Adult Spiritual Growth

 

 

St. Paul’s Discipleship Creed
 
St. Paul’s United Methodist Church believes that its strength is found in the people who consider St. Paul’s their church home.
 
We acknowledge that God is above all things, and that God calls us to be disciples of Jesus Christ.
 
We long to connect with God and one another through meaningful, discipleship experiences that will challenge us to:
 
love God deeply and grow in our relationship with God,
develop a disciplined prayer life,
learn from and apply scripture in daily living,
build strong Christian relationships,
know and use our spiritual gifts, and
share our faith with others.
 
We accept that God gives us personal responsibility for our spiritual growth, and it is through our intentional pursuit of these discipleship experiences that we are able to transform our lives and be disciples who make a difference in observable ways.
 
St. Paul’s is committed to supporting and encouraging the discipleship process by planning and offering experiences that seek to meet the needs of all its people, empowering them to reach out in ministry to others for the good of the world.


~ SIX DISCIPLINES OF DISCIPLESHIP ~

Grow in Our Relationship with God: Experiences that help disciples learn about the nature of the Christian’s relationship with Christ, the character of Christ, the disciple’s identity in Christ, what it means to abide in Christ, and how to have personal quiet time.


Learn From and Apply Scripture in Daily Living: Experiences that help disciples learn to study God’s word, understand how the Bible came to be, explore the biblical truth for life issues, and apply biblical truth to daily life.


Develop a Disciplined Prayer Life : Experiences that help disciples learn about biblical prayer, develop an effective prayer life, and build a ministry of prayer.


Build Strong Christian Relationships: Experiences that help disciples understand the nature of the church as the body of Christ, build effective relationships, and understand themselves and others.


Know and Use Our Spiritual Gifts: Experiences that help disciples identify personal spiritual gifts, interests, and natural abilities; grow in leadership ability; build effective skills for ministry; facilitate small groups for ministry care; learn to disciple others.


Share Our Faith With Others: Experiences that help disciples share personal testimony, witness in a variety of situations, develop a mission worldview, and lead others to share the good news.


NEW WEDNESDAY EVENING BIBLE STUDY
            Pastor Hal Cowart will lead a new Bible study, “For the Love of God," beginning September 22 at 6:00 PM.

            We will explore the unique contribution of what is sometimes referred to as the Johannine school of thought which includes the Gospel of John, the three Epistles of John and the book of Revelation. This Johannine school of thought  evolved from about 50 A.D. until the end of the first century.  Our focus will be on the Epistles and how they relate to John's Gospel. This will include the political, cultural and theological  context at the time they were written.

            Some of the questions we will deal with include:

              •  What do you believe about Christ?

              •  How do you respond to the commandments of Christ?

              •  How do you practice loving other Christians?

              •  How do you embrace the stranger as Christ has embraced you?

            In preparation read the three brief Epistles of John and join us in this stimulating and provocative study.


BIBLE STUDY CLASS meets every Monday at 10:30 AM in the Covenant Room.
 


 UNITED METHODIST MEN STUDY
A new 6-week class, “Dads That Make a Difference” began on Sunday, August 1.  Please join us at 8:00 AM or 11:00 AM.  What makes a father, anyway? Providing protection, establishing identity, building confidence, or a combination of everything? You may attend either time slot of your choice in the Life Center-Serendipity Room.  The cost is $8.  Mark your calendar!

 


COMING IN SEPTEMBER!
Have you ever sat down and taken a close look at your income? More importantly, have you ever taken a close look at where that income goes? Are you frightened to find out? Being aware of how you spend your money is the first of many steps towards gaining independence from debt and building for a prosperous future! Sign up for Dave Ramsey's Financial Peace University and learn how to apply a "total money makeover" to your finances! Classes begin September 12 and run for 13 weeks. The class will take place in the Sierra Morado community center on Sunday nights from 5:30-7:30 PM.  Contact Chip Barton at
chip_barton@hotmail.com to register or to clarify details.


THIRD THURSDAYS -
HOME GROUP FOCUSED FOR YOUNG ADULTS
Have you ever wanted to just read through and actually hear the Bible and learn through the lives of Adam, Eve, Noah, Abraham, Sarah, Isaac, Rebekah, Jacob, Joseph and others? Let's start.  Starting September 16 at Forrest and Linda Shealy's home near Wilmot and 5th, we will meet on the 3rd Thursday of every month for listening and conversation on the scripture of Genesis.  We’ll focus on hearing God through scripture, prayer, and fellowship.  This group begins at 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM (sharp) and includes a light dinner.  Focus is on college and young adults-you decide who you are!  Contact forrestshealy@cox.net or lindashealy@cox.net for details or call 302-9080 or 302-9081.


At St. Paul's we take seriously education and spiritual growth opportunities for people of all ages. We offer a wide variety of classes and small groups for adults. Some groups are on-going, and others last a short-term of six to ten weeks. Click on a link to the left to find out more information about opportunities for you to grow in your relationship with Christ.
Click on any of the links to the left to find out more details about our opportunities for adult spiritual growth.


        

 

 

Adult Spiritual Growth
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