Adult Foundational Curriculum 1997­1998

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Selections used by the Foundational Explorers class at KirkWood Presbyterian Church, Yorktown, VA.

Links are to class notes for that session.

Love needs good thinking, founded on clear understanding,
to sort out good options for good action.

Our Ministry - "Let Us Pray"

The Sunday Work of the People of God

• Gathering at the River: "Remember Your Baptism and Be Thankful!"
• Thanksgiving at the Table: "Let Us Give Thanks to the Lord Our God"
• Honest Confession, Abundant Grace:"Let Us Ask God to Forgive Us"
• Prayer for Others:"Let Us Pray for the Church and for the World"
• Words Around the Word:"Hear What the Spirit is Saying to the Church"

Basic Beliefs - God in the World

The Problem of Evil

• Suffering and Becoming
• Radical Evil
• The Suffering God
• God's Response Through Community

Basic Beliefs: Discipleship

Discipleship: The Salt of the Earth

• The Blessed Ones
• Salt of the Earth, Light of the World
• Seeing in Secret
• Beyond Solomon's Glory - Busy or Listening?
• Hearing and Doing

The Bible Speaks: New Testament

The Pastoral Epistles

• Faithful Community
• On Having Itching Ears
• Church Order
• Right Relationships
• The Church in the World

The Bible Speaks: Old Testament

Psalms

• Sing to the Lord
• Creator God
• Holy God
• Absent God
• Caring God

Basic Beliefs: Ethics

Christian Ethics: Character Formation in a World that Doesn't Much Care Anymore

• What is Ethics?
• Character Formation
• Christian Virtue
• The Task of Living
• Faith and Justice

The Bible Speaks: New Testament

Hebrews

• Superior to Angels - More Glory than Moses
• A Great High Priest
• A Better Covenant
• A Fearful Prospect
• We Are Not Alone

Link to Overview of 1996-97 class notes.

"According to the grace of God given to me, like a skilled master builder I laid a foundation... that foundation is Jesus Christ." - 1 Corinthians 3:10­11.

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