Sundays | 9-10 a.m.

Esther: Another Woman of Faith, Bravery, and Hope

Lynn Ruark | Room 303 | March 5 – April 30, Excluding Easter

When it comes to heroes and sheroes, Ruth and Esther are unmatched in the course of history. A queen deposed because she refuses to attend her king’s drunken party, an immigrant girl rising to take her place, a murderous plot against an ethnic minority group, and a twist of fate worthy of a Hollywood thriller—all these are included in the story of Esther, whose courageous act saves her people from annihilation. As with Ruth, Esther’s story of faith, bravery and hope helps us believe God is real, He is alive, He protects, and He guides us.

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Colossians: Christ is Supreme

Tracy Halstead | Module 2 | March 5 – April 2

Paul is writing to the people of Colosse to help them with false teachings that had permeated the church; people were wanting to add onto what Jesus had done to bring us salvation at the cross!  Today we can fall into the same trap, wanting to add on to the work of Jesus on the cross with different things.  We will study Colossians to see Jesus as the Supreme God who has brought us salvation and so much more!

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Discovery Series

The “Discover Laurelwood” class is a way to learn about the church and how you can be a member!  Discover Laurelwood is offered 3 times per year in September, January and April.

We also offer the following additional classes to unpack each area of discipleship in greater depth:

• Bible Study
• Prayer
• Witness
• Worship
• SHAPE (Spiritual Gifts)
• Stewardship
• Personal Reflection
• Seeking Wisdom
• Fellowship

Each class is a chance to meet our pastors and leaders, learn about our church’s vision, and to discover practical steps for your spiritual growth. Each of these classes is offered approximately once per year.

While you may not take all the classes in order, we encourage you to plan on eventually attending them all as a way to get to know your church as well as a gain a clear vision for your own discipleship journey.

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