Two Reasons Your Prayers Go Unanswered
You have been praying for God to move in your life in a very specific way. Yet every time you ask, it seems as though the LORD is not answering. The Prophet Isaiah provides us two reasons for that kind of frustration that comes from unfruitful prayers. You will learn what those are during tonight’s discussion. As a bonus, you will also learn techniques to help you memorize long passages of Scripture.
Our shared meals begins at 5:30pm. Our lesson, “Two Reasons Your Prayers Go Unanswered” begins at 5:50pm tonight at Southeast Christian Church, Shelbyville campus.
Improving Your Prayer Life Part 4
Amos continues to guide us through the Lord’s Prayer. During tonight’s lesson, he’ll amplify these parts of the model prayer:
For Thine is the Kingdom
And The Power
And The Glory
Our shared meals begins at 5:30pm. Part 4 of Improving Your Prayer Life begins at 5:50pm tonight at Southeast Christian Church, Shelbyville campus.
God Wants You to be a Wise Guy
God wants you to be a wise guy, Not the kind of wise guys we see in movies. Rather, the wise guys we read about in Scripture. The Bible is the fountain of wisdom, and we’ll take a long drink of it in Proverbs tonight.
Our shared meals begins at 5:30pm. Our search for wisdom in Proverbs begins at 5:50pm tonight at Southeast Christian Church, Shelbyville campus.
God Wants You to be a Wise Guy Part 2
God wants you to be a wise guy, Not the kind of wise guys we see in movies. Rather, the wise guys we read about in Scripture. The Bible is the fountain of wisdom, and we’ll take a long drink of it in Proverbs tonight.
Our shared meals begins at 5:30pm. Our search for wisdom in Proverbs begins at 5:50pm tonight at Southeast Christian Church, Shelbyville campus.
Souper Bowl Supper
Amos Martin played in the Super Bowl during his NFL career. You and I get to participate in the Souper Bowl tonight! This is our final gathering for 2025. We’ll close out the year with each member of our class bringing a sampling of their favorite soup and/or sandwich to share with the rest of the class.
Our shared meal begins at 5:30pm. For dessert, we are serving up a testimony from two couples in our class who saw their long-prayed prayers for the salvation of their husband answered over the last few weeks. See you this Thursday at Southeast Christian Church, Shelbyville campus.
In God We Entrust Luke 5
As Christ followers, our lives should be stamped with the same words as our currency– “In God We Trust.” Regrettably, that is not the case. There are portions of our lives that we surrender to our Savior, and there are areas that we attempt to shield from his knowing gaze.
During our Investigate Jesus Bible study tonight, we’ll review the evidence presented in Luke chapter 5 that identifies the four areas of our lives that Christ commands that we entrust to him. You can test yourself to determine how many of those areas you are holding onto.
Our shared meal will be ready for you at 5:30pm. Our investigation of Luke 5, In God We Entrust, begins at 6pm at Southeast Christian Church Shelby Campus.
Jesus and The Foolish Fisherman Luke 5
Jesus asked Peter to do something that appeared to be foolish and a waste of time. The commercial fisherman had just washed and put away his nets after an unsuccessful night of fishing. Yet Jesus–who was not a commercial fisherman–urged Peter and his crew to go back out and lower their nets once again when even a novice fisherman would know it was too late in the day to catch fish.
During our Investigate Jesus Bible study tonight, we’ll review the evidence as to why Peter obeyed The Preacher from Galilee. If you sense that Christ is urging you to do something that seems foolish and a waste of time, this investigation is for you!
Our shared meal will be ready for you at 5:30pm. Our investigation of Luke 5, Jesus and The Foolish Fisherman, begins at 6pm at Southeast Christian Church Shelby Campus.
Team Building Luke 6
When Jesus was building the team that would take his message of repentance for salvation around the world, he handpicked one disciple who denied him and another disciple who betrayed him. Why did he do that? Didn’t he know these men would let him down at the very moment they were under pressure to stand up for him?
During tonight’s Investigate Jesus Bible study, we’ll review the evidence in Scripture to answer:
Did Jesus know when he invited Peter to join him that the fisherman would deny him three times?
If Jesus is all-knowing, why did he invite a traitor into his inner circle?
Jesus wasn’t the only leader recruiting followers. Who is the other leader?
Our shared meal will be ready for you at 5:30pm. Our investigation of Luke 6: Team Building begins at 6pm at Southeast Christian Church Shelby Campus.
