On Wednesday, January 25th, we will resume our regular mid-week programs for the winter and spring of 2012. There are classes for children, youth and adults offered from 6:30-7:30 pm.

Check out the detailed information in this article about each adult class offered and make sure to mark your preference in the sign-up slip. Make an intentional effort to invite your family, friends, neighbors and co-workers to join you for a time of spiritual nurture and enrichment.

Child care is provided for children under the age of three.

If you have suggestions for a particular study or if you wish to lead a group, please talk to our Minister of Christian Education and Spiritual Formation, Felicia Kumar. She can be reached by phone at 615/459-2826 or felicia.kumar@smyrnafirstumc.org.

FASTING & PRAYER - Facilitator Pastor Robert Webster

What if I told you all the spiritual giants in the Bible were committed to the discipline of fasting? What if I further told you that Jesus expected his disciples to be avid fasters throughout their lives? Or what if I indicated to you that there are spiritual breakthroughs in your life that will only come through prayer and fasting? This short course will look at what the Bible and the Judeo-Christian tradition has taught about the discipline of fasting. We will be studying Jentezen Franklin’s book entitled FASTING and discover how God can change our lives, churches, cities, and nation. There is literally nothing that can go untouched by a life that is committed to prayer and fasting! Let 2012 be the year you discover the power of God through a life of prayer and fasting. This class is open to both youth and adults and will last 6 weeks. By the end of the course you will know the Biblical stories of fasting, what a fasting lifestyle will look like, and what God will do in and through your prayer life when you combine it with fasting.

THE GREATEST OF THESE - Facilitator Nita Wright
Women’s Bible Study

We will be studying “The Greatest of These” by John Indermark. What do we mean by love/ Culture offers a multitude of definitions, but how do we as Christians define love? This daily resource helps you delve deeply and intentionally into what the Biblical witness has to say about love - and what that implies for how we practice love. Morning Glories will meet Friday mornings at 10 am and Late Bloomers will meet Wednesday evenings at 6:30 pm. Please contact Nita Wright to reserve a book.

 Our mid-week program on Wednesday has something offered for all ages. Supper will be provided at 5:30 p.m. If you wish to have a hot meal after a long day’s work and want to save some time cooking for your family, you can enjoy a hot, home cooked meal only for the price of $5.00 per person. However, you must call the Church office by Monday afternoon. This will help in the meal preparation. All classes will begin at 6:30 p.m. and will end by 7:30 p.m. We are in need of volunteers (who have gone through background check and trained in our Safe Sanctuary policy) to help with children and as kitchen helpers. If you wish to help in any particular area, please call or email Felicia Kumar, (459-2826 or felicia.kumar@smyrnafirstumc.org).

"A.S.K." (Ask, Seek, Knock) is a new Wednesday night youth discipleship group for older youth.  It is based on Matthew 7:7-8. This group will be asking, seeking, and knocking in order to truly find Christ for themselves through the Holy Scriptures. We will be using different curriculum to help us ask tough questions, and with the aid of the Holy Spirit we will more fully discover ourselves in Christ.  We meet each Wednesday night, 6:30-7:30 in the Youth Sunday School room, #315.

Menu for January:

January 25    Chicken noodle Soup, Salad & Garlic Toast, Dessert

February 8th    Lasagna, Rolls, Salad & Dessert

February 15th    Chili, Corn Bread, Salad, Dessert

February 29th    Souper Chicken, Cole Slaw, Dessert

March 7th    Burgers/Dinner Fries, Baked Beans, Dessert

March 21st    Chicken Tetrazini, Mixed Vegetables, Rolls, Dessert

March 28th    Pizza Night, Salad, Dessert

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