Nurture
MINISTRY TO THE BELIEVERS
LORD'S DAY
Adult Sunday School
Sundays 2:15 PM
The adults will go through focused studies on various topics this year including the "Theophilus 101" series about the past, present, and future vision of our church as a reformed church in the modern age, "How to Study the Bible," and "Apologetics." The goal of these "seminar-type" Sunday School classes is to provide a healthy and balanced spiritual diet to God's people.
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Youth Sunday School
Sundays 2:15 PM
Separated into four classes (Preschool-1st grade, 2nd-5th grade, 6th-8th grade, and 9th-12th grade), our covenant kids are already learning how all the Scriptures is the unfolding of God’s plan of salvation for His people. We are using the Gospel Project curriculum to teach the big story of God's love for us, essential doctrines of Scripture, and how the passage connects to Christ and to us. What's also special is that age ages learn the same Bible passages through age appropriate lessons!
Fellowship Meal
First Sunday after Worship
Stay for a time of table fellowship after the Lord's Day service! Every first Sunday, we delight in the company of our brothers and sisters in the Lord when we sit down to eat a meal together. This is something special that distinguishes our church- we genuinely do love to be with one another, and this truly shines each Lord's Day. All other Sundays we invite you to stay for fellowship over coffee and light refreshments before we break into our Sunday School classes!
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MID-WEEK
Membership Class
Scheduled as Needed
A personalized study with Pastor Sim of the public vows you take in your profession of faith, covering the doctrines of the Bible, God, salvation, and the church.
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Community Group
Weekly Zoom meetings
The Community Groups at Theophilus have one simple purpose: to encourage our daily faith and accountability for one another in our daily faith.
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In light of the COVID-19 pandemic and our shelter-in-place restrictions, the Community Groups have been a blessing and encouragement so we can better stay connected while practicing safe social distancing. Contact Pastor Sim if you are new to our church and would like to participate in a Community Group!
Home Visitations
Scheduled as Needed
Sometimes just the pastor(s), sometimes just the elder, and sometimes the entire session conducts visitations with the congregants to share in their thanksgivings and in their prayer requests and to best shepherd God's people.
Systematic Theology
Wednesdays 8pm
This weekly class is for those who would like to delve more deeply in Reformed systematic theology and how it applies to daily Christian living. Led by Pastor Peter, this is an intensive study and discussion using Michael Horton’s The Christian Faith: A Systematic Theology for Pilgrims on the Way. All are welcome to participate!
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*Currently on Tuesdays 8pm via Zoom. Contact Pastor Sim for the Zoom invite!
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Friday Night Prayer
Fridays 7 PM
While the youth are studying in the next room, the adults of the entire congregation are invited to come together to pray for our covenant youth by name.
Youth Group
Fridays 7 PM
Sometimes in a classroom, other times in a living room, the youth meet to grow in joyful appreciation for God in our daily lives. Our heartfelt desire is to encourage all our youth to see that God isn't just their God at church on Sundays, but that God is very real and present in all spheres of their lives. Our prayer is that our Theophilus youth will learn how important it is to grow both personally in our daily faith as well as through our friendships with one another.
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*Currently on Friday afternoons via Zoom. Contact Pastor Sim for the Zoom invite!
Pastoral Counseling
Scheduled as Needed
Day or night, Pastor Sim is available to meet with congregants who may be struggling for biblical guidance and heavenly comfort.
SATURDAY
Men's Group
First Saturday of the Month at 4 PM
Meeting simultaneously as the Women’s Group and the Youth Group, Men’s Group is a relaxed yet lively time of conversation about the Word of God in table fellowship. Sometimes meeting at someone’s home or other times at the church, the men are known to engage in spirited book discussions and theological presentations, as well as merry activities like ping pong tournaments and board games.
Bible & Brunch
Last Saturday of the Month 10:30AM in Cerritos
This is our monthly church get-together as we study God’s Word from Galatians and enjoy a fellowship lunch in the sunny outdoors. First, we sing together from our Theophilus songbook and then Pastor Sim leads the adults in a study of the book of Galatians while the youth head indoors for a time of more singing and Scripture study, finishing with their own letter writing ministry. Finally, we all join together again to delight in table fellowship!
Women's Group
First Saturday of the Month at 4 PM
Meeting at the same time as the Men’s Group and the Youth Group, Women’s Group meets once a month to deepen our bonds of friendship as sisters in Christ. Women’s Group provides an opportunity for women to get together with like-minded sisters who desire to grow together in the Christian life. Currently, we are going through the book Closer Than a Sister by Christina Fox.
Agape Letters
Last Saturday of the Month 10:30AM in Cerritos
Every last Saturday morning of the month, the kids get together to learn more about the Bible and to continue their precious “letter ministry” by writing cards to people throughout the congregation. This ministry has been going strong for many years now, a mode of sharing in the griefs and the joys of those who walk in faith among us. This is a time when the children visibly demonstrate gifts of love and compassion, as members of one body in Christ.
Kids Group
First Saturday of the Month at 4 PM
The purpose of our monthly youth group meeting is to enrich our covenant youth with a joyful appreciation for God in our daily lives. Our heartfelt desire is to encourage all our youth to see that God isn't just their God at church on Sundays, but that God is very real and present in all spheres of their lives. Our kids group allows the children to learn this together with and from their fellow brothers and sisters in the Lord!