Wednesday Evening 6:30 p.m. It Never Gets Old!
Understanding the Old Testament— does it seem strange and confusing to you? When you read it, you may feel like you are visiting another country and trying to read a local newspaper written in a language you do not understand with pictures of an unfamiliar culture. If so, join the club! Or better… join the class! We will continue our study of the Old Testament. Pastor Phil was blessed to have Dr. Chris Miller as a college professor and now Dr. Miller’s Old Testament Survey lectures are available online for free! (Incidentally, Pastor Phil has had A LOT of professors, and Dr. Miller is one of his top five favorites!).
Dr. Miller completed his Master of Theology at Grace Theological Seminary in Winona Lake, Indiana and earned his PhD in Bible Exposition from Dallas Theological Seminary. He began his academic career at Word of Life Bible Institute in 1981 before joining the Bible department at Cedarville University in 1991, where he currently serves as Senior Professor of Biblical Studies.
The biblical narrative will come alive as we explore how the chapters, stories, events, and literary forms all fit together in God’s redemptive story. We will augment the study with overview videos from The Bible Project and the discussion of the group. Bring your study bibles and come prepared to see the Old Testament more clearly than ever before!
It’s not too late to join the class April 23rd following its pause for Lent and Easter.
Led by George Rhinehart
Plan on participating in this study on Sunday mornings before gathering for worship in this 30-40minute study. We meet to explore Sean McDowell and Warner Wallace’s book. It is not just another answer book on the defense of the divine origin and authority of Christianity. Neither is it merely theoretical. Instead, it offers direct instructions to help equip young people to internalize their Christian faith. While it is a short book – just under 200 pages – it contains plenty of research, statistics and personal experiences
of McDowell and Wallace, both having spent many years working with youth. Parents, teachers, youth workers, or simply someone who has a passion to equip the next generation to stand strong in the Christian faith, can find it a good and robust resource.
Dr. Sean McDowell is a gifted communicator with a passion for equipping the church, and in particular young people, to make the case for the Christian faith. He connects with audiences in a tangible way through humor and stories while imparting hard evidence and logical support for viewing all areas of life through a Biblical worldview. Sean is an Associate Professor in the Christian Apologetics program at Talbot School of Theology, Biola University.
J. Warner Wallace has had a remarkable career as a cold case detective. And in the past five years, he has become one of the most influential and recognizable apologists. In this podcast, he shares unique insights about his journey from atheism to Christianity, and then gives some practicalsuggestions, from his youth pastor and parent experiences about reaching and engaging young people today.
Note: Biola University is a private, nondenominational, evangelical Christian university in La Mirada, California. It is a nationally ranked Christian university in the heart of Southern California. Founded in 1908, Biola offers biblically centered education, intentional spiritual development and vocational preparation within a unique learning community where all faculty, staff and students are professing Christians.
Getting Together
Children’s Moment during worship.
Catechism Classes
Grace’s catechism classes resumed meeting on Sunday mornings from
09:00 to 10:00.
All youth classes bring exciting lessons about the Bible and God’s love for them during their Young Learners (PreK-K) and Disciples (Early Elementary) classes. Following a message and song especially for them during the church service time they are released to attend their classes.
