​ Adult Education
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We encourage our adult members at St. John's to actively participate in a weekly small group. Why? To provide another opportunity for community.

• Small groups offer a place to love and be loved, know and be known, serve and be served, celebrate and be celebrated
• Small groups meet Sunday mornings and throughout the week - there is time for prayer, sharing, and study
• Groups are loosely based on where you are in life (for example, young singles, families with small children, families with older children, older adults).

If you’d like to join a group or get more information, email the Church Office at church@stjohnslombard.org or call 630-629-2515 x118.

2021/2022 ADULT SMALL GROUP INFORMATION
 
SUNDAY MORNINGS 9:15A – 10:15A:
 
PASTOR DAN (West/New School Art Room) . . . “What Recovery Looks Like—The Road Back From a Season of Pain.” Most of us understand what it’s like to be in recovery from something painful or traumatic. In a sense, we’re all recovering from something. How? We deal with sin and its effects every day—whether life-controlling issues (alcohol, shopping, food, pornography), or illness, surgery, loss, relationship pain, or a pandemic that has altered our world (and us) and tested our Christianity. These can leave us wounded, defeated, farther from God.  Class will finish mid-March.
 
BILL WALLER (Church Library) . . . We will be reading Richard Paul Evans book, The Broken Road. In my view it’s a contemporary Pilgrim’s Progress. A man grew up poor, in a family beaten by their father. He hated God because He allowed it to happen. We watch the main character become successful in worldly terms, and to believe there is no God but him. We will consider whether the vast majority of mankind is any different, and what we can do to get on and stay on the narrow road to salvation. 
 
LINDA & NOEL SAMUTA (Church Fellowship Hall) . . . “Biblical Citizenship,” is a 16 week study which is taught by St. John’s member John N. who has been officially trained to lead this course. Being Biblical Citizens requires a knowledge of Biblical principles and how to apply them to the world around us.
    
HAROLD BURROW (Church Finance Room) . . . Beginning mid-March 2022.  Study each weeks Sermon Questions. 
  
ADULT SMALL GROUP "Renegades" (Church - Stephen Ministry Room) . . . This group will be studying Francis Chan’s book, Forgotten God, a study of the person and work of the Holy Spirit.
 
PARENTING SMALL GROUP (Church Nursery) . . . Study by Kevin Leman.  Leader Ann Marie H.
 
 
BESIDES SUNDAY MORNING, BELOW ARE MORE GROUPS:
 
FRIDAY MORNING BIBLE STUDY . . . begins at 8:10a (Church Stephen Ministry Room) join us as we do new studies through-out the school year!  We are a very small, non-intimidating group.  Leader Karrie V. 
 
LADIES WEDNESDAY BIBLE STUDY . . . Wednesdays from 10a-11:30a (Church Library).  We enjoy studying books of Bible.  All ladies welcome!  Leader Jeanie W.
 
MEN'S FRATERNITY . . . Join us Thursday mornings at 6:00a in Church Fellowship Hall for an hour of power.  Pastor Pete will lead men in different studies through out the school season.  Come grow your faith!!  Leader Pastor Pete Imlah
 
THURSDAY MORNING SENIOR BIBLE STUDY . . . (East/Old School Ministry Room) 9:30a social time; 10a to 11a meeting.  Leader John B.
 
SATURDAY MEN'S FELLOWSHIP . . . 7:30a - 9:00a (Church Library), meeting every other Saturday.  Leader Pastor Jim Ilten


NORTHERN ILLINOIS DISTRICT BIBLE STUDY . . . The study is available as a free downloadable resource on the NID website at:  nidlcms.org/incarnate-community-bible-study. It’s designed to be a four-week, or four-session study.  Click on link to learn more!