January 2010

Connection new covenant church

301 Simpson Road • Anderson, SC 29621 • 864-224-8724 • www.ncchurch.net

promoting a life-changing faith within a loving fellowship

Worship 3

Women’s Ministry 4

New Covenant MMO/Preschool 7

Your Kid Isn’t Just A Receptacle By: Lori Ramey

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January Calendar of Events 10

Covenant Kids 411 12

Covenant College Update 14

Cargo 15

New Covenant Youth 16

New Covenant School 18

Discipleship Classes: February 2010 to April 2010 19

Discipleship Classes: November 2009 to January 2010 20

C o n n e c t i o n

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In 2000, I read through the Bible for the first time in many years. I was blown away by all that I had forgotten. I was so af-fected by the experience that I read

through the Bible again in 2001. Since that time I've encouraged others to do so as well. The latest iteration of that encouragement is

BibleReadThrough.org. BibleReadThrough.org is a service de-signed to help you read through the Bible in one or two years. It provides a variety of reading plans, and the service notifies you via email of the daily

reading. Please consider using BibleReadThrough.org, a read-through Bible, or another plan to read through the Bible in 2010.

Rob Wright

Consider reading through the Bible in 2010!

WorshipWorship

The Lord’s TableThe Lord’s TableThe Lord’s Table The Lord’s Table will next be observed on January 10th. You are encouraged to take some time out the week before we observe the Lord’s Table to prepare your heart and mind to enjoy this means of grace.

Reminder: ‘Gluten Free’ bread is available for communion. Please sit on the right side of the sanctuary to receive the gluten free plate.

The Lord’s Supper is a special presence of God’s Spirit with His people, who meet in unity around the table. The unity of God’s people is displayed as we partake of the supper together on the Lord’s Day. We remind you of this biblical truth so that you do not miss out on this means of grace.

If you are in the lobby during the supper, we invite you to come back into the sanctuary so that you can partake of the supper. We will have extra seats along the back wall to accommodate you and your children.

Worship TeamWorship TeamWorship Team Do you have an interest or questions about serving on the Worship Team as a vocalist or instrumentalist? Please call Darrell at 224-8724 or e-mail trickett@ncchurch.net.

Celebration ChoirCelebration ChoirCelebration Choir Upcoming dates:

Sunday, January 24th (Rehearsal, Thursday, January 21st)

Sunday, February 21st (Rehearsal, Thursday, February 18th)

Open to any professing believer over the age of 8. You do not need choral or other group singing experience to participate!

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All Renew Bible Study Groups are studying Psalms: Songs Along the Way by Kathleen Nielson. Come join one! Books are available through the New Covenant Bookstore.

1st & 3rd Monday evenings. Dates: January 4, 18 Taught by Denise Burchette and held at New Covenant Church in the Library at 7:00 pm. If you are interested, you can contact Denise at 225-8191.

2nd & 4th Monday evenings. Dates: January 11, 25 Taught by Alisa Lamb and held at her home at 7:15 pm. If you have any questions, you can contact Alisa (224-7581).

Tuesday mornings. Dates: January 5, 12, 19, 26 Ladies Prayer Group. Meets at 10:00 am in the church library. Contact Liz Abbott at 964-9112 if you are interested in this group.

Wednesday Afternoons. Dates: January 6, 13, 20, 27 For Moms of Covenant Kids. This study meets during the Covenant Kids‟ Choir (4:00 pm) at the church. If you‟re interested, please call Carrie Cousar (332-0737). Come join us!

Every other Wednesday morning. Dates: January 6, 20 Meets at 8:00 am to 9:30 am in Room C116-Elizabeth Evans‟ classroom. Contact Sherri Settle at 224-0747 if you are interested.

Thursday afternoons. Dates: January 14, 28 Liz Abbott (964-9112) teaches at 2:00 pm in the church‟s conference room.

