Introducing Connections
Sunday, August 24th, 2008 : By Eric Farr
This morning we introduced Connections, the next step in the development of our Sunday morning Bible study for adults.
Background
The large-groups assembly is a vital time to come together as a church to hear the Word of God together and respond in celebration through song, the Lord’s Supper, and prayer. However, the large-group gathering does not allow us to interact with Gods truth in the way smaller groups do. To facilitate that better, last year, we began offering more classes during the Bible study time.
There is another thing that the large-group assembly doesn’t allow for very well… that is the ability to get to know one-another …
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God’s Providence, Part 4
Sunday, May 25th, 2008 : By Ken Rutherford
The Doctrine of God: Week 26
Systematic Theology: An Introduction to Biblical Doctrine, by Wayne Grudem.
Chapter 16, God’s Providence: If God controls all things, how can our actions have real meaning? What are the decrees of God?
Today, in our last class before our summer break, we discuss the opposing arguments of Arminianism and Calvinism.
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Theology
Sunday, May 18th, 2008 : By Tom Holbrook
As a follow-up to our previous discussion of tradition, today we will take a step back and ask some broader questions such as “What is theology?”, ”Why is theology important for the average person?”, and “What approaches are being taken in pursuing theology today?”.
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God’s Providence, Part 3
Sunday, May 11th, 2008 : By Ken Rutherford
The Doctrine of God: Week 25
Systematic Theology: An Introduction to Biblical Doctrine, by Wayne Grudem.
Chapter 16, God’s Providence: If God controls all things, how can our actions have real meaning? What are the decrees of God?
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God’s Providence, Part 2
Sunday, May 4th, 2008 : By Ken Rutherford
The Doctrine of God: Week 24
Systematic Theology: An Introduction to Biblical Doctrine, by Wayne Grudem.
Chapter 16, God’s Providence: If God controls all things, how can our actions have real meaning? What are the decrees of God?
This week we continue the discussion of God’s Providence as we take on one of the most controversial topics - the problem of evil.
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God’s Providence, Part 1
Sunday, April 27th, 2008 : By Ken Rutherford
The Doctrine of God: Week 24
Systematic Theology: An Introduction to Biblical Doctrine, by Wayne Grudem.
Chapter 16, God’s Providence: If God controls all things, how can our actions have real meaning? What are the decrees of God?
This week we begin our discussion on how God keeps all created things existing and maintaining the properties with which he created them (preservation) and how He cooperates with created things in every action, directing their distinctive properties to cause them to act the way they do (concurrence).
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Creation, Part 5
Sunday, April 20th, 2008 : By Ken Rutherford
The Doctrine of God: Week 23
Systematic Theology: An Introduction to Biblical Doctrine, by Wayne Grudem.
Chapter 14, Creation: Why, how, and when did God create the universe?
This week we conclude our discussion on why, how, and when God created the universe with an in-depth discussion on contrasting the young earth and old earth viewpoints.
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Creation, Part 4
Sunday, April 13th, 2008 : By Ken Rutherford
The Doctrine of God: Week 22
Systematic Theology: An Introduction to Biblical Doctrine, by Wayne Grudem.
Chapter 14, Creation: Why, how, and when did God create the universe?
This week we conclude our discussion on why, how, and when God created the universe. The topics which are more controversial among believers are discussed including interpretations of Genesis 1 and the debate of young earth or old earth.
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Creation, Part 3
Sunday, April 6th, 2008 : By Ken Rutherford
The Doctrine of God: Week 21
Systematic Theology: An Introduction to Biblical Doctrine, by Wayne Grudem.
Chapter 14, Creation: Why, how, and when did God create the universe?
This week we continue a discussion on why, how, and when God created the universe. We move more into the areas where disagreements may exist among believers as we discuss the agreements and disagreements between the Scriptures and modern science.
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Creation, Part 2
Sunday, March 30th, 2008 : By Ken Rutherford
The Doctrine of God: Week 20
Systematic Theology: An Introduction to Biblical Doctrine, by Wayne Grudem.
Chapter 14, Creation: Why, how, and when did God create the universe?
This week we continue a discussion on why, how, and when God created the universe. Here we begin discussing areas where some disagreements exist among believers.
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