RLC values Christian education, for adults and children, and considers it to be an essential part of a healthy equipping ministry. We offer Sunday School opportunities for adults and children from 9:30-10:30 am, September through May. Occasionally, we offer summer Bible study opportunities.

Adult Christian Education

The Herod Family

Dates: February 16-March 23
Time: 9:30-10:30 am
Place: Fellowship Hall
Leaders: Paul Brandt
Materials: Bring your Bible. There are no materials to buy.

Plan to attend to better understand the New Testament by learning about the confusing collection of Herods who grew from a simple crime family into the rulers of Judaea and beyond. We will explore their inclusion in Scripture and their connections with the rich and famous like Julius Caesar, Marc Antony, Caesar Augustus, Cleopatra, and more. Along the way, we will tour “Herod’s Temple” to see where Jesus confronted the oligarchs of his time, where he taught, where a widow gave her mite, and more.

Youth Sunday School

Join us for Sunday School from 9:30-10:30 am, September-May! All classes are held in the Family Life Center.

• Pre-Kindergarten in Room 132
• Kindergarten-1st Grade in Room 135
• 2nd-3rd Grade in Room 131
• 4th-5th Grade in Room 133
• 6th-12th Grade in Room 253 (The Warehouse)

Weekly Classes

Monday

Monday Night Women’s Bible Study

Dates: January 6-May 19
Time: 7:00-8:00 pm
Place: Room 151, Family Life Center, and Online via Zoom
Leaders: Jamee Thieme, Sharon Hahne, Dawn Leister
Materials: Meant for Good by Donna Snow

The life story of Joseph is one of the most beloved and chronicled in the Bible. It's a story of broken dreams and impossible circumstances, of family conflict and unfair treatment. It's a story of the power and necessity of letting God's love and forgiveness lead. Joseph's story is the subject of this Bible study from author and popular women's ministry leader Donna Snow.

Zoom group will be available at the same time. Books are available through christianbook.com, cph.org, or Amazon. Amazon also has it available in the Kindle store.

Men's Weekly Study and Fellowship

Dates: March 3-24
Time: 7:00-8:15 pm
Place: Room 240, Family Life Center
Leaders: Tom Gebbia
Materials: Will be provided.

Bible On Trial: Beyond A Reasonable Doubt by Craig Parton, Esq.

Biblical criticism, ancient historical voices, the illumination of archaeology, the testimony of first-century followers of Jesus Christ -- all these come to bear on the examination of the reliability of the Scriptures in The Bible On Trial: Beyond A Reasonable Doubt.

In The Bible On Trial: Beyond A Reasonable Doubt, the case is made that the Scriptures are authentic, dependable, God-inspired and worthy-not only of our full attention but of our complete faith. In this Men's NetWork Bible study, attorney Craig Parton leads the viewer through relevant points that comprise this important discussion. He asks, "Is this book, the Bible, and its contents-reliable?"

This question has been fiercely debated for centuries-and rightly so. If the Bible is not worthy of our faith, if it is riddled with errors, if it is full of inconsistent and false information, then knowing that up front is vital in forming a decision about it. If, on the other hand, the Bible stands up to critical scrutiny and academic investigation, if it shows itself to be a trustworthy record of historical events and God's dealing with man, then its all-inclusive promise to sinners of salvation through the blood of Jesus Christ makes it the world's most important book.

In four sessions, The Bible On Trial: Beyond A Reasonable Doubt addresses critical views of the Scripture, examines evidence from the ancient world, surveys how archaeology often corroborates the Biblical record and considers the word of those who were either Jesus' contemporaries or were closely connected to eyewitnesses who knew Jesus -and His remarkable life-well.

Tuesday

Tuesday Morning Bible Study and Fellowship

Dates: September 3-May 20
Time: 10:30-11:30 am
Place: Fellowship Hall
Leaders: Pastor Jonathan Blanke, Pastor Zach Sarrault, Pastor Alan Shaw

God gives His Word to instruct, guide, and bless our lives. The Scripture lessons in worship offer a menu every week to build up the people of God in faith and hope.