1st & 3rd Thursday evenings. Dates: January 7, 21 Susie Whitfield (224-8724) teaches at 7:00 pm at her house.

Renew Groups Women’s Ministry

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January Ladies’ Refresh

Tuesday, January 12 ~ 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm We‟ll get together at the Burchette‟s for a cozy time of fellowship and fun. Krisy Mortenson will be our speaker. If you are interested in carpooling from the church to the Burchette‟s, please let Bailey know by Monday, January 11.

Questions? Contact Denise at 225-8191

Love the Ladies

A relaxing evening by candlelight with friends and a delicious steak dinner, served and entertained by the men of New Covenant. Please sign-up in the lobby by Sunday, February 7. When: Sunday, February 14 at 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm Where: Hospitality Area at NCC Who: Ladies 18 years and up (O.W.L.S. widows will be treated to a chauffeured ride to the church) Cost: Only $10 per lady (Hint: a great opportunity for husbands to treat your wife!) Sit back, relax and enjoy! No dishes either!

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Questions about the Women’s Ministry?

Contact Mark Burchette (burchette@ncchurch.net) or Bailey Rountree at 224-8724 or brountree@ncchurch.net

March 13 PINK PARTY Our annual Pink Party will be a Spring Theme. So pull out those spring colors and let‟s welcome the season with a fun morning of fellowship, speakers and good food. April 13 BUNCO Come join us for a Biblically Unique Night of Carrying On! May 8 MOTHER/DAUGHTER TEA All ladies are invited to attend this special event. Come and fel-lowship as sisters in Christ. There will be a guest speaker, a lovely brunch and beautiful decorations. This one is truly a highlight of our year together. June 8 SUMMER BOOK SWAP Need a good book to read this summer? Well, bring some paper-backs to share and we‟ll all swap „em for some summertime read-ing. July 27 NIGHT IN THE TROPICS Let‟s wear our flip flops and sun hats and take in the heat with some tropical fruit smoothies and beach music. Please join us on the deck at Patti Rountree‟s.

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Ladies!! Here are some more events to add to your calendar.

Renew Groups Women’s Ministry

Interested in joining

New Covenant Church?

If you are interesting in joining contact Mark Burchette or Bailey Rountree at 224-8724 or

brountree@ncchurch.net.

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Be on the Look Out!

Registration Coming Soon for

New Covenant MMO/Preschool

In February, New Covenant Mom’s Morning Out

and Preschool will be opening registration for

school year 2010-2011.

We are offering openings in ALL ages,

Infants to K4.

Contact Anita Stewart at 224-8724 ext. 317 or

email her at stewart@ncchurch.net for more

information.

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As a Christian educator, I spend a lot of time thinking about how teaching and Christianity go together. In previous articles I’ve mentioned an excellent little book by Al Wolters, Creation Regained, which sums up the basics of how a Reformed world-view affects one’s under-standing of Creation and our purpose in it. If you aren’t sure how the Creation, the Fall, and the Gospel fit into everything we humans do on this planet, get a copy of Wolters’s book and chew through those 100 pages.

Likewise, if you’ve spent any time around a New Covenant School faculty member, you have probably heard us use the term “grace-based education” as an attempt to de-scribe what we’re doing at NCS. Ap-plying theology to the task of educa-tion leads us to recognize principles of redemptive grace in daily class-room living. It’s a work in progress. Check out the book Teaching Re-demptively by Donovan Graham if you’re curious. We also have a blog where we post occasional thoughts about the task of educating in Grace: http://gacefuled.blogspot. com.

