The King & the Kingdom of God | Les Newsom

Adult Sunday School

Wisdom Literature Series: This 14-week journey through Job, Psalms, and Proverbs explores how God forms His people to live wisely in a broken world—through suffering, worship, and everyday life. We’ll look at how each book ultimately points to Christ as the true Wisdom of God, the righteous sufferer, and the reigning King. Together, we’ll learn not only how to think biblically, but how to pray, endure, and live faithfully in light of the gospel.

Meets every Sunday at 9:45am in the sanctuary.

Christ the Temple | Les Newsom

Scripture Reference: Haggai 2:1-9

The Temple meant that God was present with Israel. But it was destroyed and under judgment. Jesus said he WAS the Temple and would be judged on our behalf. Why? So he could make his church the new locale for his presence and each believer into a temple for the Holy Spirit.

Sermon Points:

  • ]The Temple and Israel
  • The Temple and Jesus
  • The Temple and You

Christ the Song | Les Newsom

Scripture Reference: Zephaniah 3:14-20
There are good days and there are bad days. Zephaniah prophesies about a terrifying Day of the Lord where God will judge his people. And yet, he follows up these dire predictions with some of the most tender, borderline sentimental expressions of affection from God. How can both be true? Only in the resurrection!

Sermon Points:

  • The Problem
  • The Judgment
  • The Resolution

Christ & the Faith | Les Newsom

Scripture Reference: Habakkuk 1:12–2:4; 3:17–19
God uses unjust nations to judge injustice, and Habakkuk waits in perplexity. The so called “Problem of Evil” is famously dragged out to justify abandonment of the God of the Bible. But what Habakkuk learn is that the “righteous shall live by faith.” And there, we find a life rooted in hope beyond circumstance.

Sermon Points:

  • The Conversation
  • The Dilemma
  • The “Answer”

Christ the Shepherd | Les Newsom

Scripture Reference: Micah 5:2-5a
The persistent rebellion of God’s people leads the prophet Micah to say some sobering things about God’s judgment upon them, even to the point of saying that he will “leave them” for being such. But there’s hope even in exile as we wait for THE Good Shepherd to rescue and lead his people.

Sermon Points:

  • See God
  • Miss God
  • Follow God