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The discipleship process is more than teaching people the right knowledge about God. A disciple models him or herself after someone. Making disciples of Jesus goes beyond teaching facts about Jesus. It means teaching people how to know and be like Jesus — to obey God and seek His best for their lives.
A message about Discipleship & Level Up from Pastor Jim Webb:
When I combine the reminder of discipled education in our faith with the vapid expressions of spiritualism in our modern world; It creates a challenge within my heart. I have expressed this challenge with our company of pastors and various committees all of which agree that there is a need for expanded Christian education uniquely now. They also agreed that we are all in different places of growth within our discipleship journeys. What may challenge and satisfy one group may not be what is needed for others. We are at different levels of need for lack of a better term. From this discussion and collaboration, the concept of ‘Level Up’ was revealed. So, with this idea in mind, our Christian education format will begin a new adaptation to all classes based upon levels of teaching.
Levels are L1, L2, L3, and L4
which reflect the diversity of our membership
and their journey in discipleship.
Please see the schedule below for current offerings.
Level Up Schedule & Classes
​​​​​2025 Level Up Discipleship Classes
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​Summer Break from 6/8/25 – 8/31/24
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FALL 2025
Session 1
9/7 - 9/28
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​Holy Habits: Making Diligent Use of the Means of Grace
Level 3
Sundays from 11:30am - 12:30pm
Room 100
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God saved you by his grace when you believed. And you can’t take credit for this; it is a gift from God. 9 Salvation is not a reward for the good things we have done, so none of us can boast about it. 10 For we are God’s masterpiece. He has created us anew in Christ Jesus, so we can do the good things he planned for us long ago. (Ephesians 2: 8-10)
In 1989, Stephen Covey, an American businessman and educator, wrote a best-selling book entitled, The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People. It has sold over 40 million copies and was named the #1 Most Influential Business Book of the 20th Century. Covey's theory is that the path to success in business begins with individual behaviors, and that these can be learned and practiced.”
What is true about the habits of successful businesspeople is also true about mature Christians. There are beneficial devotional habits that as individuals we can learn and practice.
During the Reformation of the 16th Century, Protestants and Catholics argued over the Ordo Salutis, the order of salvation. It was a chicken-and-egg argument. An imprecise and rough description of the argument goes this way: the Catholics taught that good works precede justification (salvation), and the Protestants argued that good works are the product of salvation. However, both Catholics and Protestants believed, and still believe, that God’s intention for us is not only salvation (justification) but also transformation (sanctification) – a changed life empowered by the Holy Spirit.
But for many of us, that is not our experience. We undergo a new birth in Christ, but we remain, in Paul’s words, spiritual infants who survive on the milk of the gospel never learning to chew solid food. We never grow up spiritually.
So, the question is this: what can we do (inspired and empowered by the Spirit) to become a transformed and transformational people? The answer is similar to Covey’s answer to frustrated businesspeople – as individuals we must choose to learn and practice certain beneficial habits. In church, we call these habits the media gratiae, the means of grace.
Join us this Fall as we explore the means of grace and learn to practice them diligently and regularly.
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"The Problem of Pain" with Pastor Larry Shores
Level 2
Sundays from 11:30am - 12:30pm
Room 117
Pain is a perennial challenge in this broken world. Why Must We Suffer?
“If God is good and all-powerful, why does he allow his creatures to suffer pain?” And what about the suffering of animals, who neither deserve pain nor can be improved by it? The greatest Christian thinker of our time sets out to disentangle these knotty issues. With his signature wealth of compassion and insight, C.S. Lewis offers answers to these crucial questions and shares his hope and wisdom to help heal a world hungering for a true understanding of human nature.
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This class will read and discuss C.S. Lewis's classic. You may purchase your own book or let us know and we can order it for you a cost of $10. Those needing a scholarship for book, please let us know.
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"Bible Overview" with Rev. Tracee Hackel
Level 2
Sundays from 11:30am - 12:30am
Meeting Room 1
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God has spoken, do you want to know what he said?
Join us for the Bible Overview Introduction. Bible Overview Introduction, will spend four Sunday sessions introducing the Bible, its: purpose, contents, history, and interpretation. The goal of the four-week introduction is to whet your appetite and provide a basic toolkit for effective Bible Reading.
Bible Overview will continue from October-May with more in-depth historical-cultural context, interpretive insights, and introductions to every book of the Bible. The specific content of each subsequent section will be announced before each Level Up session.
If you missed part of last year’s Bible Overview, or are just interested in a certain section of the Bible feel free to jump in at any time. All you need for this class is curiosity and a Bible.
If you don’t have a Bible, we have one for you. You may want a pen and notebook. We will attempt to procure ample caffeination. If you have any questions please contact: Tracee Hackel .
