St Mark UMC offers two adult Sunday School Classes and a children's Sunday School class, all of which take place each Sunday morning at 10:00 am. Please join us for one this Sunday!
The Agape Class is led by a rotation of instructors including: Drew Childers, Eanix Poole, Ed Black, and Hudson Ketch.
The Faith Class is led by Richard Smith, sometimes co-led by Bob Axley.
The 'Jesus Loves Me' Children's Sunday School Class is led by Suzy Roberts.
The Agape Class is led by a rotation of instructors including: Drew Childers, Eanix Poole, Ed Black, and Hudson Ketch.
The Faith Class is led by Richard Smith, sometimes co-led by Bob Axley.
The 'Jesus Loves Me' Children's Sunday School Class is led by Suzy Roberts.
A Word From The Agape Class
This winter quarter finds us studying a unit entitled "Justice, Law, History". This unit's lessons are based on Scripture found in the Old Testament. It is rich in history and wisdom. We are told of how our just God deals with His human creation. This unit also involves how our just God expects us to deal with others. This all points to how God expects us to love our neighbor and treat all with respect. In the words of St. Augustine "God loves each of us as if there were only one of us". We are expected to show love and respect for all from the lowest by the world's standards, to those in the highest positions by the world's standards. God has no regard for this world's values and you never know when you might be in the presence of a saint.
This does not mean that we are to be the world's doormat. We still have to use discernment, which is a gift of the Holy Spirit. We are told to love our enemies. I think this can be shown by praying for the salvation of their souls. God can bring about miracles through His supernatural power. Pray today for the salvation of every soul. God loves all His creation.
The Agape Class always welcomes new members. If you are looking for a Sunday school class, try us out. If you have been a member of this class, and have been away for a while, come back home. I think the relationships formed in Sunday School are a great benefit to your Christian life. Come for the first time or come back, we would love to see you.
Drew Childers, member and sometimes teacher of the Agape Class.
This does not mean that we are to be the world's doormat. We still have to use discernment, which is a gift of the Holy Spirit. We are told to love our enemies. I think this can be shown by praying for the salvation of their souls. God can bring about miracles through His supernatural power. Pray today for the salvation of every soul. God loves all His creation.
The Agape Class always welcomes new members. If you are looking for a Sunday school class, try us out. If you have been a member of this class, and have been away for a while, come back home. I think the relationships formed in Sunday School are a great benefit to your Christian life. Come for the first time or come back, we would love to see you.
Drew Childers, member and sometimes teacher of the Agape Class.
A Word From The Faith Class
Over the years many of us have had to wait on people and things. Standing in line to buy a tag for a car was always exhausting. Calling about water issues or power outages was annoying. Waiting on a fellow worker to do his part may have been frustrating. Sometimes we even want the microwave to heat faster!
The book of Job is sometimes understood to be a book about the patience of Job, but it seems to be also about waiting. Job, had to endure trials and tribulations and the apparent prosperity of the wicked. He had to wait while under great stress and affliction. He had to wait while he was apparently forsaken by God. Job’s suffering has been compared to the suffering of Jesus; both were emptied, humbled, and persecuted in order to see a greater glory. Moses, Elijah, and Jeremiah all suffered and were persecuted also. James 5: 7-12 points out that we must strive to be patient and wait until the Lord’s coming. Even Job amid all his tribulation said, “I will wait for my renewal to come… you will call and I will answer you.”
The Old Testament does not seem to say much about the resurrection of the dead. Jesus had not been crucified and raised yet. Though Job had some pessimism about life and death, he still found the ability through his great character, to wait on God. Job didn’t know what was going to happen in the end, but he put his trust and hope in God— he waited.
As believers today we have a great advantage of knowing Jesus, and we can put our hope, faith, and trust in Him. And, we too, can therefore wait on a better day that is coming.
The book of Job is sometimes understood to be a book about the patience of Job, but it seems to be also about waiting. Job, had to endure trials and tribulations and the apparent prosperity of the wicked. He had to wait while under great stress and affliction. He had to wait while he was apparently forsaken by God. Job’s suffering has been compared to the suffering of Jesus; both were emptied, humbled, and persecuted in order to see a greater glory. Moses, Elijah, and Jeremiah all suffered and were persecuted also. James 5: 7-12 points out that we must strive to be patient and wait until the Lord’s coming. Even Job amid all his tribulation said, “I will wait for my renewal to come… you will call and I will answer you.”
The Old Testament does not seem to say much about the resurrection of the dead. Jesus had not been crucified and raised yet. Though Job had some pessimism about life and death, he still found the ability through his great character, to wait on God. Job didn’t know what was going to happen in the end, but he put his trust and hope in God— he waited.
As believers today we have a great advantage of knowing Jesus, and we can put our hope, faith, and trust in Him. And, we too, can therefore wait on a better day that is coming.