Small
Groups
Are you interested in an adult or family bi-weekly or
monthly small group fellowship and Bible study? Grace Church has started
several. For
additional information, check with the hosts, facilitators, or Paul
Crist (330-463-3546). There are 4 groups to choose from as found below.
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Men's Coffee with the
Puritans
Wednesdays, 6:00 am at the church.
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Hudson Small Group
Paul and Chris Crist will be starting up the Hudson small group
beginning April 12 (and April 26) from 5:30-8:30 p.m. They will begin
with a time of fellowship by having dinner together, and then they will
be studying the Book of Galatians. If you have questions or are
interested in attending please call Chris Crist at 330-463-3546.
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Mantua (Bailey) Study for
College and Career
Study on Issues of Concern to Young Adults
This study will examine from a Christian perspective issues of
concern to young adults, including important life decisions such as:
marriage, children, education, financial responsibility, investment, and
church involvement. What issues are of concern to you?
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Stow (Goodrich) Study on
Apologetics
Join us for a study of R.C. Sproul’s Defending Your Faith, an
Introduction to Apologetics.
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Tallmadge (Vogel) Study
Lost in the Middle: Midlife and the Grace of God
"Put the following two Bible phrases together and you will
begin to understand the magnitude and practicality of the redemption
that could only be supplied by Christ Jesus: 'Every inclination of the
thoughts of his heart was only evil all the time,' and 'After he had
provided purification for sins, he sat down.' In Scripture's redemption
story, the sadness of the totality of our depravity kisses the
celebration of the totality of Christ's provision. God is satisfied,
Christ has sat down, and there is hope for us -- a practical hope
stretching from now to the ends of eternity. As a result, we come to
every topic of our lives the saddest and most celebrant people on earth.
This functional tension between sadness and celebration results in the
kind of practical wisdom that the Bible alone affords. Midlife must be
viewed from these two redemptive perspectives."
"It is easy to pursue a religion of the mind; it
is another thing to surrender your heart, and therefore every aspect of
your life, to God. The hope of this book is nothing short of changed
hearts leading to radically transformed lives. We cannot settle for
expanding knowledge and enhanced understanding. We cannot because God
will not. God demands all of us. He will not settle for a portion of who
we are. Accordingly, as we begin our examination of the crisis that
often breaks out in midlife, I urge you to make the following
commitments:
- I will carefully examine and unpack this
important period of my life.
- I will seek to understand all that I unpack from
the vantage point of Scripture.
- I will look at myself in the always-accurate
mirror of the Word of God.
- I will personally identify and own the areas in
which change is needed.
- I will resolve to act on the basis of the hope
and help that is found in Jesus
Christ."
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