We will study the lessons for the following Sunday, and as we do, we expect that this Word will enrich and edify our community prayer, faith, and servant life in Christ.

Wednesday

Supper and Scripture

Our Wednesday evening activities include dinner, youth events, adult Christian education classes, Confirmation, and music ministry rehearsals.

Check out the full schedule!

Adult Christian Education

Intentional Parenting

Dates: January 8-April 30 (Class will break during Lent.)
Time: 6:00-7:00 pm
Place: Room 240, Family Life Center
Leaders: Pastor Zach Sarrault, Erika Hulse
Materials: Intentional Parenting by Doug and Cathy Fields

Every parent has dreams for their children. As parents, we all start out with the best intentions. Although, at some point, we move from DREAMS to DUCT TAPE and hope that each day everything will just stick together.

Raising kids in today’s culture is a difficult challenge and it requires a plan. Our goal is to grow together in support and community, learning how to be intentional parents, centered on God’s Word. How does God guide us to be the parents He intends us to be? Join us as we wrestle with this question and our calling to be Christian parents!

Men with Kids

Dates: February 26-March 19 (No Class, March 5, Ash Wednesday)
Time: 6:30-7:30 pm
Place: Room 247, Family Life Center
Leaders: Group Led, Tom Gebbia

Facing Disaster Like A Man by Rev. Kurt Klaus

Disasters! Life's catastrophes come in many shapes and sizes, and their unwelcome intrusion leaves us reeling. Grief, profound uncertainty and -- not infrequently -- more questions than can reasonably be answered, rise from its wake. In this devastation, the heart is drawn to look for answers human reason cannot provide.

This three-lesson Bible study stresses the importance of relying on God in an age when the specter of disaster is an all-too-familiar occurrence.

In Facing Disaster Like A Man, Pastor Kurt Klaus considers the tragedies that strike our lives. Be they natural, unnatural, or self-inflicted, they turn our lives upside down and inside out. Whether their aftermath finds us in the rubble of our homes, businesses, or personal lives, there is a way out of the wreckage, and it begins and ends with God.

Conveying God's matchless love and grace when, by human standards, our disaster would leave us in ruin, Klaus reminds us that He is in control, even in the most desperate of circumstances. Opening Psalm 46:1 the Psalmist writes, "God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble." This is the good news when all news seems bad; this is the single, unstoppable ray of light when darkness would overwhelm us. Though hope may seem an impossible dream, there is a way through the darkness.

Klaus reminds us that the God of the Old and New Testaments is a God who, by virtue of his omniscience and omnipotence, is in command. He will get us through every tight spot and every unforeseen difficulty -- no matter how hopeless, no matter how painful. The assault to our sanity may be a hurricane, a divorce, or a bankruptcy. Whatever the disaster is, facing it -- and overcoming it -- can be achieved by God's grace and the comfort He provides.

This Is the Church

Dates: February 12-March 19
Time: 6:30-7:30 pm
Place: Room 151, Family Life Center
Leader: Pastor Jonathan Blanke
Materials: Bible and Luther's Small Catechism

Join us for conversations around the basics of the Christian faith. We will focus on what Christians believe and how the Christian faith can be understood in distinction from other world religions.

It is a great opportunity for those who are joining us from another denomination or are new to the church altogether.

First Communion

CONFIRMATION

Youth Confirmation at RLC is a 2-year program: 7th Grade/Confirmation 1 and 8th Grade/Confirmation 2. If you are interested in Confirmation, reach out to Pastor Zach Sarrault at  zach.sarrault@rlcary.org.

 

VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL (VBS)

 

 

Questions? Contact Erika Hulse, Children and Family Ministry Director, at erika.hulse@rlcary.org or 919-851-7248, ext. 62.