2016 Programming Options (January - June)

THANK YOU for taking the time to consider the following options and giving us feedback.  I've provided six options below.  Please consider each of them and at the bottom, select ALL that you are interested in.  We will likely offer two or three of them between January and June.  Your help will be appreciated.

Value Packed Parenting
Raising Rock-Solid Kids in a Pleasure-Driven World

This is a seven week study by Dr. Kevin Leman, an internationally known Christian psychologist, best-selling author, speaker, and media personality. Having listened to some of Dr. Leman's other programs, I am sure this will be a very enjoyable journey into the life of parenting.
  1. THE TEN BEST GIFTS YOU'LL EVER GIVE YOUR KIDS.  It's Never Too Late To Become a Better Parent
  2.  HOW TO LISTEN SO KIDS WILL TALK AND HOW TO TALK SO KIDS WILL LISTEN.  Staying Tuned In So They Don't Tune You Out
  3.  DISCIPLINE ISN'T SPELLED P-U-N-I-S-H-M-E-N-T.  Why Teaching and Learning Are Better Than Punishment and Penalties
  4.  TEN WAYS TO IMPROVE YOUR CHILD'S SELF-CONFIDENCE.  A Step-By-Step Plan That Works Wonders!
  5.  CAUTION:  ANGER AHEAD!  Observing The Warning Signs Before Tempers Flare
  6.  BIRTH ORDER AND WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT IT.  Recognize Your Children's Differences and Turn Them Into Advantages
  7.  STANDING UP TO THE NEW GOLIATH.  Helping Kids Overcome the Negative Influence of the Internet, The Media and Technology
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Prayer: Does it Make Any Difference?

In this six-session series, award-winning author Philip Yancey probes the very heartbeat—the most fundamental, challenging, perplexing, and deeply rewarding aspect—of our relationship with God: prayer.

What is prayer? How does it work? And more importantly, does it work?

In theory, prayer is the essential human act, a priceless point of contact between us and the God of the universe. In practice, prayer is often frustrating, confusing, and fraught with mystery.

Prayer: Does It Make Any Difference? is an exploration of the mysterious intersection where God and humans meet and relate. Yancey explores such questions as:
  • Is God listening?
  • Why should God care about me?
  • If God knows everything, what’s the point of prayer?
  • Why do answers to prayer seem so inconsistent and capricious?
  • Why does God seem sometimes close and sometimes far away?
  • How can I make prayer more satisfying?
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Emotionally Healthy Spirituality

We invite you to join us on a contemplative journey into your spiritual walk with Christ.  The Emotionally Healthy Spirituality Course will take you on a powerful 8-week journey of transformation that will equip you with tools to develop a deep interior life with Christ.  In this study we will look into our hearts, souls, and minds, to examine where we truthfully are in our spiritual, and intimate relationship with Jesus.

Explore these groundbreaking themes that touch unseen places deep beneath the surface of our lives:
  • The Problem of Emotionally Unhealthy Spirituality
  • Know Yourself that You May Know God
  • Go Back to Go Forward
  • Journey through the Wall
  • Enlarge Your Soul through Grief and Loss
  • Discover the Rhythms of the Daily Office
  • Grow into an Emotionally Mature Adult
  • Go the Next Step to Develop a “Rule of Life”

​For more information about the EHS course, please click here.​
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Bible Study: James
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What does James have to say to me? James is practical.
  • Take problems. James knows nobody's perfect. So he doesn't tell us how to live trouble-free. He tells us how to live when troubles hit. Do I complain? Or do I use difficulties as an opportunity for growth?
  • Take words. We all talk. And sometimes we say things we wish we hadn't. James helps us use words more carefully, more positively. Do my words hurt others? Do they advance God's kingdom? Are they truthful? Are they loving?
  • Take money. It flows around us (despite our complaints about tight budgets and taxes). Do I withhold my money when others are in need? Do I put more value on worldly things than on the things of God?
  • Take time. If we have enough money, we know we never have enough time. We do all we can to get the most out of each hour of each day, filling our calendars with activity. But am I missing God's will and perspective in the midst of schedule making?

James is practical—maybe too practical! So expect these quiet times to be challenging—not because they will be hard to understand but because they will be all too easy to understand.

We would cover the book of James in 6 to 9 sessions.
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Sacred Marriage
Sacred Marriage is a free six week study based on the book by Gary Thomas.  We have offered this study twice and it has proven to be a valuable program.  

Video Sessions:
  1. God's Purpose for Marriage: More Than We Imagine
  2. The Refining Power of Marriage
  3. The God-Centered Spouse
  4. Sacred History
  5. Sexual Saints
  6. Marriage: The Love Laboratory

You can also find out more on our web page on Sacred Marriage.
Financial Freedom
Are you counting on a lottery ticket to eliminate your financial problems? Or perhaps you're hoping for an inheritance from that rich uncle (who always liked you best) to solve all your financial woes.  If you're "financially challenged" at the end (or the beginning) of every month, this study is for you!

The Christian's Guide to Financial Freedom offers peace of mind that comes with responsible planning and freedom from debt. Based on five biblically-based principles, this study will help you understand practical and proven methods designed to set a straight track towards savings, simplicity and stewardship.

Sessions include: Loosen your Grip, Work Diligently and Live Simply; Use Debt Cautiously; Give Generously; Develop a Financial Plan; Invest Wisely, Provide for those you Love; and Experience Financial Freedom

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