Sunday Adult Education Offerings
Fall 2010

Bible 101 (Room 200A) Topic: Romans
Overview: Paul’s letter to the Romans was written to encourage and guide Christians in living their daily lives in a Christian manner that is, living their lives by the Spirit in Christ Jesus.
Format: Learning how to study the Bible
September 5: Chapter 1
Length of this topic: until completed
Ages: Mixed
Teacher: Jon Weems
Contact Information: Don and Nene Comedy Don@gigem.net

Class: Christian Living (Room 401B) Title/Subject of Class: Weekly Lectionary
Readings
Overview: 3 Year Lectionary Cycle including Old Testament, Gospel, Psalms and Epistle readings assigned for each week.
Format: Short lecture with discussion
September 5: Readings for September 5
Length of this topic: Ongoing
Ages: 50+
Teacher: Jerry Campbell
Contact Information: Class president, Max Lantz 830-693-2998 maxandsuzy@yahoo.com

Class: Connections (Room 402) Topic: Bible Study on 1st and 2nd Samuel
Overview: I Samuel recounts the history of Israel from the end of the judges to the death of King Saul. II Samuel recounts the kingship of David though it ends before his death that is recounted in I Kings.
Format: Lecture plus discussion
September 5: The class will be beginning Chapter 14 of 1st Samuel
Length of Class: TBD
Ages: Mixed Ages
Teacher: Larry Olson
Contact Information: 830-596-1232; lolson@nctv.com

Cross Training (Room 103) Topic: Forgotten God – Reversing our Tragic Neglect of
the Holy Spirit by Francis Chan
Overview: Today’s church admires the gift of the Holy Spirit, but have we neglected to open it? Chan tears away the wrapping paper and ribbons to uncover the source of the believing community’s true power for witness and service.
Format: Video and discussion
September 5: Lesson 1
Length of class: 7- 12 Weeks
Ages: All ages welcome
Teacher: Bob Spickelmier and other class members
Contact Information: 830-693-2998; rspickel@yahoo.com

Fellowship (Room 102 Chapel) Topic: The Inescapable God
Overview: This class will have 3 units: God Reveals, God sustains and God Protects all discussed using the scriptures from Exodus and Psalms.
Format: Lecture
September 5: Beginning of topic
Length of this topic: To Be Determined
Ages: All ages welcome
Teacher: Rotates among four well-seasoned teachers
Contact Information: Class President Liz Shelton

Kingdom Seekers (Room 201/Parlor) Title: Ending II Samuel then to I & II Kings
Overview: The public life, which is Israel’s political, economic, judicial and military life, is told with implications for our own public lives today.
Format: Conversational study and self-preparation
September 5: Ending II Samuel
Length of this topic: Undetermined
Ages: All ages welcome
Teacher: Randal and Robin Dahl, co-facilitators
Contact Information: 830-693-0913 rrdahl@nctv.com

Koinonia (Room 403) Title: United Methodist Belief and a Study of the Life of
John Wesley
Overview: This study has been studying the principles of John Wesley and how these are incorporated in the beliefs of the United Methodist Church. This class also studied the life of John Wesley as a part of this study.
Format: Lecture and discussion
September 5: Coming to the end of this study by end of September
Length of this topic: Next topic will be announced at a later date.
Ages: 60+
Teacher: Nelda Tyler
Contact Information: Ray Hufford phone: 830-639-2998; rhufford@tstar.net