A key aspect of a Reformed view of education is this: Edu-cation must be more than merely dumping information

from one brain into an-other. Though simply stated, this idea revolu-tionizes the typical class-room. I’d like to argue that the nature of educa-tion itself demands a rela-tionship to be effective. To get to that point, I need to first discuss the nature of education. The Nature of Education From the Latin “e + ducere” – “to lead out” – we get our primary label

for the work of leading young peo-ple from a state of ignorance and immaturity toward a greater under-standing of the world around them. Education demands both a learner and a teacher. Self-guided explora-tion may be very “educational” in one sense, but even a massive dose of it does not equal a balanced edu-cation in anyone’s book. Education, like all other human activities, takes place within a community and af-

Part 1 of a two-part series on education

Lori Ramey (BA, MA, MEd) holds degrees in theology and integrated curriculum design. She currently teaches English, drama, and Latin at New Covenant

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fects more than just a student’s brain.

If education were nothing more than transferring information from one brain to another, I could solve America’s education woes using Wikipedia articles and free nation-wide wi-fi. If raw knowledge were enough to prepare a human being for life in God’s world, why all this emphasis in Scripture on attaining wisdom? Education that stops at “knowledge-transfer” merely pre-pares intelligent sinners for a life of rebellion. Like every other human activity, education carries heavy moral and religious overtones.

In fact, I’d like to argue in this series of articles that education (seen holistically as “preparation for

living,” not merely gathering infor-mation that any 17-year-old can find using her iPhone and an Internet connection) is a subset of disciple-ship. If every activity of a human being is, in a sense, religious – either directed toward helping God’s King-dom or rebelling against it – then education too is all about worship and worldview.

Dr. Bill Davis (philosophy faculty, Covenant College) states that teach-ers must effect a change in the worldview beliefs of their students before they can say that real educa-tion has taken place. To do any-thing less is to leave a student un-touched by the deeper relevance of the most basic questions of our exis-tence. Why am I here? What can I know? How do I know?

Why all this religious talk? I’m not here to bash public schools, make parents feel guilty about their educational choices, or advertise my school (though I encourage you to ask my upper school students why they choose to attend NCS).

Instead, I want to lay a founda-tion for a further discussion next month about the very purpose of education. If education is “leading out,” then it matters where we’re leading. And the route we take to get there.

Lori Ramey (BA, MA, MEd) holds degrees in theology and integrated curriculum design. She currently teaches English, drama, and Latin at New Covenant

