7:00 pm Men's Bible Study
Every first and third Wednesday until May 31, 2026
7:00pm – 9:00pm
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Coordinator: Ronaldo Barbosa
The elders desire to engage the GCF men in discipleship and encourage them in the quest to be the Christian leaders they are meant to be. Although, we are still utilizing the "Men of Grace and Granite" curriculum as outline. This year will focus on the broader topics of sanctificfication, discipleship (biblical counseling) and methods of biblical change. A schedule with dates, themes, and assignments are posted below "Men's Study Materials". The main textbook for this year are:
- Lane, Timothy S., and Paul David Tripp. How People Change. 2nd ed. Greensboro, NC: New Growth Press, 2008.
- Tautges, Paul. Counseling One Another: A Theology of Interpersonal Discipleship. Wapwallopen, PA: Shepherd Press, 2016.
*Observation: Activities will be given at the end of each lesson in the classroom.
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Date |
Theme |
How People Change |
Counseling One Another |
Key Passages/ Activities |
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09/17/2025
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The Need for Personal Growth & Discipleship |
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2 Pet 1:3-9; Eph 4:13-16/ |
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10/01/2025
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God’s Discipleship Model |
1. The Gospel Gap
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2. The Content of the Great Command |
Matt 28:18-20; Col 1:28/ “One” and “Another” |
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10/15/2025 |
Broken Systems |
2. Counterfeit Hopes |
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Col 2:6-15; 2 Cor 10:3-6; 11:2-3/ Your Counterfeits |
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11/05/2025 |
The Goal of Change and the Centrality of the Gospel |
3. Here’s Where God is Taking You |
3. The Conversion of Depraved Sinners |
Titus 2:11-14; 2 Cor 5:14-15; 1 Cor 15:19/ Write your testimony |
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11/19/2025 |
The Blessings from Our Union with Christ |
4. Married to Christ |
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2 Cor 11:1-3; Col 1:21-23; 2:1-15 Testimony in context |
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12/03/2025 |
The Importance of the Local Church for Growth |
5. Change Is a Community Project |
5. The Compassion of Brotherly Love |
Ephesians 4:1-15 Galatians 6:1-5 Share your testimony |
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12/17/2025 |
The Biblical Model for Change |
6. The Big Picture |
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Jeremiah 17:5-10 1 Corinthians 10:1-13 |
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01/07/2026 |
God’s Purposes with Trials |
7. Heat 1: God in the real world |
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Psalm 88; James 1:1-15 Your Trials |
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01/21/2026 |
Our Response to Trials |
8. Heat 2: You in the Real World |
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Rom 8:20-22; Deut 8:2-14 Your Responses |
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02/04/2026 |
Identifying Patterns of Sin |
9. Thorns 1: What entangles You? |
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Heb 4:14-5:10; Eph 4-6 Your Log List |
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02/18/2026 |
Heart Worship |
10. Thorns 2: Why Do You Get Entangled? |
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Ezek 14; Mark 7:20-23; James 4:1-5 Heart X-Ray |
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03/04/2026 |
Dead to Sin and Alive to God |
11. Cross 1: New Identity and New Potential |
4. The Call to Disciplined Godliness |
Gal 2:20 Eph 4:25-32 Put off and put on |
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03/18/2026 |
Repentance and renewing of the Mind |
12. Cross 2: The Cross and Daily Living |
6: The Conviction of the Living Word |
2 Tim 3:16-17; Heb 4:12; Rom 12:1-2 Wrong X Right Thinking |
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04/01/2026 |
Reorienting Affections |
13. Fruit 1: Real Heart Change |
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Psalms 139:23-24; 63 Rom 13:14 What to Feed or Starve |
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04/15/2026 |
Putting On Christ |
14. Fruit 2: New and Surprising Fruit |
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Matt 18:21-35; Phil 2:1-13; 1 Cor 13:4-8 Zeroing in on a Virtue |
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05/06/2026 |
Dealing with the Past Biblically |
15. One Couple’s Story |
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Phil 3:1-16 Deconstructing X Sorting Through |
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05/20/2026 |
Pressing On |
16. One Church’s Story |
8: The Community for Stimulating Faith |
Heb 10:19–25 Gal 6:1-10 Becoming a “stirrer” in the church |