Welcome to Life Groups and Life Classes where "We Grow In Community."
Welcome to one of the most critical aspects of your walk with God – discipleship and spiritual development. Here at New Life, Discipleship happens best in the context of “community.” According to Acts 2:42-47, the early church was deeply engaged in developing their spiritual experience with Christ within the confines of community with other believers. Life Groups and Life Classes are designed to immerse you in a healthy community of loving Christ-followers committed to seeing every family member grow and blossom. This kind of community allows us to learn with each other and ‘from’ each other.
This principle is valid in all areas of life. We become better when we are together. Life Groups and Classes are how New Life comes together to help make us better at life, home, work, and following Christ. This journey is our journey. Let’s walk it together.
Classes begin on September 30, 2024, and the last day to register is October 5, 2024. Classes and Groups will close on October 6th.
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Life Classes are designed to create an environment where discipleship is done in a class setting with teachers (s), students, and robust discussions centered around the Word of God.
The Life of Ruth
Teacher: Dr. Lynett Lewis
Course Title: The Life of Ruth
Meeting Day and Time: Tuesday 7:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. Via Zoom Only
Course Description: Many of us struggle through seasons of bitterness, tears, and loss, wondering if there could ever be a happy ending to our stories. The story of Ruth affirms that, yes, there is hope. However, it's not found in a happy ending scribed by a novelist’s pen but in the power and protection of a sovereign God who never takes His eyes off us for even a moment.
The Gospel of John
Teacher: Dr. Joyce Lewis
Course Title: The Gospel of John
Meeting Day & Time: Thursday, 6:00 p.m. Virtual Only
Course Description: In this 7-session study on the Gospel of John, Melissa Spoelstra will encourage you to slow down and linger with the living Word. You’ll appreciate the pace of the Savior, who never hurried but completed all that the Father called Him to accomplish. As you turn the pages of John’s Gospel, you’ll be challenged to take on the posture of a learner—understanding that the peace Jesus offers is not an ease of circumstances but a stillness of the soul. As a result, you’ll grow in intimacy with Him and learn to live, serve, and rest in His peace.
David
Teacher: TBD
Course Title: David- Seeking the Heart Like His
Meeting Day and Time: TBD
Course Description: David: Seeking a Heart Like His - Video Streaming - Individual includes perpetual streaming access* to 11 teaching sessions by Beth Moore for individual viewing. In this study, Beth introduces the study of David, a man after God's own heart and the shepherd king of Israel.
Romans:God's Mercies
Teacher: Dr. Morcease Beasley
Course Title: Romans: Gods Mercies
Meeting Day and Time: Thursdays at 7:00 p.m Virtually and In-Person
Course Description: Romans - Given God's Mercies: The Gift of the Gospel in Romans (Courtney Doctor) - Romans is a passionate letter written by Paul, a man entirely captured by the beauty, mercy, and majesty of God and His glorious salvation. Paul wanted his readers, then and now, to know how unique and all-encompassing this salvation is—that it’s powerful, planned, eternal, accessible, and leads to a transformed life.
Pathways
Teacher: TBD
Course Title: Pathways Esther from Providence to Purpose
Meeting Day and Time: TBD
Course Description: Pathways: Lessons from Esther—From Providence to Purpose (Tony Evans)—Bible Study Book with Video Access includes six small group sessions, six weeks of personal study, applicable Scripture, “How to Use This Study,” and tips for leading a group. Each Book also contains unique codes that enable you to access free teaching videos for each session.
Discerning The Voice of God
Teachers: TBD
Course Title: Discerning the Voice of God
Meeting Day and Time: TBD
Course Description: Discerning the Voice of God: How to Recognize When God Speaks (Priscilla Shirer) - If hearing God has seemed challenging, Priscilla Shirer invites you to explore a more intimate relationship with Him, one that can make hearing Him—His will, His heart, and His voice—your ongoing experience. Discover how you can listen with greater confidence, clarity, and discernment. This revised study now includes substantially expanded content plus weekly insights from author and pastor Dr. Tony Evans.
The Wisdom from Proverbs
Teacher: Loretta Shelton
Course Title: Proverbs, Everlasting Wisdom for Everyday Life
Meeting Day & Time: Saturdays at 4:00 p.m. Via Zoom Only
Course Description: This study will not only give you an appreciation for this popular and applicable book of the Bible, but you’ll also begin to develop a daily habit of seeking wisdom from God’s Word. In addition to the four-session videos, you get access to a short, daily teaching video for each proverb, all included in the purchase price of this Bible Study Book.
