We are presently in a new cycle of Adult Bible Classes. Two classes are offered. One class is based on Mike McKinley's Am I Really a Christian. The other class is based on Mark Thompson's book A Clear and Present Word: The Clarity of Scripture. The books for these classes are available for purchase in the bookstore.

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Am I Really a Christian:​

You may think you are, but you may not be. After all, Jesus himself said that some people will do seemingly "Christian" things in his name but will not truly know him. Or maybe you know you are not a Christian and you wonder what it really means to be one. To be sure, however, there is clarity from God's perspective. He is not confused about who does and does not know him. And though our self-awareness is certainly limited, we have been given biblical criteria to help us evaluate whether we are indeed followers of Christ. Mike McKinley shows us the importance of examining our standing with God and helps us to fearlessly ask the hard questions, ultimately allowing us to see whether we are in the faith and what exactly that entails. 

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A Clear and Present Word: ​

By almost any measure, a bold and confident use of the Bible is a hallmark of Christianity. Underlying such use are a number of assumptions about the origin, nature and forms of the biblical literature, concerning its authority, diversity and message. However, a lack of confidence in the clarity or perspicuity of Scripture is apparent in Western Christianity. Despite recent, sophisticated analyses, the doctrine is ignored or derided by many. While there is a contemporary feel to these responses, the debate itself is not new. In this New Studies in Biblical Theology volume, Mark Thompson surveys past and present objections to the clarity of Scripture; expounds the living God as the Guarantor of his accessible, written Word; engages with the hermeneutical challenges and restates the doctrine for today. 

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Some Examples of Past Books:

• How to Read the Bible for All Its Worth by Gordon Fee and Douglas Stuart

• The Universe Next Door by James Sire

• The Rare Jewel of Christian Contentment by Jeremiah Burroughs

• The Knowledge of the Holy by A.W. Tozer

• The Battle for the Beginning by John MacArthur

• Premillennialism by Michael Vlach

• The Doctrines of Grace by James Montgomery Boice and Philip Graham Ryken

• The Gospel at Work by Sebastian Traeger and Greg Gilbert

• Sound Worship by Scott Aniol

• 12 Ways Your Phone is Changing You by Tony Reinke

• The Mystery of Providence by John Flavel

• Desiring God by John Piper

• Trusting God by Jerry Bridges

• Evangelism and the Sovereignty of God by J.I. Packer

• Pilgrim’s Progress by John Bunyan

• Our Sufficiency in Christ by John MacArthur

• Love in Hard Places by D.A. Carson​​