January Calendar of Events Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

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GDG (4th & 5th grade) with

Britney Thames—3:00 pm

TRUE—3:00 pm

LBS w/ Alisa Lamb—

7:15 pm

Amber Kelmer,

John Mark Skipper

LBS w/ Carrie Cousar—

4:00 pm

Cornerstone—6:00 pm

Capstone—6:30 pm

Glenn & Debbie Taylor

Communion Sunday

AIM Collection

Worship—9:30 am

Discipleship Classes—

11:10 am

Beth Carlson

Worship—9:30 am

Discipleship Classes—

11:10 am

Home Ministry Groups—

Various Times

Margaret Duncan,

Walker Klugh,

Wesley White

LBS w/ S. Settle—8:00 am

LBS w/ Carrie Cousar—

4:00 pm

Cornerstone—6:00 pm

Capstone—6:30 pm

Phil Roth,

Madeline Smith

Ladies’ Prayer (Library)—10:00 am

D.O.Z—3:00 pm

MDG w/ Joe Noblitt &

David Gamble—6:00 pm

Youth Band Practice—6:30 pm

January Ladies’ Refresh—6:30 pm

MDG w/Mark Burchette—8:00 pm

Joel Dance, Shawn McKay

Ladies’ Prayer (Library)—

10:00 am

D.O.Z—3:00 pm

MDG w/ Joe Noblitt &

David Gamble—6:00 pm

Youth Band Practice—6:30 pm

Worship—9:30 am

Celebration Choir—

9:30 am

Discipleship Classes—

11:10 am

Ruth Bivans,

Stacy White

Worship—9:30 am

Discipleship Classes—

11:10 am

Home Ministry Groups—

Various Times

Lisa Jackson

GDG (4th & 5th grade) with

Britney Thames—3:00 pm

TRUE—3:00 pm

Anderson Story Slam—

6:30 pm

LBS w/ Alisa Lamb—

7:15 pm

Allen Neilsen

LBS w/ Sherri Settle—8:00 am

LBS w/ Carrie Cousar—

4:00 pm

Cornerstone—6:00 pm

Capstone—6:30 pm

Paul Hopkins,

Rebecca Reiter,

Ethan Varghese

GDG (4th & 5th grade) with

Britney Thames—3:00 pm

TRUE—3:00 pm

Quilters’ Bee—5:00 pm

LBS w/ Denise Burchette—

7:00 pm

MDG w/ Rob Wright &

Dale Hardy—8:30 pm

Mary Anderson,

Nathan Watts

Ladies’ Prayer (Library)—10:00 am

D.O.Z—3:00 pm

MDG w/ Joe Noblitt &

David Gamble—6:00 pm

Youth Band Practice—6:30 pm

“Therefore if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creature; the old things passed away; behold,

new things have come.” 2 Corinthians 5:17

Ladies’ Prayer (Library)—

10:00 am

D.O.Z—3:00 pm

MDG w/ Joe Noblitt &

David Gamble—6:00 pm

Youth Band Practice—6:30 pm

MDG w/Mark Burchette—8:00 pm

Mary Lou Seel

LBS w/ Carrie Cousar—

4:00 pm

Cornerstone—6:00 pm

Capstone (Theme Night)—

6:30 pm

Nikki Merlo

LBS w/ Denise Burchette—

7:00 pm

MDG w/ Rob Wright &

Dale Hardy—8:30 pm

Mike & Sherri Settle

Worship—9:30 am

Discipleship Classes—

11:10 am

Tim Bruynell,

Charlie Wham,

Mary Anne Williams

January Calendar of Events Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

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MDG w/ Michael

Cousar—6:00 am

OWLS (Red Lobster)—

11:30 am

Dirk Graves

LBS w/ Carrie Cousar—

4:00 pm

Cornerstone—6:00 pm

Capstone—6:30 pm

Glenn & Debbie Taylor

LBS w/ S. Settle—8:00 am

LBS w/ Carrie Cousar—

4:00 pm

Cornerstone—6:00 pm

Capstone—6:30 pm

Phil Roth,

Madeline Smith

Emily Burchette,

David Cavender,

Angie Harmon,

Brett Whitfield

MDG w/ Michael

Cousar—6:00 am

Mike & Josie

Enloe

MOPS—9:00 am

LBS w/ Liz Abbott—

2:00 pm

Matthew Harmon,

Dennis Maeger,

Joseph Mortenson

LBS w/ Sherri Settle—8:00 am

LBS w/ Carrie Cousar—

4:00 pm

Cornerstone—6:00 pm

Capstone—6:30 pm

Paul Hopkins,

Rebecca Reiter,

Ethan Varghese

ncchurch.net

MDG=Men’s Discipleship Group

MOPS=Mothers of Preschoolers NCS=New Covenant School

OWLS=Oldest, Wisest, Liveliest

Seniors TRUE=GDG for 6th-8th grade girls

Key: Anniversaries

Birthdays

Capstone=Sr. High Cornerstone=Jr. High

DOZ=Daughters of Zion GDG=Girls’ Discipleship Group

LBS=Ladies’ Bible Study

LBS w/ S. Whitfield—

7:00 pm

Celebration Choir

Rehearsal—7:00 pm

LBS w/ Susie Whitfield—

7:00 pm

Katherine

Curnow

“Therefore if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creature; the old things passed away; behold,

new things have come.” 2 Corinthians 5:17

LBS w/ Liz Abbott—

2:00 pm

David Skipper

Charlie & Crystal

Wham

MDG w/ Michael

Cousar—6:00 am

LBS w/ Carrie Cousar—

4:00 pm

Cornerstone—6:00 pm

Capstone (Theme Night)—

6:30 pm

Nikki Merlo

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Cousar—6:00 am

Chuck Brenner,

Jillian Burchette

Mark

McKay,

Earl Moore

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Thank you “Shepherd, Sheep and a Savior” Leaders!

