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Mar. 2008 - May 2008

Sunday 9:00am
Auditorium Deepening Your Spiritual Walk
Taught by John Wilson.
Superficiality is the curse of our age. Even within the church, there often is a feeling of emptiness; an aching of our hearts that tells us God is calling us to something deeper. We often feel we know about God, but we want more we want to KNOW God. Yet, in the face of that yearning we often feel helpless; we just don’t know how to follow that call into the depths. Deepening your Spiritual Walk is an 11 lesson series exploring the classical spiritual disciplines including:
(1) What is spirituality?
(2) Practicing the Presence of God
(3) The Way of Discipline
(4) Reading the Bible for Transformation
(5) The Prayerful Heart
(6) Battling Diversion (fasting)
(7) Battling Idolatry and Pride (simplicity)
(8) Battling Compulsion (solitude)
(9) We are in this Together (fellowship)
(10) Make Me a Servant
(11) Rituals that Empower Us
Come join us as we discuss ways to place our hearts upon God’s anvil. God is indeed in charge; we but need to make ourselves available to His gentle hand. He who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus (Phil. 1:6).

Room 10 Ecclesiastes
Taught by Russ Whitten.
‘Meaningless, meaningless!’ says the Teacher. ‘Utterly meaningless! Everything is meaningless.’ (Ecclesiastes 1:1) What a gloomy way to begin a book! At times the book of Ecclesiastes sounds incredibly pessimistic and depressing. However, if you read this book carefully you will see that the author has the answer to the question, What is the meaning of life? Ecclesiastes is a book about experimentation. It is about a man who is now reflecting on his lifelong quest for meaning, contentment and happiness. The author of Ecclesiastes looks back over the years and basically says been there, done that. He has experienced and tasted everything this world ‘under the sun’ has to offer Money: The writer says, I’ve had more than you can dream. Wisdom and education: My wisdom was world renowned. Fame and Power: More than anyone before me. Fun and Pleasure: I’ve done it all! Accomplishments: Ditto. Relationships: I’ve had more relationships than you can possibly imagine. He has experienced all these things that we think are supposed to bring meaning and happiness. Here is his report in a nutshell: It’s empty. It’s all meaningless. In the end, however, he has the answer. Please join us as we explore this ancient, inspired book of wisdom and discover what really brings meaning, joy and contentment to our lives.

Wednesday 7:00pm
Auditorium I & II Peter
Taught by Randy Robinette.
Many of us can relate very well to Peter. Before Jesus called Peter to follow him, Peter made his livelihood as a commercial fisherman. Peter was somewhat tempestuous, e.g. using a sword to cut off the ear of Malchus in the Garden of Gethsemane. Peter rashly said even if all fall away, I will not, but he did deny Jesus three times in one evening. Peter was married and had a mother-in-law, so he certainly understood domestic issues. Peter also was arguably the primary leader of the early church, delivering the first sermon on Pentecost. He was the apostle chosen to first take the gospel to the gentiles. Surely, Peter, uneducated, but a spirit-filled man, must have many important things to say to us today. (By the way, do you know who wrote I & II Peter?) Please come study with us this quarter as we delve into these practical letters.

Room 10 Journeying With Jeremiah
Taught by Jim Whitfield.
"Are you ready for change?" One of the leading commentaries on the Old Testament book of Jeremiah says, "The world into which Jeremiah was born was undergoing tumultuous change." Another commentary has the title "Jeremiah: Prophet of Courage and Hope." Two words that have become prominent in our current political scene today are "change and "hope." Did what Jeremiah say about the political and religious situation of his day back in the late seventh and early sixth centuries BC have anything to do with us today? In this Wednesday night class taught by Jim Whitfield we'll examine the book of Jeremiah, the man Jeremiah, and the abiding lessons we can learn from Jeremiah. Sometime in the course of this study we shall watch a movie based on the life and preaching of Jeremiah.


	Auditorium		Deepening Your Spiritual Walk Taught by John Wilson. Superficiality is the curse of our age. Even within the church, there often is a feeling of emptiness; an aching of our hearts that tells us God is calling us to something deeper. We often feel we know about God, but we want more we want to KNOW God. Yet, in the face of that yearning we often feel helpless; we just don’t know how to follow that call into the depths. Deepening your Spiritual Walk is an 11 lesson series exploring the classical spiritual disciplines including: (1) What is spirituality? (2) Practicing the Presence of God (3) The Way of Discipline (4) Reading the Bible for Transformation (5) The Prayerful Heart (6) Battling Diversion (fasting) (7) Battling Idolatry and Pride (simplicity) (8) Battling Compulsion (solitude) (9) We are in this Together (fellowship) (10) Make Me a Servant (11) Rituals that Empower Us Come join us as we discuss ways to place our hearts upon God’s anvil. God is indeed in charge; we but need to make ourselves available to His gentle hand. He who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus (Phil. 1:6).
	Room 10		Ecclesiastes Taught by Russ Whitten. ‘Meaningless, meaningless!’ says the Teacher. ‘Utterly meaningless! Everything is meaningless.’ (Ecclesiastes 1:1) What a gloomy way to begin a book! At times the book of Ecclesiastes sounds incredibly pessimistic and depressing. However, if you read this book carefully you will see that the author has the answer to the question, What is the meaning of life? Ecclesiastes is a book about experimentation. It is about a man who is now reflecting on his lifelong quest for meaning, contentment and happiness. The author of Ecclesiastes looks back over the years and basically says been there, done that. He has experienced and tasted everything this world ‘under the sun’ has to offer Money: The writer says, I’ve had more than you can dream. Wisdom and education: My wisdom was world renowned. Fame and Power: More than anyone before me. Fun and Pleasure: I’ve done it all! Accomplishments: Ditto. Relationships: I’ve had more relationships than you can possibly imagine. He has experienced all these things that we think are supposed to bring meaning and happiness. Here is his report in a nutshell: It’s empty. It’s all meaningless. In the end, however, he has the answer. Please join us as we explore this ancient, inspired book of wisdom and discover what really brings meaning, joy and contentment to our lives.


	Auditorium		I & II Peter Taught by Randy Robinette. Many of us can relate very well to Peter. Before Jesus called Peter to follow him, Peter made his livelihood as a commercial fisherman. Peter was somewhat tempestuous, e.g. using a sword to cut off the ear of Malchus in the Garden of Gethsemane. Peter rashly said even if all fall away, I will not, but he did deny Jesus three times in one evening. Peter was married and had a mother-in-law, so he certainly understood domestic issues. Peter also was arguably the primary leader of the early church, delivering the first sermon on Pentecost. He was the apostle chosen to first take the gospel to the gentiles. Surely, Peter, uneducated, but a spirit-filled man, must have many important things to say to us today. (By the way, do you know who wrote I & II Peter?) Please come study with us this quarter as we delve into these practical letters.
	Room 10		Journeying With Jeremiah Taught by Jim Whitfield. "Are you ready for change?" One of the leading commentaries on the Old Testament book of Jeremiah says, "The world into which Jeremiah was born was undergoing tumultuous change." Another commentary has the title "Jeremiah: Prophet of Courage and Hope." Two words that have become prominent in our current political scene today are "change and "hope." Did what Jeremiah say about the political and religious situation of his day back in the late seventh and early sixth centuries BC have anything to do with us today? In this Wednesday night class taught by Jim Whitfield we'll examine the book of Jeremiah, the man Jeremiah, and the abiding lessons we can learn from Jeremiah. Sometime in the course of this study we shall watch a movie based on the life and preaching of Jeremiah.