Plain Truth: Luke 6
You have heard of the Sermon on the Mount. Did you know that Jesus also preached the Sermon on the Plain? In that message to his disciples and followers, Christ used both progressive revelation of Scripture and paradoxical language to teach his disciples, including us, some uncomfortable truths about ourselves. But, he closed out his message with hope for each of us. We’ll do the same as we Investigate Jesus through evidence presented in Luke chapter six.
Our shared meal will be ready for you at 5:30pm. Our discussion, The Plain Truth, begins at 6pm at SECC Shelby Campus.
Improving Your Prayer Life Part 3
Amos continues to guide us through the Lord’s Prayer. During tonight’s lesson, he’ll amplify these parts of the model prayer:
Thy Will be Done on Earth
Give Us This Day Our Daily Bread
Forgive Us Our Trespasses
As We Forgive Those Who Trespass Against Us
And Lead Us Not into Temptation
But Deliver Us from Evil
Our shared meals begins at 5:30pm. Part 3 of Improving Your Prayer Life begins at 5:50pm tonight at Southeast Christian Church, Shelbyville campus.
Teach Us How to Pray Part Two
Prayer is a spiritual discipline we are all commanded to do yet feel ill-equipped to do it well. Amos Martin continues a Bible study tonight that Investigates Jesus to help us learn how to be better at praying for ourselves and others.
Our shared meal will be ready for you at 5:30pm. Our investigation of Teach Us How to Pray Part 2 continues at 6pm at Southeast Christian Church Shelby Campus.
Teach Us How to Pray Part One
Prayer is a spiritual discipline we are all commanded to do yet feel ill-equipped to do it well. Amos Martin begins a Bible study tonight that Investigates Jesus to help us learn how to be better at praying for ourselves and others.
Our shared meal will be ready for you at 5:30pm. Our investigation of Teach Us How to Pray Part 1 continues at 6pm at Southeast Christian Church Shelby Campus.
The Bible’s Big 4: Consummation
The 4 Big Themes of the Bible are Creation, The Fall, Redemption, and Consummation. Tonight, we’ll conclude our investigation with consummation. This is the moment we are all still waiting upon. Consummation is when Christ-followers are ushered into the new heaven and the new earth to spend eternity with Christ. You are going to be amazed at what our Creator has planned for us!
Our shared meal will be ready for you at 5:30pm. Our investigation of The Big 4 begins at 5:50 pm at Southeast Christian Church Shelby Campus.
Conflict: Reframed
Every family has conflict. Few of them have a clue how to resolve conflict once it begins to disrupt relationships. Tonight, we’ll deconstruct a recent Shelby County family issue that could have destroyed relationships. But that didn't happen thanks to a miracle that occurred at SECC Shelby Campus on September 11, 2025. This lesson will provide you with practical and biblical guidance to begin resolving the relational issues within your family.
Our shared meal will be ready for you at 5:30pm. Our investigation of Conflict Reframed begins at 5:50 pm at Southeast Christian Church Shelby Campus.
The Bible’s Big 4: Redemption Part 2
The 4 Big Themes of the Bible are Creation, Fall, Redemption, and Consummation. Tonight, we’ll investigate part two of Redemption.
Here is the Big Question you will be able to answer after tonight’s study:
Is it true that God was married and divorced?
Our shared meal will be ready for you at 5:30pm. Our investigation of The Big 4 begins at 5:50 pm at Southeast Christian Church Shelby Campus.
The Bible’s Big 4: Redemption Part 1
The Big 4 themes in the Bible are Creation, Fall, Redemption, and Consummation. Tonight, we’ll investigate Redemption–God’s eternal plan to forgive our sins and restore us into right relationship with God the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. After tonight’s session, you’ll be able to answer this question:
“Why did Christ have to die such a bloody death?”
Our shared meal will be ready for you at 5:30pm. Our investigation of Jesus and Redemption Part 1 begins at 6pm at Southeast Christian Church Shelby Campus.
The Big 4: A Biblical View of The Fall
The Big 4 themes in the Bible are Creation, Fall, Redemption and Consummation. Tonight, we’ll investigate The Fall of Man as described in Genesis chapter three. After tonight’s session, you’ll be able to answer this question:
“Even though I have faith in Christ, why do I worry so much?”
Our shared meal will be ready for you at 5:30pm. Our investigation of The Fall begins at 6pm at Southeast Christian Church Shelby Campus.
The Big 4: A Biblical View of Creation Genesis Chapter 2
The Big 4 themes in the Bible are Creation, Fall, Redemption and Consummation. Tonight, we’ll investigate Genesis Chapter 2. After tonight’s session, you’ll be able to answer this question:
“Why is a two-day weekend never enough?
You’ll be amazed to discover that the Scriptures provide an answer to the question we seem to ask of ourselves every Monday morning!
