Grit Don’t Quit | Get Back Up and Keep Going: Learning from Paul’s Example

Date: Mondays, 7-8:30pm
Instructor: Reverend Vivian Slaughter-Mitchell and Lady Sylvia Harris              
Audience: Women

Description: Ever deseparately needed help to move through to the other side of a challenging situation such as:    

Caring for an aging parent
Bad breakups
Comparison to a sibling
Being single beyond young adulthood
Being broke
Step-parenting
Exhausting jobs
Questioning your calling

Looking for opportunity to:
Drop some baggage
Turn from hangups or struggles
Take next steps in the right direction

Here’s a message straight from the throne of God: You can do it. But you can’t do it alone. With the immeasurable and miraculous power given to us through God’s Holy Spirit, there is nothing we can go through on this earth that can beat us.

In this study, we’re going to draw largely on the life and ministry of one of the Bible’s grittiest men—the Apostle Paul. Through studying Paul’s words, actions, and life, we will discover a path through setbacks that promises to get us through anything. We’ll also delve into Scripture to learn from the lives of some lesser-known men and women who showed grit that didn’t quit. Through their stories and personal experiences of the author, Bianca Jua’rez Olthoff, we’re going to unpack five steps we can all take toward a life marked by godly grit:

Step One: Fully surrender to God’s will.
Step Two: Listen to the voice of God.
Step Three: Don’t conform to the pattern of this world.
Step Four: Lean into the “who” when you want to ask “why.”
Step Five: Keep your eye on the prize—a crown that lasts forever.

Duration: 13 Weeks | January 13– March 24, 2025
Fees: $14

Explore the Bible: Acts 13-28

Date: Tuesdays, 7-8:30pm
Instructor: Pastor Ronnie Henry, Pastor Keith Harris, and Reverend Dr. Scot Thomas           
Audience: Adults

Description: Explore the Bible: Acts 13-28

Big stories often grow from small beginnings. That’s certainly the story of the early church. From their roots in Jerusalem, first-century believers took the Great Commission seriously. As Acts 13-28 reveals, leaders like the apostle Paul and his missionary partners took the gospel to places it had not reached and shared the light of Jesus with people living in darkness. Their story is our story. Their message is our message. As we study the missionary movement of the early church, we’re reminded of our own call to share the gospel and fulfill the Great Commission.

Join us for this 13-week study that will help us to not only read His Word, but also know it and live its truth.

Duration: 13 Weeks | January - March 2025
Fees: $5