Wednesdays 6, 13, & 20 May
7:00pm–9:30pm
St Margaret’s Anglican Church, Hillsborough, Auckland
$60 (this price covers all three evenings)

Evening School is a learning your journey in Christian essentials, offering thoughtful, practical, and encouraging evening classes in Bible, Doctrine, and Christian Living, that engage the whole person. This is a place for you to deepen your understanding of God, and God’s work in the world. Join us for three evenings of teaching, combined worship, exercises and reflections, conversation and kai.

Classes on offer

Each class runs over the three consecutive Wednesday evenings. Choose which class you would like to attend for the season, and register below.

Gospels: Matthew (Bible)

with Sam Martin

The Gospel of Matthew, standing at the beginning of the New Testament canon, has always been treasured by the Church for its unique revealing of Jesus as Israel’s Messiah, the world’s true King, and ‘God with us.’ Matthew’s Gospel narrates an unfolding drama in which the restoring reign of God, the kingdom from heaven, is made present in the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus. In this class, we will give attention to the wider movement of the narrative, and the context of the Old Testament, seeing how Jesus is presented as the fulfilment of God’s promises. In seeking to read faithfully, our desire is to be formed as deep disciples of Jesus; ones who, enfolded in this story, become hearers and doers of the word.

Who is God? (Doctrine)

with Nathan McLellan

In this class, we will consider the God of Christian faith who is Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. Each of the three evening sessions will focus on the work of the triune God, as well as a particular person of the Holy Trinity. Throughout the class, we will draw on biblical texts and the teachings of the first 500 years of the Church regarding the Trinity. This class is designed for those who wish to deepen their love for God and expand their biblical and theological understanding of the Trinity.

Praying with the Psalms (Christian Living)

with John Dennison, Michelle Young, & Luke Fenwick

The psalms are known as the School for Prayer. Through reading and praying the psalms, we come to learn new and deeper ways of being with God, and of praying as the Church. In this class, you will discover how the psalms teach us prayer for all seasons and circumstances. Focussing on particular psalms, we will learn to take up the ancient prayers of God’s people and to pray in new ways ourselves. Whether you feel stuck in your prayer life, or simply desire to grow in prayer, this introduction to praying with the Psalms offers practical encouragement.