Our shared meal will be ready for you at 5:30pm. Our investigation of The Bible’s Big 4: Creation Part 2 begins at 6pm at Southeast Christian Church Shelby Campus.
The Big 4: A Biblical View of Creation Genesis 1
The Big 4 themes in the Bible are Creation, Fall, Redemption and Consummation. Tonight, we’ll begin our investigation of Jesus by looking at Creation. After tonight’s study, you will be able to answer this question:
“If God created everything, then who created God?”
Our shared meal will be ready for you at 5:30pm. Our investigation of The Big 4: A Biblical View of Creation begins at 6pm at Southeast Christian Church Shelby Campus.
Great Food. Inspiring Conversation.
Get ready to hear a powerful story from two of our classmates who are transforming a health challenge into a ministry opportunity that will inspire you.
Everyone brings their favorite dish to share during our meal time tonight which begins at 5:30pm at SECC Shelby Campus.
This is our final meeting for the spring semester. Our class resumes on August 14, 2025.
Spiritual Warfare Part 7 Our One Weapon
God provides us with only ONE offensive weapon to attack the Enemy during spiritual warfare. Can that one weapon really be enough? YES! Amos will explain why as he continues his series on Spiritual Warfare.
Our shared meal will be ready for you at 5:30pm. Part 7 of Spiritual Warfare begins at 5:50pm at SECC Shelby Campus.
Spiritual Warfare Part 6 Mayday, Mayday
When aviators or mariners issued a “Mayday” call, it indicated the ship and crew were in imminent danger. In Part 6 of Spiritual Warfare, we’ll investigate two ancient kings who found themselves in life-and-death situations. They both issued their version of a “mayday” call that rendered very different results. Why would that be? We’ll explore the book of 2 Chronicles to find the evidence that leads us to the answer. What we discover will guide you and me to make the right “mayday” call when spiritual warfare has us fearing for our lives.
Our shared meal will be ready for you at 5:30pm. Part 6 of Spiritual Warfare begins at 5:50pm at SECC Shelby Campus.
Spiritual Warfare Part 5 It Must be the Shoes
As Amos established during last week’s teaching, you and I are in a spiritual war, and our enemy is identified. So how do we defend ourselves? That question will be answered tonight.
Our shared meal will be ready for you at 5:30pm. Part 2 of Spiritual Warfare begins at 5:50pm at SECC Shelby Campus.
Spiritual Warfare Part 4 Our Spiritual Armor
As Amos established during last week’s teaching, you and I are in a spiritual war, and our enemy is identified. So how do we defend ourselves? That question will be answered tonight.
Our shared meal will be ready for you at 5:30pm. Part 2 of Spiritual Warfare begins at 5:50pm at SECC Shelby Campus.
Spiritual Warfare Part 3 The Belt of Truth
As Amos established during last week’s teaching, you and I are in a spiritual war, and our enemy is identified. So how do we defend ourselves? That question will be answered tonight.
Our shared meal will be ready for you at 5:30pm. Part 2 of Spiritual Warfare begins at 5:50pm at SECC Shelby Campus.
Spiritual Warfare Part 2 The Enemy
As Amos established during last week’s teaching, you and I are in a spiritual war, and our enemy is identified. So how do we defend ourselves? That question will be answered tonight.
Our shared meal will be ready for you at 5:30pm. Part 2 of Spiritual Warfare begins at 5:50pm at SECC Shelby Campus.
Spiritual Warfare Ephesians Part 1
Many families are embroiled in conflict. Could the cause be Spiritual Warfare? That is a real problem. Tonight, Amos begins a series of teachings on the topic which will engage the Scriptures to discover how believers in Christ are to battle against the forces that are not flesh and blood.
Our shared meal will be ready for you at 5:30pm. Our investigation of Spiritual Warfare begins at 5:50pm at Southeast Christian Church Shelby Campus.
MOVE Acts Chapter 20
Our MOVE initiative Bible study concludes tonight as we move into Acts chapter 20. Tonight, we’ll investigate the evidence presented in the New Testament and the Old Testament in the area of generosity.
Our shared meal will be ready for you at 5:30pm. Our investigation of how God lovingly moves us to be a cheerful source of blessings to others begins around 5:50pm at Southeast Christian Church Shelby Campus.Christian Church Shelby Campus.
MOVE Acts Chapter 9
Our MOVE initiative study continues tonight as we move into Acts chapter 9. Tonight, we’ll investigate the evidence presented by Dr. Luke to see how our church’s MOVE campaign can trace its roots back the the first century church.
Our shared meal will be ready for you at 5:30pm. Our investigation of Luke 24, begins around 5:50pm at Southeast Christian Church Shelby Campus.
