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An academy is a place of study or training in a specific subject or skill. At the Growing in Christ Academy, the subject is Jesus. Study to show thyself approved unto God..." 2 Timothy 2:15

Available courses

(Coming Soon) Introduction to the Old Testament

Teacher: Jonas Brenneman

Introduction to Leading a Bible Study Group

Teacher: Jonas Brenneman
Teacher: Tyler Dick
Teacher: Joe Keim

Prayer Foundations

In the gospel of John, Chapter 15, Christ speaks directly to His disciples about their relationship to him and His relationship to them. If a reader quickly reads thru this text, he may not see the relationship these verses have with prayer. However, when stopping to read and study the passages, we will realize that this text has everything to do with prayer!

Throughout this study, we are going to look carefully at these passages to begin to expose their link to prayer. We will also look at different prayers throughout the Bible as examples given to us by God to guide and lead us in the growth of our prayer life. This will lead us to develop a deeper level of intimacy with Christ and to greater levels of faith which will allow our prayers to be aligned with His will.

Skills Acquired:

1. Develop a rhythm of connecting & remaining in Jesus thru relationship.
2. Discern how to hear the voice of Christ.
3. How to apply the upward, inward and outward aspects of prayer in your life.

Sessions

1. Introduction to the Basics

2. The Root: Love the Lord

3. The Root: Remain at His Feet

4. The Root: Faith that Gives Nourishment

5. The Branches & Fruit

6. Growth: The Word

7. Growth: Putting it into Practice

8. Pruning: To Bear more Fruit

9. God's Promise, Believe IT!

10. The Tree: All for the Father's Glory!

Teacher: Jonas Brenneman
Teacher: Tyler Dick
Teacher: Joe Keim

Dynamic Christian Spirituality

This 14-session course explores what Christian spiritual formation is and what we can do to bring dynamism to our own Christian spirituality. We begin our journey with Jesus as the foundation of our Christian spirituality, and what life immersed in the Holy Spirit is like. We will learn that Christian spirituality is not only about our spiritual self, but our physical self as well, and we examine the sin in our lives, learning how the Holy Spirit helps us through our weaknesses. Then, we will learn what desires all people have, and how God is the only thing that truly fulfills all of those desires, before we end our session learning to live gospel-driven lives.

This course goes beyond the basics of the Christian faith. It is not only theoretical knowledge, but gives us the invitation to practice what we are learning; we are given the opportunity to bring new life to our own Christian spirituality in each session by allowing us to examine our own lives, as we build the foundation of our spirituality and learn who God is, who God says we are, the hope we have in this truth, and how to live life as a child of God.

Sessions Overview

1. Foundations

2. Christ as the Foundation

3. The Holy Spirit-Introduction

4. The Holy Spirit and New Birth

5. The Holy Spirit and Control of Body

6. The Holy Spirit and Impressions

7. The Holy Spirit and Help

8. God's Sovereignty

9. God' Holiness

10. God's Love

11. Character Development