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Family, Love & Life Classes
at FFC
September 19 & 26, October 3 & 10

    The WNY area is a wonderful place to live.  There’s interesting weather, exciting opportunities, and lots of great people.  However, it only takes one look to recognize that people in our communities have significant needs:   Single parents struggling to raise their kids;  Children in need of adults that provide a godly role model;  Families struggling to solve problems and stay together;  Lonely or depressed senior citizens in need of companionship.
    FFC’s theme for 2007 is “Deliberate Discipleship,” part of which includes finding relevant ways to extend the hope of Jesus Christ to meet the needs of those around us. God has given the church Biblical authority and resources, organized and developed into practical Biblical direction for very real issues in our lives and the lives of those in our community. That can bring about the dawning of a new day of preventive counseling. The result? More lives characterized by the joy and peace found only in Jesus Christ.
    Thus, on Wednesday nights for the month of July, FFC will offer four weeks of adult classes as a “dry run” for “Family Life Focus Classes, which will be held in September & October.  Five different classes will be offered, each one lasting four weeks. 

    Ever wonder what anger really is?  Is it possible for anger to be glorifying to God?  Is there such a thing as righteous anger?  If there is righteous anger, what about sinful anger?  Is it okay to internalize or externalize our anger?  How do we address our anger that we may give God the glory?  Do women get angry?  How do you deal with an angry person, especially if they are your spouse? These are all questions that have Biblical answers and Biblical solutions.  Join us this July for four weeks of sessions devoted to this topic.

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    Life gives a significant amount of pain and pressure.  In trying to make sense of life’s complexities, many fall into depression.  If you have  ever felt down, blue, discouraged, and can’t seem to shake it, you are not the only one.   
    There is a lot of misunderstanding about feelings and depression, and what God says about it.  It will help you to know that losing joy is no one else’s fault!  God’s Way is not the deceptive, feel-good, man-centered psychological approach of the victim that the world has to offer, which ignores our sin and God’s glory.  At FFC Family Life classes, you’ll have the opportunity to take a medical and Biblical look that will help you or a loved one deal with depression.  Come to the four week class on depression beginning Wed. July 4, and learn how to recognize what depression is, and what God’s prescription is for overcoming the problem Biblically.   See you there, and bring someone with you!

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    The motto of many Christians today seems to be, “Why trust when you can worry?”  Some realize it is wrong and try to hide their worry by giving it titles such as “concerned,” “troubled,” “disturbed,” “interested,” or “bothered.”  Regardless of the term used, worry saps our energy, drains our joy, destroys evangelism, and aggravates many physical ailments.  Unfortunately, worry is also contagious—easily caught and fearfully experienced.
    Do you want to live a life free of sinful worry and fear?  Then, bring a friend and please join us on Wednesday nights this July as we discover the biblical solutions to worry, the keys to overcoming fear, and living life confidently in Christ!

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    Do you want help overcoming the pain, anger, and loneliness of divorce?  Do you know how tough divorce is on kids?  Do you want to grow in your relationship with them, helping them survive divorce and whatever comes next?  How to you approach future relationships? 
    These questions above, and more, will be answered Biblically for those joining this four week class offered in July.  If you want help, or want to help a loved one, this is the class for you.  See you there!

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   Do you desire children that like you or that love you?  Are there days that you wonder where they came from and why they act the way they do?
    There are lots of books, counselors, TV shows all willing to offer advice on how to raise children – no one is short of opinions or ideas on the correct way to raise children. However you’ve probably found that many sources are in direct conflict with one another over how to raise children. Which raises the question of what is the goal of raising children? So they won’t embarrass you? So they’ll be productive members of society? That they’ll have good jobs someday? Or that they will be responsible enough to take care of you when you are older?
    At FFC we desire to raise a generation that follows after Jesus Christ. Prov. 22:6 says “raise a child in the way he should go and when he is old he will not depart from it”. In the “Training Children” class we will be looking at these questions from a Biblical perspective and examining the roles of mothers, fathers and children. We will address discipline with the focus on the ultimate goal!”

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