The Book of Acts
Teacher: Sis. Elenor Scott Daniels
Course Title: Acts
Meeting Day & Time: Thursdays at 7:00 p.m. In-Person and Virtually
Course Description: Big stories often grow from small beginnings. That’s certainly the story of the early church. From their roots in Jerusalem, first-century believers took the Great Commission seriously. As Acts 13-28 reveals, leaders like the apostle Paul and his missionary partners took the gospel to places it had not reached and shared the light of Jesus with people living in darkness. Their story is our story, and their message is our message. As we study the missionary movement of the early church, we’re reminded of our call to share the gospel—our responsibility to fulfill the Great Commission. (13 sessions)
Faith And Fire
Teacher: Elder Raymond Farr
Course Title: Elijah
Meeting Day & Time: Tuesday at 7:00 p.m. Virtually Only
Course Description: Eljah: Faith and Fire - (Priscilla Shirer) Every serious believer longs to summon up the kind of boldness and faith that can stand firm on Mount Carmel and pray down heaven into impossible situations. Yet few are willing to go through the process required to get them there. Strength of faith, character, and boldness can only be shaped in the hidden fires of silence, sameness, solitude, and adversity.
Isaiah
Teacher: Tangi Greene
Title: Isaiah Maintaining the Peace and Joy in Your Life
Meeting Day & Time: TBD
Course Description: Isaiah served as God’s mouthpiece to the nation of Judah and the surrounding nations. His message echoes into our lives today as we read his call to rely on the Lord. Using poetry, narrative, and prophecy, Isaiah communicated clearly that followers of God could trust in Him.
MasterLife
Teacher: Minister Frank Giles
Course Title: Master Life
Meeting Day and Time: Thursdays at 6:30 p.m. In-Person and Virtually
Course Description: MasterLife—Leader Kitby Avery T. Willis, Jr. is a classic discipleship Bible study that systematically guides new and experienced believers in Jesus Christ to develop a lifelong, obedient relationship with Him. Participants will learn to master prayer, personal purity, witnessing, and other vital Christian disciplines.
Life groups are designed to help us grow together, encourage one another, and live life together. We experience community fellowship and spiritual support with other believers in the same life season.
#OvercomingTheFearOfPublicSpeaking
Facilitator: Min. John McClung
In this life group, we will discuss overcoming the fear of public speaking. Sometimes, we feel we are the only ones who suffer from this. However, we will come together to learn how to navigate and conquer FEAR.
#TheFashionMasterpiece
This Life Group will provide a space for creatives to come together and discuss fashion in the 21st century, showing how to dress and still be saved.
#OvercomingRejection
In this life group, we will walk through the hurt of rejection. We have all experienced this in our lifetime, but some of us have difficulty moving past the rejection to see the restoration of our joy and understanding how to get back to our happiness.
#Modesty Teaching girls how to dress properly
This small group is for our teen girls who want to learn the value of modesty. Sometimes, we need to hear from the mothers about protecting themselves. We often dismiss the thought of modesty so we can dress the way we want. However, God is calling us to be set apart, to be different, and that includes how we dress.
#SingleSaved&Dating
This life group will walk with those who are saved and single and discuss practical tools for developing while being saved and dating.
#Unmask (Removing the guilt and shame)
This small group will discuss how to overcome shame and guilt in our lives. Sometimes, we wear a mask to hide the truth, but we all know that whoever the Son sets free is free indeed. John 8:36
#Forgivess Learning how to forgive
This group is designed to help those who are struggling with forgiveness. Forgiveness will linger with us until the very end unless we release that person or thing. We will aid one another as we walk towards a healing place. Once you forgive, God can really heal and take control of that hurt, disappointment, divorce, separation, loss of job, or loved one. God wants to heal that part of your life.
#CookingwithChrist combines cooking and Christ
Cooking with Christ is a small group that bridges everyday cooking with Christ.
#F.A.D.E.S
F.A.D.E.S. is a small group that connects Dads and Sons working out a plan to execute strategies that life throws at them. This is a way for fathers to pour into their sons and set them up for the future.
#30's Filling the Gap and learning how to live your best life
This life group is designed to bridge that gap between life and parenting. In your thirties you feel you are right in the middle of things, and you need a group of individuals who understand where you are to give advice or assistnace as you grow in your relationship with Christ and your community.
#Experiencing the wilderness and how to overcome it
In this life group, we will explore life's journey, where we all feel lonely and lost in this world we call life. Sometimes, we need the community to help us navigate this wilderness.