Spiritual Growth

We want to help inspire you to live the life God dreams for you as we spread His love in ever-widening circles. Following the way of Jesus starts with a decision. Growing more like Him takes (1) intentionality, (2) is communal, (3) requires our engagement, (4) is ultimately accomplished by the Holy Spirit’s work in our lives, (5) is for the glory of God, for our benefit and for the service of others. To do this, our pastoral team develops a specific plan to help people follow the way of Jesus, which includes a new spiritual growth theme each Trimester, a Bible reading plan, a recommended reading, and opportunities to commit to community and weekly worship.

TRIMESTER 2 | 2025

This Trimester, our Spiritual Growth Theme is Authenticity. We’ll spend the next few months studying the life of Simon Peter, a bold, yet broken man whose walk with Jesus was messy, real, and ultimately transformed by the resurrection. Through the study of Scripture and different events throughout Simon Peter’s life, we’ll see how God shaped Peter’s imperfections into influence and his weaknesses into lasting witness. Here is what to expect over the next few months:

Series 1: Your Authentic Self: Real Lessons From The Apostle Peter

Launches Sunday, May 18

This series will explore different moments in the life of Simon Peter and will offer practical, relatable teachings on how to follow Jesus with authenticity in our flawed humanity. Each week’s teaching will invite us to see ourselves in Peter’s journey and discover how God shapes ordinary lives into extraordinary purpose.

Series 2: Coming Soon

Launches Sunday, August 3

SPIRITUAL GROWTH PLAN

Orienting our entire way of life around the way of Jesus is the catalyst for our human flourishing. Some routines that have proven to be primarily essential for our spiritual growth are our formed habits around the Spiritual Practices, like scripture reading, engagement in weekly community within a small group, and gathering together weekly as a church to worship God. Use this page to learn more, or engage in each of these practices, resources and opportunities for community and service.

Grow in your life with God.

SPIRITUAL PRACTICES

Spiritual Practices are to spiritual formation what exercise is to strength training - they are a way to grow into power to be transformed into a new kind of person. These practices don't transform us, God does by the power of the Holy Spirit in our lives, however; they do create the time and space for God to do the inner work of deep transformation.

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DAILY SCRIPTURE ENGAGEMENT

Scripture tells us the story of God working out His plan to redeem the world. When we read scripture, we find our place in God’s story, and we learn about how to live within the story.

Click the button below to sign up for the Daily Devotional, written weekly by TLCC's Pastoral Team.

RECEIVE THE DAILY DEVOTIONAL

Participate in life together.

GROW CLASSES

Grow Classes at The Life Christian Church are spaces for learning in the context of community. Over the course of eight weeks, you'll be invited into meaningful learning experiences that help you explore faith, discover your purpose, and grow in Christlikeness no matter where you are on the journey. Each class builds intentionally, guiding you through a pathway of transformation and next steps.

Grow Classes launch on Wednesday, June 4. You can register for our next session of Grow Classes at TLCC.org/GrowClasses or by clicking the button below.

LEARN IN COMMUNITY

LIFE GROUPS

LIFE Groups are small groups of people who come together and share Life in a Family Environment. We have three different types of LIFE Groups to fit your needs:

Message LIFE Groups: Family environments where life-changing discussions occur around a meaningful curriculum.

Learning LIFE Groups: Family environments where deep learning can occur through the guidance of a trained and specialized leader.

Activity LIFE Groups: Family environments centered on a shared interest.

LIFE Groups launch on Sunday, August 11. Visit TLCC.org/Groups or click the button below to sign up for a group.

LIVE IN COMMUNITY

LIFE TEAMS

Discover all the meaningful ways you can care for others, develop new skills or use your gifts by serving on a team. There are many opportunities for you to serve on Sundays and throughout the week. LIFE Teams are small groups of people that serve a vital function of TLCC through the utilization of their unique gifts, passions, and mission, all while in a family environment.

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GATHER ON SUNDAYS

Hebrews 10:25 "We should not stop gathering together with other believers, as some are in the habit of doing. Instead, we must continue to encourage each other..." Sunday worship experiences are the primary way we gather as a church to worship together, learn from the teaching, pray for one another, and grow in our faith. We encourage you to commit to attending one of our services at either our West Orange Campus or Online Campus.