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Learning Communities Schedule

The discipleship expedition that the apostle Paul calls us to in his letter to the Romans is exceedingly challenging. It is an invitation to radical discipleship that will demand of us our entire lives. There will be no holding back if we truly want to know the liberation that comes when we settle down and build our lives upon God’s "Yes!" spoken to us in Jesus Christ and when we respond with our own "Yes!" to the leadership of Christ in our lives. Our journey through the book of Romans will be more than an academic exercise. It could very well shake and remake the foundations of our lives.

A schedule of topics and texts for Fall 2008 can be found in the table below. We encourage you to read the texts before coming to class; we think you'll get the most out of the material by getting a sense of context and by letting the text soak in during the week.

Date	Topic
Sep 7	Meet the Apostle Paul and the Romans Introduction to Romans
Sep 14	God's Gospel and God's Righteousness Romans 1:1-17
Sep 21	Worshipping What is Not God Romans 1:18-32
Sep 28	Failing to Practice What We Preach Romans 2:1-3:8
Oct 5	All of Us Need the Gospel Romans 3:9-20
Oct 12	God is Faithful Romans 3:21-4:25
Oct 19	No LCs — Global Church Conference Oct 17-19 at First Pres
Oct 26	From Faith to Hope Romans 5:1-11
Nov 2	From Adam to Jesus Christ Romans 5:12-21
Nov 9	Dying and Rising with the Messiah Romans 6:1-11
Nov 16	Slavery and Freedom Romans 6:12-23
Nov 23	Released from the Law Romans 7:1-6
Nov 30	The Law Cannot Give Us Life Romans 7:7-25
Dec 7	God's Gift of Life Romans 8:1-11
Dec 14	Nothing Will Separate Us from the Love of God Romans 8:12-39
Dec 21	*No LCs — Christmas Break*
Dec 28	No LCs — Christmas Break