Sunday Schools

 Pastor Francis VanDelden will be teaching on Exodus for the Winter Sunday school semester.  It will be an overview of Exodus and a look at how God saved the Israelites for His glory.  The semester's syllabus and related scripture is as follows:

1. Introduction: An Odd Start -- Ex. 1:1-7  (January 15)
2. Pharoah's and Israel's Delivery Problems -- Exodus 1:8-2:22  (January 22)                 
3. A Shocking Bush, a Shocking Reponse -- Exodus 2:23-Exodus 4  (February 5)
4. Back to Egypt -- Exodus 4:18-31 (February 12)
5. God, it's not working!  -- Exodus 5, Exodus 6:10-7:13 (February 19)
6. God Gets the Glory: The Plagues -- Exodus 7:14-10:29 (February 26)
7. Life out of Death:  Passover -- Exodus 13 (March 4)
8. You're Not Stuck - You Only Look Stuck: Crossing the Red Sea -- Exodus 14 (March 11)
9. The Sea Song -- Exodus 15 (March 18)
10. Prone to Grumbling -- Exodus 15:22-Exodus 17 (March 25)
11. A Nation Established -- Exodus 19, (April 1)
12. What Do You Do With These Laws? -- Exodus 21-23 (April 15)
13. Tabernacle Details Ad Nauseam? -- Exodus 32-33 (April 22)
14. The Golden Calf (are you surprised?) -- Exodus 32-33 (April 29)
15. God's Glory -- Exodus 24, 24:10-35, 3, 40  (May 6)

January 29 -- no Sunday school -- Annual Congregational Meeting during the Sunday school hour
April 8 -- no Sunday school -- Easter
May 13 will be the last Sunday school class.  It has been left open intentionally in case class time is needed for some other purpose.

 

Teacher: Steve Hake, Jeremiah Wright and Ann Burden, Heidi Howard

The high school class will be split into a Boys class (taught by Rev. Steve Hake and Jeremiah Wright) and a Girls class (taught by Ann Burden and Heidi Howard)  for the first 13-week semester.  During that time they will studying a book written by Faye Hake entitled, Metaphors and the Bible.  Beginning with the new year, the class will combine and will continue to study this book together. 

Teachers: Rob & Amy Sullivan, Brian

The middle school class (consisting of grades 6-8) will be using the book, "Abiding in Christ" as the study guide through this fall semester.  "Abiding in Christ" is based on John 15 and will challenge the students to know Jesus as their Savior and satisfier of their soul.

Teachers: Amy Wright and Laura VanDelden

Teachers’ Assistant: Dawn Myers
 

The third through fifth graders are studying the life of Jesus this year.  Some of the topics of their weekly study will include...

• Jesus begins his work.
• Jesus teaches us about God's kingdom.
• Jesus teaches us how to live.
• Jesus is the Son of God.
• Jesus died and rose again.
• The church is God's people.

 

Teachers: Jason Rundell, Dave Myers, Joli Chism

The kindergarten through second graders will be studying many different aspects of the Christian life and about God is.  Included in their studies will be...

• Thank you, God, for people.
• God forgives.
• God keeps his promises.
• Jesus lvoes children.
• God leads us.
• God loves and cares for David.
• Jesus is our teacher.

 

Teachers:  Jenny Wold, Kirstin Howard, Cath Howard

The preschool Sunday school class will be learning about who God is as they look at different stories in the Old and New Testaments.