Adam: Where Were You?, Session One

         Thirty-two men gathered in the Christ Chapel Student Center auditorium last evening for the first session of the discipleship series, “Adam: Where Were You?” The “Adam” series is a six-week series to develop rapport amongst men and to educate and empower them to step into the roles that God has for them. Subject matter includes lessons on grace and compassion, loving wives and family, meriting respect, taking thoughts captive, forgiveness and leadership and mentoring.  

         Ken Hanson shared thoughts about Gary Smalley’s book, The Hidden Value of a Man. In this book, Smalley presents the analogy of men being given two swords in life; a gold sword and a silver sword. The silver sword is the one we use to do our jobs, to provide, to earn a living. The gold sword is all about personal relationships and how we do life with our spouse, our children and those we come in contact with. The Adam series seeks to enhance men’s familiarity with and use of the gold sword in life. 

        Brother Isaac Davis set an excellent standard for the series with his presentation on grace and compassion which was well-received by the men assembled. Following Isaac’s presentation, the men ate a hearty meal of salad, lasagna and garlic bread prepared by David Duncan and Jack Corry. During the meal, the men were divided in to groups of five or six per table for in depth discussion of the concepts of grace and compassion and application in our lives. Pastor Dave Semones recapped the evening for us and challenged us to keep thinking and learning about grace and compassion in our daily lives. The discussion continued in the small groups even after the closing prayer. 

         This series will continue next Thursday, Feb. 6, 2014 beginning with arrival between 5:30 and 6:00pm. Cecil Pardue will present the next lesson in the series on “Loving Your Wife/Loving Your Family”. All men are welcome to join us, but come soon as you don’t want to miss out on these provocative teachings.

Informational Dinner

WOW!!  That's a great way to sum up the evening we had on January 23, 2014!!  Thirty-five men came together for a time of food, fellowship and anointed teaching!.

David Duncan and Jack Corry magnificently demonstrated their cooking prowess with a delicious meal!

Paul Maykish presented an informative, insightful and challenging teaching for us, leaving us with the thoughts that the commands of Christ are not burdensome!!

Ken Hanson explained the concept for the upcoming Discipleship Series, "Adam: Where Were You".  The series begins Thursday, Jan. 30, 2014 and continues for six weeks, concluding on March 6, 2014.


We will cover the following topics:

Week 1 – Grace and Compassion – What do we as men need to learn about these two important aspects of life.  This session will be presented by Isaac Davis.

Week 2 – Loving Your Wife/Family – A presentation about the fundamentals of our responsibilities as men by Cecil Pardue.

Week 3 – Meriting Respect – oHow do we live our lives so that we merit, or deserve the respect that our wives, our children, other men extend to us.  Jonathan Davis will present this session.

Week 4 – Taking Thoughts Captive – It’s increasingly difficult for men to remain pure in thought in today’s society.  We will examine one facet of this challenge with a presentation from Michael Pannell and Joe Dougherty.

Week 5 – Forgiveness – This evening will be a teaching on forgiveness by David Duncan.

Week 6 – Mentoring and Leadership – A presentation by Pastor Dave Semones about men’s roles in the church.

Food and Fellowship

Gettin' to Know Each Other

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If you have questions about any of this information, please email or call Ken Hanson at 

hkenson@cox.net   478-320-5533