St. James offers a number of opportunities to continue to grow, learn, and See and Share Jesus.
Sunday Classes - 9:15-10:15 a.m.
Believe, Teach, and Confess (Adults)
This is a 13-session examination of the Augsburg Confession and Its Apology. It is a thorough review of both the Augsburg Confession and the Apology. This is the primary confession of faith of the Lutheran Church and one of the most important documents of the Reformation. Participants read and respond to key excerpts of these charter documents of Lutheran doctrine, as each session highlights Law and Gospel and applies the truth of God's Word to life. Background information will be provided.
Leader: Pastor Marlin Rempfer
Location: Fellowship Room
Dates: Begins January 10
Friendship Class
This small group studies the work of the Father, Son and Holy Spirit. It also reviews what it means to be a member of God’s family and Christian living. Time is also spent singing, memorizing Bible verses, and playing hand chimes.
Leader: Renita Mohr
Location: Church Choir Room
Dates: Begins January 10
Bible Bowl Review (Youth)
Youth will be reviewing the gospel of Matthew in preparation for the Bible Bowl. The youth will challenge the youth of our sister churches on February 28.
Leader: Cathy Gooding
Location: Youth Room
Dates: Begins January 10
Sunday School (ages 3 yrs - 8th grade)
Year-round Christian education using Our Life in Christ curriculum that gives students a solid foundation in Bible learning
Location: Church basement
Child Care
Although tiny tots are welcome in any adult class, child care is offered for any tot whose parents are involved in Sunday morning classes.
Location: Nursery in church basement
Mid-Week Bible Studies
LifeLight -- Ephesians and Thessalonians (Adult)
This in-depth course in the LifeLight series explores the books of Ephesians and I & II Thessalonians. It aims to help participants live a confident, joyful, fruitful life as they await the return of their Lord. Paul’s letter to the Ephesians is about the church and about the fellowship of believers who make up the church. It is about us, for by faith we are the church in our time and place. Paul and his entourage eventually reached Thessalonica. In his two letters addressed to the Thessalonian Christians, Paul expresses his deep care as a founding pastor concerned about his fledgling congregation. We, by God’s grace, are part of God’s family – a family united in Christ and sustained by the Holy Spirit. (9 sessions)
Morning 9:30 – 11:00 am (women)
Dates: Tuesdays, January 12 – March 9
Leader: Jeanie Rempfer, Susan Saeger, Amanda Werries & Pastor Lawrence Saeger
Location: Fellowship Room
Evening 7:00 – 8:30 pm (men and women)
Dates: Tuesdays, January 12 – March 9
Leader: Jim Keller
Location: Fellowship Room
Men's Bible Study & Fellowship
Thursdays, 10-11 am
Christless Christianity Is it possible that we have left Christ out of Christianity? While we invoke the name of Christ, too often Christ and the Christ-centered gospel are pushed aside. The result is a message and a faith that are trivial, sentimental, affirming, and irrelevant. This alternative gospel is a message of moralism, personal comfort, self-help, self-improvement, and individualistic religion. It trivializes God, making him a means to our selfish ends. The solution: a return to the unadulterated gospel of salvation.
Leader: Pastor Marlin Rempfer
Location: Fellowship Room
Dates: January 14 – February 4
Bible Difficulties and Apparent Contradictions in the Bible Men regularly sound their protestations against the reliability of Scripture simply because they do not grasp its meaning or because of lack of light on the passage in question. They point the finger to a host of events or personages in the Bible which, they claim, are erroneous. But it always turns out that the Bible is vindicated.
Leader: Pastor Marlin Rempfer
Location: Fellowship Room
Dates: February 11 -- 25
Portraits of Easter
Four sessions during Lent present the details of Holy Week, the Crucifixion, and Easter. Insights that help explain the path of a loving God as it unfolds into the greatest event that ever took place. Sessions include: Preparing for the Passion, Chronology of Holy Week; Sanhedrin and Roman Rule, People that Enter the Passion Story; Places Jesus Was Taken, Cross and The Grave; Old Testament Prophecies of Easter, False Resurrection Theories. Each lesson includes maps, charts, photos, etc.
Leader: Mike Jones
Location: Fellowship Room
Dates: March 5 - 26
Life with God (Adult instruction)
This 20-24 hour class enables prospective members to make an informed decision on membership. It is also a review class for current members. Classes cover the basic teachings of the Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod. It is for all those who want to know what life with God is all about. You can join the class at any time.
Leader: Pastor Marlin Rempfer
Location: Fellowship Room
Dates: Saturdays, 10-12 am, begins January 9
Confirmation Instruction
Based on Luther’s Small Catechism, this study lays a strong foundation for our children, to instruct them in God’s Word and prepare them to confess their faith, we offer classes for 7 th and 8 th graders. A parent should attend. Leader: Pastor Mueller
Location: School Cafeteria
Dates: begins January 10; 9:15-10:15am, Sundays
Financial Peace University
A life-changing program that teaches you to achieve your financial goals by eliminating debt, saving for the future, and giving like never before. More than 1 million families have participated with amazing results. You will be challenged and motivated to make a plan for your money and change your family tree forever. Class members meet with their class each week to watch a video lesson and participate in discussion groups. The style is simple and easy to understand. You will change the way you think about money. You'll actually have fun as you learn.
Leader: Mark Keller
Location: Fellowship Hall
Dates: begins February 4; 7 pm, Thursdays
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