Spending time in the Old Testament can sometimes feel like reading a letter meant for someone else.  Even when the meaning of a passage is clear, it can be difficult to discern what the Holy Spirit wishes to change in our lives through it.  

The OT is the Special Revelation of God’s saving plan; from Creation, during the earliest days of the People of God, and preparing us to accept Christ as our Messiah.  In this class, we will discuss the development of the Hebrew Bible, and why it is both reliable and edifying for the church today.  Brief overviews of Old Testament books and literary context will be given, but the key emphasis will be on reading the Old Testament as Scripture, from a Christocentric perspective.

 

As Christians and as a church we use the word “missions” quite casually. But what do we mean exactly? In this class you will hear from various teachers the What, Why, Who, and How of “missions” both in general and in our church. Jesus gave us the mission along with the creative freedom for how we are to accomplish it. This is about our identity, so that includes our time, our plans and our wealth. We hope to remember together who God is calling and creating us to be.