Picture here. On behalf of all who were encouraged and enjoyed

“Shepherd, Sheep and a Savior,” thank you children and thank you

leaders! Our leaders for this outstanding presentation were:

Alisa Lamb, Angie Lopez, Debbie Trickett, Mary Elisabeth Cutliff,

Anita Stewart, and Debbie Smith.

Basketball New Covenant has five basketball teams this season!

Co-ed 9 & Under Coach: Michael Cousar

Boys 11 & Under Coaches: Dennis Mortenson & Reid

Harmon

Girls 11 & Under Coach: William Milford

Boys 13 & Under Coach: Eric Lanford

Girls 13 & Under Coaches: Jynne Stowe &

Mike Settle

Thank you to all the coaches for sac-

rificing their time to coach these

teams!!

Please come out and support any of

these teams; you can find the game

schedules at

andersonchurchsports.org

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What’s comin’ up?!?

Starting Wednesday, February 3, the Covenant Kids (K4 to 5th grade) will be learning ways to apply Luke 10:27 to their everyday lives. We will meet every Wednesday in February, March, and April from 4:30p to 5:45p, here at NCC. To make sure we will have enough supplies, please register by signing up in the lobby each child/ren that will be attending.

Arts/crafts • games • Service

Scripture • Fun

And he answered, "You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your strength, and with all

your mind; and your neighbor as yourself." Luke 10:27

Questions? Contact Bailey at 224-8724 or brountree@ncchurch.net

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Campus Preview Weekend April 15—17, 2010 Learn more at covenant.edu/cpw At a Glance Founded in 1955, Covenant College is an academically rigorous institution for students who want to explore and ex-press the preeminence of Jesus Christ in all things. We educate Christians to en-gage culture and cultures, to examine and unfold creation, and to pursue bibli-cal justice and mercy in community. We offer the world biblically grounded men and women equipped to live out extraor-dinary callings in ordinary places.

[Accreditation] The Commission on Colleges of the South-ern Association of Colleges and Schools.

[Students] Student-Faculty Ratio 14:1 Average Class Size 16 Freshman GPA Range 3.3-3.98 Student Body 1,006 Male/Female Ratio 44:56 States Represented 44 Countries Represented 21 Living on Campus 87 % Students Receiving Financial Aid 98 % Admission Requirement: Every student must be a professing Christian and have, at minimum, a 2.5 GPA and either a 1500 New SAT (or 1000 considering critical reading and math only) or a 21 ACT to be considered for admission.

[Faculty] Number of Full-time Teaching Faculty 60 Doctorate or Terminal Degree 87%

[Athletics] Team Nickname Covenant Scots Athletics Association NCAA Division III

U.S. News Again Ranks Covenant #4 in South

In its 2010 edition of America’s Best Colleges, U.S. News & World Report once again ranks Covenant fourth among baccalaureate colleges in the South.

U.S. News ranked Covenant #8 in the “Best Values” category in its field. It an-nounced that Covenant has the 2nd highest graduation rate and 8th highest freshman retention rate among baccalaureate colleges in the South. Covenant was ranked #6 in the “Economic Diversity Among Top-Ranked Schools” cate-gory.

This marks Covenant’s second consecutive year being ranked #4 among bacca-laureate colleges in the South, having risen steadily within the top ten over the past seven years.

