Current Class Study Topics
Sundays @ 10:00 AM

Nursery and Kids & Youth Sunday classes are also available during this time

CIRCLE OF CHAIRS, RM. D-202
Contact: Paul Draper

• Jan 18 & 25: Wired Word, Churches Depict Nativity of Christ in View of News - This lesson uses news of unusual nativity displays that have created a range of reactions to consider the purpose of religious art, the meaning of the birth of Christ, and biblical teaching about how to treat the stranger among us.
• Feb 1: Wired Word, Pastors and Churches Are Using Artificial Intelligence - Since pastors and churches are increasingly turning to artificial intelligence (AI) to assist them with ministry and mission, this installment of The Wired Word will focus on appropriate uses of technology, how we see and hear God's Word, and the church's identity as the body of Christ. We will also explore the ways in which human beings are superior to AI, and should never be replaced.
• Feb 8 - May 10: 1 Corinthians - We'll be using a LifeGuide Bible Study to study this letter to the Corinthians by Paul. Study Guide written by Paul Stevens and Dan Williams.

COVENANT, RM. D-203/204
Contact: Mel Barrentine, 512-809-1371

• Chronological Walk Through the Bible - A member lead class with open discussions. Join us as we read the Bible chronologically in class, and have discussions on scriptures original meaning and how it helps us to grow in our relationship with God. We are currently reading and discussing the Gospel of Matthew.

DISCOVERY, Rm. D-209/210
Contact: Rob Sanders, 512-934-2104

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CONSTANT SEEKERS, RM. D-213
Contact: Jim Matthews, 512-468-3262
ZOOM OPTION 

• Jan 4 - 25: We'll watch Jim Rigby's sermon series, Introduction to Christian Mysticism. Jim Rigby is the pastor of St. Andrews Presbyterian church in Austin.

FAITH FORWARD, RM. D-205
Contacts: Jess Taylor & Jennifer Welsh

• Jan 11 - Feb 15: Living the Way of Love in Community - This study is about learning to follow Jesus more deeply by practicing seven simple rhythms together—Turn, Learn, Pray, Worship, Bless, Go, and Rest—in a small, supportive community. Each week we’ll gather for scripture, honest conversation, and a concrete spiritual practice, with the goal of living a more Jesus shaped life of love in our daily routines. We are a class designed with young families in mind.

FRIENDSHIP, RM. D-105 (Ministry Center)
Contacts: Bill Ambrose, 512-694-3424, Cliff Wells, 512-997-8917
ZOOM OPTION

• Jan 18 - Apr 5: Why Did Jesus Have to Die? The Meaning of the The Crucifixion by Adam Hamilton - People express questions about the logic of the cross. They believe in it, but don't fully understand it. The atonement, the work of Jesus on the cross to reconcile humanity to God, is often as described as a mystery. Through this book/study Adam Hamilton helps readers make sense of the Crucifixion so that we might hear God speak to us through it, and that we with Paul. "I have been crucified with Christ, and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. and in the life I now live in my body, I live by faith, indeed, by the faithfulness of God's Son, who loved me and gave himself for me" (Galatians 2:20)

INTERPRETERS, RM. D-206/207
Contact: Mary Smith

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LIFE!, RM. D-302/303
Contacts: Guy Henry, Sue Thomas, Gail Gourley 

• Jan 25: Beyond Our Walls - Learn about Bethany's Beyond Our Walls Ministry, where we are engaging with our neighbors in the community through personal connection and open arms. No walls, no barriers—just love for our neighbors right where they are. Let's join together to love our neighbors and the people we meet every day with God's love!
• Feb 1-8: 1 Corinthians (Chapters 14-16) - Picking up where we left off before the Advent & Christmas season to complete our 1 Corinthians study.
• Feb 15: Preparing for Lent - We'll open with a little history about Lent and church traditions then have open discussion about our own experiences and insights about what Lent means to us and ways we might engage with God this Lent season in preparation for Easter.
• Feb 22 - Mar 29: The Third Day, Living the Resurrection by Tom Berlin and Mark A. Miller - This study connects us to the experiences of several individuals around Jesus in his final days, focusing on new life and redemption rather than loss. Join Peter, Mary Magdalene, and Thomas as they feel the despair of losing Jesus and the surprise and joy that awaits them in the resurrection, and with Paul and the disciples at Emmaus, and how the resurrection transforms their lives.

REFLECT AND REVIVE, Rm. D-300/301
Contact: Mark Pierce

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SEARCHERS, RM. D-304/306
Contact: Linda McLeod
ZOOM OPTION

• Feb 15 - 22: Come Thirsty by Max Lucado - Max Lucado leads us to the four essential nutrients needed by every soul. 

THE WIRED WORD, Rm. D-211

• The Wired Word - Each week we take a look at current events in the news and examine them in light of Scripture.