Sundays | 9-10 a.m.

Discovery Series: Witness

Scott Deviney, David Lacey | November 20 – December 18 | Module 1

Christ calls us to make disciples of all nations, and directs us as His field workers, ambassadors, messengers, witnesses, salt, light and fragrance in the world.  This class will inspire and equip you to reach people God has placed in your life.  

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Seek the Lord and Live! A Study of Amos

Lynn Ruark | November 20 – December 18 | Room 303

A wise professor once said, “What gets your attention, gets you.” In the book of Amos, God takes drastic measures to get people’s attention. He does so not because He delights in calamity but because He desires our fellowship. No matter who we are—prophet, pagan or God’s own people—He will do what ever is necessary to draw us to Himself. God’s judgment came against Israel in the form of famine, drought and plagues; all but a remnant would be destroyed. Still the Lord pleaded with Israel, “Seek good, not evil, that you may live!” While it is difficult—if not dangerous—to equate 21st century America with Ancient Israel, nonetheless, God’s Word to His people then has relevance to us and our nation today. What can we learn from the failures of the Israelites during these years? Do the sermons of the prophet address basic issues that people still struggle with today? Can we discover something about effective strategies for sharing the truth God gave with audiences that fail to serve Him? Does the spiritual life of the prophet and his view of ministry set an example for me in some area of my ministry? What areas of thinking is God trying to transform in my life?This 5-week study emphasizes interaction with God’s Word as well as with other class members.
 

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A Healthy Church: A Study of Titus

John Wecks | November 20 – December 18 | Module 2

What does a healthy church look like? It fulfills its function in the world. Its measure of success is not the number of people attending services. It is the number and effectiveness of people proclaiming God’s truth in the world by their godly lives and verbal witness. What is the responsibility of each gender across generational lines both as we gather as a church and as we relate to those outside the assembly? Titus teaches us how to show the reality of our faith. Join us Sundays at 9:00 am for you to answer questions that will be raised each week.

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Re-Discovery Series

Our Re-Discovery series classes are for you to meet our pastors and leaders, hear what we believe, know our vision for discipleship and discover along the way how God is prompting you to grow in your faith.  The Discover Laurelwood class is an introduction to our church and what it looks like to be a disciple of Christ. The other classes will unpack each area of discipleship in greater depth. Each class not only shares our faith and vision, but also practical steps for spiritual growth.

Classes are offered periodically at the 9 a.m. hour as announced in the e-bulletin. While you may not take all the classes at once or in any particular order, we encourage you to plan on eventually attending them all as a way to get to know your church but also to get a clear vision for your own discipleship journey.

Re-Discovery Series Topics…

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Deeper Life Series

God has a desire that you become stronger and spiritually more mature. The Deeper Life Series provides solid Bible exposition through various books of the Bible to move you deeper into the Lord and the LBC Discipleship Process. These Classes are designed to provide increasing spiritual stability and strength in your life as an adult at LBC. Special attention is given to the verse by verse explanation of what God is teaching within each paragraph of every section of the Bible Book. Then these truths are applied specifically and personally to your life situation. Subjects and topics are covered when they are raised by the order of the message found in the book being taught. 

Each class is designed to “stand alone” so that an adult at Laurelwood can step in at any time to be fed from God’s Word. Sunday morning classes begin at 9 am, which corresponds to the same time as our Youth and Children’s Sunday School and nursery to assist those with kids. We invite you to join us as we go deeper into God’s Word together.

Other

Periodically we offer mid-week ministry classes and seminars. 

Past Online Classes

These classes have concluded but are still available online to do at your own pace.

Upper Room Discourse

Words of Comfort For Troubled Hearts | 11 Sessions

Taught by John Wecks

As Jesus enjoyed a last supper with His disciples, He looked forward to centuries of the Church. The ‘upper room dialogue’ in John 14 -16 is stocked with concentrated spiritual truth ready to explode in the life of every believer. The Lord Jesus teaches about the power of His indwelling presence for living in a troubled world.  His words wash over us, strengthens us, and give us a clear path through stress filled days in 2021. 

Class Notes

Revelation | 16 Weeks

Taught by John Wecks

In these uncertain times, be encouraged to work harder for the King every single day of your life. The revelation of Jesus Christ shows His glorious power to judge all the evil in God’s universe that makes life miserable for all of us today. Explore heaven’s worship themes with us. Learn the extent of God’s grace to protect His people from the devastating judgments God will pour out on those who shake their fist at God and His Son, Jesus Christ. Gain a clearer understanding of the overall plan of God for our world, the earth, and the universe. Learn what our priorities should be as we live today in our broken world filled with hurting people. Strengthen your confident expectation in what the Lord will do to make everything right.

Class Notes

We all, at least some of the time, are in circumstances we don’t like. The apostle Paul found himself in a circumstance he didn’t like 100% of the time: PRISON. Yet he thrived in those limiting circumstances. This was evidenced by the fact that he was inspired of God to write parts of the New Testament as well as lead some officers of the Roman empire into a personal relationship with Christ. How? Paul never forgot his primary identity was: in Christ. He never calls himself a prisoner of Caesar, instead he refers to himself as a prisoner of Christ. In other words he never saw circumstances beyond his control as limiting God’s will for his life. While in prison his relationship with the Lord was so dynamic, he referred to some of his experience as a revelation. Who of us would not embrace negative circumstances in order to have direct revelation from God. So the next time you have circumstances that seem to limit you, never forget God controls circumstances beyond your control. And in those circumstances we can find God‘s will. Then you won’t just survive the negative circumstances, you’ll have an opportunity to thrive in those circumstances.

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Daniel | 12 Weeks

Taught by John Wecks

Relax! God’s got this! He’s in charge of everything all the time including every single election to government offices whether by mail, by absentee ballot, or whatever means in whatever country. In this book we will thrill over the fact that God’s unwavering promises always come through in the smallest detail for the whole world and our own lives. We learn how to thrive in enemy territory. We will watch what happens when we trust the Lord in impossible situations. We will learn from Daniel, “a man highly esteemed by God” (9:23).

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2 Corinthians: The Thrill of Genuine Christianity

Taught by John Wecks

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Deuteronomy: Moses’ Finest Sermon

Taught by J. Carl Laney, Western Seminary Prof (Retired)

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Past Seminar Handbooks

Epicenter Day Conference Handbook 11-4-2017

“Making Sense in a Senseless World” Seminar Handbook 4-2019