Sunday Worship
Adult Sunday School Classes
Inquirer's Class
Location:
Sanctuary Wing Upper Level Room S-212Teacher:
Rev. Eric SkidmoreThis class is for those considering membership in the church as well as those seeking to learn more about the Presbyterian Tradition, the PC(USA) and Forest Lake Church. The class consists of 4 modules:
- Overview of Church Types based on Family, Pastoral, Program and Corporation sized churches,
- The Essential Tenets (beliefs) of the Reformed Tradition,
- Presbyterian Church Government,
- The Ministry of FLPC/Church Tour. Participation in this class in not required before joining the church. For more information contact Rev. Eric Skidmore at 803-543-9859 or zacchaeus@sc.rr.com.
Serendipity Class
Location:
Education Wing, upper level, Room E-201Serendipity will offer a variety of topics based on the web resource The Thoughtful Christian. The format is lecture and discussion.
Contemporary Christian Issues (CCI) Class
Location:
Education Wing, upper level, Room E-205Focusing on service, mission work, and current issues and events, this class uses topical books, Bible studies, video and discussion to see God at work in our daily world. Members of the class serve as teachers. In addition to studying together, this class is also active in many of the church's mission and outreach activities. Studies for the spring will include the books Jesus as Man, Myth, and Metaphor, Listening for God (vol. 4), Sinning Like a Christian, and The Genesis of Justice: Ten Stories of Biblical Injustice that Led to the Ten Commandments and Modern Law.
Hub Hunter Class
Location:
Education Wing, upper level, Room E-209This class studies the Uniform Series: The Present Word. Lessons are in a student's book and class members can prepare by reading each lesson prior to the Sunday class. Teachers rotate and the teaching style is lecture and discussion.
Trinity Class
Location:
Sanctuary lobby, upper level, Room C-204This class studies the Uniform Series: The Present Word. The teaching style is lecture and discussion.
LIFE - Living In Faith Everyday
Location:
Education Wing, Upper Level, S-211This is a Sunday school class geared to adults in their 20s, 30s, and 40s, single, married, kids, or no kids. If you are looking for support in living the life of faith everyday, this is the class for you! We will be studying various resources to learn how to make the Sunday-to-Monday, faith-to-life connection. We will be led by a different facilitator for each series, and open discussion will be encouraged. The spring semester will include a continuation of our study on John R. Cross' The Stranger on the Road to Emmaus and a series on The Screwtape Letters by C.S. Lewis.
Nooma
Location:
Education Wing, Upper Level, E-203The Nooma class is new among FLPC's Sunday morning offerings. Intended for adults in their 20s and early 30s, this course will make use of the Nooma series of short videos. Each film is made from a Jesus perspective, with the full conviction that Jesus was always aware that God is active in the present world and invites his followers into the same kind of awareness. This attentiveness to God's work challenges Christians to enter the divine conversation by engaging in the same searching, questioning, and learning that Jesus himself started. Each class will begin with a viewing of one of the films, followed by discussion.
Lenten Study: The Return of the Prodigal Son
Location:
Welcome Center, Lower Level, Activity RoomLent is a time of preparation leading to Easter Sunday; it is during these 40 days that Christians concentrate on the sacrifice Jesus made on our behalf as he journeyed to Jerusalem, where he underwent his trial, crucifixion, and death. In entering a season of disciplined study during Lent, we can achieve a greater understanding of how Jesus' saving actions make it possible for us to have true relationship with God. What better way to voyage through this season than by studying Henri Nouwen's reflections on Rembrandt van Rijn's masterpiece The Return of the Prodigal Son? This six-week study will run from February 21 - March 28 and will be led by Dr. Ellen Skidmore. To order a copy of Nouwen's book, please contact Travis by Monday, February 1.
