages, softcover from Nelson)