SUMMER 2018 GROWTH GROUPS
This Growth Groups Semester will run the week of June 3 through the week of July 29 (except as noted).
If you have questions please contact Pastor Dave, our Community Life Pastor.
Please check out the list below, then register for a group here. * groups have childcare available
If you have questions please contact Pastor Dave, our Community Life Pastor.
Please check out the list below, then register for a group here. * groups have childcare available
SUNDAYS
8:45AM - MEN’S LEADERSHIP GROUP* - led by Bruce Burckhardt - ROOM 210
Drawing on the wisdom of strong accomplished leaders, this group will help make men stronger Christian leaders in their homes, workplaces, church and environment. Be prepared to be challenged once you join this group.
Bruce loves God, good food, grandkids and, of course, his beautiful wife. He is a business owner and is always pushing himself to learn more about leadership.
8:45AM (Starting June 10th) - EXPECTING TO SEE JESUS* by Anne Graham Lotz (Women's Group) - led by Val VanDyke - ROOM 220
As you journey with Anne through the pages of the Bible, you'll come to realize why she lives her life expecting to see Jesus at any minute. And, she wants to make sure you and all other Christians are ready for that moment when your faith becomes sight. Anne knows from personal experience that it's in the busyness of our days, as we're drifting in comfortable complacency, that we most need a wake-up call, a jolt that pushes us to seek out a revival of our passion for Jesus that began as a blazing fire but somehow has died down to an ineffective glow.
Val VanDyke will be leading this group. She is a farm wife who loves being a grandma, scrapbooking and rubber stamping, reading, and the sweet fellowship she gets from the ladies' small group class.
10:00AM (Starting June 10th) - LET’S START WITH JESUS* by Dennis Kinlaw - led by Dave Hopewell and Aaron Cloud - ROOM 200
“If you really knew Me, you would know My Father as well. From now on, you do know Him and have seen Him.” (John 14:7)
Jesus is the great stumbling block of faith. It is in Him that Christianity finds its uniqueness among the religions of the world. He is the Incarnate Son of God, the unique revelation of the Father. Yet so often, we begin the process of theological formulation not with the person of Jesus, but rather, with philosophical arguments about God’s existence and logical constructions to determine God’s nature. How would our understanding be affected if we instead took Jesus as our starting point for doing theology?
10:00AM - BIBLE IN A YEAR* - led by Gregg Carlson - ROOM 210
In this group, we cover the entire Bible in chronological order. It’s never too late to join the group; we will be in Ecclesiastes and Proverbs studying the life of David and Solomon in the Old Testament. Our goal is to review the entire Bible while focusing on what we believe and why we believe it.
This is the 15th year that Gregg has led “Through the Bible in a Year” at GracePoint. He began attending GracePoint and leading groups in 1969. In his spare time, he studies Scripture, runs a sawmill and does CNC woodworking.
10:00AM - BIBLE STUDY* - led by Tom Delaney - ROOM 120
This group starts off with a challenging question, thought, or quote, then studies different verses of the Bible each week.
Married for almost 39 years, Tom & his wife Deb have 7 children. Tom is a certified teacher, loves guns, reading, and writing poetry. He has attended GracePoint for 17 years.
10:00AM - LUKE (MEN'S GROUP)* - led by Todd Intermill - LOFT (Above the Activity Center foyer).
This group is continuing to journey through the book of Luke.
Todd has attended GracePoint since the late 1960s, and has been leading men’s classes for the last decade. He grain farms with his wife, Wendy, in the Colman area. They have 2 daughters and 3 foster daughters. Todd is enthusiastic about understanding Scripture, learning how to read it, and using it in your daily life.
WEDNESDAYS
8PM - SERMON FOLLOW UP (Young Professionals) - led by Andrew Waterman & Nicole Gertken - ROOM 230
Want to dive deeper into the “Here to There” Sermon series on Sunday Morning? This group will follow along with Sunday morning messages and dive into the deeper questions that are posed. We are a Co-ed Group of young professionals looking to deepen our relationship with Christ and each other.
Andrew grew up on a farm on the South Dakota-Iowa border. He has completed 3 Spartan obstacle course races over the last year and a half, and he enjoys cooking and eating. Nicole works as a First-Year Academic Advisor at SDSU. Andrew & Nicole would love to have you join their group.
CARE GROUPS (Registration is welcome, but not required to attend a care group.)
THURSDAYS at 6:30PM - OUT OF THE DARKNESS (women's group) - led by Serenity Miller - ROOM 220
There's one thing we all have in common: Jesus is hope. Struggles with depression, anxiety, addiction, or trauma don't have to isolate us from community in Christ. Using a guide called Journey Toward Hope, this group explores 5 biblical truths: you are loved, you have a purpose, you belong, you have a choice, and you are needed. We'll walk through Scripture, prayer, experiential practices, journaling, and personal stories, sharing space in the struggles as we encourage one another to step out of the darkness... together.
2nd MONDAY of every month at 6:30PM - TOGETHER STRONG CANCER SUPPORT TEAM - led by Becky Eggebrecht - ROOM 220
Together Strong meetings are a safe, trusted environment for participants to process the emotional, spiritual, physical & relational changes that may occur with a diagnosis of cancer. Participants will have the opportunity to openly share and discuss concerns, apprehensions, questions, losses that arise from a past or present experience with cancer. Meetings are open to patients, survivors, family, friends, caregivers & health care workers.
Questions? Contact: beckytogetherstrong@gmail.com
