Growing in Christ Academy
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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. You have a passion for knowing and following Jesus. We want to help you on your journey by walking with you, helping you discover the practical understanding, tools and skills to live out the teaching of Jesus to its fullest. Our desire in not just to teach information, but rather, a theology that is lived out practically. To enroll, you can sign up here https://form.jotform.com/240108240165040
Or contact: Jonas Brenneman. jonas@mapministry.org (773) 766 7980
Available courses
This 9 week course will teach you the practical steps in forming and leading a small group Bible Study. You can start with a group of people who do not yet believe in Jesus, and guide them into discovering who Jesus is. Or you a take a group of believers and walk with them in deepening their faith and walk with Jesus. You will learn important principles and strategies to begin and care for small groups where people can grow spiritually and reach out to others.
1. Introduction to Discovery Groups
2. Prerequisites for Leading a Discovery Group
3. Starting Your Discovery Group
4. Being Led By Scripture
5. Be Passionate But Not Argumentative
6. Small Tips For Leading
7. Materials for Discovery Groups
8.Who Was Jesus and Why Does it Matter?
9. Final Overview
In the gospel of John, Chapter 15, Christ speaks directly to His disciples about their relationship to him and His relationship to them. Throughout this study, we are going to look carefully at these passages to begin to examine 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.
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. All for the Father's Glory!
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's Holiness
10. God's Love
11. Character Development
12. God's Pleasures
13. Gospel Driven-Part 1
14. Gospel Driven-Part 2
The New Testament was written nearly 2000 years ago in a culture very different than ours today, and surrounded by religions that are unfamiliar to us. Understanding the contexts, and the writing styles of their time helps us comprehend a much deeper and richer meaning of the writings, and how to live out those teachings. This 11 week course gives you foundational context in which the New Testament was written, who the various audiences were that it was written to, and helpful tools to interpret the meaning and significance for us today.
1.Context of the New Testament
2. Greek and Roman religions, and their influences on the New Testament
3. The Gospel Writings
4. The Heart of Jesus’ Teaching in the New Testament
5. Jesus’ Teaching Styles
6. Jesus as Prophet, Priest, and King
7. Acts, Ascension, and Pentecost
8. The Early Church
9. Paul’s Letters
10. Hebrews and the Other New Testament Letters
11. Revelation