MOVE Acts 8
Billy Joel helped us teach one of our MOVE studies last month. Billy Graham is the contributor tonight. Acts 8 shows us that the salvation experience involves a MOVE by Man and a MOVE by God that results in a MOVE of God and Man working together. The famous evangelists offers us a great example of how to recognize if that MOVE is evident in OUR lives.
So make your MOVE to join us for our shared meal at 5:30pm. Our investigation of Acts 8, begins around 5:50pm at Southeast Christian Church Shelby Campus.
MOVE Acts 5 The Genesis Connection
Our MOVE initiative study continues tonight with The Genesis Connection. As we read Acts chapters 5, we will recognize similarities between Adam and Eve and Ananias and Sapphira. Join us tonight to see how the evidence presented against those two couples also convicts us.
Our shared meal will be ready for you at 5:30pm. Our investigation of Acts 5, The Genesis Connection, begins around 5:50pm at Southeast Christian Church Shelby Campus.
MOVE Acts 3 & 4
Our MOVE study continues tonight as we investigate the evidence in Acts 4. We will see how the early church was moved to repentance, boldness, and generosity. Can that same approach work for us 2,000 years later? We will discover the answer together!
Our shared meal will be ready for you at 5:30pm. Our investigation of Acts 4, begins around 5:50pm at Southeast Christian Church Shelby Campus.
MOVE Acts 1 & 2
Our MOVE Initiative Bible study continues tonight as we move into Acts. In the first two chapters of the companion book to Luke’s Gospel, we’ll investigate:
God’s Plan
God’s People
God’s Priority
God’s Purpose
God’s Power
We’ll see how those elements relate to us as individuals as we consider the manner in which God is MOVE’ing us to greater faith and obedience.
Our shared meal will be ready for you at 5:30pm. Our investigation of Acts 1 & 2 begins around 5:50pm at Southeast Christian Church Shelby Campus.
MOVE Luke 24 Love Crucified Arose
We will be investigating Christianity’s most crucial chapter tonight. If the evidence Luke provides in chapter 24 of his gospel is disproven, Christianity is found to be fraudulent and those who believe it are rightly to be called fools.
During our Investigate Jesus Bible study tonight, we’ll review the evidence of Christ’s resurrection. Are the facts such that you can conclude that it is true and is to be trusted? Let’s find out together.
Our shared meal will be ready for you at 5:30pm. Our investigation of Luke 24, begins around 5:50pm at Southeast Christian Church Shelby Campus.
MOVE Luke 23 An Innocent Man
Billy Joel sang about it–Jesus lived it. Tonight in chapter 23 of Luke, we’ll discover how many people recognized Jesus as An Innocent Man, yet he still went to the cross and died.
Why did he do that? We’ll explore that together tonight.
Our shared meal will be ready for you at 5:30pm. Our investigation of Luke 23, An Innocent Man, begins at 6pm at Southeast Christian Church Shelby Campus.
Move: The Set-Up Luke 22
MOVE is the church-wide initiative designed to get each of us moving toward what God is calling his church to accomplish for the glory of Christ. We’ll begin the journey in Luke 22 by exploring the 19 questions associated with how Jesus prepared his followers for the:
Set Up
Sacrifice
Situation
Submission
Surrender
Sentencing
Our shared meal begins at 5:30pm. The set-up for the MOVE movement begins at 6pm. Join us at Southeast Christian Church Shelby Campus this Thursday.
1 Anothering: Prayer
Our first Investigate Jesus Bible study in 2025 will be in a game show format. I will be asking questions and providing you with both right and wrong answers. You get to figure out which answer is correct. The purpose is to help you identify how well you are 1-Anothering others–especially when it comes to praying for them. Here is the verse that is the hinge of this week’s study:
Therefore, confess your sins to one another and pray for one another, that you may be healed. James 5:16
Our shared meal will be served at 5:30pm. Our game show/study will begin at 6pm at SECC Shelby Campus.
Christmas Break!
Our class is taking a break to celebrate the holidays and prepare for the upcoming Spring Semester of Investigate Jesus. Our investigation of Jesus through the Gospel of Luke resumes on Thursday, January 16, 2025 at SECC Shelby Campus.
Breakfast for Dinner
This is our final study of 2024, and we are celebrating with Breakfast for Dinner!
Bring your favorite breakfast dish to share with the group as we gather one final time before 2025.
For dessert, you will learn the amazing back story of two of our classmates. You will depart full of great food and filled with hope for what God can do in YOUR LIFE!
We look forward to seeing you Thursday at 5:30pm at Southeast Christian Church Shelby Campus.