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The Importance of the Bible School

The Bible School is the strength of the congregation. Seventy-five to eighty-five percent of the conversions are reported to be assisted by the Bible School. Since Christianity is a taught religion, churches are only as strong as they are taught. We live what we learn (cf. Acts 1:1) and teach what we are taught (II Timothy 2:2).

The Bible School program of the local church is its backbone. The Chinese said it this way, "If you are planning for a year, sow rice; if you are planning for a decade, plant trees; if you are planning for a lifetime, educate a person." Daniel Webster philosophized, "If we work upon marble, it will perish. If we work upon brass, time will efface it. If we rear temples, they will crumble into dust. But if we work upon men's immortal minds, if we imbue them with high principles, we engrave on those tables something only time can efface and which will brighten all eternity."

Jesus, the only begotten Son of God, was a teacher, yea, the Master Teacher. Forty-one times in his biographies He is called a teacher (23 times by friends, 12 by enemies, six by Himself). Teaching is at the beginning and heart of all conversion (John 6:44,45) and spiritual growth (I Peter 2:2; Acts 20:32). The word teach is used 109 times in the Bible (with synonyms, 148), showing its importance to Christianity.

We believe that Bible Classes should be interesting and challenging.

Children who know the lyrics to popular songs and can give your complete scientific descriptions of dinosaurs can surely learn the apostles and Old Testament stories! Teenagers who can learn calculus and physics can certainly learn Christ and Paul. Adults who know how to fix cars and meals, run computers and expensive machinery, and who are among the best educated and most widely exposed of all peoples in the worlds history, certainly can understand the Bible and memorize some key verses.

Primary Bible School program:
Cradle Roll: 0-20 months
Toddler:
2's & 3'
4-K
1st Grade
2nd & 3rd Grades
4th & 5th Grades

Secondary Bible School program:
Jr. High
Sr. High
Adult
Ladies

WINTER TEACHING QUARTER

Winter PRIMARY CLASSES
CLASS	TEACHER
Cradle Roll: 0-20 months	Kristie Jearls
Toddler/21-32 months.	Amanda Brown
2's & 3's/33-47 months.	Susan Duff
4-K	Kim Brown
1st Grade	Lisa Valentine
2nd & 3rd Grades (Primary I [2nd.] & II [3rd.]	Shree Lowe
4th & 5th Grades (Intermediate I [4th] & II [5th]	Michelle Earnhart

WINTER SECONDARY AND ADULT CLASSES

Sunday Morning

Auditorium Class - Tom Duff will teach our new curriculum “Old Testament Year 1”.

Middle School - Jeremy White will teach our new curriculum "Old Testament Year 1".

High School - Bob Garby will teach our new curriculum "Old Testament Year 1".

Fellowship Room class - Jeanny Gilpin will teach "A Course in Letter Writing" Ladies Only class

Wednesday Evening

Middle School class - Eric Earnhart- "Talking about Jesus"

High School class - Jim Harrington - "Science and the Bible"

Auditorium class - Eddy Gilpin - "Intertestamental History"

Fellowship Room class - Don Pettit - "Hermeneutics"

Bible Class Materials
Old Testament Year 1 (.pdf) Old Testament Year 1 (.doc)