Adult Small Groups Schedule

Discovery

Room 36

• Dec 1 – No Class. Thanksgiving travels!
• Dec 8 – Luke: Jesus and the Outsiders, Outcasts, and Outlaws by Adam Hamilton. Through Luke’s stories we find Jesus’ care and compassion for all as he welcomes sinners and outcasts. Each session deals with a different topic and may be attended individually.
• Dec 15 – No Class. We will attend the children’s Christmas Pageant.
• Dec 22 – Study on Luke concludes.
• Dec 29 – Planning for upcoming lessons.

Expressions

Room 29

• Dec 1 – We begin our Advent Study, The Christmas Letters by Magrey deVega. In this book, deVega  invites you to hear about the miracle of Christ’s birth from those who first told the story. Each session can stand alone. The series will conclude on Dec 29.
• Dec 8 – The Christmas Letters
• Dec 15 – No class. We will attend the children’s Christmas Pageant.
• Dec 22 and 29 – The Christmas Letters.

Faith and Practice

Room 32

• Dec 1 – ACTION SUNDAY! Baking cookies for Eastway Middle School teachers in the main Kitchen.
• Dec 8 – We begin a 2-week Advent study: The Heart that Grew Three Sizes: Finding Faith in the Story of the Grinch by Matt Rawle. How Hate Distorts Our Vision and When Christmas isn’t Christmas. Each lesson stands alone, so come as you are able.
• Dec 15 – No Class. We will attend the children’s Christmas Pageant.
• Dec 22 – The Heart That Grew Three Sizes. When Light Shines and When Joy Is Our Song.
• Dec 29 – Upper Room devotional.

Journey

Room 30

• Dec 1 – No Class. Thanksgiving travels!
• Dec 8 – We begin our Advent study of Adam Hamilton’s The Journey: Walking the Road to Bethlehem. Each lesson can stand alone. The series will conclude on Dec 29.
• Dec 15 – Class will meet at 9AM prior to the Christmas Pageant to continue the Advent study of The Journey
• Dec 22 and 29 – The Journey

Joy

Room 33

• Dec 1 – Adam Hamilton’s The Journey: Walking the Road to Bethlehem. Each session can stand alone. The series will conclude on Dec 15.
• Dec 8 – The Journey.
• Dec 15 – Class will meet at 11AM following the Christmas Pageant. The Journey.
• Dec 22 – John Blizzard and Michael Lehtinen present a musical Christmas program.
• Dec 29 – The Heart that Grew Three Sizes: Finding Faith in the Story of the Grinch by Matt Rawle.

Life

Room 18

• Dec 1 – No class. Thanksgiving travels!
• Dec 8 – We will view and discuss an Andy Stanley Christmas video.
• Dec 15 – No class. We will attend the children’s Christmas Pageant.
• Dec 22 – We will view and discuss an Andy Stanley Christmas video.
• Dec 29 – No class. Christmas travels!

Pathways

Room 27

• Dec 1 – We begin our Advent Study, The Heart that Grew Three Sizes: Finding Faith in the Story of the Grinchby Matt Rawle.  Rawle explores the faith themes in the Christmas classic, How the Grinch Stole Christmas! including, how did the Grinch’s heart grow three sizes come Christmas morning? The series concludes on Dec 22.
• Dec 8 – The Heart that Grew Three Sizes
• Dec 15 – No Class. We will attend the children’s Christmas Pageant.
• Dec 22 – The Heart that Grew Three Sizes.
• Dec 29 – Class planning for upcoming studies.

Step by Step

Room 101

• Dec 1 – No Class. Thanksgiving Travels!
• Dec 8 – We will conclude our discussion of “The Chosen,” season 4 using the video and the study book. Even though each session builds on the ones before, the videos give a synopsis of what has happened.
• Dec 15 – No Class. We will attend the children’s Christmas Pageant.
• Dec 22 – We will have brunch and plan for upcoming lessons.
• Dec 29 – To be determined.

Unity

Room 34

• Dec 1 –  Unoffendable: How Just One Change Can Make All of Life Better by Brant Hansen, session 5. In this video Bible study, Hansen shares practical ways and biblical reasons to let go of anger and your “right” to be offended. Concludes on Dec 8.
• Dec 8 – Unoffendable, session 6.
• Dec 15 – No class. We will attend the children’s Christmas Pageant.
• Dec 22 – Advent study.
• Dec 29 – Advent study.

Last Updated: Dec. 2, 2024