Training

To complement EPIC, our journey through the scriptures, we'll stop for a closer look in EPIC Focus, a series of three Tuesday evening courses that consider particular biblical texts in depth. Scott Grant will lead us to consider the Call of Moses, the Servant Songs of Isaiah, and the Parables of Luke 15.

Facing Fear: The Call of Moses (Exodus 2-4)

Tuesday Evenings, Oct 23 - Nov 6, 2012 (three weeks)
Moses felt like so many of us feel: like a failure. He had a shot at doing well, but he blew it. Then he spent forty years in the wilderness, kicking around with the sheep. Only then did the Lord commission him, but by then, Moses was hesitant. In considering the call of Moses, we'll consider God's call for our lives and confront the fears that hold us back.

The Vocation of Jesus and the Church (The Servant Songs of Isaiah)

Tuesday Evenings, Jan 8 - Jan 29, 2013 (four weeks)

The clearest definition of God's intention for his Son and his church is found, surprisingly enough, not in the New Testament but in the Old Testament, in the book of Isaiah. We will do what both Jesus and the apostles did: we will dive into Isaiah's Servant Songs (Isaiah 42:1-9, 49:1-13, 50:4-11, 52:13-53:12). Who Jesus is, what he came to do, and God's intention for us as the church will come into focus.


The Greatest Story Ever Told (Luke 15)

Tuesday Evenings, Apr 30 - May 14, 2013 (three weeks)

Jesus' best-known parable is the so-called Parable of the Prodigal Son, which features the incomparable love of a father for his two lost sons. To appreciate this masterpiece, we'll first consider the context in which it is set and the two parables that precede it. Then we'll consider the Parable of the Prodigal Son in order to look at the ways in which we become lost and the ways in which the Father finds us.