This production, written by Paul Field, connects the life of William Wilberforce and other abolitionists who ended slavery in the 1700s to modern day slavery. As you all may already know, human trafficking is a pandemic in our world today. Some people think of it just being overseas, but it has also become common in our own backyards of South Carolina. The slavery that occurs is often forced labor with no pay or sex slav-ery where women, men and chil-dren are forced to sleep with clients who pay money to the pimps. Not only are these people not paid for their work, but they are trapped in these roles with no way to escape. Often their “owners” have them physically and psychologically trapped. We as believers in Jesus Christ must look at these acts in disgust, but we also must act. Jesus says in Luke 4:18-19, “The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he has

anointed me to proclaim good news to the poor. He has sent me to pro-claim liberty to the captives and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty those who are op-pressed, to proclaim the year of the Lord's favor.” Charles Spurgeon, a Baptist minister in England in the 1800s said “a church which does not exist to do good in the slums and dens and kennels of the city is a church that has no reason to justify its longer existing. A church ... that does not exist to take the side of the poor, to denounce injustice and to hold up righteousness, is a church that has no right to be. Not for yourself, O Church, do you exist, any more than Christ existed for Himself.” The mission of CARGO is to inform people in our area about what hu-man trafficking is and how they can get involved in ending it. We envi-sion having many people come and support this production to hear what is going on in our world and even in our state.

march 24 anderson university

march 27 clemson university

A musical performed by a group from England.

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One of the most amazing truths in all of Scripture is something totally unique to

Christianity, something that no other religion has ever taught or even tried to ar-

ticulate. It is so powerful that if you really believe it, it will give you hope in diffi-

culty, thankfulness in prosperity, and grace in suffering. The Bible teaches that

God makes all things work out for the good of his people and for his own glory. It

teaches that Jesus is reigning right now and that this suffering Savior is the ruling

Lord of the universe. While evil appears to be winning and human suffering seems

to leach all the joy and hope out of life, the picture we see in Scripture is of a God

who is both powerful enough and loving enough to limit evil, a God who put

boundaries around suffering, and a God who takes all the bad things in the world

and actually uses them in the lives of his people to accomplish his purpose of mak-

ing all things in this world brand new. This wonderful truth is known as the Sov-

ereignty of God. So this week, join us at the beach as we look at the many facets of

God’s loving, powerful control over all things. If you can get your head around

this, it will essentially give you a whole new way to see the world—in short—a new

life! Now, that would be a week well spent!

Main Speaker:

Rev. Richie

Sessions

Registration:

$100 due to New Covenant by February 1, 2010.

Total Cost: $335

RYM—Capstone (sr. high)

July 12-17, 2010

Please come and join us!

We will resume on

Wednesday, January 6

at 6:30pm.

Capstone (sr. high) ~ Theme night

Wednesday, January 27

6:30 pm Wear your best summer outfit (no bathing suits allowed)!! The person with the best Hawaiian outfit will win a prize! (keep it appropriate)

BBQ supper and smoothies will be provided.

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New Series Starting January 2010

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Discipleship Classes (Feb 2010—Apr 2010) 11:10 a.m.—12:00 p.m.

New!

New!

New!

New! Hosea to Malachi (A101) Instructor: David Rountree Knowing Bible content and its essential doc-trines is necessary for spiritual growth and discipleship maturity. This class will give you a good grasp of the content of Hosea to Mala-chi along with a special emphasis on how to interpret Prophetic Books. Participants will be given Bible reading assignments in preparation for class participation in advance of each class. The goal is to have you and your family discussing and learning of God in Christ all week long every week! This class will not be repeated this year.

How People Change (A211) Instructors: Mark Burchette & Joe Noblitt “This course is a study of what God has done in Christ to transform us from idolatry-enslaved sinners to people who are like him, zealous to do what he says is good in a world that is terribly broken. This course celebrates the truth that Jesus came to save us because we are unable to save ourselves. His work addresses the deepest and most personal issues of human experience… And it calls them to a personal commitment to a lifelong process of transformation into the image of Christ. (Tim Lane)” This class will not be lecture driven but conversation centered. You will be expected to do work outside of class. This will allow you to apply each lesson specifically to your life. A large class will not work with this material so we will limit the class size to 20 people. You can sign up for this class in the church lobby in January.

