Elder Mike Prince leads our Sunday morning discipleship class, which meets at 10:00 a.m., except for the first Sunday of each month.
Philosophy
Our discipleship class is structured around the ten spiritual disciplines outlined in Don Whitney’s book Spiritual Disciplines for the Christian Life. We have worked our way through this book a couple of times over the years and we believe that the disciplines Whitney outlines are the same fundamental practices that have always formed the heart of Christian Discipleship. Those disciplines are as follows:
Bible Intake | Prayer |
Worship | Evangelism |
Serving | Stewardship |
Fasting | Silence & Solitude |
Journaling | Learning |
History
For over the past decade, each study we have embarked on has focused on one of these disciplines in particular, though often related to others as well. Recent studies include a study of Church history, a study of Watchfulness as a necessary element to persevering in the disciplines, a detailed look at the book of Haggai, and a study based on John Piper’s book, A Hunger for God.
Most recently we completed A Survey of Church History video series taught by Dr. W. Robert Godfrey and produced by Ligonier Ministries.
Definitions
From time to time, during our Lord’s Day morning discipleship class, or other discipleship opportunities, we formulate definitions to better help us understand concepts found in God’s Word. Those definitions can be found here: Discipleship Definitions.
Current Study
In October of 2023, we embarked on a study of the Ten Commandments, or, Decalogue. Throughout the church’s history, the Decalogue has served as the backbone of discipleship appearing in most of the great catechisms of the Reformation.
All of our members and visitors are encouraged to memorize the Ten Commandments (Exodus. 20:1-17). Bible memorization is an important element of the first of Whitney’s Spiritual Disciplines: Bible Intake.
There are many tools to help you memorize Scripture. Some prefer handwriting them while others prefer a more audible method. The Bible Memory app is a great tool that can be used to commit Scripture to memory and offers options for typing out the text or using speech recognition to recite the text. We have created a group on The Bible Memory app if you would like to follow along and encourage one another in the process. Below is a link to the app’s website, download buttons for Android and Apple, and a link to join our memory group.
Past Studies
Below is a list of past discipleship studies:
- Mortification of Sin
- A Hunger for God
- A Survey of Church History
- The Life and Diary of David Brainerd
- From Dust to Glory
- Haggai
- More to be updated soon…