4:16 Summer College 2011 Course Descriptions
All classes are free. If the course requires the student to have a text or resource it is noted in the description.The student is not required to purchase the text or resource through Grace Community.
Course: Biblical Financial Management
Instructors: Mark Palmer, Sean Hoffmaster and Steve Belzner
Meeting: Wednesdays from 6:45 PM - 8:15 PM, beginning July 6th for 5 weeks
Description: Not for the faint of heart! This course provides biblical insight into personal finances. Course topics include a broad range of areas regarding financial management. Students will prepare their own budgets, deeds, and other financial instruments. Course includes some minor biblical meditation and daily study. Required text: None
Course: From God's Own Hand: A Look at Trials and God's Sovereignty
Instructors: Brendan Beale & Mike Verderame
Meeting: Thursdays from 8:30 PM - 9:45 PM, beginning July 7th for 6 weeks
Description: Our comfort and security in trials is based on what we know about God. Come learn about God's sovereignty over all of life - including suffering - and have your faith freshly stirred to see God's love for you in the midst of trials. From the sufferings of Christ, to the sale of Joseph, to our own lives, God uses sin and suffering to defeat sin and suffering. Required text: None
Course: Genesis to Deuteronomy: An Overview
Instructor: Caleb Howard
Meeting: Wednesdays from 8:30 PM - 9:45 PM, beginning July 6th for 6 weeks
Description: This class will provide a survey of the first five books of the Bible while highlighting some of the key themes in these books. The goal is not only to give an overview, but to look at how these books fit into the overall redemptive story of the Bible, to help make the connections in these books to the person and work of Christ and to consider what these writings have to say to us today. Caleb Howard is currently a Ph.D candidate in Old Testament Studies. His primary emphasis is on the background of the Old Testament with a particular focus on the Pentateuch (Genesis - Deuteronomy). Required text: None
Course: Helper by Design
Instructors: Margaret Sharpe & Others
Meeting: Thursdays from 6:45 PM - 8:15 PM, beginning July 7th for 6 weeks
Description: A wife who is reflecting God's helping character desires to strengthen, comfort and protect her husband. She becomes to him a companion who offers what he really needs: help in his God-given calling. Let’s come together to discover your purpose as a helper to your husband. Required text: Helper By Design by Elyse Fitzpatrick, $11
Course: Living Life Rooted in the Grace of the Gospel
Instructor: Don Sharpe
Meeting: Wednesdays from 6:45 PM - 8:15 PM, beginning July 6th for 5 weeks
Description: If there's one class we would want everyone who is a part of Grace Community to take at some point this is it. Most of us know that it’s the gospel that saves us and brings us into a relationship with God. But what does the gospel have to do with my daily Christian life? Everything! This class is about what it means to live in the joy and good of the gospel in our everyday lives. We will seek to answer question like… What does it mean to be established in the gospel? How do I apply the gospel in my daily life? What does it mean to preach the gospel to yourself every day and how do I do that? Find out why the gospel is the most important thing to our lives both before and after we become Christians. Required text: None
Course: Parenting Our Kids: Toddlers through Elementary Age
Instructor: Pastor Matt Smith
Meeting: Thursdays from 8:30 PM - 9:45 PM, beginning July 7th for 4 weeks
Description: How can someone so small wear you out so quickly? Does it seem like you have tried just about everything and nothing seems to work? More than ever, Christians need to know what God’s Word actually teaches about parenting and how to put it into practice. Pastor Matt is excited to once again teach this class, with fresh experiences as he is once again raising two toddlers; one of which is extremely cute but especially challenging! In this course you will not only discover the Biblical goal and foundation for faith-filled parenting, but you will learn how to put these truths into practice at a heart level. Required text: None
Course: The Teen & the Fight for Sexual Purity
Instructor: Pastor Matt along with his wife Tracy
Meeting: Thursdays from 6:45 PM - 8:15 PM, beginning July 7th for 4 weeks
Description: The world we live in is constantly talking to our teens about sex, but what exactly are they telling them? Lust, pornography and sexual impurity are plaguing today's teens even within the evangelical church. We believe it is time that both parents and the church speak up with clarity from God's Word on this important topic. Our God is not a kill joy when it comes to things like romance, relationships and sex. Our God in fact created these things for His glory and our good! But the flesh, the world, and the devil are constantly trying to get young people to chase after a counterfeit that only enslaves. This is one class that teens and their parents should definitely consider taking! Some of the classes will consist of breakout session for the guys and the girls. Required text: None
Course: The Truth will Set You Free!
Instructor: Steve Bickel
Meeting: Tuesdays from 6:45 PM - 8:15 PM, beginning July 5th for 5 weeks
Description: Get a crucial alignment for everyday living in this 5-week class designed to sharpen your spiritual senses with God and others. When’s the last time you took time to have the Lord comprehensively evaluate your life? Do you feel burdened by your sin and failures? Are you lacking joy? How about the offenses of others towards you…have they contributed to your spiritual fatigue? What about the nagging unforgiveness, bitterness and anger that clogs up the soul? What about those hidden sins that seek to condemn and destroy you or the spiritual battle we fight daily? Come get a strong dose of encouragement in the Good News and practical, Biblical helps to make sure your life stays infused with the joy and the peace that Christ died to give you! Required text: None
Course: Two Ways to Live: Know and Share the Gospel
Instructor: Greg Gill
Meeting: Tuesdays from 8:30 PM - 9:45 PM, beginning July 12th for 5 weeks
Description: We live in a time in our history where the view of life and spirituality is increasingly unbiblical. As a result, we cannot assume that people can understand or agree with where we start our gospel presentation. To share our faith, we must learn to lay a compelling perspective of God and his authority, of man's sin and its consequences, and the person and work of Christ. This class provides a simple and easily memorized outline for sharing the gospel with flexibility to adjust to each situation. Your understanding, confidence and skill will grow through your practice and training. Workbook and training materials will be required. Required text: Two Ways to Live Participant's Guide, $10
Course: What Does Marriage Look Like?
Instructors: George Scheeler & Dan Zorn
Meeting: Tuesdays from 6:45 PM - 8:15 PM, beginning July 5th for 5 weeks
Description: Ephesians 5:10 says, "try to discern what is pleasing to the Lord". This applies as well to our marriages. What does a godly marriage look like? This class provides both theological and practical insight in showing how to handle various common issues we run into in our marriages. The class will be designed to be interactive so be sure to bring questions and issues to discuss in class. The following types of marital questions and others will be taught in the class: What does godly reconciliation look like? How do I properly correct my husband? Can my spouse really change? What does spiritual leadership look like? How do I submit to my husband when I don't want to? How can I be a better listener and more understanding to my wife? What does being a "helpmate" involve? How can we better facilitate communication in our marriage? Required text: None
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