Adult Christian Education opportunities at Great Valley Presbyterian Church aim to:
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Empower disciples to hunger for the truth found in God’s Word and to obey its teachings.
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Engage all people in the process of becoming more Christ-like.
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Equip followers of Jesus to serve the Kingdom both in the church and in the community.
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Enrich relationships within our body of Christ as we study, fellowship, and grow together.
To accomplish this goal, we provide Sunday morning classes that follow a Bible Track (touching on the whole counsel of God) and a Discipleship Track (allowing for teaching and training in application of Scripture).
Bible Track
From the Depths to the Heights –
The Psalms in Real Life
March - April 2025
The Psalms are a masterpiece of praise. They are very honest about human experience and express a variety of human emotions: grief and sorrow, joy and delight, anger and rage, peace and calm, fear and worry, faith and hope, shame and confession, praise and thanks. As one scholar writes, "From the deepest pits to the highest heavens, these songs tell stories about real life in a cursed world with a covenant God." During March and April, eight of our Elders will teach one Sunday each on a Psalm of their choosing one that has been personally meaningful or especially significant. You're welcome to join us for a deeper dive into scripture's hymnal.
Discipleship Track
The Years Before Jesus
March - April 2025
People often call the four hundred years before Jesus the “silent years,” but these years were anything but silent. Instead, they were filled with events, people, and literature that influenced the development of Judaism and Christianity. This class will look at some of the key people (like Alexander the Great), events (like the Maccabean Revolt), and literature (like the Septuagint and Apocrypha) to help us appreciate the importance of the anything-but-silent time between the Old and New Testaments. Even more, as we look at this “Second Temple” or “intertestamental” era, we better understand Jesus as we explore some of the ideas, beliefs, and politics that shaped Jesus’ world.