Longing for Revival (A213) Instructors: Johnny Ross, Don Hall & Philip Pidgeon Description to be announced.

Your Vocation, Does It Really Matter? (A212) Instructors: Rob Wright & Joey Thames Your job consumes you. You think, stress, plan, and sweat over your job more than any-thing else in your life. Sure you pay your bills and feed your family, but are you wasting the majority of your short time on this earth? If God commands us to love Him and love your neighbor, how do you obey those command-ments when most of your life is spent in what may feel like meaningless or mundane la-bor? If you aren't in "ministry," you may struggle with these questions. We'll discuss these topics and more as we study the doctrine of vocation.

Capstone (9th-12th) (A214) Instructor: Mark Wells Walking through the minor prophets.

The history of the Assyrians and Israel's future hope.

Cornerstone (6th-8th) (B204) Instructors: Dexter Williams & Mike Settle Seeking a King: Doing the Impossible

God empowered a weak person, Gideon, to do his will.

Covenant Kids (K4-5th) (Assembly in C108) Instructors: Many gifted, talented teachers This quarter the Covenant Kids Discipleship Hour Classes will be using Great Commission Publications Curriculum materials. The topic this quarter will be “Studying God’s Word.” The children will learn the value of God‟s Word in their daily lives.

New!

New!

Discipleship Classes (Nov 2009—Jan 2010) 11:10 a.m.—12:00 p.m.

New!

Isaiah to Daniel (A101) Instructor: David Rountree Elder: Michael Cousar This class will give you a good grasp of the content of Isaiah to Daniel along with a special emphasis on How to interpret Prophetic Books, Staying focused on Christ, Understand-ing Gog & Magog—Russia and the Middle East, Daniel‟s Seventy Weeks and Identifying and Understanding the Antichrist. Participants will be given Bible reading assignments in preparation for class participation in advance of each class. The goal is to have you and your family discussing and learning of God in Christ all week long every week! This class will not be repeated this year.

A Study of Galatians (A211) Instructor: Mark Burchette Elder: Joe Noblitt Are you free in Christ...Really Free?? Do you know what it means to be free in Christ? Jesus said, “You shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.” Free from man‟s rules and regulations; Empowered by the grace of God to glorify Him and enjoy Him for-ever. This plus many other things will you learn in this study of Galatians.

Longing for Revival (A213) Instructors: Johnny Ross, Don Hall, Philip Pidgeon Elder: Rob Wright Martin Lloyd-Jones said that revival is a time when the Holy Spirits fills the Church with a glimpse of His Glory. This course will explore the movement of revival through 1)the discov-ery of your personal, intimate relationship with God and His love for you 2)your love for and relationship with a local body of believers and 3)expressing the overflow of your love for God and to others through ministry & service.

Capstone (9th-12th) (A212/A214) Instructor: Mark Wells Living a Life Centered on the Love of Christ: A Study on the Lessons of Paul to the Ephesians For the rest of the summer we will be going through the book of Ephesians. We'll be learn-ing about the Church in Ephesus and Paul's instructions to them. I want to show you a church that started off great with love for Christ and for the brethren but somehow lost it along the way. We are going to get centered back on Christ alone and the awesomeness of living in His grip!

Cornerstone (6th-8th) (B204) Instructors: Dexter Williams & Mike Settle Seeking a King: Doing the Impossible God empowered a weak person, Gideon, to do his will.

Covenant Kids (K4-5th) (Assembly in C108) Instructors: Many gifted, talented teachers This quarter the Covenant Kids Discipleship Hour Classes will be using Great Commission Publications Kid’s Quest Catechism Club materi-als. Through the Children’s Catechism, we‟ll be covering Catechism Questions and Answers 58-108, which includes the topics of Faith, Christ, and the Ten Commandments.