Bible Study Groups
One of the most effective ways to link our lives with God and others is to grow in our understanding of our relationship with Him, through an organized Bible study. At First Baptist Church, Sun City West, you will find a Bible study that will provide the challenge you need to grow. All of the classes are taught by well-trained, dedicated scholars of the Bible.
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Bible Studies take place every Sunday at 9:00am
Ambassadors
The focus of the Ambassadors class is to assist members in studying the Bible a book at a time, in order to find out what it meant to those who first received it, and what application it has today. Study material is from Lifeway’s Explore the Bible series and supplemental materials.
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Bill Swinney, a former band director and principal in the Texas school system, is the teacher of this class, and also is a deacon and member of the choir. Bill has served as minister of music and as a deacon for several churches in Texas, in addition to teaching Bible Study classes. He and his wife, Caroll, have a son and daughter. They have been members of FBCSCW since 2001.
explorers
The Explorers Bible Study Class is a class for all people, no matter how long they have been a Christian. We have the desire to help everyone understand and apply the Bible. We enjoy people asking any ques tions that will help them see how great God is and how vital and important the Bible is to one’s life. We use a curriculum that delves into all the books of the Bible, with the goal thatevery Christian will learn and understand what
the Bible teaches and how we can apply it to our everyday living. Our Class is taught by Steve Murray and Rick
Webb.
Steve has been a pastor for 40 years in California, New Hampshire, and Arizona. He grew up in the LA area, majored in Industrial Engineering in college, and then entered the ministry and graduated at Denver Seminary with an MDiv degree. He and Nancy have been married for 50 years. They have four adult daughters and six grandchildren, scattered from New Hampshire to Australia.
Rick grew up in Texas. He graduated with a BS degree in Architecture and a Masters degree in education. He retired from teaching after 31 years. As a Christian, Bible study teaching has continued for the past 27 years in Churches in Hawaii and Arizona.
JOY
The focus of the JOY class is on living a Spirit-filled life as dictated by the scriptures. The members of this class are singles and couples. Study material is from Bible Studies for Life series. Case Bos has taught Bible Study Classes at previous churches for the past 20+ years. He has a teaching degree in adult education. The class loves each other and each Sunday we have a time of prayer for each other and other prayer requests. We count on the Holy Spirit's guidance during our time together.
Abundant life
The focus of the Abundant Life class is to assist the participants in further understanding what it means to be a Christian and have the assurances of eternal life through a personal relationship with Jesus Christ. Study material is from Lifeway’s Explore the Bible series.
Dr. Bob Marti is the teacher of this class. He has pastored churches for over 50 years. He attended Southwestern Seminary in Fort Worth and received his doctorate from Midwestern in Kansas City. Bob and his wife, Barbara, have five children, fourteen grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
SERVANTS
This class was created for those who are still in the work force or recently retired. Since its expansion, it is now a multi-age class with the focus of encouraging one another spiritually and emotionally. The Bible study material is from Lifeway’s Explore the Bible series.
Tom Northrop is the teacher of the class. Tom was born into a non-Christian family and became a Christian at age 14 through the ministry of Colesville Baptist Church in Silver Spring, MD. He graduated from the University
of Maryland in 1976 with a degree in math and was a computer programmer for many years. He retired in 2019, after many years in the construction industry. He substitute taught in CA public schools, and taught young adult Sunday School at First Southern Baptist Church in Visalia, CA. His desire to teach stems from his passion to understand God's word as thoroughly as he can and to equip people to
BIBLE SEEKERS
The focus of the Bible Seekers class is designed to encourage growth in Christian faith, discipleship, and knowledge of the Bible. This class is FOR WOMEN ONLY. Study material is from Lifeway’s Explore the Bible series.
Wi Northrop is the teacher of this class. Wi was born into a Baptist family and was a pastor's kid. She accepted Jesus as her personal savior at age 11. After high school, she attended seminary at Bangkok Bible College in Thailand and served as a Sunday School teacher for children in the morning and youth in the afternoon at Bethel Baptist Church in Bangkok. She came to America after her junior year. She taught Youth Sunday School and was a Youth Director for 18 years at the Lahu First Baptist Church in California. She and her husband, Tom, moved to Colorado where she taught second-grade Sunday School for 15 years at the First Baptist Church in Ft. Collins. They now live in Sun City Festival and are teaching Bible Study in their home on Thursday night. God has blessed her with a passion for teaching and